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词条 The Devlin Connection
释义

  1. Premise

  2. Cast

  3. Production changes

  4. Episodes

  5. Ratings

  6. Video releases

  7. References

  8. External links

{{Italic title}}{{Infobox television
| show_name = The Devlin Connection
| image = Devlin Connection.tiff
| caption =
| genre = Detective fiction
Procedural drama
| runtime = 48 minutes
| creator = John Wilder
| producer = Cliff Gould
Harvey Frand
| executive_producer = Jerry Thorpe
| starring = Rock Hudson
Jack Scalia
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer = Patrick Williams
| company = Mammoth Films
Viacom Productions
| distributor = CBS Television Distribution
| country = United States
| network = NBC
| first_aired = {{Start date|1982|10|2}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1982|12|25}}
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 13
}}The Devlin Connection is a short-lived American television crime drama[1] starring Rock Hudson and Jack Scalia. The show aired on NBC for 13 episodes in 1982, premiering on October 2.[2]

Premise

Hudson stars as Brian Devlin, a former military intelligence officer and ex-owner of a detective agency who is now the director of the Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles.[3] Devlin meets racquetball pro and private investigator Nick Corsello (Scalia), who is revealed to be Devlin's son from a brief affair 28 years earlier.[4][5] The duo proceed to solve a mystery-of-the-week.

Cast

  • Rock Hudson as Brian Devlin, director of Performing Arts Center
  • Jack Scalia as Nick Corsello, racquetball pro and private detective
  • Leigh Taylor-Young as Lauren Dane, Brian's assistant{{ref|cast1|1}}
  • Louis Giambalvo as Lt. Earl Borden, Nick's friend and former colleague from New York{{ref|cast1|1}}
  • Takayo as Mrs. Watanabe, Brian's housekeeper{{ref|cast1|1}}
  • Melanie Vincz as Alice Arms, Nick's health club co-worker{{ref|cast1|1}}
  • Jack Kruschen as Max Salkall, orchestra conductor at Performing Arts Center{{ref|cast1|1}}
  • Irene Tedrow as Margaret Hollister, Brian's assistant{{ref|cast2|2}}
  • Herbert Jefferson, Jr. as Otis Barnes, Nick's friend and night club owner{{ref|cast2|2}}
1{{note|cast1}}Character only in second version filmed in 1982 but aired first.
2{{note|cast2}}Character only in first version filmed in 1981 but aired second.

Production changes

Production started in 1981 but after several episodes were filmed it was delayed a year due to Hudson's heart problems.[6] When the filming resumed there were many changes. In the first version Brian has an older assistant (Irene Tedrow), and his office and apartment are modest. Nick is a Vietnam veteran and now just a small-time private detective who works out of a night club. The stories are grittier. In the second version Brian's assistant is glamorous (Leigh Taylor-Young), and his office and apartment are much larger and more sumptuous. Nick is a former NYPD officer and now a racquetball pro who works at a health club and investigates on the side. The stories are much more upscale. At Hudson's insistence, the nine flashier episodes aired first which was a little confusing because the episode where they actually meet, "Claudine", became the tenth episode.

Episodes

Ep Title Airdate
1 "Brian and Nick" October 2, 1982
2 "The Lady on the Billboard" October 9, 1982
3 "Love, Sin and Death at Point Dume" October 16, 1982
4 "The Corpse in the Corniche" October 23, 1982
5 "The Absolute Monarch of Ward C" October 30, 1982
6 "The French Detective" November 6, 1982
7 "Of Nuns and Other Black Birds" November 13, 1982
8 "Ring of Kings, Ring of Thieves" November 27, 1982
9 "Arsenic and Old Caviar" December 4, 1982
10 "Claudine" December 11, 1982
11 "Allison" December 18, 1982
12 "Erica" December 25, 1982
13 "Jennifer"eps1|1}}
1{{note|eps1}}NBC burned off the final episode in 1983. All 13 episodes aired on TV Land in the late 1990s.

Ratings

Season Episodes Start Date End Date Nielsen Rank Nielsen Rating
1982–8313October 2, 1982December 25, 1982N/A

Video releases

In the mid-1980s Trans World Entertainment officially released the first three episodes on VHS videotape cassettes.[8] There are also bootleg DVDs of all the TV Land aired episodes.

References

1. ^{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed.|first=Vincent|last=Terrace|date=2008|publisher=Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/devlin-connection/200900/|title=Devlin Connection|publisher=TV Guide|accessdate=June 15, 2016}}
3. ^Unger, Arthur (October 1, 1982). "Rock Hudson looks back on his films and ahead to his TV series". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2010/09/killed-in-ratings-devlin-connection.html|title=Killed in the Ratings: The Devlin Connection|author=Pierce, Kingston J.|date=September 10, 2010|publisher=The Rap Sheet|accessdate=June 15, 2016}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/tv/the-devlin-connection-59463317/|title=The Devlin Connection – 1982|publisher=Hollywood.com|accessdate=June 15, 2016}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20083563,00.html|title=One Year After Heart Surgery, Rock Hudson Is Rolling Again, but His Devlin Connection Is Ailing|date=November 15, 1982|author=Staff|publisher=People|accessdate=June 15, 2016}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tvratingsguide.com/2017/07/1982-83-top-30-soap-bubbles-rise.html|work=The TV Ratings Guide|author=Clawson, J. |date=July 19, 2017 |title=1982–83 Ratings History — Soap Bubbles Rise, Several Veterans Part and NBC Renews Poorly Rated Masterpieces|accessdate=April 9, 2018}}
8. ^[https://www.amazon.com/Devlin-Connection-Vol-III-Death/dp/6300238709 "Devlin Connection Vol. 3"]. Amazon.com. Retrieved July 1, 2016.

External links

  • {{IMDb title|id=0083407|title=The Devlin Connection}}
  • The Devlin Connection on TV.com
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