Angel from Hell
Not to be confused with the 1968 film Angels from Hell.
| Angel from Hell | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre |
Sitcom Fantasy |
| Created by | Tad Quill |
| Starring | |
| Composer(s) |
Gabriel Mann Rebecca Kneubuhl |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (8 unaired in U.S.) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Tad Quill Don Scardino Peter Tibbals |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Quill Entertainment CBS Television Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
| Original release | January 7 – February 4, 2016 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Angel from Hell is an American single-camera fantasy sitcom created by Tad Quill. The series was greenlit to order on May 8, 2015, by CBS,[1] and premiered on January 7, 2016.[2] On February 8, 2016, CBS cancelled the series and pulled it from the schedule after the first five episodes had aired, leaving episodes that had been scheduled unaired.[3]
Premise
The series is about an angel named Amy, who acts as a guardian for Allison, forming an unlikely friendship.
Cast and characters
- Jane Lynch as Amy, a mysterious and odd individual who reveals herself to be an angel. She has a crazy persona and can make unbelievable predictions that come true. It is suggested that Amy has been watching Allison since childhood.[4][5]
- Maggie Lawson as Allison Fuller, a dermatologist who likes to multi-task and is a perfectionist. She thinks that Amy is nuts, until she discovers that Amy knows everything about her and starts believing her crazy predictions.[6][7]
- Kyle Bornheimer as Brad Fuller, Allison's younger brother, who lives above her garage.
- Kevin Pollak as Marv Fuller, Allison's dermatologist father and boss.
Reception
Critical response
Angel from Hell has received average reviews from critics. On Metacritic, it holds a metascore of 55/100, based on 18 reviews.[8] On Rotten Tomatoes, the series Tomatometer is 41%, based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. The critics' consensus reads: "Banish thee from the airwaves, oh Angel from Hell, for sins of commonplace sitcom triteness and obnoxious use of an iconic comedic lead."[9]
Controversy
After the series began airing, One Million Moms, a website of the American Family Association, charged that the show "disrespects Christianity".[10][11] The Christian group also suggested a list of sponsors to pull advertisements from the program.
Reference to other media
The show's main graphic (shown at top) alludes to a figure in Raphael's Sistine Madonna.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Don Scardino | Tad Quill | January 7, 2016 | AFH101 | 8.13[12] |
| Allison, a dermatologist who works in her father's practice, meets Amy, a quirky and blunt woman who claims to be her guardian angel. Having watched out for her since childhood, she now decides to openly help Allison by giving her life lessons. At first, Allison does not believe her, but Amy gains her trust by knowledge of her secrets and predictions that turn out to be true, most importantly that her boyfriend is cheating on her with her best friend, Jill. | ||||||
| 2 | "Face Your Fears" | Clark Mathis | Jim Brandon & Brian Singleton | January 14, 2016 | AFH112 | 6.99[13] |
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Allison is forced to confront her fears, starting with clowns and spiders until finally moving on to making amends with her ex-best friend, Kelly. Allison hires Joey McIntyre to surprise Kelly at her gallery opening, but inadvertently interrupts her marriage proposal. Amy suggests giving Kelly a straightforward apology, which Allison does. Kelly then asks Allison to be her bridesmaid and Allison asks Amy to have lunch with her and her brother. Meanwhile, Allison's father and brother set out to deliver some revenge on her ex-boyfriend for cheating on Allison. | ||||||
| 3 | "Go With Your Gut" | Don Scardino | Chris Harris | January 21, 2016 | AFH102 | 7.03[14] |
| When Allison decides to open a online dating account, Amy decides to help her now that Allison has decided to re-enter the dating scene. But the person Allison meets online, a handsome attorney, may not be what the love doctor ordered when Amy takes Allison to a club and encounters him there... along with his wife after she shows up and sees him kissing Allison! Meanwhile, Brad tells Allison that he moving out of the apartment, while Marv learns more about Amy, and discovers that she has a unexplained past, a no-jail-time criminal record with holes in it, and lived in a halfway home. Allison decides to let Amy lease out Brad's place. | ||||||
| 4 | "Family Business" | Craig Zisk | Austen Earl | January 28, 2016 | AFH103 | 6.76[15] |
