"NY-LON" (2004) TV series

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Creators:

Simon Burke
Anya Camilleri

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

24 August 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Filmed in London and on location in New York's Lower East Side, NY-LON follows the troubled romance between a bohemian New York record store clerk, Edie, and London stock broker Michael, after their chance meeting in his city.

Cast

Rashida Jones	...	Edie Miller / ... (7 episodes, 2004)
Stephen Moyer	...	Michael Antonioni (7 episodes, 2004)
Rachel Miner	...	Astrid (7 episodes, 2004)
Navin Chowdhry	...	Raph (7 episodes, 2004)
David Clayton Rogers	...	Luke (7 episodes, 2004)
Emily Corrie	...	Lauren Antonioni (7 episodes, 2004)
Christine Adams	...	Katherine Williams Osgood (7 episodes, 2004)
Pandora Colin	...	Claudia (7 episodes, 2004)
Jonah Lotan	...	Kenny (7 episodes, 2004)
James Bird	...	Angelo (6 episodes, 2004)
Lucianne McEvoy	...	Tara (5 episodes, 2004)
Bohdan Poraj	...	Seth (5 episodes, 2004)
Kirris Riviere	...	Marlon (5 episodes, 2004)
Claire Nicolson	...	Gemma (4 episodes, 2004)
Stephanie Street	...	Rachna (4 episodes, 2004)
John Moraitis	...	Mr. Zuntz (3 episodes, 2004)
Finlay Robertson	...	Callum (3 episodes, 2004)
Anna Wilson-Jones	...	Tabitha (3 episodes, 2004)

Runtime:

UK:65 min (including commercials) (7 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Pandemonium Films Ltd.

Movie Connections:

Remade as Ny-Lon (2009) (TV)

well shot, well acted, well written

Thoroughly enjoyable, well acted, well written; however, didn't amount to what it could have.

The production seemed to be a bit mismanaged, never really getting its legs despite strong and true performances from the cast and an intelligently written script. The show suffered the fate of too many cooks in the kitchen, where it needed a single style, single direction. For example, the split-screen effect was not altogether a bad idea, but it was rarely used for any real benefit. Likewise, there were story ideas that were never fully sussed out. In the end it looked like a jumbled product of three directors who could have benefited greatly from a single executive producer's vision.

Still, it was one of the better programs of 2004, it just hurts to see so much effort and such talent amount to an "almost".