Relativity (TV series)

{{Short description|American drama television series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | genre = [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]] | creator = [[Jason Katims]] | starring = {{Plain list| * [[Kimberly Williams-Paisley|Kimberly Williams]] * [[David Conrad]] * [[Jane Adams (actress, born 1965)|Jane Adams]] * [[Randall Batinkoff]] * [[Cliff DeYoung|Cliff De Young]] * [[Lisa Edelstein]] * [[Adam Goldberg]] * Devon Gummersall * Robert Katims * [[Poppy Montgomery]] * [[Richard Schiff]] * [[Mary Ellen Trainor]] }} | composer = [[W. G. Snuffy Walden]] | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 17 | executive_producer = {{Plain list| *[[Edward Zwick]] *[[Marshall Herskovitz]] }} | producer = | camera = | runtime = 60 minutes | company = {{Plain list| *[[Bedford Falls Productions|The Bedford Falls Company]] *[[20th Television|20th Century Fox Television]] }} | network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | first_aired = {{Start date|1996|9|24}} | last_aired = {{End date|1997|4|14}} }}

'''''Relativity''''' is an American [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series which followed a twenty-something couple, Isabel Lukens (played by [[Kimberly Williams-Paisley|Kimberly Williams]]) and Leo Roth (played by [[David Conrad]]), and the lives and loves of their friends and siblings in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name= "romantic">{{cite news |last=Diamond |first=Jamie |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/12/arts/a-neo-romantic-for-a-harsh-age.html |title=A Neo-Romantic For a Harsh Age |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 12, 1997 |accessdate=June 8, 2018}}</ref> The short-lived ABC series was the product of ''[[thirtysomething]]'' producers [[Edward Zwick]] and [[Marshall Herskovitz]] (who also produced ''[[Once and Again]]'' and ''[[My So-Called Life]]'', two other critically acclaimed series).<ref name= "theory">{{cite news |last=Lowry |first=Brian |url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-11-23-ca-2199-story.html |title=The Theory of 'Relativity' Rests on a Proven Risk |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=November 23, 1996 |access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref> The series ran on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from September 24, 1996 until April 14, 1997; it was canceled after 17 episodes due to low ratings.<ref name="Byers & Lavery">{{cite book |last1=Byers |first1=Michelle|last2=Lavery|first2=David|title=Dear Angela: Remembering My So-called Life p. 104 |publisher=[[Lexington Books]] |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-7391-1691-3}}</ref> The first open-mouth kiss between two women on prime time television occurred on the show in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|last=Frost |first=Karen |url=https://www.afterellen.com/tv/474467-long-road-lesbian-sex-sensuality-network-tv#UjXTCyxhuYzGUkMG.99 |title=The Long Road to Lesbian Sex & Sensuality on Network TV |publisher=AfterEllen |date=2017-08-19 |accessdate=2019-06-03}}</ref>

==Cast== * [[Kimberly Williams-Paisley|Kimberly Williams]] as Isabel Lukens * [[David Conrad]] as Leo Roth * [[Jane Adams (actress, born 1965)|Jane Adams]] as Karen Lukens * [[Randall Batinkoff]] as Everett * [[Cliff DeYoung|Cliff De Young]] as David Lukens * [[Lisa Edelstein]] as Rhonda Roth * [[Adam Goldberg]] as Doug * Devon Gummersall as Jake Roth * Robert Katims as Hal Roth * [[Poppy Montgomery]] as Jennifer Lukens * [[Richard Schiff]] as Barry Roth * [[Mary Ellen Trainor]] as Eve Lukens

==Episodes== {{Episode table |background= |overall= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |prodcode= |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=1 | Title=Pilot | DirectedBy=[[Mark Piznarski]] | WrittenBy=[[Jason Katims]] | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|9|24}} | ProdCode = 4H79 | ShortSummary= | LineColor= }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=2 | Title={{vanchor|Just One More Thing}} | DirectedBy=[[Michael W. Watkins]] | WrittenBy=Jason Katims | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|9|28}} | ProdCode = 4H01 | ShortSummary= | LineColor= }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=3 | Title=First Impressions | DirectedBy=[[Todd Holland]] | WrittenBy=Ellen Herman | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|10|5}} | ProdCode = 4H02 | ShortSummary= | LineColor= }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=4 | Title=The Unveiling | DirectedBy=Mark Piznarski | WrittenBy=Ellen Triedman & Jason Katims | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|10|12}} | ProdCode = 4H03 | ShortSummary= | LineColor= }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=5 | Title=Moving In | DirectedBy=Mark Piznarski | WrittenBy=Tim Kazurinsky & Denise Derline and Jan Oxenberg | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|10|19}} | ProdCode = 4H04 | ShortSummary= | LineColor= }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=6 | Title=Fathers | DirectedBy=Davis Guggenheim | WrittenBy=Ellen Herman | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|10|26}} | ProdCode = 4H05 | ShortSummary= | LineColor= }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=7 | Title=No Job Too Small | DirectedBy=[[Dennie Gordon]] | WrittenBy=Jan Oxenberg | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|11|2}} | ProdCode = 4H06 | ShortSummary= | LineColor= }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=8 | Title=Jake Gets a Job | DirectedBy=[[Patrick Norris|Patrick R. Norris]] | WrittenBy=[[Victor Bumbalo]] | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|11|9}} | ProdCode = 4H07 | ShortSummary= | LineColor= }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=9 | Title=Jealousy | DirectedBy=[[Arvin Brown]] | WrittenBy=Carole Real & Jason Katims | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|11|23}} | ProdCode = 4H08 | ShortSummary= | LineColor= }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=10 | Title=Role Model | DirectedBy=Mark Piznarski | WrittenBy=Ellen Herman | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|12|14}} | ProdCode = 4H09 | ShortSummary= | LineColor= }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=11 | Title=Unsilent Night | DirectedBy=[[Edward Zwick]] | WrittenBy=Jan Oxenberg | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|12|21}} | ProdCode = 4H11 | ShortSummary= | LineColor= }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=12 | Title=New Year's Eve | DirectedBy=Patrick R. Norris | WrittenBy=Ellen Herman | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|1|4}} | ProdCode = 4H12 | ShortSummary= | LineColor= }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=13 | Title=The Day the Earth Moved | DirectedBy=[[Steve Miner]] | WrittenBy=Jan Oxenberg | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|1|11}} | ProdCode = 4H13 | ShortSummary= | LineColor= }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=14 | Title=Billable Hours | DirectedBy=[[Matt Reeves]] | WrittenBy=Amanda Marks & Jason Katims | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|1|18}} | ProdCode = 4H10 | ShortSummary= | LineColor= }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=15 | Title=Karen and Her Sisters | DirectedBy=Mark Piznarski | WrittenBy=Jason Katims | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|3|31}} | ProdCode = 4H14 | ShortSummary= | LineColor= }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=16 | Title=Valentine's Day | DirectedBy=[[Michael Fields (director)|Michael Fields]] | WrittenBy=Ellen Herman | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|4|7}} | ProdCode = 4H15 | ShortSummary= | LineColor= }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=17 | Title=Hearts and Bones | DirectedBy=Mark Piznarski | WrittenBy=Jason Katims | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|4|14}} | ProdCode = 4H16 | ShortSummary= | LineColor= }} }}

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0115332|Relativity}} * [http://allyourscreens.com/index.php/tv-reviews/4337-review-relativity Review: Relativity on AllYourScreens]

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