| Allison, who along with unsolicited and unwanted advice from Amy, finds herself dealing with trying to run the office while Marv volunteers to join Brad on a trip that he booked for him and his ex-wife a year in advance. Unfortunately for Allison (and unpredictable advice from Amy), the situation of being in charge is made worse, as is the trip for Marv and Brad. In the end, Marv decides to make Allison a full-time partner, just in time for Amy to give Allison a long-awaited surprise gift that she ordered long before the fiasco... a mug that reads "Fuller & Fuller Dermatology." | ||||||
| 5 | "Soulmates" | Don Scardino | Chadd Gindin | February 4, 2016 | AFH105 | 6.34[16] |
| After a friend who is about to be engaged presses Allison about not having found a soulmate yet, Amy gets involved in helping Allison find the perfect man. Unfortunately, when Allison does finally meet her soulmate, Amy (who had predicted that he'll be the one for Allison, but she's half a year away from doing so), has to break up the perfect match after they kiss. Meanwhile, Marv asks a woman (Constance Marie) out for a date, which makes Brad feel uncomfortable. | ||||||
| 6 | "Angel Probation"[17] | Jay Karas | Jim Brandon & Brian Singleton | March 27, 2016 (Australia)[18] | AFH106 | TBD |
| 7 | "Practice Guy"[17] | Steven Tsuchida | Peter Tibbals & Eric Goldberg | April 3, 2016 (Australia)[19] | AFH108 | TBD |
| 8 | "Rain Check"[17] | Linda Mendoza | Austen Earl | April 10, 2016 (Australia)[20] | AFH110 | TBD |
| 9 | "Angel Appreciation Day"[17] | Reginald Hudlin | Amy Mass | April 17, 2016 (Australia)[21] | AFH107 | TBD |
| 10 | "Funsgiving" | Tristram Shapeero | Eric Goldberg & Peter Tibbals | April 24, 2016 (Australia) | AFH104 | TBD |
| 11 | "The Flask" | Jay Chandrasekhar | Chadd Gindin | May 1, 2016 (Australia) | TBA | TBD |
| 12 | "Believe Me, Part One" | TBA | TBA | May 8, 2016 (Australia) | TBA | TBD |
| 13 | "Believe Me, Part Two" | TBA | TBA | May 15, 2016 (Australia) | TBA | TBD |
References
- ↑ "Development Update". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ↑ Hibberd, James (November 30, 2015). "CBS midseason dates: Here's when Survivor returns". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ↑ Prudom, Laura (February 8, 2016). "CBS Pulls 'Angel From Hell' From Thursday Lineup, Moves '2 Broke Girls' as Replacement". Variety. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (March 2, 2015). "Jane Lynch to Star in CBS Comedy Pilot ‘Angel From Hell’". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ Gelman, Vlada (March 21, 2015). "Pilot News: Glee's Jane Lynch to Star as CBS' Angel From Hell". TVLine. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 21, 2015). "Maggie Lawson To Star In CBS Comedy Pilot 'Angel From Hell'". Deadline.com. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ Mitovich, Matt Webb (March 21, 2015). "Pilot Scoop: Maggie Lawson Joins CBS'Angel From Hell, Opposite Jane Lynch". TVLine. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ Angel from Hell - Season 1 Reviews at Metacritic
- ↑ Angel from Hell: Season 1 at Rotten Tomatoes
- ↑ "CBS Show Angel from Hell Disrespects Christianity". One Million Moms. January 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Moms group: New CBS show 'Angel from Hell' mocks Christianity". Fox411. January 19, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (January 8, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: 'Life in Pieces' adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (January 15, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' and 'The Blacklist' adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (January 22, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: 'The Blacklist' adjusts up, CW premieres hold, 'My Diet' adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (January 29, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: 'Apocalypse' and all other shows hold". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (February 5, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: 'Big Bang Theory' adjusts up, 'Life in Pieces' and 'Mom' adjust down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Shows A-Z – Angel from Hell". The Futon Critic. Futon Media. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ "TDT Eleven - Sunday, 27-Mar-2016". Southern Cross Ten. March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ↑ "TDT Eleven - Sunday, 03-Apr-2016". Southern Cross Ten. March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Angel From Hell - Eleven - Sunday, 10-Apr-2016". HWW Pty Limited. April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Angel From Hell - Eleven - Sunday, 17-Apr-2016". HWW Pty Limited. April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Angel from Hell at the Internet Movie Database
- Angel from Hell at TV.com
- Angel from Hell at TV Guide
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