Lifestories

Lifestories
GenreMedical drama
Created byJeffrey Lewis
Narrated byRobert Prosky
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producerJeffrey Lewis
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesJeffrey Lewis Productions
Ohlmeyer Communications Company
Orion Television Entertainment
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseAugust 20, 1990 (1990-08-20) –
July 14, 1991 (1991-07-14)
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Lifestories (originally Signs of Life)[1] is an American medical drama television series that premiered August 20, 1990, on NBC.[2] Done in a documentary style with off-screen narration by Robert Prosky, Lifestories was an attempt to make an extremely realistic medical drama answering questions like, "What is it like to be told that you have advanced colon cancer?", and "Exactly what goes on during the first 45 minutes of a heart attack?", such as in the show's first and third episodes, starring Richard Masur as the character Don Chapin, and Michael Murphy as the character Frank Roberts, respectively.

  1. ^ "NBC Revamps Schedule for Next Season : Television: The No. 1 network admits that it is vulnerable after all of the series it introduced last fall failed". Los Angeles Times. 1990-05-22. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, Howard (August 20, 1990). "An Early Fall - Television: NBC will introduce five new series this week. 'Hull High' and 'Lifestories' offer a bizarre pairing tonight". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-11-06.