Episodes - Season 1 - 2-Disc Set ( Episodes ) ( Episodes - Season One )

Episodes - Season 1 - 2-Disc Set (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Episodes
Alternate Title: Episodes - Season One
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
192 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
James Griffiths

Written By:
David Crane
Jeffrey Klarik

Actors:
Matt LeBlanc ..... Matt LeBlanc (7 episodes, 2011)
Stephen Mangan ..... Sean Lincoln (7 episodes, 2011)
Tamsin Greig ..... Beverly Lincoln (7 episodes, 2011)
John Pankow ..... Merc Lapidus (6 episodes, 2011)
Kathleen Rose Perkins ..... Carol Rance (6 episodes, 2011)
Mircea Monroe ..... Morning Randolph (5 episodes, 2011)
Demetri Goritsas ..... Director (4 episodes, 2011)
Daisy Haggard ..... Myra Licht (4 episodes, 2011)
Martin McDougall ..... Assistant Director (4 episodes, 2011)
Joseph May ..... Andy Button (4 episodes, 2011)
Bruce Johnson ..... Roger (4 episodes, 2011)
Eros Vlahos ..... 'Pucks!' Boy (3 episodes, 2011)
Genevieve O'Reilly ..... Jamie Lapidus (3 episodes, 2011)
Lou Hirsch ..... Wallace (3 episodes, 2011)
Alejandro Postigo ..... Ernesto (2 episodes, 2011)
Anna Maria Everett ..... Florinda (2 episodes, 2011)
Rhashan Stone ..... Howard (2 episodes, 2011)

Synopsis:

Matt LeBlanc plays a deliciously outrageous version of himself in this laugh-out-loud comedy from creators David Crane (Friends) and Jeffrey Klarik (Mad About You). Episodes offers a peek behind the curtain at the insanity of Hollywood. You'll never watch TV the same way again. Sean (Stephen Mangan) and Beverly (Tamsin Grieg) are a happily married English couple, who are also the successful creators of a hit British TV show. Their life seems complete. That is until a hugely powerful and charismatic US network president persuades them to move to LA to remake their show for American television. He's full of praise and promises 'not to change a thing'. However, things begin to unravel as soon as Sean and Beverly arrive in LA. They discover that the network president has never even seen their show. To make matters worse, he insists that they replace their brilliant lead actor (Richard Griffiths), an erudite Royal Shakespeare veteran with... Matt LeBlanc! Sean and Beverly are appalled. But the decision is out of their hands. Matt comes on board, and soon Sean and Beverly find themselves in a complicated triangle which threatens to destroy not just their TV show but also their marriage.

Matt Le Blanc stars as an atypically outrageous version of himself in this winning comedy series from David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, creators of FRIENDS and MAD ABOUT YOU, respectively. EPISODES is a unique Hollywood expose that lifts the lid on Tinsel Town and will change your perception of TV forever! Sean (Stephen Mangan) and Beverly (Tamsin Greig) are the successful creators of a popular British show. They're also happily married to each other and life seems like it couldn't get any better. That is until they find themselves pursued by the charismatic president of a US television network and asked to move out to LA to oversee the remake of their show, and help tailor it for an American audience. Things however take a turn for the worse when the couple realise their newfound benefactor has never seen the show and he has replaced their original, Royal Shakespeare veteran star (Richard Griffiths - WITHNAIL AND I) with Matt Le Blanc! With Le Blanc onboard against Sean and Beverley best wishes, a complicated struggle for power ensues and a series of conflicts and ego trips that threaten to not only obliterate their show but also their marriage.
Season 1
Episodes: Season 1: Episode 1 -- The series premiere for the new Showtime series
Original Air Date-9 January 2011
Sean and Beverly Lincoln are a happily married English couple who are also the creators of a hit British TV show. Their life seems complete...that is, until a hugely powerful and charismatic US television network president persuades them to move to Los Angeles and recreate their show for American television. Things begin to unravel as soon as Sean and Beverly arrive in L.A. It soon becomes clear that the network executive has never even seen their show. To make matters worse, he insists that they replace their brilliant lead actor, an erudite Royal Shakespeare veteran with...Matt LeBlanc!

Season 1, Episode 2: Episode Two
Original Air Date-16 January 2011
Sean and Beverly are still reeling from the network's decision to cast Matt LeBlanc as the star of their show. But when they meet him at a swanky LA dinner party at Merc's house, Matt couldn't be more charming or flattering about their show. Unfortunately, over time the natural animosity between Matt and Beverly rises to the surface, and Beverly learns just how much you don't want the former Friend as an enemy.

Season 1, Episode 3: Episode Three
Original Air Date-23 January 2011
Beverly can't stand Matt, and the feeling is mutual. As it's all she can do not to throttle the star of her show, she tells her husband, 'He's yours.' Sean and Matt end up spending the day together, including an extended adventure in Las Vegas. Soon the two guys are bonded, leaving Beverly feeling excluded by her husband's new bromance. Later, in a confrontation with Matt, Beverly learns just how 'big' a star Matt LeBlanc actually is.

Season 1, Episode 4: Episode Four
Original Air Date-30 January 2011
Sean and Beverly have to retrieve Matt from a seedy bar outside of LA so that the paparazzi waiting outside won't see him driving home drunk. What follows is an all-night road trip which takes the trio from a run-in with a paparazzo to Matt's ex-wife's house and finally to his son's bedroom, where Matt is forced to confront the mess he's made of his life. The transformative evening even manages to bring Matt and Beverly closer together. The question is: for how long?

Season 1, Episode 5: Episode Five
Original Air Date-6 February 2011
Sean's infatuation with the lovely 'Pucks!' actress Morning Randolph is given an opportunity to blossom when Matt invites the two of them to a charity benefit. Sean realizes that his attraction to her may be, in fact, mutual. Meanwhile, Beverly and Carol share a joint and commiserate about the men in their lives. At the end of the night, Sean has a difficult choice to make, and Beverly learns that she has more to worry about in regard to her husband and the actress than even she realized.

Season 1, Episode 6: Episode Six
Original Air Date-13 February 2011
Convinced that Sean is having an affair with Morning, Beverly packs a bag and leaves, intending to head back to London. However, in her distress, she is unaware that she's driving on the left side of the road. Beverly doesn't realize her mistake until she has a head-on collision - a collision which leads her down a road with even more dire consequences.

Season 1, Episode 7: Episode Seven
Original Air Date-20 February 2011
A final goodbye between Matt and Sean takes an unexpected turn involving a missing Jaguar, a red-nosed reindeer, and the smell of cinnamon.

British-bred writer-producers, Beverly and Sean Lincoln, have it good. A wonderful marriage and a hit TV series to their credit. Things couldn't be better. Until, Merc Lapidus, a Hollywood big shot in charge of a network, gushes over their series at a social gathering. Merc is certain that a remake of the show will go over well with an American audience. After a lucrative offer, the Lincolns pack up and ship out to The States. It doesn't take long for them to figure out, that Hollywood is a place where deals are made and broken in the same breath. They find themselves holding on tight, as creative control of their project starts to slip from their hands. It has been brought to their attention, that 'You don't say no to Merc'. To add insult to injury, the original star of the show is tossed out for actor, Matt LeBlanc, a charming, yet, manipulative beast, with a grocery list of demands. LA is not what the Lincolns had in mind, but Sean believes he can swim with the sharks. As for Beverly, she'd rather go back to the UK, than deal with these Episodes.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 14 May, 2011.