| Evening Shade - Season One | 
 enlarge | Directors: Richard Kline, Michael Jeter, Dennis Erdman, Charles Frank, Robert Ginty
Actors: Burt Reynolds, Dominic Messina
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (18 reviews)
Sales Rank: 8004
Format: Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 540 minutes
Number Of Items: 5
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: PARD892084D
UPC: 097368920842
EAN: 0097368920842
ASIN: B00005JOXR
Release Date: June 24, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: September 21, 1990
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Description
Wood Newton (Burt Reynolds) is a retired pro American Football player who has returned to his childhood home - the small town of Evening Shade, Arkansas. He's now the coach of the local high school Football team, which brings him closer to the other residents of the town.
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The sun set on Evening Shade in 1994, but it's morning again for this charmingly laid-back series set in a small Arkansas town populated by a gallery of colorful characters. Evening Shade gave Burt Reynolds what Look Who's Talking gave John Travolta; a career bump after his star had somewhat dimmed. Reynolds would earn a People's Choice Award, an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his tailor-made role as Wood Newton, a former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback who returns to his small town to serve as the high-school football coach. As the series begins, the team is mired in a 30 games-and-counting losing streak. His wife, Ava (Marilu Henner), whom Wood married when she was 18, no sooner launches her campaign for prosecutor, than she learns she is pregnant. Evening Shade was created by Clinton cronies Harry Thomason and Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (it is said that Hillary suggested the show's setting and title), but the show is a Red Stater's dream; a celebration of small town America and the three F's; family, friends, and faith. In the pilot, Wood bemoans the replacement of the local eatery's jukebox and the substitution of Milli Vanilli and "Me So Horny" for the cherished songs of his youth, like "Blueberry Hill." In "Gambler's Anonymous," get out your tissues when guest star Kenny Rogers sings the stirring "20 Years Ago." Reynolds anchors the series (he also directed eight episodes) and snaps one-liners with his flip panache, but he generously cedes the spotlight to the stellar ensemble of estimable character actors, including Hal Holbrook as Evan, Ava's father and the crusty publisher of the local newspaper, Ossie Davis as Blue, the sage owner of the local barbeque hangout, and whose Our Town-esque narration frames most of the episodes, Charles Durning as the outsized family physician, Michael Jeter, an Emmy-winner as the wimpy-looking math teacher who signs on as Wood's new assistant coach, and Elizabeth Ashley as southern diva Frieda, Ava's aunt. Adding more local color are Nub (Charlie Dell), the slow-witted paperboy (a character that would barely pass PC muster today), Ann Wedgeworth as Merleen, the doc's sexy wife, and Linda Gehringer as Fontana Beausoleil, a striptease artist with a heart of gold. Evening Shade has its own easy-going rhythm, and the same smart and sassy humor the Thomasons brought to Designing Women. In the episode, "Hooray for Wood," a movie crew is in town to film a Civil War miniseries. When a producer mentions they don't have enough blacks for slaves, Blue dryly replies, "Age-old problem." --Donald Liebenson
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 Evening Shade - fabulous. November 12, 2008
This is an extremely well written comedy with actors who look like they're enjoying themselves every minute. Starring Burt Reynolds as the coach who hasn't won a game in 40 matches married to a lawyer running for office in a small town called Evening Shade, with a group of friends who meet in the local coffee shop every day to share their joys and sorrows. This premise has been used in other shows in recent years, but this show does it so cleverly it is a joy to watch. My memories of seeing Evening Shade originally all those years ago were not rose coloured or exaggerated; this show is fabulous and extremely entertaining .
The "Shade" is great! November 7, 2008
Where is season 2 ??? This show is so much much more than many series and has some of the greatest actors/actresses of TV's history. It is an enjoyable watch for all ages. The quality of the set is A#1. But we need the rest of the series!!!
 fun to see show again September 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The sound quality could be better. We get humming on our tv set, it may be our set,also. The video is good. We are enjoying watching the shows again. Crazy people in a crazy little town.
Very Entertaining September 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a terrific show and I'm so glad it's finally out on DVD. All the characters are fantastic and funny. I was sad to finish the last DVD in the season.... I can't wait for Season Two to be released!
Just 1 of my FAVs September 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is just 1 of my many favorites that got canceled (just to many to list).
This to me is one of the best family entertainment shows that was put on TV. Love the entire cast. The quality is awesome.
Hope you will purchase it.
Sincerely,
Rose
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