Civil Wars (TV series)

Civil Wars
Created by William M. Finkelstein
Starring Mariel Hemingway
Peter Onorati
Debi Mazar
Alan Rosenberg
David Marciano
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 36
Production
Executive producer(s) William M. Finkelstein
Steven Bochco
Co-executive producers
Charles H. Eglee
Mark Tinker
Channing Gibson
Producer(s) Michael M. Robin
Gregory Hoblit
Ted Mann
Co-producer
Steven DePaul
Running time 44 minutes
Production company(s) Steven Bochco Productions
20th Century Fox Television (1991-1992)
20th Television (1992-1993)
Release
Original network ABC
Original release November 20, 1991 – March 2, 1993
Chronology
Related shows L.A. Law

Civil Wars is an American legal drama that aired on ABC from November 20, 1991 to March 2, 1993. The series was created and executive produced by William M. Finkelstein and produced by Steven Bochco.[1]

Synopsis

The series focused on the lives and cases of New York City divorce attorneys. In the series, two of New York City's top divorce lawyers, Charlie Howell (Peter Onorati) and Sydney Guilford (Mariel Hemingway), form a partnership despite barely knowing each other, following the mental breakdown of Guilford's stressed-out partner, Eli Levinson (Alan Rosenberg).[1] The show had a famously misanthropic opening credits sequence; in it, romantic photo albums were shown as the voice track played couples ripping into each other in court, as each of the show's principal attorneys interrogated them, one by one, on the stand.

Cast

Two of the characters lived on longer than the show itself. After Civil Wars was canceled, Eli Levinson (Rosenberg) and Denise Iannello (Mazar) were transplanted to the final season of L.A. Law, despite the fact that L.A. Law aired on NBC and Civil Wars aired on ABC.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
1992American Society of Cinematographers AwardOutstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/PilotsBrian J. ReynoldsNominated
Casting Society of America's Artios AwardBest Casting for TV, PilotJunie Lowry-JohnsonNominated
Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a SeriesDave Weathers, Richard Taylor, Barbara Issak, Frank A. Fuller Jr., Pat McCormick, Gary Lewis, Albert Edmund Lord III, James Hebenstreit (For episode "Oceans White With Phone")Nominated
Television Critics Association AwardOutstanding Achievement in DramaNominated
1993American Television Awards[2]Best Supporting Actress, Dramatic SeriesDebi MazarNominated
Golden Globe AwardBest Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - DramaMariel HemingwayNominated
Viewers for Quality Television AwardBest Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama SeriesAlan RosenbergNominated
Young Artist AwardBest Young Actor Guest Starring in a Television SeriesGregor HesseNominated

References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, Howard (20 November 1991). "TV REVIEW : 'Civil Wars' Loses Battle to Absurdities". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  2. ↑ Lowry, Brian (1993-04-16). "CBS leads noms for Emmy rival". variety.com. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
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