
which aired on NBC
from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008.
Passions follows the lives and loves, and various romantic and paranormal adventures of the residents of Harmony
, a fictional New England
hamlet. Storylines center around the interactions among members of its multi-racial core families — the African American
Russells
, Caucasian
Cranes
and Bennetts
, and half-Mexican half-Irish Lopez-Fitzgeralds
— as well as the supernatural
including town witch Tabitha Lenox
.
Created by writer James E. Reilly
and produced by NBC Studios, the series was subsequently picked up by direct broadcast satellite service DirecTV
, which broadcast new episodes airing on its exclusive channel The 101.
You can't give up on Charity, Miguel. Would Leonardo give up on Kate? Would Ross give up on Rachel? Would Bo give up on Hope?
[Kay has second thoughts about being good] Miguel is going to be mine no matter what I have to do! Charity, be damned! As God as my witness, I'll never be good again!
Esme? What kind of name is that? Forgot who I was talking to. To someone named Fancy, Esme actually sounds kind of normal.
Is Ethan really my son? I'm not going to rest until I know for sure. Maybe there's a clue on the Internet.
It's a sad day in America when the Cranes can't subvert government policy.
[Luis and Sam have again accused Alistair of a crime with no proof] You'll have to excuse me. I've heard all of this empty huffing and puffing before.
[to Alistair] Grampy! (repeated line)
[to Ivy] Hi, Mummy! I'm home!
It's hard getting a license when you're underage. Plus, I kept forgetting that the states have speed limits. In parts of Europe they don't, you know.
[Fancy comes to a realization after Alistair's marriage to Theresa] Oh, my God. You're my step-grandmother!"