Time of Your Life is an American teen drama television series starring Jennifer Love Hewitt that aired for one season on Fox from October 25, 1999 to June 21, 2000. A spin-off of Party of Five, the series followed Sarah Reeves Merrin as she moved to New York City to learn more about her biological parents. Co-stars included Jennifer Garner, Pauley Perrette and Gina Ravera.
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| Genre | Teen drama |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
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| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
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| Network | Fox |
| Release | October 25, 1999 – June 21, 2000 |
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Time of Your Life debuted on Fox on October 25, 1999, but was later put on an indefinite hiatus that ended up lasting five months due to low ratings. The series returned to the network in June 2000 as a part of its summer schedule, but was soon officially cancelled. As a result, the series' final seven episodes remained unaired in the United States, but were later broadcast in several European countries. GetTV aired the entire series on October 28, 2021.
Plot
editThe series centers on the new life of Hewitt's character Sarah Reeves Merrin as she moves to New York City to learn more about her biological mother's life there before she bore Sarah, while also searching for her biological father. Along the way, Sarah moves into her mother's old apartment and makes a new group of friends. Her first friend is her new roommate Romy Sullivan (Jennifer Garner), a struggling actress.
Cast
edit- Jennifer Love Hewitt as Sarah Reeves Merrin
- Jennifer Garner as Romy Sullivan
- Pauley Perrette as Cecilia Wiznarski
- Gina Ravera as Jocelyn "Joss" House
- Johnathon Schaech as John Maguire
- Diego Serrano as Jesse Byron "J.B." Castel
Debut and cancellation
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Time of Your Life first aired on October 25, 1999; it was canceled in the middle of its first season (following a five-month hiatus), on June 21, 2000. Despite Hewitt's popularity at the time, the show was not well received and had poor ratings.[1] The original pilot for the show was completely re-shot and largely rewritten before Fox would air it.[2]
Fox tried to save the show by putting it on a hiatus that lasted five months.[3] Fox promoted the return of the show in June 2000 as part of its "Summer of Love," a reference to Hewitt's name.[4] However, despite the promotion, ratings for the series' return episode remained low, and it was immediately canceled, with seven episodes remaining unaired in the United States; they were later broadcast in several European countries.
The entire series aired on October 28, 2021 on getTV.
Episodes
editAll episode titles begin with the phrase "The Time..."
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "The Time She Came to New York" | Michael Engler | Amy Lippman & Christopher Keyser | October 25, 1999 |
| 2 | "The Time Sarah Got Her Shih-Tzu Together" | Ellen S. Pressman | Mark B. Perry | November 1, 1999 |
| 3 | "The Time They Threw That Party" | Ellen S. Pressman | Mark B. Perry | November 8, 1999 |
| 4 | "The Time She Got Mobbed" | Michael Engler | Ivan Menchell | November 15, 1999 |
| 5 | "The Time They All Came Over for Thanksgiving" | Ellen S. Pressman | Amy Lippman & Christopher Keyser | November 22, 1999 |
| 6 | "The Time the Truth Was Told" | Michael Engler | Mark B. Perry | November 29, 1999 |
| 7 | "The Time They Had Not" | Steven Robman | Shelley Meals & Darin Goldberg | December 13, 1999 |
| 8 | "The Time the Millennium Approached" | Robert Berlinger | Richard Greenberg | December 20, 1999 |
| 9 | "The Time They Decide to Date" | Ken Topolsky | Amy Lippman & Christopher Keyser | January 10, 2000 |
| 10 | "The Time She Turned 21" | Daniel Attias | Mark B. Perry | January 24, 2000 |
| 11 | "The Time They Got E-Rotic" | Michael Engler | Krista Vernoff | June 14, 2000 |
| 12 | "The Time Everything Changed" | Ellen S. Pressman | Amy Lippman & Christopher Keyser | June 21, 2000 |
| 13 | "The Time They Were Scared of the City" | Aaron Lipstadt | Allison Robinson | October 28, 2021 |
| 14 | "The Time They Cheated" | Michael Engler | Mark B. Perry | October 28, 2021 |
| 15 | "The Time She Made a Temporary Decision" | Miguel Arteta | Amy Lippman & Christopher Keyser | October 28, 2021 |
| 16 | "The Time They Found a Solution" | Ellen S. Pressman | Ivan Menchell & Allison Robinson | October 28, 2021 |
| 17 | "The Time They Got Busy" | Daniel Attias | Darin Goldberg & Shelley Meals & Krista Vernoff | October 28, 2021 |
| 18 | "The Time They Broke the Law" | Michael Engler | Mark B. Perry | October 28, 2021 |
| 19 | "The Time He Saved the Day" | Ellen S. Pressman | Amy Lippman & Christopher Keyser | October 28, 2021 |
Reception
editOn Rotten Tomatoes the show's first season has an approval rating of 45% based on reviews from 11 critics.[5]
References
edit- ^ Poniewozik, James (October 24, 1999). "Time of Your Life". Time. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on November 22, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Barrett, Jesse (November 10, 1999). "Love Bites: The unstoppable Jennifer Love Hewitt has the time of her life; viewers don't". City Pages. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Star Tribune Company. Archived from the original on November 23, 2007. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Wolk, Josh (January 25, 2000). "Short 'Time'". Entertainment Weekly. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
- ^ Reynolds, Mike (May 15, 2000). "Summer's Programming Gambits". Cable World. Chicago, Illinois: Tribune Media Services. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ "Time of Your Life: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes.