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Payne

1999 · 1 season

A brisk, light sitcom of hotel mishaps and bickering staff, easy to dip into and mildly amusing rather than laugh-out-loud.

Genres
Comedy
Overview
Payne is an American television series, patterned after the British program Fawlty Towers. It starred American actor John Larroquette, who portrayed assistant district attorney Dan Fielding on the American television program Night Court. Larroquette was also an executive producer for the series. Payne was a mid-season replacement on CBS and aired in March and April 1999. The show also starred JoBeth Williams, Julie Benz and Rick Batalla. Despite fairly positive reception, and receiving the blessing of John Cleese, who agreed to take a recurring role if the show was renewed, Payne was quickly cancelled. Nine episodes were filmed; eight were aired. The show is not available on DVD.
How it feels
Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Work, ambition, family, class
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Created by
    Andrew D. Weyman, Craig Zisk, Dorothy Lyman, John Rich
    Written by
    Gail Parent
    Starring
    John Larroquette, JoBeth Williams, Julie Benz, Rick Batalla, Ellen Albertini Dow, Dona Hardy, Raymond Ma, Roy Brocksmith
    Length
    1 seasons, 9 episodes, 30 min each
    Network
    CBS
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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