The doctor tells a successful lawyer that he is terminally ill and will die in less than two years.The doctor tells a successful lawyer that he is terminally ill and will die in less than two years.The doctor tells a successful lawyer that he is terminally ill and will die in less than two years.
- Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmys
- 12 nominations total
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- TriviaSome sources claim that Ben Gazzara's character suffered from leukemia. However, in a 1998 interview conducted by television book writer Ed Robinson, Executive Producer Roy Huggins indicated that the affliction from which "Paul Bryan" suffered was never mentioned on the program and does not exist.
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Opening credits narrator: [season 3 opening credits] Paul Bryan, Attorney at Law, future full of promise. Until a medical examination reveals he has a short time to live, precious time, time to be used, time to crowd 30 years of living into one... or two.
- Crazy creditsDuring seasons one and two, Roy Huggins was credited as Executive Producer during the opening credits after the program's episode titles. During season three, for unknown reasons, Huggins was not clearly credited as Executive Producer. In addition, Huggins was nominated for an Emmy as Executive Producer for the show's final season. The end credits state the following: A Roncom Films-Roy Huggins Production.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Starfighters (1994)
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At one time, TV shows occasionally had an interesting premise. This one's a variant on the question of what you'd do if you had the means and perhaps the time. Time, though, this character doesn't have, and the threat of death is probably what gives the series its focus and urgency. "To cram thirty years of living into one or two" is the voiced-over premise at the start of an episode; we would all do well to remember it at the start of a day, and live as though it's the last one, not recklessly but deliberately.
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- Dec 16, 2001
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