Linc's
1998 American TV series or program
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Linc's is an American comedy-drama sitcom created by Tim Reid and Susan Fales-Hill. The series starred Steven Williams, Pam Grier and Golden Brooks, and was set in a bar in Washington, D.C. It aired on Showtime for two seasons from August 1998 to February 2000. After its cancellation, it was briefly syndicated on Showtime's sister network BET.
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| Created by | |
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| Composer | Lionel Cole |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 37 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Showtime |
| Release | August 1, 1998 – February 13, 2000 |
Cast
Main
- Steven Williams as Russell A. "Linc" Lincoln, the owner of Linc's Bar & Grill.
- Golden Brooks as CeCe Jennings, a waitress at Linc's and a single mother
- Joe Inscoe as Harlan Hubbard IV, Chief of Staff for the Republican Senator from Mississippi
- Pam Grier as Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop
- Georg Stanford Brown as Johnnie B. Goode
Recurring
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Winston Iwelu, a Nigerian cab driver
- Daphne Maxwell Reid as Eartha, a prostitute
- Randy J. Goodwin as Dante Harrison
- Tisha Campbell as Rosalee Lincoln
Episodes
Season 1 (1998–99)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "God Don't Like Ugly" | Debbie Allen | Susan Fales-Hill and Tim Reid | August 1, 1998 |
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| 3 | 3 | "Did He or Didn't He?" | Matthew Diamond | Susan Fales-Hill & Tim Reid | August 8, 1998 |
| 4 | 4 | "Why Can't We Be Friends?" | Unknown | Susan Fales-Hill | August 15, 1998 |
| 5 | 5 | "A Different Shade of Rashomon" | Alan Myerson | Charles Randolph-Wright | August 22, 1998 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Day My Momma Died" | Tim Reid | Adriana Trigiani | August 29, 1998 |
| 7 | 7 | "Scratch My Back" | Unknown | Unknown | September 5, 1998 |
| 8 | 8 | "Sweet Bitter Love" | James Hampton | Adriana Trigiani | September 12, 1998 |
| 9 | 9 | "March on Washington: Part 1" | Tim Reid | Charles Randolph-Wright | September 26, 1998 |
| 10 | 10 | "March on Washington: Part 2" | Tim Reid | Charles Randolph-Wright | October 3, 1998 |
| 11 | 11 | "Episode #1.9" | Unknown | Unknown | October 17, 1998 |
| 12 | 12 | "Winston's Deportation" | Unknown | Unknown | October 24, 1998 |
| 13 | 13 | "Gangsta Rap" | James Hampton | Dewayne Wickham | October 31, 1998 |
| 14 | 14 | "A Little T.K.O." | James Hampton | Adriana Trigiani | December 19, 1998 |
| 15 | 15 | "Lt. Lincoln Goes to Washington" | Unknown | Unknown | January 28, 1999 |
Season 2: 1999–2000
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | "Lovers and Other Traitors" | Tim Reid | Susan Fales-Hill | June 13, 1999 |
| 17 | 2 | "Trust in Me" | Tim Reid | Susan Fales-Hill | June 20, 1999 |
| 18 | 3 | "Moonlighting" | James Hampton | Adriana Trigiani | June 27, 1999 |
| 19 | 4 | "Love is War" | Matthew Diamond | Charles Randolph-Wright | July 11, 1999 |
| 20 | 5 | "To Slam or Not to Slam" | Unknown | Charles Randolph-Wright | July 18, 1999 |
| 21 | 6 | "From Here to Eternity" | Georg Stanford Brown | Adriana Trigiani | July 25, 1999 |
| 22 | 7 | "Shades of Gray" | Tim Reid | Adriana Trigiani | August 1, 1999 |
| 23 | 8 | "Deconstructing Harlan" | Matthew Diamond | Susan Fales-Hill | August 8, 1999 |
| 24 | 9 | "Speaking in Tongues" | Matthew Diamond | Charles Randolph-Wright | August 15, 1999 |
| 25 | 10 | "Secrets and Lies and the Missing Modigliani" | Unknown | Unknown | August 22, 1999 |
| 26 | 11 | "The Coliseum" | Unknown | Unknown | August 29, 1999 |
| 27 | 12 | "Like Father Like Daughter" | Unknown | Unknown | September 5, 1999 |
| 28 | 13 | "On the Air" | Unknown | Unknown | September 12, 1999 |
| 29 | 14 | "15 Seconds of Fame" | Tim Reid | Susan Fales-Hill | December 5, 1999 |
| 30 | 15 | "What I Did for Love" | Unknown | Unknown | December 12, 1999 |
| 31 | 16 | "Real Time" | Unknown | Unknown | December 19, 1999 |
| 32 | 17 | "Dog Day Afternoon" | James Hampton | Story by : Tim Reid Teleplay by : Charles Randolph-Wright & Susan Fales-Hill & Adriana Trigiani | December 26, 1999 |
| 33 | 18 | "A Dry White Season" | Unknown | Susan Fales-Hill & Charles Randolph-Wright | January 16, 2000 |
| 34 | 19 | "The Music in Me" | Unknown | Unknown | January 23, 2000 |
| 35 | 20 | "I Just Want to Testify" | Bob Delegall | Story by : Pam Grier Teleplay by : Susan Fales-Hill & Adriana Trigiani & Charles Randolph-Wright | January 30, 2000 |
| 36 | 21 | "East Meets West" | Unknown | Unknown | February 6, 2000 |
| 37 | 22 | "People Like Us" | Unknown | Unknown | February 13, 2000 |
Production
Linc's was the first television series to be filmed at Tim Reid's New Millennium Studios in Petersburg, Virginia. Filming for the first season took place from May to August 1998.[1]
Awards
- In 1999, Linc's was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Drama Series, and Pam Grier was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop.
- In 2000, at the NAACP Image Awards, Linc's was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, Pam Grier was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, and Steven Williams was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.
