TV series

Style & Substance

1998 · 1 season

A breezy, joke-dense sitcom that coasts on the clash between a self-absorbed diva and her exasperated handler, easy to dip into and forget.

Overview: Style & Substance was a television situation comedy that premiered on CBS July 22, 1998. The show starred Jean Smart as Chelsea Stevens, a Martha Stewart-like star of a how-to home show, and Nancy McKeon as her producer, Jane Sokol, a small-town girl new to New York City. Chelsea Stevens was an expert cook, decorator, and party planner who knew much more about thread-count than she did relationships. She was well-meaning at times, but her narcissism usually got in the way of actually understanding anyone else's problems.
How it feels: Light, satirical, whimsical and warm. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Work, identity, friendship, class
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
identity
friendship
class
ambition
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild