Английская Википедия:Dweebs (TV series)
Dweebs is an American sitcom that ran on CBS from September 22 to November 3, 1995. It failed to find an audience and was cancelled after 7 episodes, leaving 3 unaired.
Synopsis
The show stars Farrah Forke as Carey, a technophobic woman hired to be the office manager of a highly successful software company named Cyberbyte, owned by Warren Mosbey (Peter Scolari).[1] Warren and the other employees (played by actors Stephen Tobolowsky, David Kaufman, Corey Feldman and Adam Biesk), were stereotypical nerds or "dweebs", highly intelligent yet socially inept, contrasting with the character of Carey.[2] Holly Fulger also co-starred as Carey's friend, Noreen.
Air dates and cancellation
Ten episodes were produced but only seven aired in the US between 22 September and 3 November 1995.[3][4] All 10 episodes aired the following year on Channel 4 in the UK from 29 June to 31 August 1996.[3]
Farrah Forke was fresh off her role as Alex Lambert on Wings. She and Stephen Tobolowksy would both appear together again the following year as part of the main cast of the sitcom, Mr. Rhodes, which was co-created by Dweebs creator Peter Noah. It ran for almost twice as many episodes but would also be canceled after only one season.[5]
Reception and similarities to later shows
The show gained a mixed reception from critics at the time. Variety felt the show had a future if the kinks were worked out.[6][7][8][2]
Back in 1995, a sitcom about nerd and computer maniacs was an original idea, and would later be successfully used in shows like The IT Crowd, The Big Bang Theory, and Silicon Valley.[9] An article in Vulture also compared the show to The Big Bang Theory and Silicon Valley and called it a trailblazer.[4] The article said the show was "quite possibly the first American sitcom to focus its attention on the tech world and the integration of computers into daily life" and was "practically avant garde for its time."[4]
The show was arguably very ahead of its time, released right in the middle of a booming interest in IT in the mid-'90s, and perhaps its early cancelation indicates it was too ahead of its time. As Vulture noted, the show "existed at a time when a substantial portion of America, but by no means a majority (or even close), was computer-savvy".[4]
Cast
- Farrah Forke as Carey
- Peter Scolari as Warren Mosbey
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Karl
- Corey Feldman as Vic
- David Kaufman as Morley
- Adam Biesk as Todd
- Holly Fulger as Noreen
Episodes
References
External links
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- 1990s American sitcoms
- Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios
- 1995 American television series debuts
- 1995 American television series endings
- American English-language television shows
- Television shows set in Seattle
- CBS sitcoms
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