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TFA blurb review

Head Over Heels is an American television sitcom created by Jeff Franklin that aired on the United Paramount Network from August 26 to October 28, 1997. The series is set in a video dating agency based in Miami Beach, Florida, and run by brothers Jack (played by Peter Dobson) and Warren Baldwin (Mitchell Whitfield). Their employees are Valentina (Cindy Ambuehl) and two romance counselors, Carmen (Eva LaRue) and Ian (Patrick Bristow, pictured). Connie Stevens was initially cast, but never appeared in the show. Andrew Gottlieb was a co-producer, and Vince Cheung and Ben Montanio were consulting producers. The sitcom was the lowest-performing series tracked by Nielsen Holdings for the 1997–1998 television season. Head Over Heels was one of 30 U.S. programs that season to feature a gay, lesbian or bisexual character; Ian was bisexual. Critics faulted the show's characters, sex comedy, and lack of diversity. (Full article...)

Just a suggested blurb ... thoughts and edits are welcome. - Dank (push to talk) 02:33, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

• Thank you for the blurb. My only concern is the last sentence, specifically the "and questioned the lack of a black main character" part. I am wondering if it loses its original context in the blurb and would seem a little random to people just reading the blurb without looking at the article itself. Critics questioned the absence of a black lead character given UPN's reputation for black programming. However, I could just be overthinking it, and it is nothing too major. Thank you again for the help with this! I could see this article running on the main page sometime in 2022 for either the 25th anniversary of its premiere or its finale. Aoba47 (talk) 04:31, 24 November 2019 (UTC)
  • If we end it at "comedy", it will be a bit short. Does "lack of diversity" work?
    • I think that works better. Thank you! Aoba47 (talk) 05:07, 24 November 2019 (UTC)