Buffalo Bill (TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Buffalo Bill


caption =
format = Sitcom
runtime = 30 mins.
creator = Tom Patchett
Jay Tarses
executive_producer = Tom Patchett
Jay Tarses
Bernie Brillstein
starring = Dabney Coleman
Max Wright
Joanna Cassidy
Geena Davis
John Fiedler
country = USA
network = NBC
first_aired = May 31, 1983
last_aired = April 5, 1984
num_seasons = 2
num_episodes = 25
website =
imdb_id = 0084992
tv_com_id =

"Buffalo Bill" is an American television situation comedy that featured the misadventures of an egotistical talk show host and his staff at a small TV station in Buffalo, New York. It premiered May 31, 1983 on NBC and ran for only part of two seasons (1983-84).

ynopsis

The series featured Dabney Coleman ("Buffalo" Bill Bittinger), Joanna Cassidy, John Fiedler, Max Wright, Geena Davis, Charles Robinson, Meshach Taylor, Claude Earl Jones and Pippa Pearthree. Most of the humor came from Bill's completely unredeemable qualities and from the staff's frustration at dealing with him.

The series received 11 Emmy Award nominations (including two for Outstanding Comedy Series). Joanna Cassidy also won a Golden Globe Award in 1984.

"Buffalo Bill" has developed a cult following ever since its original network run, even though it was re-aired just once on A&E. Former NBC President Brandon Tartikoff wrote in his memoirs that his biggest professional regret was canceling the show.Fact|date=May 2008

Credits sequences

The opening sequence remained unchanged throughout the series, with two minor exceptions. In Season 2, the theme music was slightly remixed and the title colors were changed from yellow to white.The closing sequence featured a shot of Buffalo from a helicopter, with a slightly slower version of the theme music. In Season 2, the title colors were changed from yellow to white as well.

DVD release

In 2005, Lionsgate released the entire series on Region 1 DVD. [cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-Bill-Complete-Second-Seasons/dp/B000A6T1KY/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1209935403&sr=8-1|title=Buffalo Bill - The Complete First and Second Seasons (1983)|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=2008-05-04]

References

External links

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