Dellaventura
Dellaventura is an American crime drama television series created by Richard Di Lello, Julian Neil and Bernard L. Nussbaumer, that aired on CBS from September 23, 1997 to January 13, 1998.
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| Genre | Crime drama |
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| Composer | Joe Delia |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Rysher Entertainment |
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| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 23, 1997 – January 13, 1998 |
Premise
A former New York City detective who is now a private detective takes on cases where the legal system has failed.[1]
Cast
- Danny Aiello as Anthony Dellaventura
- Ricky Aiello as Teddy Naples
- Byron Keith Minns as Jonas Deeds
- Anne Ramsay as Geri Zarias
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Above Reproach" | Peter Levin | Frank Abatemarco | September 23, 1997 | |
| The career of a future DA is threatened by an ex-con. | |||||
| 2 | "Pilot" | TBA | Richard DiLello | September 30, 1997 | |
| A woman wants Dellaventura to trap the man who raped her. | |||||
| 3 | "Music of the Night" | Rick Rosenthal | Michael Cole Dinelli | October 7, 1997 | |
| Dellaventura wants to prove that a recording executive murdered a singer. A man wants Dellaventura to find the woman he met on the subway. | |||||
| 4 | "Joe Fallon's Daughter" | Michael Dinner | Teleplay by: J.J. Valcoeur & Frank Abatemarco Story by: J.J. Valcoeur | October 14, 1997 | |
| A cop friend of Dellaventura was murdered and Dellaventura works to clear his name after $47,000 was found in his locker. | |||||
| 5 | "Clean Slate" | Robert Mandel | Tom Towler | October 21, 1997 | |
| A friend of Dellaventura who was a U.S. Marshal is found murdered. | |||||
| 6 | "Fathers" | Chuck Bowman | Joe Viola | October 28, 1997 | |
| A priest asks Dellaventura for help when ex-gang members are accused of murder. | |||||
| 7 | "Hell's Kitchen" | Alan J. Levi | Richard Vetere | November 4, 1997 | |
| Dellaventura helps an ex-con who was forced into taking part in a robbery. | |||||
| 8 | "In Deadly Fashion" | Sandy Smolan | Jack LoGiudice | December 2, 1997 | |
| A fashion designer is threatened when she agrees to go along with her business partner's shady business practice. | |||||
| 9 | "With a Vengeance" | Danny Aiello III | Michael Cole Dinelli | December 9, 1997 | |
| 10 | "Dreamers" | John Hancock | David Assael | December 16, 1997 | |
| Someone is keeping a racehorse from winning. | |||||
| 11 | "The Biggest Miracle" | Donna Deitch | Tom Towler & Richard Vetere | December 30, 1997 | |
| The crew goes undercover to find out who is stealing toys from a toy store. Dellaventura helps a boy find his father and a candle in the church is spontaneously lighting. | |||||
| 12 | "David and Goliath" | Dan Lerner | Teleplay by: Joe Viola Story by: Lorenzo Carcaterra | January 6, 1998 | |
| Dellaventura tries to prove that a man with cancer has been wrongfully imprisoned. | |||||
| 13 | "Made in America" | James Quinn | Richard Vetere & Peyton Webb | January 13, 1998 | |
| A woman's mother disappears. A young couple from two different cultures are having problems with their parents. | |||||
Reception
Dellaventura was described as "essentially a rip-off" of The Equalizer.[2]
A review in the TV Guide noted:
As the tough-talking, larger-than-life private eye, Aiello redefines the concept of swaggering, and that voice-over narration("Sometimes things have a way of working themselves out. Sometimes they don't. This time they did.") has to be heard to be believed. But the big problem -- at least in the pilot -- is that Dellaventura and his gang are so infallible and self-assured that the viewer never doubts that good will vanquish evil. There's simply no suspense. Imagine The Equalizer without a single thrill.[3]
References
- TV Guide. "Dellaventura Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- "Dellaventura' is impossible to take seriously". Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- TV Guide, Volume 45. Triangle Publications, 1997.