Английская Википедия:Downtown (1999 TV series)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox television Downtown is an American animated sitcom on MTV on urban life, based on interviews with real people. The show, created by Chris Prynoski, follows a diverse and multiracial cast who live in New York City, and presents their everyday lives.[1] In 2000, Downtown was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for the episode "Before and After".[2]

Downtown aired 13 episodes from August to November 1999.[3]

Cast

  • Gregory Gilmore as Alex Henson, a nerdy 24-year-old virgin and Chaka's older brother. He harbors a crush on goth girl, Serena.
  • Leyora Zuberman as Chaka Henson, Alex's rebellious 17-year-old younger sister
  • Marco H. Rodriguez as Fruity, an Afro-Latino ladies' man who has a crush on Chaka.
  • Scot Rienecker as Scott ("Goat"), Alex and Jen's stoner friend.
  • Tammy Lang as Jen, Alex's chubby, sarcastic Asian-American best friend.
  • Hector Fontanez as Matt, Fruity's artsy best friend.
  • Aurora Lucia-Levey as Mecca, an African-American hopeless romantic and Chaka's best friend.
  • Phoebe Summersquash as Serena, a resident goth girl, and Alex's love interest.
  • Rosanna Plasencia as Leah, Jen's promiscuous roommate.

Episodes

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Reception

Sarah Nechamkin of Interview called Downtown "the best piece of discarded treasure to come out of the glorious trove of '90s MTV".[4] In a retrospective review for Vulture, Greta Rainbow called it a "feat of naturalistic dialogue", describing the series as a "hyperspecific time capsule".[5]

References

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External links

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