Saints & Sinners (2007 TV series)
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| Genre | Telenovela |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
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| Original channel | MyNetworkTV |
| Original run | March 14, 2007 – September, 2007 |
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Saints & Sinners is a telenovela which premiered on March 14, 2007 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on the American television network MyNetworkTV. Twentieth Television produced this limited-run serial, based on the a 2000 TV Azteca telenovela titled La Calle de las Novias (Brides’ Avenue). New two hour installments air on Tuesday evenings.
This modern-day Romeo-and-Juliet story revolves around two Miami Beach families – the Capshaws and the Martins – who are plagued by a long, bitter rivalry. Gorgeous Julia Capshaw (Tyler Kain) falls is in love with Roman Martin (Scott Bailey), the man accused of killing her father. They are soon caught between their feuding hotel-owner families, who will stop at nothing to succeed.
Mel Harris plays Sylvia Capshaw, Julia's mother. Maria Conchita Alonso and Charles Shaughnessy play Roman's parents, Diana and August Martin. Natalie Martinez plays their daughter, Pilar Martin.[1] Robin Givens will play Kelly Dodd, a New York fashion designer who develops a crush on Roman. Michael Duvert and Joe Tabbanella are also in the cast.[2]
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[edit] Development
The limited-run serial was originally intended to run in syndication as A Dangerous Love under the "Secret Obsessions" umbrella title. Next, MyNetworkTV planned to air 65 one-hour episodes on weekdays with a Saturday night recap. Then the network, facing low ratings, decided to cut back on telenovelas. Instead, new episodes will run on Wednesday nights as a two-hour block.[3]
While MyNetworkTV has stopped development on future telenovelas,[4] Saints and Sinners had already finished shooting before the decision was announced. This show's finale, which is expected to air by the end of September,[1] will likely mark the end of the new network's experiment with serialized dramas. MyNetworkTV President Greg Meidel has said this show's complete run will air.[2]
[edit] Production Notes
- Initially, the Capshaw and the Martin clans were named the Oliveras and the Mazzonis. In the Mexican original, they were the Sánchez and Mendoza families.
- Joe Tabbanella played Marco Manetti on another MyNetworkTV telenovela, Desire.
- Natalie Martinez portrayed Michelle Miller on MyNetworkTV's Fashion House.
- The MyNetworkTV Web site lists the show as "part of the Secret Obsessions series."
- About 75 minutes of program is stretched to fill each two-hour weekly timeslot.[3]
- While the show is set in Florida, it was filmed at Stu Segall Productions in San Diego, except for a few exterior shots.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Robin Givens and Mel Harris Join Cast of MyNetworkTV's "Saints and Sinners", The Futon Critic, November 29, 2006
- ^ Shaughnessy, Duvert, Givens to "Saints", The Hollywood Reporter, November 27, 2006
- ^ MN Unveils Schedule With Fewer Telenovela Nights, DigitalMediaNet, February 1, 2007
- ^ MyNetwork TV: No More Scripted, TV Week, March 1, 2007
[edit] External Links
- Saints & Sinners at the Internet Movie Database
- Saints & Sinners at TV.com
- Official Site
- Telenovela-World forum
- promotional sheet (pdf) from MyNetworkTV.
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