Party Down: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Revision as of 21:48, 22 January 2024 edit Drovethrughosts (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users, Rollbackers 111,961 edits →‎Season 3 (2023): remove empty column, no viewing figures ← Previous edit		Latest revision as of 17:02, 29 March 2024 edit undo Toughpigs (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users 66,703 edits No edit summary
(4 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 55: '''''Party Down''''' is an American [[sitcom]] created and primarily written by John Enbom, [[Rob Thomas (writer)\|Rob Thomas]], Dan Etheridge, and [[Paul Rudd]] that premiered on the [[Starz]] network in the United States on March 20, 2009. The series follows a group of [[catering\|caterers]] in Los Angeles as they hope to make it in Hollywood. After two seasons, Starz canceled ''Party Down'' on June 30, 2010. While the show was warmly received by critics, its [[Nielsen ratings]] were very low. [[Jane Lynch]]'s commitment to ''[[Glee (TV series)\|Glee]]'' as well as [[Adam Scott (actor)\|Adam Scott]]'s commitment to ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' were believed to be additional factors in the decision to end the series.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/06/30/breaking-starz-cancels-party-down-gravity/ \|title=Breaking: Starz cancels 'Party Down' and 'Gravity' \|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] \|date=June 30, 2010 \|access-date=November 16, 2021}}</ref> In November 2021, a six-episode revival of the series was ordered by the network.<ref name="Revival">{{cite web \|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/party-down-revival-starz-greenlight-adam-scott-jane-lynch-ken-marino-megan-mullally-returning-lizzy-caplan-out-1234874850/ \|title='Party Down' Revival Gets Starz Greenlight With Six Of Original Series' Seven Stars Returning \|website=Deadline \|first=Nellie \|last=Andreeva \|date=November 16, 2021 \|access-date=November 16, 2021}}</ref> The third season premiered on February 24, 2023,<ref name="RevivalPremiere"/> and was later categorized as a limited series revival.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/shining-vale-canceled-minx-starz-comedy-retreat-1235680977/ \|title=With ~~‘Shining~~'Shining ~~Vale’~~Vale' Canceled & ~~‘Minx’~~'Minx' Renewal Unlikely, Starz Signals Comedy Retreat \|website=Deadline \|first=Nellie \|last=Andreeva \|date=December 22, 2023 \|access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref> ==Premise== Line 414: In 2014, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' listed the show at #22 in their list of the "26 Best Cult TV Shows Ever" calling it a "smart, drily funny series" and saying, "But the off-beat writing shone brightest in the smaller moments, when the gang was just sitting around a kitchen and bickering to pass the time."<ref>{{cite magazine \|url=https://ew.com/gallery/26-best-cult-tv-shows-ever/#22-party-down \|title=26 Best Cult TV Shows Ever \|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] \|date=March 14, 2014 \|access-date=May 29, 2018}}</ref> In 2020, Briana Kranich of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' ranked ''Party Down'' as the second-most underrated TV show of the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Kranich \|first1=Briana \|title=10 Underrated TV Shows Of The Noughties (2000-2009) \|url=https://screenrant.com/underrated-tv-shows-noughties-2000-2009/ \|website=Screen Rant \|date=March 6, 2020 \|access-date=February 25, 2021}}</ref> The third season holds a 95% rating with an average score of 8 out of 10 on Rotten Tomatoes based on 3942 reviews. The website's critical consensus is, "Returning after a long layoff, ''Party Down'' brings patient fans a third season that's every bit as sharp – and laugh-out-loud funny – as its predecessors."<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/party_down/s03 \|title=Party Down: Season 3 \|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] \|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref> On Metacritic, it has a score of 81 based on 2627 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/party-down/season-3 \|title=Party Down: Season 3 \|website=[[Metacritic]] \|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref> == References == Line 420: == Further reading == *{{Cite magazine \|last=Siegel \|first=Alan \|date=2023-02-22 \|title=Are We Having Fun Yet?!: The Oral History of ~~‘Party~~'Party ~~Down’~~Down' \|url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2023/2/22/23607127/party-down-oral-history \|access-date=2023-10-01 \|website=The Ringer \|language=en}} ==External links== Line 432: [[Category:2010 American television series endings]] [[Category:2023 American television series debuts]] [[Category:2023 American television series endings]] [[Category:2000s American single-camera sitcoms]] [[Category:2010s American single-camera sitcoms]] Line 439 ⟶ 440: [[Category:2020s American workplace comedy television series]] [[Category:American television series revived after cancellation]] [[Category:American English-language television shows]] [[Category:Fictional waiting staff]] [[Category:Starz original programming]]