J.J. Starbuck is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from September 1987 to June 1988. The series follows cornpone-spouting Jerome Jeremiah "J.J." Starbuck, a billionaire Texan who wears ten-gallon hats, cowboy boots and fancy western shirts. He drives a flashy limousine with steer horns on the hood and a horn that plays "The Eyes of Texas," and spouts a steady stream of folksy homilies.
Rags to Riches is an American musical comedy drama series that was broadcast on NBC for two seasons from 1987 to 1988. Set in the 1960s, the series tells the story of Nick Foley, a self-made millionaire who adopts five orphan girls. Each episode included music videos of hit songs from the era sung by the cast integrated into the plot.
Porkpie was a British sitcom on Channel 4 television starring Ram John Holder as Augustus "Porkpie" Grant. It was a spinoff from Desmond's. Porkpie kept several key characters from Desmond's and in the first episode Grant was seen standing outside the barbershop Desmond used to run, saying: "Desmond, since you died it hasn't stopped raining. I know how much you used to say it can rain in England, and it's true. Must be one of two things: either a thousand angels weeping for you, or you having a good drink up in heaven and you spilling it all over the place."
The Philanthropist is an American action drama series that premiered on NBC on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The program was a limited summer series, principally filmed in South Africa. It opened to strong ratings, but saw a drop in viewers in subsequent weeks. The Philanthropist is a Carnival Films production in association with The Levinson/Fontana Company and Original Media. Tom Fontana, Barry Levinson, Peter Horton, Charlie Corwin, Gareth Neame, and Teri Weinberg served as executive producers.
On October 21, 2009, the series was canceled by NBC. Fans attempts to keep the show on the air using Facebook and a charitable cause called "Save The Philanthropist through Charity" were unsuccessful.
Some relationships are put to the test in the most painful ways. Zhong Keke meets Tang Shaolei by accident when she ends up saving him from a street fight. Although Keke suspects that Shaolei is a materialistic man, she falls in love with him anyway.
스즈노 리(NAOTO)는 인기 급상승 중인 꽃미남 성우로 발매된 사진집도 호조를 보여 악수회에는 여성 팬들이 몰릴 정도로 인기다. 은밀하게 교제하고 있는 연인 앨리스(코미야 아리사)도 인기 넘버 1인 성우이자 가수로서도 인기가 높다. 리의 소속사는, 그의 비주얼을 써먹으려고 모델 일도 받으려고 하지만 정작 리는 성우가 본업이고 성우로서의 자신을 봐 주었으면 하고 있어 주위와의 갭에 고민하고 있었다. 오오야마 미유키(토미타 노조미)는, 스즈노 리와 언젠가 함께 일하는 것을 꿈꾸며 성우를 목표로 하고 있는 밝고 적극적인 여자 아이이다. 어느날, 알바하는 곳의 홈 센터에 리와 앨리스가 온다. 들키지 않게 얼굴은 가리고 있지만 리가 낸 목소리에 반응하는 미유키. 접객중에 미유키는 화려하게 넘어져 코피를 흘리고 만다. 그때 미유키가 한 말이, 옛날에 리가 어머니로부터 듣던 말과 겹쳐져, 리는 미유키가 신경쓰여...