TriBeCa (TV series)

TriBeCa
GenreDrama
Created byDavid J. Burke
StarringPhilip Bosco
Joe Morton
Opening themeMe Phi Me ("Keep It Going")
ComposersJames McVay (1.7)
Lisa Harlow Stark (1.7)
Eddie Jobson (1.2, 1.4)
Anton Sanko (1.6)
Galt MacDermot (1.3)
Peter Lurye (1.6)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producersDavid J. Burke
Robert De Niro
Jane Rosenthal
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesMontana Beach Productions
TriBeCa Productions
TriStar Television
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseMarch 23 (1993-03-23) –
May 4, 1993 (1993-05-04)
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TriBeCa (also known as Tribeca) is a television drama anthology series[1][2] created by David J. Burke and co-produced with Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal for TriBeCa Productions in 1993[3][4] that aired on the Fox Network. The series theme song, "Keep It Going," was performed by the alternative hip hop artist Me Phi Me.[5]

For his performance in the lead role of Martin McHenry in the season opener, "The Box," Laurence Fishburne won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.[6]

Noted for attracting "actors, screenwriters and directors of uncommon quality,"[7] and set in New York City's lower Manhattan neighborhood of TriBeCa, the series was aired by the Fox Broadcasting Company. Guest stars included Eli Wallach, Kevin Spacey, Kathleen Quinlan, Melanie Mayron, Judith Malina, Carl Lumbly, Richard Lewis, Carol Kane, Richard Kiley, Dizzy Gillespie and Danny Aiello III.

Directors and screenwriters included David J. Burke, Hans Tobeason, John Mankiewicz of the prolific Mankiewicz family, Barry Primus, Bryan Spicer, Jeffrey Solomon and several actors in the series, among others.

Despite critical acclaim, Fox cancelled the show after seven episodes because of low ratings, although the existing episodes were rerun in the summer. Fishburne's Emmy win came in September, months after the show had been cancelled.

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