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Lax 2003 2004 intro
LAX is a television drama set at the Los Angeles International Airport and draws its name from the airport's IATA airport code, "LAX".
Contents
- Lax 2003 2004 intro
- Lax 2004 where are they now
- Overview
- Cast
- Recurring
- Notable guests
- Production
- Reception
- Broadcast
- DVD release
- References
On May 17, 2004 NBC announced that they had picked up the pilot to series. This show was cancelled on December 27, 2004.
Lax 2004 where are they now
Overview
LAX is a drama focusing on the day-to-day operations of the airport, with its runway manager, Harley Random (Heather Locklear), and its terminal manager, Roger de Souza (Blair Underwood). In the final episode, Harley leaves her job at the LAX after she is told by Roger that he wants stability back in his life and no longer wants to be romantically involved with her.
LAX premiered on NBC on September 13, 2004. Ten episodes aired before NBC announced in November 2004 that no further episodes would be produced. The show was premiered on September 20, 2004 at 8pm ET and the final episode aired on December 27, 2004. Thirteen episodes total were aired.
The show's pilot episode was filmed at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas, and the series was previously titled HUB and The Hub.
The theme song for the show was the beginning of "Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra. For the opening sequence of the final episode, a different excerpt of the song was used.
Cast
Recurring
Notable guests
Production
LAX (originally titled HUB) was announced on NBC's development slate on December 19, 2003, after being scrapped by NBC during the previous development season in winter 2003. On January 14, NBC greenlighted production on the pilot. Anthony and Joe Russo signed on as directors of the pilot on February 6.
Much of the interior scenes were filmed at Ontario International Airport, with the LAX airport used only for establishing shots.
Reception
In a survey by Philips, LAX got 17% of the votes for most anticipated new series.
The show was frequently the butt of comedic jokes due to its poor ratings, including Jay Leno, who remarked the show was "so bad that the actual Los Angeles Airport is thinking of changing its name to avoid being associated with the show." The 13 episodes of the program averaged 6.52 million viewers.
LAX lost 19.09% of the viewers in its time slot versus the previous season, which was occupied by Third Watch.
Broadcast
On February 22, 2014, it is announced reruns of LAX would air on Ion Television in fall 2014.
DVD release
There are no plans to release LAX on DVD, as of 2009.