Lateline - The Complete Series
by Andy Ackerman, Barton Dean, Jay Sandrich, Jeff Melman, Ken Levine
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Actor: Ajay Naidu, Al Franken, Megyn Price, Miguel Ferrer, Sanaa LathanDirector: Andy Ackerman, Barton Dean, Jay Sandrich, Jeff Melman, Ken Levine
Brand: Paramount
Writer: Al Franken
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 417 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-17
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Lateline - The Complete Series
Movie Review: Is news ever so cooky? Includes 4 episodes NBC did not broadcast.
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a fan of Ajay Naidu, so when I knew he was on "Lateline", I just had to watch this comedy tv series every chance I could. I had known Mr. Naidu from his earlier work, No Greater Gift, Lady Blue, Touch & Go (1986), Where The River Runs Black (1986).
Finally, I can throw away those old VHS tapes now that I own this DVD package. All 19 episodes (1998-99) are present including the 4 episodes NBC would not broadcast, but Showtime did. We get to see the changing Ajay Naidu's hair style change.
Guest stars: M. Joycelyn Elders, Candace J. Gingrich, G. Gordon Liddy, Ralph Nader, Laurin Sydney, Terry Murphy, Robert Prosky, Jimmy Breslin, Arne E. Carlson, James Lovell, Joan Lunden, Patrick Buchanan, Fred Graham, Barney Frank, Alan Dershowitz, Nancy Wells, Michael McKean, Dick Gephardt, Robert B. Reich, Michael S. Dukakis, Pat Harvey, Buddy Hackett, Bob Uecker, Pat Schroeder, Rev. Jerry Falwell, Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Regis Philbin, Kathie Lee Gifford, William F. Buckley, Robert Bennett, Barry Scheck, Allison Janney, Norman Ornstein, Former Senator Paul Simon, Alan Simpson, Rosemary Clooney, Martin Sheen, Rob Reiner, Vanessa Williams, Peter Riegert, Kristin Chenoweth, Dominick Dunne, Magee Hickey, Bruce Babbitt, Daniel Schorr, Frank Lutz, Debra Monk, Arianna Huffington and Senator John Kerry.
Not since the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Murphy Brown" has their been an interesting ensemble cast set in a newsroom. This Al Franken tv series perhaps was thought of as a Mel Ferrer tv series and the talents of Ajay naidu, Robert Foxworth and Megan Price certainly upstaged Al Franken who may have played better in a smaller role. Maybe it was the Jewish references, television pre-emptions, moving show around, or that annoying capitol logo in the lower left-hand corner with the real NBC logo in the lower right-hand corner that was so annoying (NBC logo not on DVD transfer), the tv series never got the okay for a full season. It was filmed at the Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York. Even the the show was shown in video and film with surprise television guest stars including former presidential candidates and soon-to-be candidates, NBC did not keep "Lateline" afloat. Showtime decided to air the 4 never-before-seen episodes.
The best episode is "SVADHARMA".
Summary of Lateline - The Complete Series
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