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The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Judd Apatow
Produced by
Judd Apatow
Clayton Townsend
Shauna Robertson
Written by
Judd Apatow
Steve Carell
Starring
Steve Carell
Catherine Keener
Paul Rudd
Romany Malco
Seth Rogen
Elizabeth Banks
Leslie Mann
Jane Lynch
Music by
Lyle Workman
Cinematography
Jack Green
Edited by
Brent White
Production
company
Apatow Productions
Distributed by
Universal Pictures
Release date
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) (Los Angeles premiere)
August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19) (United States)
Running time
116 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$26 million[1]
Box office
$177.4 million[1]
The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 American sex comedy film directed by Judd Apatow, who co-wrote the screenplay with Steve Carell. The film stars Carell as the titular 40-year-old virgin Andy Stitzer, an electronics salesman and a toy hobbyist whose friends resolve to help him lose his virginity. It was the directorial debut of Apatow, who has since directed successful films such as Knocked Up, Funny People, This Is 40 and Trainwreck.[2] The screenplay features a great deal of improvised dialogue.[3] The film was released theatrically in North America on August 19, 2005.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Reception
4.1 Critical response
4.2 Box office
4.3 Accolades
4.4 Home media
4.5 Disclaimer
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Plot[edit]
Andy Stitzer is a 40-year-old virgin who lives alone, his apartment filled with his collection of action figures and video games. At a poker game with his co-workers David, Cal, Mooj and Jay, when conversation turns to past sexual exploits, they learn that Andy is still a virgin, and resolve to help him lose his virginity.
The men give Andy various and sometimes contradictory pieces of advice, both on his appearance and how to interact with women. Cal advises Andy to simply "ask questions", which he practices on bookstore clerk Beth, who quickly becomes intrigued by him. David gives Andy his porn collection, encouraging him to masturbate. Mooj stresses to Andy the importance of love in a relationship.
Andy begins to socialize and form friendships with his co-workers. David, after running into his ex-girlfriend Amy, has an emotional breakdown at work. Store manager Paula promotes Andy to fill in for him.
Jay attempts to quicken the process by tricking Andy into meeting a prostitute. When Andy discovers the hooker is a male transvestite, he insists that his friends stop trying to help him. Andy lands a date with Trish Piedmont, a woman he met on the sales floor.
During Andy and Trish's first date, as they are about to have sex, they are interrupted by Trish's teenage daughter Marla. Trish suggests that they postpone having sex, and Andy enthusiastically agrees.
Andy's friends begin to encounter the consequences of their lifestyles. David, obsessed with Amy, takes a vow of celibacy. Jay, who previously boasted of his promiscuity, gets into an argument with a customer after his girlfriend breaks up with him over his infidelity. Jay concedes to Andy that sex can ruin a relationship.
Andy and Trish's relationship grows. Trish encourages Andy's dream of starting a business, suggesting they fund it by selling his collectibles. Andy takes Marla to a group session at a sexual health clinic, where she reveals she is a virgin. Andy, trying to defend her against derision, admits that he is also a virgin but is disbelieved and ridiculed. Marla later says that she knows Andy is a virgin, but agrees to let him tell Trish himself.
On the couple's twentieth date, the limit they agreed for their abstinence, Andy is still resistant, which upsets Trish. Trish demands he explain his reticence, and Andy accuses her of trying to change him against his will. He leaves for a nightclub where he meets his friends, gets drunk and praises them for encouraging him to have sex. Andy runs into Beth and they soon leave for her apartment. Marla convinces Trish to make up with Andy. By this time, Andy has sobered up and is having second thoughts. His friends arrive and encourage him to go back to Trish.
Andy returns to his apartment, where he finds Trish waiting for him. He attempts to apologize, but Trish, having found various suspicious items in his apartment, is now afraid that Andy may be some sort of sexual deviant. Andy tries to defend himself and declares his love for her, but she leaves in alarm and disgust. Andy chases after her on his bike, but collides with her car and flies through the side of a truck. Trish rushes to his side, and Andy confides that he is a virgin as explanation for his behavior. Trish is surprised but relieved, and they kiss.
Later, Andy and Trish are married in a lavish ceremony with everyone in attendance, with a sidelong mention that Andy's action figures sold for over half a million dollars. Afterwards, they consummate the marriage, the aftermath of which transitions into a musical scene where the characters sing and dance to "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In".
Cast[edit]
Steve Carell as Andy Stitzer
Catherine Keener as Trish Piedmont
Paul Rudd as David
Romany Malco as Jay
Seth Rogen as Cal
Jane Lynch as Paula
Elizabeth Banks as Beth
Leslie Mann as Nicky
Kat Dennings as Marla Piedmont
Chelsea Smith as Julia Piedmont
Gerry Bednob as Mooj
Jordan Masterson as Mark
Shelley Malil as Haziz
Jonah Hill as eBay Customer
Marisa Guterman as Girl with Braces
Marika Dominczyk as Bernadette
Mindy Kaling as Amy
Mo Collins as Gina
Kimberly Page as Carol
Laura Bottrell as Girl with Blue Bra
Stormy Daniels as Herself
Loudon Wainwright III as Priest
Cedric Yarbrough as Health Clinic Dad #1
David Koechner as Health Clinic Dad #2
Jeff Kahn as Health Clinic Dad #3
Kevin Hart as Smart Tech Customer
Rose Abdoo as Mother at Restaurant
Jazzmun as transvestite prostitute
Nancy Carell as Health Clinic Counselor
Nick Lashaway as Boy at Health Clinic
Wyatt Smith as Boy at Wedding (Uncredited)
Ann Christine as Kim (Uncredited)
Jenna Fischer as Woman #1 (Uncredited)
Phyllis Smith as Mrs. Stitzer (Uncredited)
Production[edit]
Production on the film was nearly halted by Universal Pictures after five days of filming, allegedly due to concerns that the physical appearance of Carell's character resembled that of a serial killer.[4] Production was started on January 17, 2005, and wrapped on April 1, 2005.[citation needed]
The production used over a million feet of film, a milestone reached on the last day of filming and recognized with free champagne by Technicolor.[5] Using the conversion of 90 feet of film per minute, this means that the shooting ratio for the film is 96:1 (96 feet shot for each foot used in the release after editing) for the theatrical (84:1 for the unrated version).
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
On Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, the film has an approval rating of 85% based on 184 reviews (156 fresh and 28 rotten) and an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Steve Carell's first star turn scores big with a tender treatment of its titular underdog, using raunchy but realistically funny comedy to connect with adult audiences."[6] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 73 out of 100 based on 35 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]
Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.[8] Rotten Tomatoes declared it the "Best Reviewed Comedy of 2005."[9]
Ebert and Roeper gave the film a "two thumbs up" rating. Roger Ebert said, "I was surprised by how funny, how sweet, and how wise the movie really is" and "the more you think about it, the better The 40-Year-Old Virgin gets."[10] The pair gave minor criticisms, with Ebert describing "the way she (Catherine Keener as 'Trish') empathizes with Andy" as "almost too sweet to be funny" and Richard Roeper saying that the film was too long, and at times extremely frustrating.[10] Roeper later chose the film as the tenth best of 2005.[11]
Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the movie an A-, saying that Carell "plays him [Andy] in the funniest and most surprising way possible: as a credible human being." Manohla Dargis of The New York Times called the film a "charmingly bent comedy," noting that Carell conveys a "sheer likability" and a "range as an actor" that was "crucial to making this film work as well as it does."[12]
The film was criticized by Harry Forbes of Catholic News Service for promoting "the false premise that there's something intrinsically wrong with an unmarried man being sexually inexperienced,"[13] and by conservative columnist Cal Thomas for not being a "tribute to self control or purity."[14]
In December 2005, the film was chosen by the American Film Institute as one of the ten best movies of the year, the only comedy film to be so recognized (though the comedy-drama The Squid and the Whale was also chosen). The film was also ranked No. 30 on Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies.
Box office[edit]
The film was a summer hit, and opened at No. 1 at the box office, grossing $21,422,815 during its opening weekend, and stayed at No. 1 the following weekend. The film grossed a total of $109,449,237 at the domestic market, and $67,929,408 overseas, for a total of $177,378,645. The film was 25th in global gross, and 19th in the United States that year.[1] The film was released in the United Kingdom on September 2, 2005, and topped the country's box office that weekend.[15]
Accolades[edit]
Association
Accolade
Recipient
Results
American Film Institute Awards Movie of the Year
Won
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Box Office Films Lyle Workman Won
Award Circuit Community Awards Best Original Screenplay Judd Apatow
Steve Carell Nominated
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress Catherine Keener Won
Critics Choice Awards Best Comedy Movie
Won
Gold Derby Awards Best Original Screenplay Judd Apatow
Steve Carell Nominated
Golden Schmoes Awards Best Comedy of the Year
Won
Best Surprise of the Year
Won
Best Breakthrough Performance of the Year Steve Carell Won
Best Line of the Year ("You know how I know you're gay?")
Won
Best Screenplay of the Year Judd Apatow
Steve Carell Nominated
Favorite Movie Poster of the Year
Nominated
Most Memorable Scene in a Movie (Chest waxing scene)
Nominated
International Online Cinema Awards Best Original Screenplay Judd Apatow
Steve Carell Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Catherine Keener Won
MTV Movie Awards Best Movie
Nominated
Best Breakthrough Performance Romany Malco Nominated
Best Male Performance Steve Carell Nominated
Best Comedic Performance Won
Best On-Screen Team Steve Carell
Paul Rudd
Seth Rogen
Romany Malco Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress Catherine Keener Nominated
New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Online Film & Television Association Awards Best First Feature Judd Apatow Nominated
Best Breakthrough Performance - Male Steve Carell Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Judd Apatow
Steve Carell Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Breakthrough Filmmaker Judd Apatow Nominated
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated, Musical, or Comedy Film
Nominated
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards Most Overrated Film
Nominated
Writers Guild Awards Best Original Screenplay Judd Apatow
Steve Carell Nominated
Home media[edit]
On home video the film was released with an additional 17 minutes under the banner "unrated".[16] For the 100th Anniversary of Universal the theatrical edition was released on Blu-ray. This version also had a similar banner of "unrated".
Disclaimer[edit]
The American Humane Association withheld its "no animals were harmed..." disclaimer due to the accidental deaths of several tropical fish used in the film.[17]
See also[edit]
Film in the United States portal
Comedy portal
2000s portal
Naughty @ 40 (2011), a remake from Bollywood
The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It (2010), a direct-to-DVD parody of this and several other Judd Apatow films
Leisure Suit Larry
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c "The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)". Box Office Mojo.
Jump up ^ "Judd Apatow." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2015. Web. 15 Aug. 2015.
Jump up ^ Commentary track for the unrated DVD version of the film.
Jump up ^ Steve Carell: Universal Pulled The Plug On “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” - CONAN on TBS. 12 January 2016 – via YouTube.
Jump up ^ Jeff Otto (16 August 2005). "Interview: Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd". IGN.
Jump up ^ "The 40-Year-Old Virgin". Rotten Tomatoes.
Jump up ^ "The 40-Year-Old Virgin Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
Jump up ^ "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com. [permanent dead link]
Jump up ^ Best Reviewed Comedy of 2005 Archived 2006-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. from Rotten Tomatoes
^ Jump up to: a b review on Ebert & Roeper Archived 2006-01-06 at the Wayback Machine. in MP3 format
Jump up ^ Ebert & Roeper, The Best of 2005 Archived 2006-01-14 at the Wayback Machine.
Jump up ^ Manohla Dargis (August 19, 2005). "Losing His Innocence, Not a Minute Too Soon". The New York Times.
Jump up ^ "Catholic News Service". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05.
Jump up ^ "When gas was cheap and people were valuable" by Cal Thomas.
Jump up ^ "Weekend box office 2nd September 2005 - 4th September 2005". www.25thframe.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
Jump up ^ "The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated) [Blu-ray]: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie Mann, Jane Lynch, Kat Dennings, Judd Apatow: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
Jump up ^ "The 40-Year-Old Virgin-Rating:Monitored, unacceptable". American Humane Association.
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Everybody Hates Chris
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Everybody Hates Chris
First promotional poster
Genre
Sitcom
Black comedy
Surreal comedy
Created by
Chris Rock
Ali LeRoi
Based on
Troubled teenage experiences of the life of Chris Rock
Starring
Tyler James Williams
Terry Crews
Tichina Arnold
Tequan Richmond
Imani Hakim
Vincent Martella
Narrated by
Chris Rock
Theme music composer
Marcus Miller
Composer(s)
Marcus Miller
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
4
No. of episodes
88 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Chris Rock
Ali LeRoi
Michael Rotenberg
Dave Becky (all; entire run)
Howard Gewirtz
(early season 1)
Don Reo (seasons 2–4)
Location(s)
Paramount Studios
Hollywood, California
Camera setup
Film; Single-camera
Running time
30 minutes
Production company(s)
CR Enterprises, Inc.
3 Arts Entertainment
Paramount Television (2005–06)
CBS Paramount Television (2006–09)
Distributor
CBS Television Distribution[1]
Release
Original network
UPN (2005–2006)
The CW (2006–2009)[2]
Picture format
480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audio format
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Original release
September 22, 2005 (2005-09-22) – May 8, 2009 (2009-05-08)
External links
Website
www.cwtv.com/cw-ehc.html
Everybody Hates Chris is an American period sitcom that is based on the troubled teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock during the 1980s. The show is set between 1982 and 1987, although Rock himself was a teenager between 1978 and 1984, being born in 1965.[3] The show's title parodies the hit CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond.
In 2008, The CW moved Everybody Hates Chris and The Game to the Friday night death slot. The fourth season of the series premiered Friday, October 3, 2008, at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central. On May 21, 2009, The CW announced that it had cancelled Everybody Hates Chris.[4] Prior to this, Rock announced that the end of season 4 matched up with his own past, dropping out of high school to become a comedian, and that it was time to end the show.[5]
Contents
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1 Episodes
2 Characters
3 Reception
4 Broadcast history
4.1 U.S. broadcast history
4.2 Nielsen stars
4.3 Syndication
5 Awards
5.1 Awards and nominations
6 DVD releases
7 References
8 External links
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of Everybody Hates Chris episodes
Characters[edit]
Main article: List of Everybody Hates Chris characters
Reception[edit]
Everybody Hates Chris received critical acclaim. The American Film Institute selected Everybody Hates Chris as one of the best 10 television series of 2007, stating that the show "provides a very real look at growing up in America – a challenge that demands a discussion of race and class often absent from television today."[6] Everybody Hates Chris was named one of the Best School Shows of All Time by AOL TV.[7] Common Sense Media's Marjorie Kase and Shanel Walker & Emily Kofoed gave the show 4 stars, and said it was "a prime example of how to take serious issues and approach them in a humorous yet thought-provoking way. The series is innovative, funny, and stereotype-defying – enjoyable for teens and their parents."
Broadcast history[edit]
U.S. broadcast history[edit]
UPN
September 2005 – May 2006: Thursdays 8:00 PM/7:00 PM (new)
The CW
October 1, 2006 – October 8, 2006: Sundays 7:00 PM/6:00 PM (new)
October 16, 2006 – March 2008: Mondays 8:00 PM/7:00 PM (new)
March 2008 – May 2008: Sundays 8:00 PM/7:00 PM (new)
October 2008 – November 2008: Fridays 8:00 PM/7:00 PM (new)
December 2008 – May 2009: Sundays 5:00 PM/4:00 PM (New)
September 2009 – present: syndication[8]
MTV, MTV2 & TV One
As of 2014 MTV has stopped airing Everybody Hates Chris. The show airs on MTV 2 at random times during the day and week.
Fuse
As of 2015, Fuse airs the show at random times during the day and week.
Nielsen stars[edit]
Season
Time Slot (ET/PT)
Season Premiere
Season Finale
TV Season
Rank
Viewers
(in millions)
1
Thursday 8:00 PM
September 22, 2005 May 11, 2006 2005–2006
#120
4.3
2
Sunday 7:00 PM (October 1–8, 2006) Monday 8:00 PM (October 16, 2006 – May 14, 2007)
October 1, 2006 May 14, 2007 2006–2007
#137
2.7
3
Monday 8:00 PM (October 1– December 10, 2007) Sunday 8:00 PM (March 2 – May 18, 2008)
October 1, 2007 May 18, 2008 2007–2008
#198
2.3
4
Friday 8:00 PM
October 3, 2008 May 8, 2009 2008–2009
#176
1.7
Syndication[edit]
The show airs regularly on broadcast TV during the week. The show was launched on September 7, 2009 on Nick at Nite, becoming the youngest syndicated show on the channel, beating George Lopez. The series has since expanded from Nick at Nite, and has joined sister network TeenNick, with the first run from July 18, 2011 to August 15, 2011. The show was then replaced by Zoey 101.
The show also aired on YTV in Canada, and now airs on Much in that country. MTV2 also aired episodes of the show, usually in the early morning hours. It aired on TV One until 2016. Now, the series reruns on Up and Fuse. In 2017, VH1 started airing reruns every morning.
Awards[edit]
Everybody Hates Chris won a NAACP Image Award for its writing in 2007. It has also been nominated for many Golden Globe and Emmy Awards. In December 2008, Entertainment Weekly lists the Kwanzaa episode from this show as seventh on the magazine's "Must List: 10 Holiday Things We Love."[9]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Boldface type indicates a win.
Golden Globes
2006 – Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy (Nominated)
Emmy Awards
2009 – Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series – Darrian Jones for episode "Everybody Hates Back Talk" (Nominated)
2006 – Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series – Mark Doering-Powell for episode "Everybody Hates Funerals." (Nominated)
2006 – Outstanding Costumes for a Series – Kendra Long & Laura Haas for episode "Everybody Hates The Pilot" (Nominated)
Writers Guild of America
2006 – New Series (Nominated)
Young Artist Awards
2006 – Best Family Television Series (Comedy)
2006 – Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actor (Comedy or Drama) – Tyler James Williams (Nominated)
2006 – Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actor (Comedy or Drama) – Vincent Martella (Nominated)
2008 – Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actor – Tyler James Williams (Nominated)
2008 – Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actor – Vincent Martella (Nominated)
Television Critics Association Awards
2006 – Outstanding Achievement in Comedy (Nominated)
2006 – Outstanding New Program of the Year (Nominated)
Teen Choice Awards
2006 – TV – Choice Actor: Comedy – Tyler James Williams (Nominated)
2006 – TV – Choice Actress: Comedy – Tichina Arnold (Nominated)
2006 – TV – Choice Breakout Show (Nominated)
2006 – TV – Choice Comedy/Musical Show (Nominated)
2006 – TV – Choice Parental Unit – Tichina Arnold & Terry Crews (Nominated)
2006 – TV – Choice Sidekick – Vincent Martella (Nominated)
Image Awards
2010 – Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series – Tyler James Williams (Nominated)
2010 – Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series – Tichina Arnold (Nominated)
2010 – Outstanding Comedy Series (Nominated)
2010 – Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series – Ali LeRoi for episode "Everybody Hates the G.E.D." (Nominated)
2009 – Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series – Tyler James Williams (Nominated)
2009 – Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series – Terry Crews (Nominated)
2009 – Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series – Tichina Arnold (Nominated)
2009 – Outstanding Comedy Series (Nominated)
2009 – Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series – Ali LeRoi for episode "Everybody Hates Port Authority" (Nominated)
2008 – Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – Ali LeRoi for episode "Everybody Hates Guidance Counselor"
2008 – Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series – Tyler James Williams (Nominated)
2008 – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Terry Crews (Nominated)
2008 – Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series – Tichina Arnold (Nominated)
2008 – Outstanding Comedy Series (Nominated)
2008 – Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series – Ali LeRoi for episode "Everybody Hates Baseball" (Nominated)
2008 – Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series – Millicent Shelton for episode "Everybody Hates the Substitute" (Nominated)
2007 – Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series – Tyler James Williams
2007 – Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series – Tichina Arnold (Nominated)
2007 – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Terry Crews (Nominated)
2007 – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Antonio Fargas (Nominated)
2007 – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Whoopi Goldberg (Nominated)
2007 – Outstanding Comedy Series (Nominated)
2007 – Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series – Ali LeRoi for episode "Everybody Hates Elections" (Nominated)
2007 – Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series – Millicent Shelton for episode "Everybody Hates Valentine's Day" (Nominated)
2006 – Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series – Tichina Arnold
2006 – Outstanding Comedy Series
2006 – Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series – Tyler James Williams (Nominated)
2006 – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Terry Crews (Nominated)
2006 – Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series – Ken Whittingham (Nominated)
Environmental Media Awards
2008 – Episodic Comedy (Nominated)
Satellite Awards
2006 – Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical (Nominated)
People's Choice Awards
2006 – Favorite New Television Comedy (Nominated)
Motion Picture Sound Editors
2006 – Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form – Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement – for episode "Everybody Hates Basketball" (Nominated)
2006 – Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form – Music – for episode "Everybody Hates Halloween" (Nominated)
DVD releases[edit]
Everybody Hates Chris has been released on Region 1 and Region 2, also available on the iTunes Store.
DVD name
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Release date
Technical details
Bonus features
The Complete First Season 22 October 10, 2006 4-Disc Set; Aspect ratio: 1.66:1; Language & Subtitles: English; Running time: 320 minutes
Everybody Hates the Making of Everybody Hates Chris; Everybody Hates the Set; Everybody Hates Video Cameras; Everybody Hates the Music; Everybody Hates Tichina's Theme Song; Everybody Hates Ali's Photos; Everybody Hates Bloopers; Deleted Scenes; Auditions
The Complete Second Season 22 October 9, 2007 4-Disc Set; Aspect ratio: 1.33:1; Language & Subtitles: English; Running time: 457 minutes
Everybody Hates the Cast and the Crew Again; Everybody Hates a Day in the Life of Tyler James Williams; Everybody Hates Mr. Omar's Women; Everybody Hates Vincent's School Tour; Everybody Hates Stand-Ins; Everybody Hates Caruso-isms; Everybody Hates Mrs. Morello's Racism; Everybody Hates Wardrobe; Gag Reel
The Complete Third Season 22 August 26, 2008 4-Disc Set; Aspect ratio: 2.35:1; Language & Subtitles: English; Running time: 320 minutes
The Complete Fourth Season 22 August 18, 2009 4-Disc Set; Aspect ratio: 2.35:1; Language & Subtitles: English; Running time: 320 minutes
The Complete Series 88 August 18, 2009 16-Disc Set; Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 ; Language & Subtitles: English; Running time: 1819 minutes
Same Bonus Features as the Individual Season Sets
African American portal
Television in the United States portal
Comedy portal
2000s portal
New York City portal
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Everybody Hates Chris". CBS.com. http://www.cbs.com/shows/everybody_hates_chris/
Jump up ^ "Everybody Hates Chris". CW Seed. http://cwseed.com/shows/everybody-hates-chris/
Jump up ^ "Chris Rock". Yahoo! Movies. Archived on 22 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110522142849/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019115/bio
Jump up ^ The CW announces fall schedule Archived 2012-04-13 at WebCite, Entertainment Weekly, 21 March 2009.
Jump up ^ Kenny Montero Ending "Everybody Hates Chris" After This Season, ENEWSI.com, 24 April 2009.
Jump up ^ "AFI AWARDS 2007". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
Jump up ^ "Best School Shows of All Time". AOL TV. Aol, Inc. August 26, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
Jump up ^ Breaking News - Award-Winning Series Everybody Hates Chris to Join Nick At Nite's Line-up, Fall 2009 | TheFutonCritic.com
Jump up ^ "The Must List: 10 Holiday Things We Love," Entertainment Weekly 1026 (December 19, 2008): 68.
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This article is about people who write computer software. For other uses, see Programmer (disambiguation).
For someone who performs coding in the social sciences, see Coding (social sciences).
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Two programmers working on an IBM Type 704 at NACA, 1954.
A programmer, developer, dev, coder, or software engineer is a person who creates computer software. The term computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computers or to a generalist who writes code for many kinds of software. One who practices or professes a formal approach to programming may also be known as a programmer analyst.
A programmer's primary computer language (Assembly, COBOL, C, C++, C#, Java, Lisp, Python, etc.) is often prefixed to these titles, and those who work in a web environment often prefix their titles with web.
A range of occupations, including: software developer, web developer, mobile applications developer, embedded firmware developer, software engineer, computer scientist, or software analyst, while they do involve programming, also require a range of other skills. The use of the simple term programmer for these positions is sometimes considered an insulting or derogatory simplification.[1][2][3][4][5]
Contents
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1 History
2 Nature of the work
2.1 Testing and debugging
2.2 Application versus system programming
2.3 Types of software
3 Globalization
3.1 Market changes in the UK
3.2 Market changes in the US
4 See also
5 References
6 Further reading
7 External links
History[edit]
Ada Lovelace is considered by many as the first computer programmer.[6]
British countess and mathematician Ada Lovelace is often considered the first computer programmer, as she was the first to publish an algorithm intended for implementation on Charles Babbage's analytical engine, in October 1842, intended for the calculation of Bernoulli numbers.[7] Because Babbage's machine was never completed to a functioning standard in her time, she never saw this algorithm run.
The first person to run a program on a functioning modern electronically based computer was computer scientist Konrad Zuse, in 1941.
The ENIAC programming team, consisting of Kay McNulty, Betty Jennings, Betty Snyder, Marlyn Wescoff, Fran Bilas and Ruth Lichterman were the first regularly working programmers.[8][9]
Betty Jennings and Fran Bilas, part of the first ENIAC programming team.
International Programmers' Day is celebrated annually on 7 January.[10] In 2009, the government of Russia decreed a professional annual holiday known as Programmers' Day to be celebrated on 13 September (12 September in leap years). It had also been an unofficial international holiday before that.
Nature of the work[edit]
Some of this section is from the Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006–07 Edition, which is in the public domain as a work of the United States Government.
Computer programmers write, test, debug, and maintain the detailed instructions, called computer programs, that computers must follow to perform their functions. Programmers also conceive, design, and test logical structures for solving problems by computer. Many technical innovations in programming — advanced computing technologies and sophisticated new languages and programming tools — have redefined the role of a programmer and elevated much of the programming work done today. Job titles and descriptions may vary, depending on the organization.
Programmers work in many settings, including corporate information technology ("IT") departments, big software companies, small service firms and government entities of all sizes. Many professional programmers also work for consulting companies at client sites as contractors. Licensing is not typically required to work as a programmer, although professional certifications are commonly held by programmers. Programming is widely considered a profession (although some[who?] authorities disagree on the grounds that only careers with legal licensing requirements count as a profession).
Programmers' work varies widely depending on the type of business for which they are writing programs. For example, the instructions involved in updating financial records are very different from those required to duplicate conditions on an aircraft for pilots training in a flight simulator. Simple programs can be written in a few hours, more complex ones may require more than a year of work, while others are never considered 'complete' but rather are continuously improved as long as they stay in use. In most cases, several programmers work together as a team under a senior programmer’s supervision.
Trevor Parscal coding in the Wikimedia Foundation offices.
Programmers write programs according to the specifications determined primarily by more senior programmers and by systems analysts. After the design process is complete, it is the job of the programmer to convert that design into a logical series of instructions that the computer can follow. The programmer codes these instructions in one of many programming languages. Different programming languages are used depending on the purpose of the program. COBOL, for example, is commonly used for business applications that typically run on mainframe and midrange computers, whereas Fortran is used in science and engineering. C++ is widely used for both scientific and business applications. Java, C#, VB and PHP are popular programming languages for Web and business applications. Programmers generally know more than one programming language and, because many languages are similar, they often can learn new languages relatively easily. In practice, programmers often are referred to by the language they know, e.g. as Java programmers, or by the type of function they perform or environment in which they work: for example, database programmers, mainframe programmers, or Web developers.
When making changes to the source code that programs are made up of, programmers need to make other programmers aware of the task that the routine is to perform. They do this by inserting comments in the source code so that others can understand the program more easily and by documenting their code. To save work, programmers often use libraries of basic code that can be modified or customized for a specific application. This approach yields more reliable and consistent programs and increases programmers' productivity by eliminating some routine steps.
Testing and debugging[edit]
Programmers test a program by running it and looking for bugs (errors). As they are identified, the programmer usually makes the appropriate corrections, then rechecks the program until an acceptably low level and severity of bugs remain. This process is called testing and debugging. These are important parts of every programmer's job. Programmers may continue to fix these problems throughout the life of a program. Updating, repairing, modifying, and expanding existing programs is sometimes called maintenance programming. Programmers may contribute to user guides and online help, or they may work with technical writers to do such work.
Application versus system programming[edit]
Computer programmers often are grouped into two broad types: application programmers and systems programmers. Application programmers write programs to handle a specific job, such as a program to track inventory within an organization. They also may revise existing packaged software or customize generic applications which are frequently purchased from independent software vendors. Systems programmers, in contrast, write programs to maintain and control computer systems software, such as operating systems and database management systems. These workers make changes in the instructions that determine how the network, workstations, and CPU of the system handle the various jobs they have been given and how they communicate with peripheral equipment such as printers and disk drives.
Types of software[edit]
Programmers in software development companies may work directly with experts from various fields to create software – either programs designed for specific clients or packaged software for general use – ranging from video games to educational software to programs for desktop publishing and financial planning. Programming of packaged software constitutes one of the most rapidly growing segments of the computer services industry. Some companies or organizations – even small ones – have set up their own IT team to ensure the design and development of in-house software to answer to very specific needs from their internal end-users, especially when existing software are not suitable or too expensive. This is for example the case in research laboratories.[citation needed]
In some organizations, particularly small ones, people commonly known as programmer analysts are responsible for both the systems analysis and the actual programming work. The transition from a mainframe environment to one that is based primarily on personal computers (PCs) has blurred the once rigid distinction between the programmer and the user. Increasingly, adept end users are taking over many of the tasks previously performed by programmers. For example, the growing use of packaged software, such as spreadsheet and database management software packages, allows users to write simple programs to access data and perform calculations.[citation needed]
In addition, the rise of the Internet has made web development a huge part of the programming field. Currently more software applications are web applications that can be used by anyone with a web browser.[citation needed] Examples of such applications include the Google search service, the Outlook.com e-mail service, and the Flickr photo-sharing service.
Programming editors, also known as source code editors, are text editors that are specifically designed for programmers or developers for writing the source code of an application or a program. Most of these editors include features useful for programmers, which may include color syntax highlighting, auto indentation, auto-complete, bracket matching, syntax check, and allows plug-ins. These features aid the users during coding, debugging and testing.[11]
Globalization[edit]
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Market changes in the UK[edit]
According to BBC News, 17% of computer science students could not find work in their field 6 months after graduation in 2009 which was the highest rate of the university subjects surveyed while 0% of medical students were unemployed in the same survey.[12] The UK category system does, however, class such degrees as information technology and game design as 'computer science', industries in which jobs can be extremely difficult to find, somewhat inflating the actual figure.[13]
Market changes in the US[edit]
Computer programming, offshore outsourcing, and Foreign Worker Visas became a controversial topic after the crash of the dot-com bubble left many programmers without work or with lower wages. Programming was even mentioned in the 2004 US Presidential debate on the topic of offshore outsourcing.[14]
Large companies claim there is a skills shortage with regard to programming talent. However, US programmers and unions counter that large companies are exaggerating their case in order to obtain cheaper programmers from developing countries and avoid previously employer paid training using industry specific technologies not covered in most accredited degree programs.[15] Other reasons for employers claiming skill shortages is the result of their own cost saving combining of several disparate skill sets previously held by several specialized programmers into fewer generalized multifaceted positions that are unlikely to have enough "qualified" candidates with the desired experience.[16]
Enrollment in computer-related degrees in US has dropped recently[when?] due to lack of general interests in science and mathematics and also out of an apparent fear that programming will be subject to the same pressures as manufacturing and agriculture careers.[17] This situation has resulted in confusion about whether the US economy is entering a "post-information age" and the nature of US comparative advantages. Most academic institutions have an Institutional research office that keep past statistics of degrees conferred which show several dips and rises in Computer Science degrees over the past 30 years. The overall trend shows a slightly overall decline in growth (especially when compared to other STEM degree growth) since certain peaks of 1986, 1992, 2002, and 2008 showing periods of flat growth or even declines[18]. In addition the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook 2016-26 is -8% (a decline in their words) for Computer Programmers because Computer programming can be done from anywhere in the world, so companies sometimes hire programmers in countries where wages are lower.[19]
See also[edit]
Computer programming portal
Game programmer
List of programmers
Software development process
Software engineering
System administrator
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "No Programmers".
Jump up ^ "Developer versus programmer".
Jump up ^ "Developers AND Programmers".
Jump up ^ "Programmer vs. Developer vs. Software Engineer".
Jump up ^ "Programmer vs. Developer vs. Software Engineer".
Jump up ^ Fuegi, J.; Francis, J. (2003). Lovelace & Babbage and the creation of the 1843 'notes'. Annals of the History of Computing. 25. pp. 18–26. doi:10.1109/MAHC.2003.1253887.
Jump up ^ J. Fuegi and J. Francis, "Lovelace & Babbage and the creation of the 1843 'notes'." Annals of the History of Computing 25 #4 (October–December 2003): 19, 25. Digital Object Identifier
Jump up ^ "ENIAC Programmers Project". Eniacprogrammers.org. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
Jump up ^ "ABC News: First Computer Programmers Inspire Documentary". Abcnews.go.com. 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
Jump up ^ "International Programmers' Day".
Jump up ^ "BBC Bitesize - GCSE Computer Science - Programming software and the IDE - Revision 4". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
Jump up ^ Shankleman, Martin (1 July 2010). "'One in 10' UK graduates jobless" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
Jump up ^ [1] ATAS classifications (University of Plymouth)
Jump up ^ "CPD: October 8, 2004 Debate Transcript". www.debates.org. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
Jump up ^ [2] Migration Letters, Volume: 10, No: 2, pp. 211 – 228 ISSN 1741-8984 & eISSN 1741-8992
Jump up ^ "Purple Squirrels and the Reserve Army of the Unemployed" Paul Solman https://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/purple-squirrels-and-the-reser/ PBSAugust 15, 2012 accessdate = 2016-06-10
Jump up ^ Theresa Beaubouef and John Mason, Why the high attrition rate for computer science students: some thoughts and observations., ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 2005
Jump up ^ "After the Dot-Com Bubble: Silicon Valley High-Tech Employment And Wages in 2001 and 2008". www.bls.gov.
Jump up ^ "Computer Programmers : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics". www.bls.gov.
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Further reading[edit]
Weinberg, Gerald M., The Psychology of Computer Programming, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1971
An experiential study of the nature of programming work: Lucas, Rob. "Dreaming in Code" New Left Review 62, March–April 2010, pp. 125–132.
External links[edit]
Look up programmer or coder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
"The Future of IT Jobs in America" article
How to be a programmer - An overview of the challenges of being a programmer
The US Department of Labor's description of "Computer Programmers"
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