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{{Short description|American sitcom television series}}
{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| image = SinCitySaintsLogo.png
| show_name = Sin City Saints
| image =
| caption =
| caption = Sin City Saints title card
| genre = [[Sitcom]]
| creator = Chris Case<br/>Bryan Gordon<br/>Michael Tollin
| genre = [[Sitcom]]
| director = [[Bryan Gordon]]<br/>[[Fred Savage]]
| director = [[Bryan Gordon]]<br/>[[Fred Savage]]
| starring = [[Malin Åkerman]]<br/>Andrew Santino<br/>Keith Powers<br/>[[Justin Chon]]<br/>B. K. Cannon<br/>[[Rick Fox]]<br/>[[Tom Arnold (actor)|Tom Arnold]]
| starring = [[Malin Åkerman]]<br/>[[Andrew Santino]]<br/>[[Keith Powers]]<br/>[[Justin Chon]]<br/>[[B. K. Cannon]]<br/>[[Rick Fox]]<br/>[[Tom Arnold (actor)|Tom Arnold]]
| composer =
| composer =
| country = [[Television in the United States|USA]]
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 8
| num_episodes = 8
| list_episodes = #Episodes
| list_episodes = #Episodes
| executive_producer = Chris Case<br/>Bryan Gordon<br/>Michael Tollin
| executive_producer = Chris Case<br/>Bryan Gordon<br/>Michael Tollin
| producer = Alec Chorches<br/>Billy Crawford<br/>Dan Kaplow<br/>Brendan Finnigan
| producer = Alec Chorches<br/>Billy Crawford<br/>Dan Kaplow<br/>Brendan Finnigan
| editor = Les Butler
| editor = Les Butler
| location = [[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, Nevada]]
| location = [[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, Nevada]]
| cinematography = Anthony R. Palmieri
| cinematography = Anthony R. Palmieri
|camera = [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]]
| camera = [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]]
| runtime = 20-23 minutes<ref name=officialsite />
| runtime = 20-23 minutes<ref name=officialsite />
| company = Mandalay Sports Media<br/>Yahoo! Studios
| company = Mandalay Sports Media<br/>Yahoo! Studios
| distributor = [[Yahoo! Screen]]
| network = [[Yahoo! Screen]]
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| first_aired = {{Start date|2015|3|23|}}
| first_run = United States
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| first_aired = {{Start date|2015|3|23|}}
| website = https://screen.yahoo.com/sin-city-saints/
| website_title = Official website at Yahoo!
}}
}}


'''''Sin City Saints''''' is an American TV series starring [[Malin Åkerman]], Andrew Santino, and Keith Powers. It debuted on [[Yahoo! Screen]] on March 23, 2015. Its eight-episode first season was directed by [[Bryan Gordon]] and [[Fred Savage]]. The series follows a fictional Las Vegas basketball [[franchise (sports)|franchise]]. Its executive producers are Bryan Gordon, Mike Tollin, and Chris Case.<ref name=officialsite>{{Cite web |url=https://screen.yahoo.com/sin-city-saints/ |title=Sin City Saints |publisher=[[Yahoo! Screen]] |date=March 20, 2015|accessdate=March 20, 2015}}</ref>
'''''Sin City Saints''''' is an American [[sitcom]] television series starring [[Malin Åkerman]], [[Andrew Santino]], and Keith Powers. It debuted on [[Yahoo! Screen]] on March 23, 2015. Its eight-episode first season was directed by [[Bryan Gordon]] and [[Fred Savage]]. The series follows a fictional Las Vegas basketball [[franchise (sports)|franchise]].

Its executive producers are Bryan Gordon, Mike Tollin, and Chris Case.<ref name=officialsite>{{cite web |url=https://screen.yahoo.com/sin-city-saints/ |title=Sin City Saints |publisher=[[Yahoo! Screen]] |date=March 20, 2015 |accessdate=March 20, 2015 |archive-date=March 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318175604/https://screen.yahoo.com/sin-city-saints/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The series ended following Yahoo! Screen's closure due to low viewership in the following year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Community, Sin City Saints, Other Space: Yahoo Closes Yahoo Screen|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/community-sin-city-saints-space-yahoo-closes-yahoo-screen/|website=TV Series Finale|last1=Pena|first1=Jessica|date=January 5, 2016|accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref>

