"Costello" (1998)TV series

Directors:

Lee Shallat Chemel
Ted Wass

Writers:

Mary Fitzgerald (writer)
Cheryl Holliday (writer)

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

15 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Irish American | Boston Massachusetts | Actor Shares First Name With Character

Cast

Annie Wood	...	Mae Mae (4 episodes, 1998)
Steve Monroe	...	Din-Din (3 episodes, 1998)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Touchstone Television

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: North by North Quahog (#4.1)" (2005)

common in hollywood

The story portrayed an working class Irish-American family in South Boston. That is an interesting start, but as usual, Hollywood butchered and sterlized culture. I grew up in that area. It was obvious those actors and writers had never visited South Boston, nor had they ever met anyone from South Boston. South Boston is a rough place that has a distinct East Coast character. I have respect for David Lauria, but even he did not research his role that well. The writing was atrocious. The jokes were force-fed.