List of Dirt episodes
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The following is a list of episodes from the FX television series, Dirt.
FX has ordered a season of 13 one hour-long episodes. Series production began in September 2006, but the pilot was reshot to include a cameo by David Fincher and to add more of Courteney Cox's character.[1] Production on the original pilot began in Los Angeles in March 2006, and it was the ninth drama series pilot shot for FX. Matthew Carnahan, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette are serving as executive producers. Thea Mann is producing for Courteney Cox and David Arquette's Coquette Productions, while Touchstone Television and FX are co-producing the series.[1]
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[edit] Season 1
This article contains episode summaries for the first season of the American television series Dirt.The first season's episodes began airing on January 2, 2007 and finished on March 27, 2007.
The original airdates (US) are listed here for each episode.
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"Pilot" | January 2, 2007 | 1 | 1 | 3.74 million[3] |
| Courteney Cox stars as ruthless tabloid editor Lucy Spiller, who's masterful at using threats and manipulation to dig up dirt, aided by resourceful paparazzo Don Konkey. Lucy zeroes in on struggling actor Holt McLaren, who needs favorable publicity and whose rising-star girlfriend, Julia Mallory, is well-connected. | |||||
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"Blogan" | January 9, 2007 | 1 | 2 | 2.4 million [3] |
| Lucy sends Don to shoot Kira Klay's corpse, but Kira looks all too lively to him. Don also gets a visit from Prince Tyreese, but it's not exactly a courtesy call. Meanwhile, Holt looks for ways to help Julia, and Willa shows journalistic spunk in tracking down dirt on a Hollywood power couple known as “Blogan.” | |||||
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"Ovophagy" | January 16, 2007 | 1 | 3 | 1.9 million [3] |
| "Dirt Now" is about to launch, and Lucy needs a cover story. Lucy suspects that drugs made an ailing Christian-pop star sick and dispatches Don to get the dirt. Meanwhile, Holt is courted by a major producer while Julia has a hard time back on the set of her sitcom. | |||||
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"What to Expect When You're Expecting" | January 23, 2007 | 1 | 4 | 1.9 million[3] |
| Lucy blackmails basketball star Prince Tyreese into helping her track down a missing rap star; Lucy and Leo's mother announces her plans to re-marry on the anniversary of their father's suicide. | |||||
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"You Don't Know Jack" | January 30, 2007 | 1 | 5 | 2.16 million[3] |
| Lucy publishes photos of action-movie star Jack Dawson in the arms of her brother Leo; menacing visitors threaten Brent Barrow to reveal Lucy's source about the murder of Aundre G; Julia interrupts a photo shoot for Holt. | |||||
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"The Secret Lives of Altar Girls" | February 6, 2007 | 1 | 6 | 1.42 million[3] |
| To assist Willa investigate the murder of a teenage girl in a small California town, Lucy delegates her onetime mentor to help. In the meantime, Holt and Lucy's growing attraction towards each other arrives to a boil, and Julia slumps into the arms of Garbo and deeper into drugs. | |||||
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"Come Together" | February 13, 2007 | 1 | 7 | 1.58 million[3] |
| When her source takes back her story, Willa's excitement over her first story fades. In the meantime Lucy's relationship with Leo and her coming with DirtNow are jeopardized by Jack Dawson's lawsuit. Don becomes involved with a waitress. | |||||
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"The Thing Under the Bed" | February 20, 2007 | 1 | 8 | TBD |
| Lucy has trouble sleeping. Willa teams up with Don to uncover a secret celebrity wedding. Julia deals with rehab while Holt deals with his career. | |||||
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"This Is Not Your Father's Hostage Situation" | February 27, 2007 | 1 | 9 | 1.36 million[3] |
| A former child star takes the magazine staff hostage, forcing them to produce an entire issue about him. In the meantine, Lucy wonders if he is really a threat or simply a harmless has-been looking for publicity. | |||||
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"The Sexxx Issue" | March 6, 2007 | 1 | 10 | TBD |
| Lucy proposes a sex-themed issue as a means of getting the staff to relax after the hostage situation. In the meantine, Brent and Willa find themselves in a compromising position with a girl whose father wishes to turn into a star, and Don faces his intimacy problem with Abby. | |||||
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"Pap Smeared" | March 13, 2007 | 1 | 11 | 1.7 million [3] |
| A young photographer offers to help Don; Julia discovers Hollywood has moved on without her; Holt fears his relationship with Lucy might be exposed. | |||||
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"Caught on Tape" | March 20, 2007 | 1 | 12 | 1.79 million [3] |
| Perez Hilton guest stars. Julia is horrified when a sex tape of her and a former co-star turns up on the Internet; Don gets a mysterious assignment; Lucy relies on Willa. | |||||
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Ita Missa Est (Season Finale) | March 27, 2007 | 1 | 13 | 2.4 million[4] |
| Jennifer Aniston guest stars as lesbian Tina Harrod, a magazine editor that butts heads with Lucy. Lucy's stalker will be revealed.
Season Finale: It is revealed that Don Konkey is having trouble coming to terms with the illusions, which persist in urging him to kill Lucy and he wanders off into the desert. Lucy sends a helicopter out to get him and he agrees to get a monthly dose of meds and sign his power of attorney to Lucy. Throughout the show there are brief lesbian references between Tina (played by Jennifer Aniston) and Lucy. Eventually, within the final scenes, Julia finds out (from Tina) the details on Holt and Lucy's relationship with each other. When Tina asks Julia if she would like something to drink, Tina says "Water, Soda, No Wine Though!". Some may conclude that Julia could be pregnant based on that comment. Or she may just be refraining from drinking due to her recent release from rehab. Neither reason was confirmed. It is also eventually revealed that Lucy's brother Leo is the stalker. The team Lucy hired to watch over her estate, finds pictures of Lucy (which were fan-based told as "stalker photos") in his computer. Although Leo tells Lucy that it was meant to basically teach her a lesson, it is shown that she puts his personal items on the driveway. In the closing scenes, Julia secretly gets into Lucy's house (without viewer's knowledge first) and then stabs Lucy with a knife during a slow motion struggle but then is stabbed herself. After which, Lucy walks outside (Julia is presumed dead by viewers), calls Don and tells him to get the shots before calling 911. The scene ends with Lucy presumably dying with Don holding her as sirens begin to near. Thus leaving Don, in a delicate state of mental health, found at the crime scene. It is unknown if there will be a 2nd season or the aftermath or even the survival of Lucy, after all, the final scene does not directly indicate Lucy's death, nor does it show any previews. |
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[edit] iTunes and DVD releases
All episodes that have been aired are available through the iTunes music store[5] It is unconfirmed, although highly likely, that there will be DVD, or high-definition like HD-DVD or Blu-Ray, releases of Dirt as of February 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Final runs set for HBO's 'Deadwood',' FX's 'The Shield', The Futon Critic, June 5, 2006.
- ^ Dirt Episode List, TV.com, February 14, 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j [1]
- ^ http://www.nypost.com/seven/03302007/tv/starr_report_tv_michael_starr.htm
- ^ Apple. iTunes, iTunes, February 14, 2007.
[edit] External links
Main characters: Lucy Spiller • Don Konkey • Holt McLaren • Julia Mallory • Willa McPherson • Brent Barrow • Leo Spiller
List of Dirt episodes • List of Dirt characters
