Prime Time is precarious and at any time the top shows can be cruelly yanked from glory by an audience's hand (or euthanized by their own creators). These series all had their moment in the sun, and now serve as milestones of Prime Time's past.
VIP Style: The Terry Hicks Saga
Yang Miller (Video Shmideo) is back in Prime Time after a long layoff with a not-quite-reality show that follows a hillbilly poon-hound with "Mountain Dew Mouth" and a tenacious desire to party VIP Style, against all odds.
First screened: 2009-09-23 at New York TV Festival
Last screened: 2009-11-04 at 92YTribeca
Titsburg
Created by Chioke Nassor, Tavon Bolourchi
A show about a couple of fellas who live in Titsburg...although it's unclear whether said 'burg is a geographical location or merely a state of mind.
First screened: 2009-04-01 at 92YTribeca
Last screened: 2009-11-04 at 92YTribeca
Old Friends
101ny newbies Nick Ross and Tim Curcio give us a show about a couple of high school acquaintances who cross paths several years later, leading to an escalating rivalry. Old Friends took a bow in September, despite some star-power assistance.
First screened: 2009-07-01 at 92YTribeca
Last screened: 2009-09-23 at New York TV Festival
Jon and Cat
Created by Aldous Davidson
Vamps creator Aldous Davidson brings us a show that's a bit like Garfield, if Garfield had way more of a dark side than just hating Mondays.
First screened: 2009-08-05 at 92YTribeca
Last screened: 2009-09-23 at New York TV Festival
Chicks in the City
A sex columnist and her friends make trenchant observations about sex, dating and male-female interactions.
First screened: 2009-05-06 at 92YTribeca
Last screened: 2009-08-05 at 92YTribeca
Bromos
Created by Nick Bernardone, Rick Shine
First-time submitters Nick Bernardone, Rick Shine and the rest of the Hot Garbage Video crew nail a reality series parody, filling an aching hole 101NY didn't even know it had.
First screened: 2009-04-01 at 92YTribeca
Last screened: 2009-08-05 at 92YTribeca
Dos Bolas
Created by Steven Stover, Brett Ryans
A Spanish language soap opera starring puppets, Dos Bolas took a bow after its third episode, as the audience denied it a prime time slot by a single vote. Hopefully Steven Stover, Brett Ryans and company will return!
First screened: 2009-04-01 at 92YTribeca
Last screened: 2009-07-01 at 92YTribeca
Sandwich of Terror
Created by Jeremy Westphal, Tom Silvestro, Chris Prine
An anthology series from the makers of Scissor Cop serves up a couple of super surprise twist endings every month, with a side order of late night 80's cheese. In May, it suffered a twist ending of its own with a surprise cancellation from the audience in a very tight month.
First screened: 2009-02-04 at 92YTribeca
Last screened: 2009-05-06 at 92YTribeca
Lab Partners
Created by Karen Lurie, Nick Poppy
Lab Partners paired a put-upon man of science with the former star of a science fiction tv series, a charming odd-coupling that found a home in prime time for only one month.
First screened: 2009-03-04 at 92YTribeca
Last screened: 2009-04-01 at 92YTribeca
Vamps
Created by Greg Stees
Aldous Davidson, Greg Stees and Al Thompson brought some high production value to their show about New York roommate vampires, but lost their slot in a month that saw three pilots make prime time.
First screened: 2008-11-03 at Pianos
Last screened: 2009-04-01 at 92YTribeca
Roommates
Created by Austin Bragg, Hunter Christy, Meredith Bragg
After years of unprecedented screening dominance - a run which included a stint with overlapping prime time shows - The Big Honkin' crew left prime time quietly in April '09, declining to make a fourth episode of their show about a couple of guys who live with an internet search engine. One couldn't blame them for wanting a well-deserved break (but we still hope they'll be back soon).
First screened: 2008-11-03 at Pianos
Last screened: 2009-04-01 at 92YTribeca
The Rory & Craig Show
Created by Rory Panagotopulos, Craig Rowin
Yet another take on the evergreen two-guys-in-an-apartment show, this time from the folks who brought us last year's Beyond Fact. Despite a charming format combining live-action and animation, Rory & Craig fell by the wayside in March.
First screened: 2009-02-04 at 92YTribeca
Last screened: 2009-03-04 at 92YTribeca
Cooking With the Single Guy
Created by Daniel Kramer
At 101ny's special New York Television Festival screening, Daniel Kramer and Matt Saccullo smashed into prime time. After just three servings, however, they bowed out voluntarily at the February screening.
First screened: 2008-09-16 at New York TV Festival
Last screened: 2009-02-04 at 92YTribeca
Scissor Cop
Created by Jeremy Westphal, Tom Silvestro, Chris Prine
The show about a cop who won't let go of his scissors, told largely in lengthy flashback sequences that continually add to the show's rich backstory. The secret of the scissors was finally revealed at the February screening, as Westphal, Silvestro and Prine moved on to other projects.
First screened: 2008-04-08 at Pianos
Last screened: 2009-02-04 at 92YTribeca
The Defenders of Stan
Created by Austin Bragg, Hunter Christy
Super-powered heroes unite to defend humanity - in this case, one guy. "Defenders of Stan" called it a series in February, self-canceling after a record-setting 20 episodes.
First screened: 2006-08-28 at Anthology Film Archives
Last screened: 2009-02-04 at 92YTribeca


