Profit is a short-lived American television series that aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series was created by David Greenwalt and John McNamara, and starred Adrian Pasdar as the titular character, Jim Profit. A DVD compilation of aired and unaired episodes was released on August 9, 2005. The unaired episodes were shown publicly for the first time on the Trio cable network in 2002. In February 2008, episodes began airing on Chiller.
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Profit is a short-lived American television series that aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series was created by David Greenwalt and John McNamara, and starred Adrian Pasdar as the titular character, Jim Profit. A DVD compilation of aired and unaired episodes was released on August 9, 2005. The unaired episodes were shown publicly for the first time on the Trio cable network in 2002. In February 2008, episodes began airing on Chiller.
Considered by many to be ahead of its time, the show is a precursor to more recent edgy television shows that include Nip/Tuck, Dexter , Mad Men , and House M.D. Dark themes stemming from the villainy of the central character made the show uncomfortable and unfamiliar viewing for mainstream audiences and Fox station affiliates, which ultimately led to the demise of the series.
Jim Profit is a newly promoted employee (following the heart attack death of the former VP of Acquisitions) at Gracen & Gracen (G&G;), a multinational corporation that is...
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