The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks is an American web series from AMC. It premiered in three sub-15 minute episodes on August 22, 2011.[1] The series marked the first production for AMC's Digital Studios, which co-released the program through Hulu.[2] It starred Adam Goldberg as the title character and Jeffrey Tambor as his psychiatrist.
| The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Peter Glanz |
| Written by | Peter Glanz and Juan Iglesias |
| Directed by | Peter Glanz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Peter Glanz, Neda Armian and Juan Iglesias |
| Camera setup | single-camera |
| Running time | 40 minutes (total) |
| Original release | |
| Network | AMC |
| Release | August 22 – September 5, 2011 |
Premise
editEarly in each episode, Arthur sits in a session with his therapist, rehashing his latest sexual encounter. Arthur is a successful playwright who is working to stage an elaborate play that mirrors his dysfunctional love life. Arthur has run-ins with barely legal teens,[3] overemotional actors[4] and surprise escorts.[5] Aided by his therapist, and friend, Chandler Brown (Pete Chekvala), he attempts to navigate through this complex love life (and, accordingly, his on-stage meta-life).
Some scenes reference the film Deconstructing Harry.
Cast
edit- Adam Goldberg as Arthur Banks
- Jeffrey Tambor as The Therapist
- Larry Pine as The Narrator
- Pete Chekvala as Chandler Brown
- Wendy Glenn as Annette
- Laura Clery as Cornelia Klein
- Fabianne Therese as Chloe
- Camille Cregan as The Understudy
- Barry Primus as George Epstein
- Liesl Gaffney Dawson as Sophie[6]
Episodes
edit- Episode One: I Pulled A Polanski
- Episode Two: The Silent Treatment
- Episode Three: The Latent Existentialist
References
edit- ^ ""AMC Launches AMC Digital Studios With The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks on Aug. 22" by AMCTV.com". AMC. Archived from the original on 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ ""AMC Launches Digital Outfit, says it's "grateful" to Frank Darabont" by Steven Zeitchik". The LA Times. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ ""Details - Episode 1: I Pulled A Polanski" by Peter Glanz". AMC. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ ""Details - Episode 2: The Silent Treatment" by Peter Glanz". AMC. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ ""Details - Episode 3: The Latent Existentialist" by Peter Glanz". AMC. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ ""The Cast" by AMCTV.com". AMC. Retrieved 2011-08-25.