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.
The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks | |
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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) |
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.