LAX (TV series)

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LAX is an American drama television series set at the Los Angeles International Airport, drawing its name from the airport's IATA airport code, "LAX". The series premiered on September 13, 2004, on NBC, and aired through April 16, 2005.

Overview

LAX is a drama focusing on the day-to-day operations of the airport, with its runway manager, Harley Random (Heather Locklear), and its terminal manager, Roger de Souza (Blair Underwood). In the final episode, Harley leaves her job at LAX after she is told by Roger that he wants stability back in his life and no longer wants to be romantically involved with her.

LAX premiered on NBC on September 13, 2004. Ten episodes aired before NBC announced in November 2004 that no further episodes would be produced.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The show was moved to Saturdays at 8pm ET and the final episode aired on April 16, 2005. Thirteen episodes total were aired.

Cast

Main

• Heather Locklear as Harley Random
• Blair Underwood as Roger De Souza
• Paul Leyden as Tony Magulia
• Frank John Hughes as Henry Engels
• Wendy Hoopes as Betty
• David Paetkau as Nick

Recurring

• Joel David Moore as Eddie Carson
• Sasha Barrese as Caitlin Mansfield

Notable guests

• Chad Todhunter as Mystery Man
• Tony Hawk as himself
• Daniel Morton as a Serbian co-pilot
• Sam Doumit as Rachel, Senator's daughter
• Charisma Carpenter as Julie, Harley's sister

Production

LAX (originally titled HUB, and then The Hub) was announced on NBC's development slate on December 19, 2003,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> after being scrapped by NBC during the previous development season in winter 2003.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> On January 14, NBC greenlighted production on the pilot.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Anthony and Joe Russo signed on as directors of the pilot on February 6.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On May 17, 2004, NBC announced that they had picked up the pilot to series.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This show was not renewed for a second season.

Exterior shots for the pilot episode were filmed in Texas, although sources differ on whether Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> or Fort Worth Alliance Airport<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> stood in for Los Angeles International. Many other scenes were filmed using a vacant terminal and a disused Boeing 727 at Ontario International Airport, interspersed with establishing shots of the real LAX airport.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The theme song for the show was the beginning of "Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra. For the opening sequence of the final episode, a different excerpt of the song was used.

Broadcast

LAX premiered on September 13, 2004 and ended on April 16, 2005 on NBC.

Reception

In a survey by Philips, LAX got 17% of the votes for most anticipated new series.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The show was frequently the butt of comedic jokes due to its poor ratings, including Jay Leno, who remarked the show was "so bad that the actual Los Angeles Airport is thinking of changing its name to avoid being associated with the show."Template:Citation needed The 13 episodes of the program averaged 6.52 million viewers.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

LAX lost 19.09% of the viewers in its time slot versus the previous season, which was occupied by Third Watch.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

External links

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