Jack's Place
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Jack's Place is a US TV series that aired from May 26, 1992 to July 13, 1993 on ABC. The series was about a retired jazz musician named Jack Evans (Hal Linden
) who runs a restaurant where romances tend to start. The waitress, Chelsea, was played by Finola Hughes
and the bartender Greg was played by John Dye
.
deemed it "drearily sentimental and banal" while Jon Burlingame was slightly more positive describing it as a happy and unthreatening. Both reviewers compared it to The Love Boat
and Cheers
.
Hal Linden
Hal Linden is an American stage and television actor and television director, best known for his role in the television comedy series Barney Miller and as presenter on the ABC educational series Animals, Animals, Animals....
) who runs a restaurant where romances tend to start. The waitress, Chelsea, was played by Finola Hughes
Finola Hughes
Finola Hughes is an English actress, television host, author and former dancer, best known for role as Anna Devane on the General Hospital, All My Children and General Hospital: Night Shift , and her role as Anna Devane's identical twin sister, Doctor Alexandra Devane Marick, on All My Children...
and the bartender Greg was played by John Dye
John Dye
John Carroll Dye was an American film and television actor known for his role as Andrew in the television series Touched by an Angel.-Early life:...
.
History and reception
The show was slated to simply be shown in the Summer, but did surprisingly well and was picked up for more episodes. Although initially having some success with audiences reviews tended toward the negative. Hence Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
deemed it "drearily sentimental and banal" while Jon Burlingame was slightly more positive describing it as a happy and unthreatening. Both reviewers compared it to The Love Boat
The Love Boat
The Love Boat is an American television series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from September 24,1977, until May 24,1986.The show starred Gavin MacLeod as the ship's captain...
and Cheers
Cheers
Cheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television for NBC, and was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles...
.