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TV·1999–2001·2 seasons, 17 episodes·AMC·Comedy, Drama·30m·Created by Rick Mitz

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An early AMC dramedy series profiling the fictional studio Sylver Screen Pictures during the 1930s and the pursuits of its classic Hollywood stars.

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Episodes by season

Season014Episodes1999AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01ItAugust 19, 1999Sweet young Hollywood hopeful June Parker looks like she may get her big break when the star of Sylver Studios' latest film dies in the midd
  2. S01E02Overnight StarAugust 19, 1999When his financier brother objects to hiring an unknown to take over the lead in their new picture, studio head Harry Sylver schemes to make
  3. S01E03StardomAugust 20, 1999June's newfound star status attracts the romantic interest of playboy/mogul Roland White, as well as that of studio publicist Jack Sweeney.
  4. S01E04Happy LandingAugust 20, 1999After making a series of box office bombs, Harry Sylver is forced out by Roland Winters, who appoints himself the new head of Sylver Studios

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0213Episodes2001AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01New Mogul in TownJanuary 7, 2001Desperate for a successful picture, new studio head Leo Sylver steals Warner Brothers' actress Rachel Lipton to star in a big-budget story a
  2. S02E02Hooked on HollywoodJanuary 14, 2001Sylver Studios hires high-brow New York writer Libby Wilson to pump up the screenplay on its new picture. Meanwhile, the studio takes measu
  3. S02E03The Portable Libby WilsonJanuary 21, 2001Aspiring screenwriter Charlie Patterson falls under sexy Libby Wilson's spell as they work together on a new screenplay, but then she takes
  4. S02E04DetoxJanuary 28, 2001When Leo Sylver finds out that Victor, the studio's new star, is a morphine addict, he orders Sweeney to fix the problem before it becomes p
  5. S02E05The AccidentFebruary 4, 2001Out on a wild ride with Victor Mansfield, Rachel's car is wrecked, sending the beloved leading lady through the windshield and into a coma.
  6. S02E06Nebraska JohnstonFebruary 11, 2001Fed up with playing nothing but maids and mammies, a classically trained African-American actress issues an ultimatum to studio boss Leo Syl
  7. S02E07Daddy DearestFebruary 25, 2001Legendary swashbuckling movie star Colin Rhome, as famous between the sheets as on the screen, arrives at Silver Studios and is warmly greet
  8. S02E08StiffedMarch 4, 2001After years of hard living, Colin Rhome passes away in the presence of his friends. Mary, grieving for Colin, takes it upon herself to infor
  9. S02E09Danny Matthews Takes a WifeMarch 18, 2001Danny Matthews , a masculine leading man at Sylver Screen Pictures runs afoul Leo and the Hollywood press for being too open and public abou
  10. S02E10The Mob SceneMarch 25, 2001As Charlie works on writing a sex scene that will pass all of Lundquist's objections, the studido is visited by a ""union represenative"" wh
  11. S02E11Oscar's WlldApril 1, 2001Victor is starring in Charlie's adaptation of ""The Private Life of Oscar Wilde,"" but Leo nearly has a heart attack when the film's directo
  12. S02E12Kids (aka Worshipping at Shirley's Temple)April 8, 2001Without Fabian's knowledge, stage-mommy Norma puts his young niece up for the starring role in Charlie's new musical. Meanwhile, Charlie te
  13. S02E13Property of Sylver ScreenApril 22, 2001Rachel, having grown tired of mediocre roles in her films threatens to walk out on Sylver Screen Pictures. Leo calms her down and promises h

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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