Glory Days (TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Glory Days


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format = Drama
camera = Single-camera
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runtime = 45 minutes approx.
creator = Kevin Williamson
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starring = Eddie Cahill
Poppy Montgomery
Jay R. Ferguson
Emily VanCamp
Ben Crowley
Amy Stewart
Theresa Russell
Frances Fisher
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opentheme = "Excess" by Tricky
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country = USA
language = English
network = The WB
first_aired = January 16, 2002
last_aired = March 25, 2002
num_episodes = 13 produced, 9 aired
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followed_by =
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imdb_id = 0281445
tv_com_id = 4828

"Glory Days" is an American horror/mystery-based television series broadcast during the first half of 2002 on The WB Television Network. It involved a novelist returning to his hometown, where various odd and unpleasant occurrences began happening. It starred Eddie Cahill, Erin Karpluk, and Emily VanCamp. It was created by Kevin Williamson, of "Dawson's Creek" fame. It was produced by Dimension Television and Outerbanks Entertainment, and filmed at The Bridge Studios in Vancouver in Canada.

Alternative Title

Also known as "Demontown" (European DVD releases).

Number of Episodes & Information on European DVD Releases

The number of episodes made is under debate. Some sources claim 13 were produced, while others insist that it was only 10. The European DVDs (see below) contain 7 – 9 episodes. So things are still unclear.

Glory Days is clearly inspired by David Lynch’s and Mark Frost’s 1990/1991 TV series, Twin Peaks. There are also similarities with creator Kevin Williamson’s other show, the much more successful Dawson’s Creek (the coastal small town setting, the character types, and the dialogue are all indicative of Williamson’s style and Dawson’s Creek scripts in particular).

Glory Days has not yet been released on DVD in the USA. It is, however, available on Region 2/PAL DVDs in Europe.

In most European countries (including the United Kingdom and Ireland) it is released under the DVD title Demontown with 7 episodes edited into three feature-length parts: Demontown (episodes 1, 2 & 3), Demontown II (episodes 4 & 5), and Demontown III (episodes 6 & 7). Each part is available as three separate straight-to-DVD ‘movies’.

In the Netherlands, Demontown is available as a 2-disc DVD set with all three parts included (Demontown and Demontown II on disc one, and Demontown III on disc two).

Another European DVD release to note: In Germany, the episodes were available with the original title Glory Days. The DVD boxset was sold on www.amazon.de but appears to be currently out of print. According to sources, this set contains 9 episodes on 4 discs.

Episode Information

Cast

Eddie Cahill as Mike Dolan
Poppy Montgomery as Ellie Sparks
Jay R. Ferguson as Sheriff Rudy Dunlop
Emily VanCamp as Sam Dolan
Ben Crowley as Zane Walker
Amy Stewart as Sara Dolan
Theresa Russell as Hazel Walker
Frances Fisher as Mitzi Dolan
Erin Karpluk as Cal Henries
David Kopp as Deputy Tim

References

[http://tv.yahoo.com/tvpdb?d=tvi&cf=0&id=1807778415 Yahoo TV entry on Glory Days]

[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281445/episodes#season-1 IMDB Glory Days Episode List]