Captains and the Kings was broadcast from September 30 to Novemin seven installments, two of which ran 120 minutes, and the other six lasting 60 minutes - a total of nine hours' air time in all.īased on the best-selling memoirs of Lillian Rogers Parks, the NBC miniseries Backstairs at the White House traces over five decades of American political history as witnessed from the vantage point of the servants' quarters. Featured in the all-star cast is Patty Duke Astin, who won an Emmy award for her portrayal of Bernadette Hennessey Armagh. Along the way, Joseph and his offspring indulged in innumerable romantic liaisons, extramarital and otherwise. Achieving fame and prominence (if not full-fledged social acceptance) through a Byzantine series of investments in the oil industry, the elder Armagh was obsessed with the notion of having one of his sons become the first Irish-Catholic President of the United States (does this story sound vaguely familiar?). Covering a time span from 1857 to 1912, this was the saga of the Irish-immigrant Armagh clan, with emphasis on the rags-to-riches career of Joseph Armagh (Richard Jordan). One of four dramatic miniseries carried by NBC under the blanket title Best Sellers, Captains and the Kings was adapted from a novel by Taylor Caldwell. In fact, he and his fellow castmates were only too happy to reminisce.Ĭheck out the Chuck cast's memorable moments and their emotional reaction to the final season: For something like this, which is definitely story arcs and serial, how many bad guys and missions can you go on before you feel like you're repeating the same thing? So I feel like we've gotten a really perfect amount of time together and it's been special from Day One."įrom Chuck to Nikita: TV's sexiest crime fightersĪfter five years of the geek getting the girl, far-flung fantasy spy missions and a cavalcade of nerd-dom's finest guest stars, it's easy to see why Levin isn't exactly complaining. "I think five seasons is actually a really good amount of time. "I don't feel like we were cut short, as difficult as it is to shut this last chapter on this journey," he told reporters at a December set visit for Chuck's two-hour series finale (Friday, 8/7c, NBC). Zachary Levi doesn't have any regrets that Chuck is ending with only a 13-episode fifth season. On the Set Farewell to Chuck Part 3: Cast Tears and Favorite Moments
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