Series synopsis
Starved is an American comedy drama television series that premiered on FX on August 4, 2005. It ended on September 15, 2005. It was created by Eric Schaeffer. It stars Eric Schaeffer, Laura Benanti, Sterling K. Brown and Del Pentecost.
Starved is an FX Network television situation comedy that aired for one season of seven episodes in 2005. The series was about four friends who each suffer from eating disorders, who met at a "shame-based" support group called Belt Tighteners. Its characters included those with bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating disorder. Eric Schaeffer created the show as well as writing, starring in and directing it, based upon his own struggle with eating disorders. In addition to his own life experiences, S ...
Premise
Starved is an FX Network television situation comedy that aired for one season of seven episodes in 2005. The series was about four friends who each suffer from eating disorders, who met at a "shame-based" support group called Belt Tighteners. Its characters included those with bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating disorder. Eric Schaeffer created the show as well as writing, starring in and directing it, based upon his own struggle with eating disorders. In addition to his own life experiences, Schaeffer also drew upon the experiences of the other members of the principal cast, each of whom coincidentally had struggled with food issues of their own.
Starved was the lead-in of FX's hour-long "Other Side of Comedy" block with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. FX executives wanted to use the two series to begin building comedy programming and broaden the network's demographic. The series debuted on August 4, 2005 to poor critical reviews and was cancelled in October 2005, when FX picked Sunny over Starved for renewal.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Eric Schaeffer as Sam
- Laura Benanti as Billie Frasier
- Sterling K. Brown as Adam Williams
- Del Pentecost as Dan Roundtree
Guest cast
- Charles Socarides as Waiter
- Jeff Hiller as Gay Man
- Nikki Ghisel as Joaney
- Daniel Hank as Jerry
- Jackie Hoffman as Group Leader
- Emily Schweitz as Sarah
- Gurdeep Singh as Sanji
- Barbara Spiegel as Receptionist
- Christina Christian as Submissive
- Maureen Flannigan as Amy Roundtree
- Ronald Guttman as Charles
- Edward Hibbert as Harold
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 7 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 7 | August 4, 2005 | September 15, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Sam, Billie, Adam and Dan are four New Yorkers who are dealing with their individual eating disorders together. All four of them lean on one another for support and are good friends. They attend Belttighteners, which is a recovery program that approaches their issues extremely ruthless ways. Sam is trying to shape his date into a woman from a hot TV commercial, which horrifies Billie. Dan struggles with his choice for a gastric bypass surgery and Adam chases down a deliveryman for food. |
August 4, 2005 |
| 2 |
Please Releases Me, Let Me Go Sam begins to date his colonic hydrotherapist only to realize he is jealous of the woman's other clients. Billie goes to visit her family and friends, but must deal with her father who always puts pressure on her to stay thin. Dan becomes so frustrated with his wife Amy, he pays a visit to an S&M submissive. |
August 11, 2005 |
| 3 |
Scrotal Origami Dan' wife throws him out of the house after she learns about his sexual experiment. Billie begins to work out more, but discovers the reason behinds a girl's figure. Also, Sam is in pain after his scissors slip out of his hands during personal self-grooming. |
August 18, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FX |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 4, 2005 |
| Last aired | September 15, 2005 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |