| Glory Days | |
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 Promotional photograph | |
| Also known as | Demontown |
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| Created by | Kevin Williamson |
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| Opening theme | "Excess" byTricky |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Gina Fortunato |
| Cinematography | John S. Bartley |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | The WB |
| Release | January 16 (2002-01-16) – March 25, 2002 (2002-03-25) |
Glory Days (also titledDemontown) is an Americanmysterydrama television series which was broadcast onThe WB from January 16 to March 25, 2002. The series was created byKevin Williamson and produced byOuterbanks Entertainment andDimension Television, and starredEddie Cahill,Poppy Montgomery, andJay R. Ferguson.
The series involves novelist Mike Dolan (Cahill) returning to his hometown, where various odd and unpleasant occurrences are happening.[1]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Grim Ferrytale" | Randy Zisk | Kevin Williamson | January 16, 2002 (2002-01-16) | |
Mike Dolan returns home to Glory Island and witnesses a murder aboard the ferry. A sinister board game may hold the clue to the series of mysterious occurrences in town. | |||||
| 2 | "The Devil Made Me Do It" | Perry Lang | Kevin Williamson | January 23, 2002 (2002-01-23) | |
Mike interviews a young piano prodigy who claims to be possessed by a demon. The town holds auditions for a local production ofThe Wizard of Oz. Mitzi and Hazel squabble over Hazel’s years-ago affair with Mitzi’s husband. | |||||
| 3 | "Miss Fortune Teller" | Jean de Segonzac | Adam Armus & Kay Foster | January 30, 2002 (2002-01-30) | |
Mike enlists the help of a local psychic to help find Sam, who is the latest in a string of girls to be kidnapped. | |||||
| 4 | "Death, Lies and Videotape" | Randy Zisk | Heather E. Ash | February 6, 2002 (2002-02-06) | |
Ellie is targeted by a serial killer who sends each victim a videotape of the previous murder. Mitzi sets Sara up with a doctor who is visiting the island. | |||||
| 5 | "The Lost Girls" | Randy Zisk | Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain | February 13, 2002 (2002-02-13) | |
Sam and Zane encounter a group of young women who claim to be vampires. A body totally drained of blood is recovered from the lake. Hazel and Ellie take a painting class, where Ellie catches the eye of the instructor. | |||||
| 6 | "Everybody Loves Rudy" | Jean de Segonzac | Adam Armus, Kay Foster, Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain | February 20, 2002 (2002-02-20) | |
Rudy is the prime suspect in the murder of a young woman who is literally stabbed through the heart. Sam is jealous when Zane goes on a date with another girl. | |||||
| 7 | "There Goes the Neighborhood" | David Petrarca | Andi Bushell & Jim Praytor | March 11, 2002 (2002-03-11) | |
Mike is suspicious of his new neighbors whose son takes an interest in Sam. An eccentric local is murdered with his own metal detector. | |||||
| 8 | "No Guts, No Glory" | Perry Lang | Austin Winsberg &Adam F. Goldberg | March 18, 2002 (2002-03-18) | |
A series of murders seem to be linked to a local hero who is uncomfortable with his recent fame. Mike is visited by an ex-girlfriend. | |||||
| 9 | "Clowning Glory" | Tony Bill | Andi Bushell & Jim Praytor | March 25, 2002 (2002-03-25) | |
A number of residents of Glory Island are decapitated by a murderous clown. Rudy makes a romantic connection with a friend of Sara who is visiting the island. | |||||
Kevin Williamson originally conceivedGlory Days as a drama in the same vein as his first series,Dawson's Creek, and a pilot was produced using this format. After picking up the series, The WB asked Williamson to retool the show and turn it into a mystery series instead. The characters and relationships remained the same but awhodunit spin was added.[2]
The series was produced byDimension Television and Outerbanks Entertainment, and filmed atThe Bridge Studios inVancouver,B.C., Canada.
The series was released on Region 2/PAL DVDs in Europe.
In most European countries (including the United Kingdom and Ireland) it is released under the DVD titleDemontown with seven episodes edited into three feature-length parts: Demontown (episodes 1, 2 & 3), Demontown II (episodes 4 & 5), and Demontown III (episodes 6 & 7). Each part is available as three separate straight-to-DVD ‘movies’.[3]
In the Netherlands, the series is available as a 2-disc DVD set with all three parts included (Demontown and Demontown II on disc one, and Demontown III on disc two).