In_a_Heartbeat_(TV_series) Knowpia

*In a Heartbeat*
In a Heartbeat
Genre	Drama
Created by	Jon Felson; Steve Reiss; Patricia Green;
Starring	Shawn Ashmore; Reagan Pasternak; Danso Gordon; Christopher Ralph; Lauren Collins; Jackie Rosenbaum;
Theme music composer	Blaise Pascal
Opening theme	"In a Hearbeat"; performed by Blaise Pascal
Country of origin	Canada; United States;
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	Keith Pierce; Richard Pierce;
Producer	Kevin Lafferty
Camera setup	Film; Single-camera
Production company	AAC Kids
Original release
Network	Family Channel; Disney Channel;
Release	August 26, 2000 –; March 25, 2001

In a Heartbeat is a drama television series inspired by real life EMT squads whose staff consists of high school students in Darien, Connecticut. The series follows the lives of several teenagers who volunteer as part-time EMTs while going to school and trying to maintain their lives as normal teenagers. In Canada, the series was aired on Family Channel while in the United States it was aired on the Disney Channel. The series is fact-based, as there are teenage volunteer EMTs in service all across the United States.^[1]

Synopsis edit

The EMT squad is made up of Hank Beecham (Danso Gordon) who manages playing football with the high school team as well as being the EMT-Intermediate of the group; Val Lanier (Reagan Pasternak) who is noted for being an excellent student and cheerleader; Tyler Connell (Shawn Ashmore), a football player and Hank's best friend; and Jamie Waite (Christopher Ralph), the newest member of the squad initially there not by his own choice but as a result of a new program to help troubled teens get their life together by becoming EMTs.

Other characters in the series are Brooke Lanier (Lauren Collins), Val's twelve-year-old sister who volunteers with the squad after school and whose main job consists of managing the paperwork; and Caitie Roth (Jackie Rosenbaum), Val's best friend, a goth who is known for her dark clothes and purple-streaked hair.

Cast edit

Danso Gordon as Hank Beecham
Reagan Pasternak as Val Lanier
Shawn Ashmore as Tyler Connell
Christopher Ralph as Jamie Waite
Lauren Collins as Brooke Lanier
Jackie Rosenbaum as Caitie Roth
Nikki Goodell as Penelope London

Episodes edit

No.	Title ^[2]	Directed by ^[2]	Original air date ^[2]	Prod. code ^[2]
1	"Assume Nothing" "Pilot"	Shawn Levy	August 26, 2000 (2000-08-26)	1-22
2	"Things That Go Bump in the Night"	Carl A. Goldstein	September 2, 2000 (2000-09-02)	1-02
3	"The Adventures of Super Val"	Stacey Stewart Curtis	September 9, 2000 (2000-09-09)	1-01
4	"Changing Times"	Stacey Stewart Curtis	September 16, 2000 (2000-09-16)	1-03
5	"Cinderella Syndrome"	Stacey Stewart Curtis	September 23, 2000 (2000-09-23)	1-05
6	"Go Team"	Unknown	September 30, 2000 (2000-09-30)	1-04
7	"And The Winner Is"	Unknown	October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07)	1-06
8	"A Night to Remember"	Unknown	October 14, 2000 (2000-10-14)	1-07
9	"New Kid in Town"	Unknown	November 3, 2000 (2000-11-03)	1-08
10	"You Say It's Your Birthday"	Unknown	November 17, 2000 (2000-11-17)	1-09
11	"Four EMT's and a Kid"	Unknown	December 8, 2000 (2000-12-08)	1-10
12	"Friends Don't Let Friends..."	Unknown	December 15, 2000 (2000-12-15)	1-12
13	"Power to the Pathetic"	Unknown	February 4, 2001 (2001-02-04)	1-11
14	"Race of a Lifetime"	Unknown	February 11, 2001 (2001-02-11)	1-13
15	"Star Struck"	Unknown	February 18, 2001 (2001-02-18)	1-14
16	"Hero"	Unknown	February 25, 2001 (2001-02-25)	1-15
17	"The Boy's No Good"	Unknown	March 4, 2001 (2001-03-04)	1-16
18	"Be True to Your School"	Unknown	March 11, 2001 (2001-03-11)	1-17
19	"Read My Lips"	Unknown	March 18, 2001 (2001-03-18)	1-18
20	"Time's Up"	Unknown	March 25, 2001 (2001-03-25)	1-19

Reception edit

Variety's Laura Fries reviewed the show favorably, remarking that "Disney's original high school drama series "In a Heartbeat" has characters every bit as appealing as anything you'd find on the WB, only a heck of a lot smarter."^[3] Lynne Heffley of Los Angeles Times described the show as "surprisingly watchable".^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b Lynne Heffley (August 26, 2000). "'In a Heartbeat' Gives Disney a Lifeline to Older Teens". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "In a Hertbeat : no."]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
^ Laura Fries (August 24, 2000). "In a Heartbeat". Variety. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

External links edit

In a Heartbeat at IMDb

[LA-Times-1] Lynne Heffley (August 26, 2000). "'In a Heartbeat' Gives Disney a Lifeline to Older Teens". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

[U.S.C.O.-2] From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "In a Hertbeat : no."]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2019-02-05.

[3] Laura Fries (August 24, 2000). "In a Heartbeat". Variety. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

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