6.4 /10 1 Votes
5.6/10 TV Original language(s) English No. of episodes 17 First episode date 19 August 1999 Network AMC | 7.2/10 IMDb Country of origin United States No. of seasons 2 Running time 30 minutes Final episode date 22 April 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Rue McClanahan
Holland Taylor
Linda Cardellini
Jonathan Frakes Cast Linda Cardellini, Holland Taylor, Victor H Webster, Jeffrey Tambor, Rue McClanahan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Lot is a 30-minute dramedy series that aired for 2 seasons and 17 episodes on the AMC from 1999 to 2001. It profiled the fictional studio Sylver Screen Pictures during the 1930s and the pursuits of its classic stars (such as Barbara Stanwyck, Greta Garbo and Shirley Temple). The show was met with neither popular nor critical success but Jeffrey Tambor, Rue McClanahan, Linda Cardellini and Michael York all had notable recurring roles.
The two seasons had two different plotlines. The first season (four episodes) detailed the rise and fall of young starlet June Parker (Linda Cardellini). Cardellini left to star in Freaks and Geeks, forcing a premature end to the first season. The second season (thirteen episodes) revolved around a new main character.
Awards and Nominations
Nominated: Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic: Deborah Barylski, Pat McCorkle
Nominated: Excellence in Costume Design for Television - Period/Fantasy: Jean Pierre Dorléac
-2001:
Won: Outstanding Costumes for a Series: Gilberto Mello, Jean-Pierre Dorléac for episode "Mob Scene"
Nominated: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Michael York for episode "Daddy Dearest" and "Stiffed"
Nominated: Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series: Cheri Ruff, Carl Bailey, Stephen Elsbree for episode "Daddy Dearest"
-2000:
Nominated: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Holland Taylor for playing Letitia Devine.