==Premise==
''Sin City Saints'' follows "wealthy tech businessman Jake Tullus, the unpredictable and charismatic owner of Vegas’ new professional basketball franchise, the Sin City Saints."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Noonan|first1=Kevin|title=Malin Akerman Cast in Yahoo Scripted Series 'Sin City Saints'|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/malin-akerman-cast-in-yahoo-scripted-series-sin-city-saints-1201326202/|website=Variety|accessdate=7 January 2018|date=9 October 2014}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
===Starring===
===Starring===
* [[Malin Åkerman]] as Dusty Halford
* [[Malin Åkerman]] as Dusty Halford
* Andrew Santino as Jake Tullus
* [[Andrew Santino]] as Jake Tullus
* Keith Powers as LaDarius Pope
* [[Keith Powers]] as LaDarius Pope
* [[Justin Chon]] as Byron Summers
* [[Justin Chon]] as Byron Summers
* B. K. Cannon as Melissa Stanton
* [[B.K. Cannon]] as Melissa Stanton
*[[Rick Fox]] as Sam Johnson
* [[Rick Fox]] as Sam Johnson
* [[Tom Arnold (actor)|Tom Arnold]] as Kevin Freeman
* [[Tom Arnold (actor)|Tom Arnold]] as Kevin Freeman


===Recurring===
===Recurring===
* [[Ryan Cartwright]] as Wade Leatherbee<ref name=NYTreview>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/23/arts/television/review-sin-city-saints-a-yahoo-basketball-comedy.html | title=Review: ‘Sin City Saints,’ a Yahoo Basketball Comedy| first=Mike|last=Hale | work =[[The New York Times]] | date= March 22, 2015| accessdate= April 13, 2015}}</ref> (8 episodes)
* [[Ryan Cartwright]] as Wade Leatherbee<ref name=NYTreview>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/23/arts/television/review-sin-city-saints-a-yahoo-basketball-comedy.html | title=Review: 'Sin City Saints,' a Yahoo Basketball Comedy| first=Mike|last=Hale | work =[[The New York Times]] | date= March 22, 2015| accessdate= April 13, 2015}}</ref> (8 episodes)
* [[Toby Huss]] as Coach Doug (8 episodes)
* [[Toby Huss]] as Coach Doug (8 episodes)
* Paul Duke as Artahk Sundovk (7 episodes)
* Paul Duke as Artahk Sundovk (7 episodes)
* [[Baron Davis]] as Billy Crane<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thewrap.com/how-yahoo-screen-comedy-sin-city-saints-made-nba-star-baron-davis-miss-playing-basketball/ | title=How Yahoo Screen Comedy ‘Sin City Saints’ Made NBA Star Baron Davis ‘Miss Playing’ Basketball | first=Debbie |last=Emery |date= April 8, 2015| accessdate= April 13, 2015|publisher=[[TheWrap.com]]}}</ref> (7 episodes)
* [[Baron Davis]] as Billy Crane<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thewrap.com/how-yahoo-screen-comedy-sin-city-saints-made-nba-star-baron-davis-miss-playing-basketball/ | title=How Yahoo Screen Comedy 'Sin City Saints' Made NBA Star Baron Davis 'Miss Playing' Basketball | first=Debbie |last=Emery |date= April 8, 2015| accessdate= April 13, 2015|publisher=[[TheWrap.com]]}}</ref> (7 episodes)
* [[Aaron Takahashi]] as Henry (6 episodes)
* [[Aaron Takahashi]] as Henry (6 episodes)
* Chris Gehrt as Todd (6 episodes)
* Chris Gehrt as Todd (6 episodes)
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|EpisodeNumber = 1
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = The Fool Monty
|Title = The Fool Monty
|DirectedBy = Bryan Gordon
|DirectedBy = [[Bryan Gordon]]
|WrittenBy = Chris Case
|WrittenBy = Chris Case
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|23}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|23}}
|ShortSummary = League attorney Dusty Halford arrives in Las Vegas to oversee Sin City Saints owner Jake Tullus following the injury of star player LaDarius Pope. Magician-comedian [[Penn Jillette]] and standup comic [[Carrot Top]] cameo as themselves.<ref name=THRreview>{{cite news | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sin-city-saints-tv-review-783588| title=‘Sin City Saints': TV Review| work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]| date= March 23, 2015| accessdate=April 13, 2015| first=Keith |last=Uhlich}}</ref>
|ShortSummary = League attorney Dusty Halford arrives in Las Vegas to oversee Sin City Saints owner Jake Tullus following the injury of star player LaDarius Pope. Magician-comedian [[Penn Jillette]] and standup comic [[Carrot Top]] cameo as themselves.<ref name=THRreview>{{cite news | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sin-city-saints-tv-review-783588| title='Sin City Saints': TV Review| work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]| date= March 23, 2015| accessdate=April 13, 2015| first=Keith |last=Uhlich}}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = A Basket Full of Rainbows
|Title = A Basket Full of Rainbows
|DirectedBy = Fred Savage
|DirectedBy = [[Fred Savage]]
|WrittenBy = Chris Case
|WrittenBy = Chris Case
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|23}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|23}}
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|Title = Urine God's Hands Now
|Title = Urine God's Hands Now
|DirectedBy = Bryan Gordon
|DirectedBy = Bryan Gordon
|WrittenBy = Jack Emile
|WrittenBy = [[Jack Amiel]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|23}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|23}}
|ShortSummary = Seeking funding for a new arena, Jake woos a conservative-Christian city councilman. A recovered Darius must pass a urine test.
|ShortSummary = Seeking funding for a new arena, Jake woos a conservative-Christian city councilman. A recovered Darius must pass a urine test.
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|Title = Because Vegas
|Title = Because Vegas
|DirectedBy = Bryan Gordon
|DirectedBy = Bryan Gordon
|WrittenBy = Chris Case & Noelle Valdivia
|WrittenBy = Chris Case & [[Noelle Valdivia]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|23}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|23}}
|ShortSummary = When the stock of Jake's technology company, Matterhorn, tanks, Jake must find a way to keep the team.
|ShortSummary = When the stock of Jake's technology company, Matterhorn, tanks, Jake must find a way to keep the team.
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==Reception==
==Reception==
===Critical===
Mike Hale in ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the show "a comedy less coherent than the halftime scoreboard video at an [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] game", where "[p]lot points and jokes feel as if they came from index cards grabbed at random."<ref name=NYTreview /> Keith Uhlich in ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' felt the "manic, mostly unfunny half-hour sports comedy" featured "sub-[[Spencer Tracy|Tracy]] and [[Katharine Hepburn|Hepburn]] bickering ... that barely elicits a smirk, let alone busts a gut", and called the casting "problematic.... Both Akerman and Santino are irritatingly one-note."<ref name=THRreview />
Mike Hale in ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the show "a comedy less coherent than the halftime scoreboard video at an [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] game", where "[p]lot points and jokes feel as if they came from index cards grabbed at random."<ref name=NYTreview /> Keith Uhlich at ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' felt the "manic, mostly unfunny half-hour sports comedy" featured "sub-[[Spencer Tracy|Tracy]] and [[Katharine Hepburn|Hepburn]] bickering ... that barely elicits a smirk, let alone busts a gut", and called the casting "problematic.... Both Akerman and Santino are irritatingly one-note."<ref name=THRreview />


