Live Shot (TV series)
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Live Shot was an American drama
television show starring Jeff Yaeger that aired in fall 1995 on UPN
.
The show centered on fictional television station, KXZX, in Los Angeles
's Re-Action News. It was an ensemble piece, one of the rare occasions in television where there was no true main character.
Most notable in the show's run was an early use of an ongoing story arc
centering around the murder of a Los Angeles socialite. As the show was canceled with little warning, the story arc was never resolved. Also, sports reporter Lou Waller came out of the closet in the last act of the last episode to air. Consequently, the fallout of this event was never shown.
Nancy Lockridge (Cheryl Pollak). Nancy was the Eleven O'Clock News producer. While she was attracted to Alex, she was also reluctant to began a relationship with him as he was newly separated and had a son, plus he was her boss. In the final episode that aired it appeared as though Alex's wife might want a reconciliation and Nancy encouraged Alex to give his marriage another try for the sake of his son.
Sean Rydell (Spencer Klein) Sean was Alex's young son. His mother had chosen not to come to LA and sent him to be with his father alone.
Harry Chandler Moore "The Beacon of Truth" (David Birney
). Harry Moore was the vain, pompous senior news anchor at KXZX. Harry had a love/hate relationship with his co-anchor Sherry Beck. Despite their constant behind the scenes bickering the two of them had an affair.
Ricardo Sandoval (Eddie Velez
). Ricardo was a 28-year-old study in macho good looks. Ricardo was a "Re-Action News" anchor and reporter who had been known to focus more attention on the creases in his expensive trousers than the story he's been assigned to cover.
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
television show starring Jeff Yaeger that aired in fall 1995 on UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
.
The show centered on fictional television station, KXZX, in Los Angeles
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's Re-Action News. It was an ensemble piece, one of the rare occasions in television where there was no true main character.
Most notable in the show's run was an early use of an ongoing story arc
Story arc
A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story...
centering around the murder of a Los Angeles socialite. As the show was canceled with little warning, the story arc was never resolved. Also, sports reporter Lou Waller came out of the closet in the last act of the last episode to air. Consequently, the fallout of this event was never shown.
Characters
Alex Rydell (Jeff Yaeger). Alex Rydell was the new News Director of KXZX's Re-Action News team. Immediately before joing the team he was working as a news director for a Boston station. Alex's wife decides not to join him in LA, and instead sends their son, Sean, to be with the father alone. One of his problems was dealing both with the stresses of his new job and being a newly single parent. Throughout the show's short run there was a growing attraction between, Alex and one of his producers,Nancy. However the show was canceled before the outcome could be decided.Nancy Lockridge (Cheryl Pollak). Nancy was the Eleven O'Clock News producer. While she was attracted to Alex, she was also reluctant to began a relationship with him as he was newly separated and had a son, plus he was her boss. In the final episode that aired it appeared as though Alex's wife might want a reconciliation and Nancy encouraged Alex to give his marriage another try for the sake of his son.
Sean Rydell (Spencer Klein) Sean was Alex's young son. His mother had chosen not to come to LA and sent him to be with his father alone.
Harry Chandler Moore "The Beacon of Truth" (David Birney
David Birney
David Edwin Birney is an American actor/director whose career has performances in both contemporary and classical roles in theatre, film and television. He has three children, a daughter Kate, and twins, Peter and Mollie....
). Harry Moore was the vain, pompous senior news anchor at KXZX. Harry had a love/hate relationship with his co-anchor Sherry Beck. Despite their constant behind the scenes bickering the two of them had an affair.
Ricardo Sandoval (Eddie Velez
Eddie Velez
Edwin "Eddie" Velez is a Hispanic-American actor who stars in films and on television.-Early life:Velez began acting while in the United States Air Force, when he was stationed in Sunnyvale, California at the Sunnyvale Air Force base.-Acting career:In 1981, he was honorably discharged from the...
). Ricardo was a 28-year-old study in macho good looks. Ricardo was a "Re-Action News" anchor and reporter who had been known to focus more attention on the creases in his expensive trousers than the story he's been assigned to cover.