Lopez (TV series)

Lopez
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	John Altschuler Dave Krinsky George Lopez Jeff Stilson
Starring	George Lopez Anthony "CiTRiC" Campos Maronzio Vance James Michael Connor Hayley Huntley Ashley Zamora
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Camera setup	Single-camera
Production company(s)	Travieso Productions Altschuler Krinsky Works 3 Arts Entertainment Dakota Pictures
Release
Original network	TV Land
Original release	March 30, 2016 – present
External links
Website

Lopez is an American semi-autobiographical single-camera sitcom television series created by John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky and Jeff Stilson, starring George Lopez. TV Land gave a 12-episode straight-to-series order in August 2015.^[1] The series premiered on March 30, 2016.^[2]

Premise

The series follows a semi-fictionalized version of George Lopez and his day-to-day life, as he balances being a famous comedian while dealing with interpersonal relationships and trying to stay true to the Latino community in which he grew up. He also struggles to adjust to being a celebrity in a world where social media is a prevailing phenomenon.

Cast and characters

Main

• George Lopez as himself^[1]
• Anthony "CiTRiC" Campos as Manolo, George's driver and confidante
• Maronzio Vance as Maronzio, George's friend and fellow stand-up comedian who is frequently his opening act^[3]
• James Michael Connor as Stephen, George's nosy and annoying neighbor
• Hayley Huntley as Olivia "Olly" Michaels, George's social media-savvy manager
• Ashley Zamora as Erica Lopez, George's daughter

Recurring

• Alexie Gilmore as Sheila, George's new love interest^[4]
• Zeke Nicholson as Gabrielo, an image consultant who works with Olly

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Slave for a Day"	Troy Miller	Story by: John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky & George Lopez & Jeff Stilson Teleplay by: John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky	March 30, 2016	101	0.65[5]
George agrees to be auctioned off as "Slave for a Day" to benefit his daughter's school. Meanwhile, George is excited to be invited to Snoop Dogg's home, only to find out that Snoop just wants him there to keep his Hispanic maid company, as she is a huge fan of George.
2	"George Takes a Hike"	Troy Miller	John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky	April 6, 2016	102	0.49[6]
George professes that he'd like to find a woman who wouldn't want to date him solely for his fame and money. He meets a woman named Sheila at a dog adoption center who seems to fit the bill, as she does not recognize him. George then gets frustrated when he tells Sheila he is a comedian but she interprets it as him being "between jobs". Finally, after she searches for his name on Google, she realizes he is famous and arrives at his house.
3	"Down and Drought in Beverly Hills"	Troy Miller	Chip Pope	April 13, 2016	103	0.44[7]
When a celebrity tours bus stops in front of George's home, neighbor Stephen is quick to point out that George's sprinklers are always running, something generally frowned upon in drought-stricken California. Olly and Gabrielo go into damage control mode, and encourage George to stem the tide of negative social media comments by letting the grounds in front of his house die and go brown.
4	"George's Party"	Troy Miller	Peter Murrieta	April 20, 2016	104	0.46[8]
Thinking his neighbors will like him more if he has a get-together, Sheila convinces George to throw a big party in his house. But as the house fills up and no one wants to leave, someone calls the police with a noise complaint. When the police say the call came from the landline in the house, George owns up to calling them himself to get the people out. But it turns out he's covering for Erica, who made the call after seeing how miserable her dad was.
5	"Land of the Rings"	Troy Miller	Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland	April 27, 2016	105	0.427[9]
George finds it difficult to go back to his childhood stomping grounds without someone hitting him up for a big donation. The last straw is when the school baseball team wins a championship, and the manager asks George to buy expensive championship rings for the players and anyone else associated with the team.
6	"George Hosts a Golf Tournament"	Troy Miller	Vince Calandra	May 4, 2016	106	0.456[10]
When Adam Sandler backs out of hosting a charity golf tournament for Type 2 Diabetes, Olly and Gabrielo encourage George to host it. But soon, all the other celebrities Sandler had lined up also back out, and George is left with Jerry Seinfeld (or so he thinks) as the only big name star who will appear.
7	"My $uper $weet $ixteen"[11]	TBA	TBA	May 11, 2016	107	TBD
8	"George Doubles Down"[12]	TBA	TBA	May 18, 2016	108	TBD
9	"George Gets Roasted"[13]	TBA	TBA	May 25, 2016	109	TBD
10	"George Needs Vegas"[14]	TBA	TBA	June 1, 2016	110	TBD
11	"Fear and Loving on the Way to Las Vegas"[15]	TBA	TBA	June 8, 2016	111	TBD
12	"George Goes All In"[16]	TBA	TBA	June 15, 2016	112	TBD

References

1. TV Land press release (August 11, 2015). "TV Land Gives Series Order to Innovative New Comedy "Lopez" Starring Acclaimed Actor and Comedian George Lopez". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
2. TV Land press release (February 8, 2016). ""Lopez" Premieres March 30th on TV Land". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
3. Petski, Denise (December 10, 2015). "George Lopez’s TV Land Comedy Casts Maronzio Vance". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
4. Petski, Denise (January 26, 2016). "George Lopez’s TV Land Comedy Casts Alexie Gilmore In Recurring Role". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
5. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.30.2016". Showbuzz Daily. 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
6. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.6.2016". Showbuzz Daily. 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
7. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.13.2016". Showbuzz Daily. 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
8. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.20.2016". Showbuzz Daily. 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
9. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.27.2016". Showbuzz Daily. 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
10. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.4.2016". Showbuzz Daily. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
11. "Lopez Season 1 Episode 07 - My $uper $weet $ixteen - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
12. "Lopez Season 1 Episode 08 - George Doubles Down - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
13. "Lopez Season 1 Episode 09 - George Gets Roasted - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
14. "Lopez Season 1 Episode 10 - George Needs Vegas - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
15. "Lopez Season 1 Episode 11 - Fear and Loving on the Way to Las Vegas - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
16. "Lopez Season 1 Episode 12 - George Goes All In - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.

External links

• Official website
• Lopez at the Internet Movie Database