Hearts Afire: Difference between revisions

{{work}}

 

Early [[The Nineties|90s]] hybrid of [[Dom Com]] and [[Work Com]], from the creator of ''[[Designing Women]]'' and starring John Ritter, Markie Post, and Billy Bob Thornton. The show centered around the work and family life of John Hartman and Georgie Ann Lahti.

* [[Dom Com]]

* [[Full House Music]]: Not as obnoxious as in ''Designing Women'', but it does pop up occasionally.

* [[The Other Darrin]]: In the third season, John's older son, Ben, suddenly morphed from a stocky blonde kid to a skinny brunette. He didn't even look like he could be Elliott's brother anymore. Briefly lampshaded when their mother comments on how much they've changed.

* [[Real Song Theme Tune]]: "That's the Way of the World" by Earth, Wind, and Fire was the source of the title and was used as the closing theme for quite a few episodes.

* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]] and [[Will They or Won't They?]]: Mostly averted. It only takes a handful of episodes for John and Georgie to do the deed, and they're married by the end of the show's first season.

* [[Work Com]]: Partly. Though the show largely centered on the main characters' home lives, considering several of them also worked together, there was a large focus on both aspects.

* [[You Look Familiar]]

** Conchata Ferrell played John's ex-wife's lesbian lover in one episode of the first season, but she joined the series as a regular in the second season, playing straight-as-an-arrow Madeline. Both characters were therapists, but otherwise had no connection.

[[Category:Dom Com]]

[[Category:Hearts Afire]]