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*Gravity*
Gravity
Also known as	Suicide for Dummies; Failure to Fly;
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Jill Franklyn; Eric Schaeffer;
Starring	Ivan Sergei; Krysten Ritter; Eric Schaeffer; Rachel Hunter; Robyn Cohen; James Martinez; Seth Numrich; Ving Rhames;
Narrated by	Brad Abelle
Composer	Matthew Puckett
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Jill Franklyn; Eric Schaeffer; Dan Pasternack;
Producer	Daniel Hank
Production locations	New York City, New York
Editor	Lisa Bromwell
Running time	26-30 minutes
Production company	Kill That B**ch Productions
Original release
Network	Starz
Release	April 23 –; June 25, 2010

Gravity (stylized with brackets and two interpuncts as [grav·i·ty]) is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jill Franklyn and Eric Schaeffer.^[1] It ran for one season in 2010 on Starz.^[2]

Premise

The series "follows the sometimes comic, sometimes tragic exploits of a group from an eccentric out-patient program of suicide survivors".^[3] Production of the show began in New York City in October 2009.^[3]

Creation

Franklyn created the show during the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. She is known for her Emmy-nominated "Yada Yada" episode of Seinfeld. In 2008 she brought in Eric Schaeffer and they collaborated in selling the show to the Starz Network. The show's working titles were Suicide for Dummies^[4] and Failure to Fly.^[5]

Cast

Ivan Sergei as Robert Collingsworth; a middle aged eye doctor labeled the "suicide dummy" after driving off a peak in an attempt to kill himself so that he could be with his dead wife, he landed on a cruise ship. He has a relationship with Lily Champagne and develops a conflicted friendship with Christian; he also has an ugly relationship with his estranged mother.
Krysten Ritter as Lily Champagne; a shy, lonely 27-year-old woman who works at a department store who attempts to kill herself by eating a poisonous slice of chocolate cake and claims to have had sex with someone in heaven but turns out to have made it up to hide her true reasons for killing herself. She also enjoys sketching and when someone asks her why she says "I sell makeup at a department store, I change lives" .
Eric Schaeffer as Detective Christian Miller; a man who claims to be a police officer but is in a debt crisis after placing so many losing bets, he seems to stalk Lily after her suicide attempt and tries to look for information about his dead mother. His many flaws seem to have him butt heads with a man named Diego.
Rachel Hunter as Shawna Rollins; a model who attempts to kill herself by slitting her wrists and develops a relationship with Adam
Robyn Cohen as Carla; a housewife who attempts to kill herself by shooting herself after being tired of a routine life and living up to everyone's expectations.
James Martinez as Jorge Sanchez; a former construction worker who attempts to kill himself by placing himself in a collapsing building, he is so insecure about his penis size that he gets a penis implant. He also works as a comedian.
Seth Numrich as Adam Rosenblum; a teenager who attempts to kill himself by overdosing after his rocky relationship with his family makes him depressed. He also develops a relationship with Shawna.
Ving Rhames as Dogg McFee; the group leader and former New York Mets player who attempted suicide after hearing all the criticism of losing the NLCS after a car accident left him confined to a wheelchair. He also has a difficult relationship with his son who chose the wrong path due to his father neglecting him.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
1	"Suicide Dummies"	Eric Schaeffer	Eric Schaeffer & Jill Franklyn	April 23, 2010 (2010-04-23)	0.123^[6]
Robert is seen driving his car off a cliff and onto a gay cruise, an attempt to reunite with his late wife. Lily is seen picking things up at a grocery store, mixing pills into a chocolate cake, hoping to end up with her long lost boyfriend. The two of them end up as Accountability buddies in a Suicide Support Group, consisting of a former model, an aspiring comedian, a teen from a wealthy family, a straight laced house wife, and a family man, led by a former New York Mets turned paraplegic. Detective Miller tells Lily he's keeping an eye on her, for suicide is a crime. Robert confesses to his pastors about hooking up with Lily in an alleyway, much to the pastor's delight. During an evening event, the group meet up with the family man of the group. Two years after taking out a life insurance plan, he takes his own life.
2	"Namaste MF"	Eric Schaeffer	Jill Franklyn & Eric Schaeffer	April 30, 2010 (2010-04-30)	N/A
3	"One Cold Swim Away"	Eric Schaeffer	Eric Schaeffer & Jill Franklyn	May 7, 2010 (2010-05-07)	0.088^[7]
4	"Old People Creep Me Out"	Eric Schaeffer	Jill Franklyn & Eric Schaeffer	May 14, 2010 (2010-05-14)	0.146^[8]
5	"Love At First Suicide"	Eric Schaeffer	Jill Franklyn & Eric Schaeffer	May 21, 2010 (2010-05-21)	0.111^[9]
6	"Dogg Day Afternoon"	Eric Schaeffer	Dan Pasternack	May 28, 2010 (2010-05-28)	0.029^[10]
7	"Let It Mellow"	Eric Schaeffer	Jill Franklyn & Eric Schaeffer	June 4, 2010 (2010-06-04)	0.040^[11]
8	"Damn Skippy"	Eric Schaeffer	Eric Schaeffer & Jill Franklyn	June 11, 2010 (2010-06-11)	N/A
9	"Calemnity"	Eric Schaeffer	Jill Franklyn & Eric Schaeffer	June 18, 2010 (2010-06-18)	0.107^[12]
10	"Are We All Just Dead?"	Eric Schaeffer	Eric Schaeffer & Jill Franklyn	June 25, 2010 (2010-06-25)	0.054^[13]