The Powers That Be

TV Series
1992–1993
30m

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Robin Bartlett, John Forsythe, David Hyde Pierce, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Valerie Mahaffey, and Holland Taylor in The Powers That Be (1992)

The exploits of a clueless American senator and the eccentric, morally corrupt people who are closest to him.The exploits of a clueless American senator and the eccentric, morally corrupt people who are closest to him.The exploits of a clueless American senator and the eccentric, morally corrupt people who are closest to him.

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8.2/10

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- 1 nomination

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Trivia
Casting director Sheila Guthrie recommended that the creators of Frasier (1993) should invent a part for David Hyde Pierce in part because of his physical resemblance to Kelsey Grammer. She left them with tapes of this series, and they were so dazzled by his performance that they devised the role of Niles Crane explicitly for him.

Quotes
Sen. William Franklin Powers: Politics is 30 percent hard work, 30 percent persuasion, and 90 percent communication.

Connections
Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Radar Secret Service (1993)

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10/10

One hilarious show

This was one of the funniest TV shows, ever. My husband and I loved it. When we found out it was going to be cancelled, I did something I had never done before, I called NBC to protest the cancellation. I was told that they had hoped it would succeed and tried a 2nd season but the viewership still did not improve. I told them I thought they should give it one more season and put it in a better time slot. I compare the loss of this show to the loss of "Arrested Development", another great show that middle America couldn't get it's mind around. I also would like to see "The Power that Be" again, its been 13 years since it ended. I hope NBC comes out with the DVD.