Showtime has announced that Kirstie Alley's hit series "Fat Actress" is being released on DVD in double quick time.
The show will be available on DVD in the USA on May 24, 2005. In what has decidedly become a cultural phenomenon, aided by an extraordinary amount of press coverage and viewer demand, the complete first season of Fat Actress will be released to DVD six months earlier than most Showtime television series releases. The Network premier of Fat Actress was one of Showtime's highest rated programs in the Network's history. The Fat Actress 2 Disc DVD will carry a $34.99 SRP.
Fat Actress, a seven-episode, half-hour hybrid comedy/reality series starring two-time Emmy(R) Award winner Kirstie Alley that was inspired by Alley's real life, debuted on Showtime on Monday, March 7th with unprecedented ratings and press response for the network. Taking her life experiences and recreating them in the extreme, Alley plays a fictional version of herself -- a successful television and movie star whose weight gain has become the subject of every tabloid imaginable as well as the bane of her existence as she tries to find work and true love in an unforgiving Hollywood.
This irreverent series, which is co-created and executive produced by Alley and Brenda Hampton ("Seventh Heaven"), is unscripted, with each episode emanating from a story outline and the actors largely improvising the dialogue. Sandy Chanley ("Curb Your Enthusiasm") also executive produces through her production company, Production Partners, Inc. The director of the series is Keith Truesdell.
You can pre-order via Amazon , no word on a UK release as yet. Find out more in our database , also note the official site will block you if visiting from outside the US.
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