The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks

The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Peter Glanz
Written by	Peter Glanz and Juan Iglesias
Directed by	Peter Glanz
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producers	Peter Glanz, Neda Armian and Juan Iglesias
Camera setup	single-camera
Running time	40 minutes (total)
Original release
Network	AMC
Release	August 22 (2011-08-22) – September 5, 2011 (2011-09-05)

The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks is an American web series from AMC. It premiered in three sub-15 minute episodes on August 22, 2011.[1] The series marked the first production for AMC's Digital Studios, which co-released the program through Hulu.[2] It starred Adam Goldberg as the title character and Jeffrey Tambor as his psychiatrist.

Premise

Early in each episode, Arthur sits in a session with his therapist, rehashing his latest sexual encounter. Arthur is a successful playwright who is working to stage an elaborate play that mirrors his dysfunctional love life. Arthur has run-ins with barely legal teens,[3] overemotional actors[4] and surprise escorts.[5] Aided by his therapist, and friend, Chandler Brown (Pete Chekvala), he attempts to navigate through this complex love life (and, accordingly, his on-stage meta-life).

Some scenes reference the film Deconstructing Harry.

Cast

• Adam Goldberg as Arthur Banks
• Jeffrey Tambor as The Therapist
• Larry Pine as The Narrator
• Pete Chekvala as Chandler Brown
• Wendy Glenn as Annette
• Laura Clery as Cornelia Klein
• Fabianne Therese as Chloe
• Camille Cregan as The Understudy
• Barry Primus as George Epstein
• Liesl Gaffney Dawson as Sophie[6]

Episodes

• Episode One: I Pulled A Polanski
• Episode Two: The Silent Treatment
• Episode Three: The Latent Existentialist

References

1. ""AMC Launches AMC Digital Studios With The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks on Aug. 22" by AMCTV.com". AMC. Archived from the original on 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
2. ""AMC Launches Digital Outfit, says it's "grateful" to Frank Darabont" by Steven Zeitchik". The LA Times. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
3. ""Details - Episode 1: I Pulled A Polanski" by Peter Glanz". AMC. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
4. ""Details - Episode 2: The Silent Treatment" by Peter Glanz". AMC. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
5. ""Details - Episode 3: The Latent Existentialist" by Peter Glanz". AMC. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
6. ""The Cast" by AMCTV.com". AMC. Retrieved 2011-08-25.

External links

• Official site for The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks
• "Annie Hall" meets "Manhattan" in Los Angeles review by Mike Hale of The New York Times
• "The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks" on IMDb
• The Week In Culture review from The Huffington Post