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- 1999
- TV-MA
- SHOWTIME
- 1999
- TV-MA
- SHOWTIME
Summary The amusing trials of the executive staff of a television network.
- 1999
- TV-MA
- SHOWTIME
- 1999
- TV-MA
- SHOWTIME
Beggars and Choosers
Season 1 Premiere: Jun 19, 1999
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Summary The amusing trials of the executive staff of a television network.
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
57
47% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
18% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
35% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
57
47% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
18% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
35% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Sly, amusing and devilishly clever. [16 June 1999]
Like The Larry Sanders Show, Beggars and Choosers makes riotous and cutting fun of network television and will be a hit in Los Angeles, but it also has a humanity and warm humor that should appeal to folks who don't work in showbiz. [17 June 1999, p.E01]
Probably the savviest savage satire of the TV business since Paddy Chayefsky's barnstormer "Network" in 1976. [19 June 1999, p.C01]
If you watched "The Larry Sanders Show," you'll find that Beggars and Choosers is weak tea. [18 June 1999, p.E-10]
Beggars and Choosers has moments of high laughter and inside-y insight. Ultimately, though, it's a downer that dwells more on the cliches than the truths. [17 June 1999, p.59]
Everything else that's supposed to be a shock is telegraphed well in advance. Everything meant to surprise falls hopelessly flat. [18 June 1999, p.44]
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Production Company:
- Granada Entertainment
- H. Beale Company
- Showtime Networks
Initial Release Date: Jun 19, 1999
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards
Casting Society of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 1 Nomination
GLAAD Media Awards
• 1 Nomination