===Financial===
On October 21, 2015, Yahoo CFO Ken Goldman announced during a Q3 Earnings Phone Call that their original programming lineup last spring resulted in a $42 million dollar writeoff, including [[Community (season 6)|season six]] of ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'' and ''[[Other Space]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brouwer|first1=Bree|title=Yahoo Lost $42 Million On 'Community' and Two Other Originals|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2015/10/21/yahoo-42-million-loss-q3-2015-community-originals/|website=TubeFilter|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref>
On October 21, 2015, Yahoo CFO Ken Goldman announced during a Q3 Earnings Phone Call that their original programming lineup last spring resulted in a $42 million writeoff, including [[Community (season 6)|season six]] of ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'' and ''[[Other Space]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brouwer|first1=Bree|title=Yahoo Lost $42 Million On 'Community' and Two Other Originals|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2015/10/21/yahoo-42-million-loss-q3-2015-community-originals/|website=TubeFilter|date=21 October 2015 |accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of original programs distributed by Yahoo!]]
* [[List of original programs distributed by Yahoo! Screen]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|4145454|Sin City Saints}}
*{{IMDb title|4145454|Sin City Saints}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes|tv/sin-city-saints|Sin City Saints}}
*{{Metacritic|sin-city-saints|Sin City Saints}}


{{Yahoo! programming}}
{{Yahoo! Screen}}


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Latest revision as of 22:16, 11 February 2024

Sin City Saints
GenreSitcom
Created byChris Case
Bryan Gordon
Michael Tollin
Directed byBryan Gordon
Fred Savage
StarringMalin Åkerman
Andrew Santino
Keith Powers
Justin Chon
B. K. Cannon
Rick Fox
Tom Arnold
Country of originVereinigte Staaten
Original languageEnglisch
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersChris Case
Bryan Gordon
Michael Tollin
ProducersAlec Chorches
Billy Crawford
Dan Kaplow
Brendan Finnigan
Production locationLas Vegas, Nevada
CinematographyAnthony R. Palmieri
HerausgeberLes Butler
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time20-23 minutes[1]
Production companiesMandalay Sports Media
Yahoo! Studios
Original release
NetworkYahoo! Screen
ReleaseMarch 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)

Sin City Saints is an American sitcom television series starring Malin Åkerman, Andrew Santino, and Keith Powers. It debuted on Yahoo! Screen on March 23, 2015. Its eight-episode first season was directed by Bryan Gordon and Fred Savage. The series follows a fictional Las Vegas basketball franchise.

