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Push (American TV series)

American soap opera


Summary

American soap opera

FieldValue
runtime60 minutes
creatorMark B. Perry
Andy Morahan
Laura Gregory
Nicholas Martin
starringAdam Trese
Eddie Mills
Jason Behr
Maureen Flannigan
Laurie Fortier
Scott Gurney
Jaime Pressly
Audrey Wasilewski
Jacobi Wynne
composerStephen W. Parsons
countryUnited States
num_episodes8 (5 unaired)
num_seasons1
companyStarboard Home Productions
Great Guns Films
Perry Pictures
Stu Segall Productions
Columbia TriStar Television
networkABC
first_aired
last_aired

Andy Morahan Laura Gregory Nicholas Martin Eddie Mills Jason Behr Maureen Flannigan Laurie Fortier Scott Gurney Jaime Pressly Audrey Wasilewski Jacobi Wynne Great Guns Films Perry Pictures Stu Segall Productions Columbia TriStar Television

Push (also rendered PUSH) is an American primetime soap opera that aired on ABC. The series was about a group of young Olympic hopefuls in training at California Southern University. It aired two episodes in April 1998 before being pulled from the air due to low ratings; a third episode aired on August 6, 1998. It was cancelled after 3 episodes, leaving 5 unaired, two of which, the fourth and fifth episodes, were originally planned to air.

The show is produced by Starboard Home Productions in association with Great Guns Films and Stu Segall Productions, and was distributed by Perry Pictures.

Cast

  • Adam Trese as Victor Yates, the gymnastics team coach whose career was ended by a mishap in the 1996 Olympics
  • Eddie Mills as Scott Trysfan, a freshman swimming star
  • Jason Behr as Dempsey Easton, the former top track and field runner until Milo joined the team
  • Maureen Flannigan as Erin Galway, a swimmer with a rich father
  • Laurie Fortier as Cara Bradford, a gymnast training for the 2000 Olympics
  • Scott Gurney as Tyler Mifflin, a struggling freshman gymnast
  • Jaime Pressly as Nikki Lang, an assistant coach of the gymnastics team
  • Audrey Wasilewski as Gwen Sheridan, a pharmacology major who doesn't compete in any sports
  • Jacobi Wynne as Milo Reynolds, a freshman and the best track and field runner on the team

Episodes

Reception

Push was not well-received critically. Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gave the show a grade of C−, lamenting that "Push is not the musky melodrama I’d hoped for", adding that "Push is already a candidate to be pulled [from the air]." Tom Jicha of the Sun-Sentinel concluded that "Push manages a feat of Olympian proportions. It makes sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll boring." Terry Kelleher of People gave Push a D+ grade, and dismissed the show by saying it was "...nothing more than jock soap opera with a music-video look."

References

References

  1. Tom Jicha. (April 6, 1998). "ABC 'Push'es Supple Bodies And Stiff Acting". [[Sun-Sentinel]].
  2. Jenny Hontz. (April 15, 1998). "ABC pulls 'Push'".
  3. "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Push : no."]". United States Copyright Office.
  4. Ken Tucker. (April 10, 1998). "Push".
  5. Terry Kelleher. (April 13, 1998). "Picks and Pans Review: Push".
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