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 Series poster | |
| Genre | Mystery Drama |
| Created by | Josh Appelbaum Andre Nemec Scott Rosenberg |
| Directed by | Gary Fleder |
| Starring | Geoff Stults Lauren German Amy Acker Robert Wisdom Sarah Gadon Jay Paulson Ben Schnetzer Steven Weber Sam Neill |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Port Hope, Ontario Port Perry, Ontario Toronto, Ontario |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | ABC Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | April 28 – July 1, 2010 (2010-07-01) (2 episodes aired online) |
Happy Town is an American drama television series that premiered on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, on ABC. It was created by Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg.
Plot
A period of peace following a series of unsolved kidnappings is cut short when a new crime has everyone talking in the small Minnesota town of Haplin. The townsfolk are convinced the crimes are committed by the so-called "Magic Man", a person whom Merritt Grieves describes as having "an ability that bordered on the mystical. Six vanished, never to be heard of again." As the series progresses it seems evident that the disappearances are related to town matriarch Peggy Haplin and an old German film she possesses titled Die Blaue Tür (The Blue Door).
Background
Although the series is set in Minnesota, many of the scenes for the program's pilot and first season were filmed in Canadian communities such as Port Hope, Ontario, Penetanguishene, Ontario and St. Catharines, Ontario. After shooting the pilot episode, actor Ben Schnetzer replaced John Patrick Amedori in the role of Andrew Haplin, and Steven Weber replaced Dean Winters for the role of John Haplin.
Cast
- Geoff Stults as Deputy Tommy Conroy
- Lauren German as Henley Boone/"Chloe"
- Amy Acker as Rachel Conroy
- Robert Wisdom as Roger Hobbs
- Sarah Gadon as Georgia Bravin
- Jay Paulson as Deputy Eli "Root Beer" Rogers
- Ben Schnetzer as Andrew Haplin
- Steven Weber as John Haplin
- Sam Neill as Merritt Grieves
- Peter Outerbridge as Dan Farmer
- Sophia Ewaniuk as Emma Conroy
Guest stars
- M.C. Gainey as Sheriff Griffin Conroy
- Abraham Benrubi as Big Dave
- David Cronenberg as Dr. Leichman
- Stephen McHattie as Carl Bravin
- Warren Christie as Aidan "Greggy" Stiviletto
- Frances Conroy as Peggy Haplin
Episodes
Main article: List of Happy Town episodesRatings
Despite a promotional push from ABC, its debut episode performed poorly, scoring a 1.7/5 among 18-49's, with 5.2 million viewers overall, roughly scoring the same numbers in the same time period that predecessors Ugly Betty and Eastwick had during their run. In its second outing, the ratings slipped as did its audience, scoring a 1.2/4 among 18-49's and a 2.6/5 overall with 3.8 million viewers watching.
On May 11, 2010, ABC announced that it was pulling Happy Town from the schedule for two weeks, planning to resume its episode run on June 2; with the 5 remaining episodes airing on consecutive weeks. On May 17, 2010, ABC confirmed that Happy Town was among the shows cancelled from the 2009-2010 season. On June 18, 2010, ABC officially cancelled the series after its June 16, 2010 episode aired. On July 1, 2010 ABC.com released the two remaining episodes online.
References
- Take Your Trip to Happy Town Early! Demand It and Be One of the First to Experience the Mayhem!
- Huff, Richard (2009-05-19). "ABC's fall lineup includes 11 new series - but no 'Samantha Who'". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- O'Meara, Jennifer (July 23, 2009). "Port Hope a 'Happy Town' again". Northumberland News. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
- The Futon Critic website
- "Idol", "Family" Wow on Wednesday, Variety, April 29, 2010
- Wednesday Finals: "American Idol", "The Middle", "Modern Family", "Cougar Town" and "CSI: NY" Adjusted Up, TV By the Numbers, May 6, 2010
- This Just In: ABC Pulls "Happy Town", Entertainment Weekly, May 11, 2010
- ABC Pulls "Happy Town", Will Burn Off In Summer, Hollywood Reporter, May 11, 2010
- "ABC adds seven series for fall 2010; 'V' held till midseason" fromZap2it (May 17, 2010)
- "ABC CANCELS "HAPPY TOWN" (AGAIN); SLATES "WIFE SWAP," "PRIMETIME," "EASTWICK" ORIGINALS" from The Futon Critic (June 18, 2010)