Its executive producers are Bryan Gordon, Mike Tollin, and Chris Case.[1] The series ended following Yahoo! Screen's closure due to low viewership in the following year.[2]

Premise

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Sin City Saints follows "wealthy tech businessman Jake Tullus, the unpredictable and charismatic owner of Vegas’ new professional basketball franchise, the Sin City Saints."[3]

Cast

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Starring

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Recurring

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Guest stars

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Episodes

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No. Titel Directed by Written by Release date
1"The Fool Monty"Bryan GordonChris CaseMarch 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
League attorney Dusty Halford arrives in Las Vegas to oversee Sin City Saints owner Jake Tullus following the injury of star player LaDarius Pope. Magician-comedian Penn Jillette and standup comic Carrot Top cameo as themselves.[6]
2"Smoke and Mirrors"Bryan GordonChris CaseMarch 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
The Saints recruit former star Billy Crane, who now runs a burger franchise.
3"Gone Catfishing"Bryan GordonChris CaseMarch 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
Jake believes that a fiancee LaDarius has never met except online may not be real.
4"Mrs. Wu's Tang"Bryan GordonKen ChengMarch 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
Jake and Dusty each try to recruit Chinese star Wu Lee, who is managed by his domineering mother.
5"A Basket Full of Rainbows"Fred SavageChris CaseMarch 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
A locker-room rant by Coach Doug goes viral, prompting Jake to ask for his resignation.
6"You Booze, You Lose"Fred SavageChris CaseMarch 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
Taunted by a radio-show host, Jake vows not to use drugs, drink alcohol or have sex until the Saints win a game.
7"Urine God's Hands Now"Bryan GordonJack AmielMarch 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
Seeking funding for a new arena, Jake woos a conservative-Christian city councilman. A recovered Darius must pass a urine test.
8"Because Vegas"Bryan GordonChris Case & Noelle ValdiviaMarch 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
When the stock of Jake's technology company, Matterhorn, tanks, Jake must find a way to keep the team.

Production

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Yahoo! Inc. announced its first original long-form programs, the comedies Sin City Saints and Other Space, in April 2014 at the 2014 Digital Content NewFronts.[7] By early October, production on Sin City Saints had begun at The Orleans Hotel and Casino.[8] Eight episodes were released simultaneously on Yahoo! Screen on March 23, 2015.[9]

Reception

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Critical

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Mike Hale in The New York Times called the show "a comedy less coherent than the halftime scoreboard video at an NBA game", where "[p]lot points and jokes feel as if they came from index cards grabbed at random."[4] Keith Uhlich at The Hollywood Reporter felt the "manic, mostly unfunny half-hour sports comedy" featured "sub-Tracy and Hepburn bickering ... that barely elicits a smirk, let alone busts a gut", and called the casting "problematic.... Both Akerman and Santino are irritatingly one-note."[6]

Financial

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On October 21, 2015, Yahoo CFO Ken Goldman announced during a Q3 Earnings Phone Call that their original programming lineup last spring resulted in a $42 million writeoff, including season six of Community and Other Space.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Sin City Saints". Yahoo! Screen. March 20, 2015. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  2. ^ Pena, Jessica (January 5, 2016). "Community, Sin City Saints, Other Space: Yahoo Closes Yahoo Screen". TV Series Finale. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. ^ Noonan, Kevin (9 October 2014). "Malin Akerman Cast in Yahoo Scripted Series 'Sin City Saints'". Variety. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Hale, Mike (March 22, 2015). "Review: 'Sin City Saints,' a Yahoo Basketball Comedy". The New York Times. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  5. ^ Emery, Debbie (April 8, 2015). "How Yahoo Screen Comedy 'Sin City Saints' Made NBA Star Baron Davis 'Miss Playing' Basketball". TheWrap.com. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Uhlich, Keith (March 23, 2015). "'Sin City Saints': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "Yahoo Gives First Look at its New Video and Digital Content Programming" (Press release). Yahoo! via TheFutonCritic.com. April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  8. ^ "Yahoo & Mandalay Sports Media Head to Vegas for "Sin City Saints"" (Press release). Yahoo! via TheFutonCritic.com. October 9, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  9. ^ "Sin City Saints: Official Trailer" (Press release). Yahoo! via TheFutonCritic.com. March 12, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  10. ^ Brouwer, Bree (21 October 2015). "Yahoo Lost $42 Million On 'Community' and Two Other Originals". TubeFilter. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
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