Gravity (TV series)

Gravity
Also known as	Suicide for Dummies Failure to Fly
Genre	Comedy-drama
Created by	Jill Franklyn Eric Schaeffer
Starring	Ivan Sergei Krysten Ritter Eric Schaeffer Rachel Hunter Robyn Cohen James Martinez Seth Numrich Ving Rhames
Composer(s)	Matthew Puckett
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jill Franklyn Eric Schaeffer Dan Pasternack
Producer(s)	Daniel Hank
Editor(s)	Lisa Bromwell
Location(s)	New York City, New York
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Kill That B**ch Productions
Release
Original network	Starz
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original release	April 23 – June 25, 2010
External links
Website

Gravity is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jill Franklyn and Eric Schaeffer.^[1] It ran for one season in 2010 on Starz.^[2]

Premise

The series "follows the sometimes comic, sometimes tragic exploits of a group from an eccentric out-patient program of suicide survivors".^[3] Production of the show began in New York City in October 2009.^[3]

Creation

Franklyn created the show during the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. She is known for her Emmy-nominated "Yada Yada" episode of Seinfeld. In 2008 she brought in Eric Schaeffer and they collaborated in selling the show to the Starz Network. The show's working titles were Suicide for Dummies^[4] and Failure to Fly.^[5]

Cast

• Ivan Sergei as Robert Collingsworth; a middle aged eye doctor labeled the "suicide dummy" after jumping off a peak in an attempt to kill himself so that he could be with his dead wife, he landed on a cruise ship. He has a relationship with Lily Champagne and develops a conflicted friendship with Christian; he also has an ugly relationship with his estranged mother.
• Krysten Ritter as Lily Champagne; a shy, lonely 27-year-old woman who works at a department store who attempts to kill herself by eating a poisonous slice of chocolate cake and claims to have made love with someone in heaven but turns out to have made it up to hide her true reasons for killing herself. She also enjoys sketching and when someone asks her why she says "I sell makeup at a department store, I change lives" .
• Eric Schaeffer as Detective Christian Miller; a man who claims to be a police officer but is in a debt crisis after placing so many losing bets, he seems to stalk Lily after her suicide attempt and tries to look for information about his dead mother. His many flaws seem to have him butt heads with a man named Diego.
• Rachel Hunter as Shawna Rollins; a model who attempts to kill herself by slitting her wrists and develops a relationship with Adam
• Robyn Cohen as Carla; a housewife who attempts to kill herself by shooting herself after being tired of a routine life and living up to everyone's expectations.
• James Martinez as Jorge Sanchez; a former construction worker who attempts to kill himself by placing himself in a collapsing building, he is so insecure about his penis size that he gets a penis implant. He also works as a comedian.
• Seth Numrich as Adam Rosenblum; a teenager who attempts to kill himself by overdosing after his rocky relationship with his family makes him depressed. He also develops a relationship with Shawna.
• Ving Rhames as Dogg McFee; the group leader and former baseball player of the New York Mets who attempted suicide after hearing all the criticism of losing the semifinals after a car accident left him confined to a wheelchair. He also has a difficult relationship with his son who chose the wrong path due to his father neglecting him.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Suicide Dummies"	Eric Schaeffer	Eric Schaeffer & Jill Franklyn	April 23, 2010	0.123[6]
2	"Namaste MF"	Eric Schaeffer	Jill Franklyn & Eric Schaeffer	April 30, 2010	N/A
3	"One Cold Swim Away"	Eric Schaeffer	Eric Schaeffer & Jill Franklyn	May 7, 2010	0.088[7]
4	"Old People Creep Me Out"	Eric Schaeffer	Jill Franklyn & Eric Schaeffer	May 14, 2010	0.146[8]
5	"Love At First Suicide"	Eric Schaeffer	Jill Franklyn & Eric Schaeffer	May 21, 2010	0.111[9]
6	"Dogg Day Afternoon"	Eric Schaeffer	Dan Pasternack	May 28, 2010	0.029[10]
7	"Let It Mellow"	Eric Schaeffer	Jill Franklyn & Eric Schaeffer	June 4, 2010	0.040[11]
8	"Damn Skippy"	Eric Schaeffer	Eric Schaeffer & Jill Franklyn	June 11, 2010	N/A
9	"Calemnity"	Eric Schaeffer	Jill Franklyn & Eric Schaeffer	June 18, 2010	0.107[12]
10	"Are We All Just Dead?"	Eric Schaeffer	Eric Schaeffer & Jill Franklyn	June 25, 2010	0.054[13]

References

1. Andreeva, Nellie (October 14, 2009). "New series 'Gravity' pulls in four actors". Reuters. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
2. Andreeva, Nellie (June 30, 2010). "Starz To End Both 'Party Down' & 'Gravity'". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
3. "Krysten Ritter, Ivan Sergei, Ving Rhames and Rachel Hunter Join Cast of Starz New Original Dramedy Series, 'Gravity' Set To Debut In Early Spring 2010, Only on Starz" (Press release). October 14, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
4. Frazier Moore (April 21, 2010). "A dramedy about suicide and people who fail at it". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
5. "Starz Orders Ten Episodes Of Failure To Fly". The TV Remote. July 29, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
6. Yanan, Travis (April 26, 2010). "Friday finals: 4/23/10". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
7. Yanan, Travis (May 11, 2010). "Friday finals: 5/07/10". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on May 13, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
8. Yanan, Travis (May 17, 2010). "Friday finals: 5/14/10". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
9. Yanan, Travis (May 24, 2010). "Friday finals: 5/21/10". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
10. Cancel Bear, The (June 1, 2010). "Friday Cable Ratings: Celtics/Magic Game 6 Draws 7.5 Million, 'Party Down' & 'Gravity' Not Nearly So Many". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
11. Cancel Bear, The (June 8, 2010). "Friday Cable Ratings: iCarly, Stargate Universe, Merlin & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
12. Cancel Bear, The (June 21, 2010). "Friday Cable Ratings: Gravity Still a Ratings Black Hole; Plus Party Down, Whale Wars, The Soup, Merlin & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
13. Cancel Bear, The (June 28, 2010). "Friday Cable Ratings: 16 Wishes Premieres Big; Party Down, Gravity Finales Finish Small". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

General references

• "Shows A-Z - gravity on starz". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
• "Gravity Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
• "Gravity: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
• "Gravity episode guide". TV.com. Retrieved April 24, 2010.

External links

• Official website
• Gravity at the Internet Movie Database