Night Moves

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Night Moves

Dramedy from Jeff Davis co-producer of "Rock of Ages" starring Will Forte "SNL, MacGruber, The Watch" and Gil Bellows "Vegas, Shawshank Redemption, House at the End of the Street" as rival but kindred spirit rock bar owners who must deal with the changes to the music industry in the mid 80's and the impact it has on their business and their future, as well as the turmoil in their own hectic lives and families.
The owners of two adjacent rock bars "Diamonds" and "Rust" compete for patrons, and struggle to survive in the late 80's as music shifts from hard rock to rap and pop. As much as they despise each other they find common ground as well, but ultimately know that only one of their bars can survive.


Production Companies: Offspring Entertainment, Maple Star Entertainment
Creators; Jeff Davis, Will Forte
Writers: Jeff Davis, Spencer Susser, Jeff Rubin, Will Forte
Executive Producers: Jeff Davis, Will Forte
Co-executive Producer; Jerry Kupfer
Directors: John Riggi, Matthew Pollack

Cast:
Will Forte (Pat Willis..owner..Diamonds)
Gill Bellows (Kerry Kanada..owner...Rust)
Teresea Palmer (Allie Berber..Diamonds..floor manager)
Gill Garci (Darrin Figaro..Booking Agent)
Devon Werkheiser (Boyd Zingg..singer)
Darrin Dewitt Henson (investor)
Fred Ewanuick (Murray McPherson...Rust...busboy)
Chris Salvatore (Mike Morrow...Diamonds..Bartender)
Jennifer Elise Cox (Jaz Janus...singer)
Gage Golightly (Jessie "Jess" Willis..Pat's daughter)

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Episode Guide

1.01 - "Re-Opening Night" (2013)
Rock night club "Diamonds" re-opens after a fire under new ownership Pat Willis (Will Forte) whose plans get a monkey wrench thrown in when his daughter Jess (Gage Golightly) decides she wants to work at the bar and only take a few community college courses that relate to the hospitality and entertainment industry. Floor boss Allie Berber (Teresa Palmer) feels undermined by Jess and tries to quit. Kerry Kanada (Gill Bellows) the enigmatic owner of rival rock club "Rust" across the street comes to pay a friendly visit to Pat, but tries once again to get him to rethink opening another rock bar in a dying genre; he bets Pat a friendly $100 that Diamonds will be a hip hop or dance club in a year's time. Over at Rust, busboy Murray McPherson (Fred Ewaniuk) is strained under the knowledge that he accidently set the fire that burned down Diamonds when he was working there last year. "Rust" staple singer Jaz Janus (Jennifer Elise Cox) is threatened by Diamonds new young hunk performer Boyd Zingg (Devon Werkheiser). Someone tries to set fire to "Rust" which causes the place to have to evacuate on a busy Saturday night with many of the patrons fleeing to Diamonds. Suspicion is thrown at Diamonds for starting the fire; resulting in a shoving match between Pat and Kerry.

1.02 - "I Love Rock 'n Roll" (2013)
guest stars; Jessie J, Joan Jett
While the police poke around the clubs investigating the arson to Rust, we are introduced to two new slimy characters. Darrin Figaro (Gill Garci) is a local booking agent who tries to strong arm Boyd Zingg into signing with his agency. When that doesn't work he books "Essess" (Jessie J) to perform at Rust to try and hurt Diamonds, paying most of her fee out of his own pocket. However the tactic backfires when it causes Jaz to lose a gig, so she fires Darrin. While he is able to smooth things over its not until after Jaz makes a surprise appearance at Diamonds and joins Boyd onstage for a duet that brings the house down. Mary Jones a retired guitar goddess (Joan Jett) the ex-wife of Pat and Jess' mother pays a surprise visit to Diamonds to try and talk her daughter out of the life she is heading toward. The other slimy character we meet is Pat's "silent" investor (Darrin Dewitt Henson) who pops in to check on his investment at Diamonds, and gives everyone the shivers.

1.03 - "Heavy Metal" (2013)
guest stars; Sammy Hagar, Kid Rock
With attendance slumping at his club Kerry Kanada at "Rust" allows bikers to start patronizing his bar, but the extra cash comes with the expected complications. Soon the bikers are brawling and the cops are called unthreatening to shut him down. Pat's mother passes away, but leaves him enough money to buy out his angel investor. However, the slimy investor will not take his buy out and tells Pat he can pull the handgun clause anytime he wants him out (insinuating he would use his option to buy out Pat instead). Jaz tries to help Boyd with his singing but he is distracted by an affair he is having with Allie. Murray's hours get cut by Kerry at "Rust", so Jess offers his job back at "Diamonds"; his conscious is so heavy that he tells her about starting the fire; a secret she decides to keep from her Father, Pat.

1.04 - "Night Writer" (2013)
guest star; David Hasselhoff
Rust brings in a world famous horror author Jackie Skroeder (David Hasselhoff) who wants to play a rock show, except he is awful. Allie and Boyd have a very public fight at Diamonds. Mike Morrow a new bartender at Diamonds has his sites on Jess but she thinks its only business. Allie's ex-husband drops by the club in an angry drunk binge and punches out Pat. Angel investor tries to get Diamonds to book a rap/rock crossover band but Pat puts up resistance; only to change his mind when he realizes his crowd will eat them alive. Darrin Figaro is falsely accused by the police of dealing drugs in Rust.

1.05 - "Naughty Girls Need Love Too" (2013)
guest star; Samantha Fox
Kerry's ex-girlfriend Crystal (Samantha Fox) visits Rust, and Diamonds, repping a liquor company and setting hearts ablaze. Darrin tries to come out clean with the cops with the help of Pat. Jess has to bring her square college professor for a night at the club as part of her work experience evaluation for credit. Murray mistakes Jess' silence about the fire as something more, romantic. Jaz is devastated when she is diagnosed with throat cancer.

1.06 - "Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting" (2013)
guest star; Dave Grohl
Pat lets Darrin book a controversial singer Tommy Guttermouth (Dave Grohl) despite his bad reputation; one that he lives up to and more so. Kerry finds out about Jaz' condition and makes the mistake of taking pity on her. Allie and Boyd's relationship comes to an end when Allie comes to the realization that Boyd would prefer to be going out with Jess, but is too afraid to admit it. The angel investor is back and wants to use Diamonds as a place to hold mixed martial arts bouts; a plan that Pat can get behind until he finds out the promoter's lack of interest in safety.

1.07 - "I Think I'm A Clone Now" (2013)
guest star; Tiffany, Weird Al Yankovic
Boyd takes Jess for a weekend to Vegas; a really aggressive first date and not one approved by Pat. Kerry escorts Jaz to an appointment with her doctor. Darrin rents a billboard to advertise his services as a booking agent, but the art department of the sign company twists what he said into something very embarrassing. A young singer is booked by Darrin to play Diamonds but comes with two very overbearing parents (Tiffany and Al Yankovic). Murray finds a rat in the kitchen at Rust and decides to keep it as a pet; but of course it escapes.

1.08 - "Working Class Hero" (2013)
guest star; Andrew Dice Clay
The teamsters union causes trouble for both bars, causing Kerry and Pat to join forces against their leader (Andrew Dice Clay). Boyd turns to Jaz for advice on how to deal with Jess and Pat, but her bitterness causes her to lash out instead of help. Allie has a job offer from Rust to come across as manager and a raise, but can't understand herself why she won't take it. Rust gets a negative review in a local newspaper which causes Murray to think about torching their offices.
Jess finds a valuable painting at an estate sale and stricken with grief has to decide whether to share her windfall with the needy family that sold it to her. Mike Morrow begins to date a much older woman, a cougar, who is a Diamonds regular, and wants to break it off but is concerned if he does that Pat will fire him.

1.09 - "Two Sides of Love" (2013)
guest; Sammy Hagar
Hager Schmidt (Sammy Hagar) returns to Rust this time though he comes in peace looking to shoot a music video; but when he discovers Jess and wants her to star in it despite Pat and Kerry's protests. Darrin takes Jaz to a hockey game despite neither one having a clue on how the game is played. Pat's past as a CPA comes to the forefront when the IRS comes to investigate him; not on the books of Diamonds but from his previous job. Boyd gets stage fright after working on an acoustic power ballad. Allie has to deal with a rumour she is a lesbian.

1.10 - "Never Surrender" (2013)
guest star; Corey Hart
In this Christmas episode, Jaz finds herself falling in love with her blind piano instructor (Corey Hart) who she finds out was a pop singer in the early 70's before losing his career when he went blind. Jess is devastated when her Mom can't make it in for Christmas and takes her anger out on her father Pat, and her boyfriend Boyd. Pat and Boyd bond over football and beer. Allie and Kerry have a drunken fling. Mike's reputation as a "cub" starts to get out of hand. Murray spends the holidays volunteering at a soup kitchen where he once spent Christmas as a patron.

1.11 - "High School Never Ends" (2014)
guest stars; Bowling For Soup
Pat's high school tormentor (Jaret Reddick) comes to the bar looking for a performance gig for his band, and Pat has to decide whether to put the past behind them or use it to laude over his foe. Jaz finds out her cancer is further along then thought and requires immediate surgery; and that she will never sing again. Kerry finds out that Murray never graduated from high school and tries to help him get his GED. Diamonds is held up at closing time and Darrin and Mike are both shot, and rushed to surgery in critical condition.

1.12 - "Demons" (2014)
guest stars; Imagine Dragons, David Hasselhoff
Horror author Jackie Skroeder (David Hasselhoff) is back and wants to use Diamonds as a setting for a high priced murder mystery, an event being run by Darrin Figaro. A rock band "Diagnosing Love" (Imagine Dragons) takes up Kerry's offer to have one big surprise blast off show before breaking up due to poor recent record sales; but after the show the drummer turns up dead. Jaz hides from her friends, embarrassed by her voice box. Darrin and Mike make a triumphant return after being shot, but Mike is showing symptoms of PTSD. Jess gets into an argument with another motorist over her use of her car phone. The angel investor sets up an interview for Boyd with a big record producer; but Pat doesn't believe it's on the up and up.

1.13 - "I Remember You" (2014)
guest star; Sebastian Bach
Darrin finds legendary folk artist Hap Towns (Sebastian Bach) wandering the streets at night, homeless. He decides to clean him up and get him a gig at Diamonds by trying to turn him into a glam rocker. Kerry takes Jaz to a Fiji soul retreat as a present. Mike goes to see a psychiatrist about his effects after being shot. Boyd prepares to leave Diamonds for the big lights, and tries to talk Jess into going with him. Murray is arrested for arson.

1.14 - "Pardise, Almost" (2014)
guest stars; Mike Reno, Anne Wilson
Pat and Kerry team up to throw a street party benefit for Mike and Jaz' therapy, and Patti Beekes (Anne Wilson) of late 70's fame agrees to headline since her brother still suffered with the effects of the Vietnam war. The complication comes in when her estranged husband Warren Allen (Mike Reno) shows up to try and make amends. Jaz is mortified at the idea of having a benefit for her, and retreats into her apartment refusing to attend. Boyd's recording deal begins to fall through, as does his relationship with Jess. Murray is released on a bail bond put up by Kerry.

1.15 - "Sea of Love" (2014)
guest star; Coco Nicole Austin
A huge television star Hilary Sea (Coco Nicole Austin) tries to book her son's hip-hop band in either Diamonds or Rust with no success; despite having Darrin wrapped around her finger. Murray see's a psychiatrist to work through his arson issues. Boyd returns to town but signs with Rust instead of Diamonds because of his fall out with Jess; and to replace Jaz who can no longer sing. Kerry proposes marriage to Jaz but instead drives her further away. Mike blows up at a patron and gets into a fist fight; earning him a pink slip.

1.16 - "Viva Las Vegas" (2014)
guest star; Coco Nicole Austin
Darrin and Hilary's relationship goes way too fast right to a quickie marriage in Vegas. Jaz decides to move to Costa Rica and stop taking her pills; over the objections of Kerry. Jess begins to date a professor at her school over her father's objections. Mike and Murray fall victim to a get rich quick scheme.

1.17 - "The Outsider" (2014)
guest star; Kevin Dillon
Jess brings her new professor boyfriend (Kevin Dillon) home for dinner, only for a fight to break out between Murray and Mike. Darrin comes down to earth, and drinks his blues away. Boyd writes what he is sure will be a #1 rock ballad. Kerry decides to travel to Costa Rica and try and talk Jaz into returning home and back on to her treatments. Allie agrees to step in and run Rust in Kerry's absence but has to bring in Mike and Murray to help her.

1.18 - "I Really Do Care" (2014)
guest star; Demi Lovato
Boyd brings in a new singer Chelsea (Demi Lovato) to sing his new ballad as a duet, but she tries to get her claws into him and when Jess tries to open his eyes to her real intentions, it just causes Boyd to think she is jealous and he plays the game with Chelsea despite not having any real feelings for her. Murray and Mike do a topless "cocktail" type show at Rust for the patrons to rave reviews. Kerry returns from Costa Rica with Jaz in tow. Pat works Darrin to try and get a new act to compete with all the recent success happening at Rust. Allie doesn't want to give back control of Rust to Kerry.

1.19 - "Our Lips Are Sealed" (2014)
guest star; Hilary Duff
A new agent (Bianca Webb) is hired by Pat to bring a new act to Diamonds, and they soon become romantic. Jess has a bad break-up with professor boyfriend causing her to fall into her father's arms, and getting in the way of his budding relationship with Bianca. The investor returns and wants to change the terms of his deal with Pat. Kerry allows Allie to keep running Rust but only if she agrees to leave Diamonds for Rust, permanently. Boyd shops his new song and gets no interest; except as a peanut butter commercial. Despite the success of their comedy act behind the bar, Murray begins to work out at the gym feeling embarrassed by his body. Mike tries to get Jaz to give him guitar lessons.

1.20 - "Material Girls" (2014)
guest stars; Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff
Bianca Webb brings in her troublesome younger sister Belinda Webb for the gig at Diamonds, and soon they are fighting for Pat's attentions. Jess has a rebound affair with a rapper causing Pat to finally step in and give her unasked for fatherly advice. Pat interviews potential floor managers to replace Allie but none of them are credible. Boyd's new work becomes very much darker in tone to reflect his mood, but even when things pick up he tries to sabotage his life to keep himself in that negative head space. Darrin steps up and tries to find a new act for Diamonds to replace Belinda Webb; also with no credible candidates.

1.21 - "When I Ruled The World" (2014)
guest stars; Coldplay, Jason Priestley
Jess starts her new job as the floor manager at Diamonds, but Pat has trouble letting go; both of his club and of his little girl. A British band "Bloody Head" (Coldplay) comes to play Diamonds bringing with them havoc and mayhem. Murray, Mike, and surprisingly Darrin bond together over an all night game of Dungeons and Dragons with the lead singer of Bloody Head who takes the game way too serious. Rust has a new barfly, the former head of a large recording label who appears to have fallen on hard times (Jason Priestley).

1.22 - "Faithfully" (2014)
Boyd writes a new song "Faithfully" and unlike his last power ballad this one resonates with everyone and may be his big break. In the excitement of the moment Boyd kisses Jess, and the two confess strong feelings for each other. Jaz is hospitalized when she falls ill; her cancer is now terminal and she is given less than a month to live by the doctors. Kerry is the only one that Jaz tells of her condition. Allie makes a difficult decision to leave Rust for a job on sunset strip. Pat considers activating his shotgun clause and if the investor buys him out he will follow Bianca Webb to Hollywood.


2.01 - "She Wrote the Songs" (2014)
guest star; Barry Manilow
Jaz's ex husband Eddie (Barry Manilow) comes to town for her funeral but overstays his welcome at Rust. Kerry is having a hard time coming out of his depression after Jaz's death. Business is down for both Kerry and Pat and the two meet to discuss a possible merger. Darrin wants one club or the other to go to a hip-hop club and the investor agrees, putting the squeeze on Pat. Mike buys a motorcycle but it's stolen from behind the club. Murray takes up yoga, for relaxation, and to try to pick up girls. Jess finds a new life coach who makes her a little too big for her britches.

2.02 - "Party Rock" (2014)
guest star; Bret Michaels
Legendary frontman JJ Doll from Antidote comes to Diamonds to perform a solo gig to support his fledging solo career, but his former manager uses his lawyers to try and stop the show. The Diamonds and Rust merger falls through but Kerry and Pat come to an arms agreement. That agreement though is short lived when Kerry tries to recruit Jess to come over to Rust to replace Allie. Murray and Mike take their friendship to the next level; sharing an apartment.

2.03 - "Bittersweet" (2014)
guest star; Bret Michaels
JJ Doll performs at Diamonds. Boyd returns to play his new hit "Faithfully" and brings along his new girlfriend who has a confrontation with Jess. Murray and Mike's apartment block goes up in flames and all eyes turn to Murray as the possible culprit. Kerry starts to date using personal ads but doesn't realize he is sabotaging himself by comparing everyone to Jaz. Pat decides to execute the shotgun clause and waits for the response from the investor.

2.04 - "Foxy" (2014)
guest star; Rob Zombie
The investor sends his collection specialist Lou Green (Rob Zombie) over to Diamonds to see if he can pressure Pat into sticking with their deal. However, Pat and Lou hit it off, and Pat even allows Lou to perform that night at Diamonds. However, Lou ends up going into a drug induced coma in the bathroom following his performance. Murray runs away from home in a snit over being accused of arson. Mike begins to wonder if he is actually homosexual. Jess tells the investor that if he buys the club out that she will quit and go to work at Rust. Kerry goes on a date, not realizing that his companion is a transvestite.

2.05 - "You Can't Kill Rock & Roll" (2014)
guest star; Sharon Osbourne
Kerry goes on another date from the personal ads, this time with an older woman (Sharon Osbourne) who says that she usually dates guys younger than Kerry. The investor decides not to exercise his option, but Pat begins to wonder if he has enough financing to buy out his partner. In order to drum up business for both bars Kerry and Pat pretend to create trouble between the two bars, but others not in the loop carry it too far. Kerry's date (Sharon Osbourne) happens to be retired from Rolling Stone magazine and decides to contact someone there with the story idea of these two rival rock bars.

2.06 - "TKO" (2014)
guest star; Justin Timberlake
Rolling Stone magazine sends Tyson Bitters (Justin Timberlake) to cover the rival bar story, sending all the female hearts a flutter. Jess falls hard for Tyson, but when he rejects all the girls, they begin to wonder if he is gay. Kerry and Pat compete in a boxing match to settle their "grudge". Murray returns home with a bunch of tattoos and some very wild road stories. Mike breaks his hand at work and tries to adapt both work and with his new girlfriend Jewels, a buxom stripper.

2.07 - "Sexy Back" (2014)
guest star; Justin Timberlake
Tyson Bitters (Justin Timberlake) asks Jess on a date, but angers her when it becomes apparent all he wants is inside information for his story. Kerry and Pat now have very hard feelings between each other over the boxing match, and their feud threatens to become real. Murray's new biker girlfriend, that he didn't know he had, shows up at Rust, and fits right in. Darrin takes the rumors to heart and tries to flirt with Tyson, only leading him on to try and get a mention in Rolling Stone.

2.08 - "Axel Wheeler" (2014)
guest star; Russel Brand
Kerry hires a new floor manager for Rust after Jess turns him down; a limey called Axel Wheeler (Russel Brand), who seems as phony as a $3 bill. Mike has another accident and breaks his foot, so he decides to try and get some paranormal help for his problems. Murray moves into his new digs; a black van which he parks behind Rust. Pat decides to take out a second mortgage so he can continue to run Diamonds, but when Jess makes a big mistake it put him over the edge with a disproportionate response. Darrin hides out at Diamonds trying to avoid being served legal papers by one of his ex-clients.

2.09 - "Piledriver" (2014)
guest stars; Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Kevin Nash
Darrin brings Diamonds in one of their biggest acts yet "Piledriver" (Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, and Kevin Nash) only to find out the lead singer lip syncs his songs. Mike tries to talk Murray into moving back in with him, but then when Jewels wants to move in he tries to get Mike to change his mind without hurting his feelings. Kerry and Pat meet with Jess to talk about her future, and going back to college full-time, but it backfires as she does not appreciate the advice.

2.10 - "Crimson and Clover" (2015)
guest star; Joan Jett
A rumor starts that there is an old passageway under Rust that leads to a gangster's secret money stash, creating all kinds of havoc including local television, which Kerry tries to milk. Mary Jones (Joan Jett) comes to visit her daughter Jess, and ex-husband Pat, and the former spouses take their daughter for a trip down memory lane to the start of the Diamonds night club, and the night she was conceived.

2.11 - "Bad Reputation" (2015)
guest star; Joan Jett
Mary Jones agrees to stay at Diamonds and perform to help out her ex-husband Pat, and the chance to spend more time with her daughter Jess; however, it soon becomes apparent why Mary & Pat could never get along. Mike and Murray meet a new friend; who believes he is Batman. A Rust patron sues the club alleging that she was raped in the restroom by two bouncers.

2.12 - "Do You Wanna Touch Me?" (2015)
Darrin throws his hat into the political ring and tries to get Pat & Kerry to endorse him. Kerry is having intestinal problems that we wants to hide from everyone. Mary and Jess go shopping at the mall where Mary gets hit on by a much younger man, much to her liking. Kerry gets deposed by the lawyers. Mike and Murray try out as pro wrestlers to make a few extra bucks on the side.

2.13 - "Dirty Deeds" (2015)
Kerry lays a trap and finds out that the lawsuit is based on truth, and then finds himself on the receiving end of a beating from the two bouncers. Mary invites her "cub" to Diamonds to see her perform, throwing Pat into a jealous snit. Mike tells Murray he wants to become more serious about his career and wants to end all the hijinx the two have become involved in. Darrin wants to cut a deal with the investigators in the rape case.

2.14 - "Zombies & Dust" (2015)
Pat visits Kerry in the hospital and the two make each other even more depressed. Mary says her goodbyes. Murray and Mike host a "zombie" night at Rust. Jess tries to introduce giant video screens and a VJ to modernize Diamonds; which Darrin sees as a threat to his live music empire.

2.15 - "Diamonds & Rust" (2015)
Mike & Murray quietly investigate buying a run down warehouse and converting it into their own club; until they get locked in the decrepit building overnight and think they see ghosts. Jess takes up the sport of fencing to try and meet a hot French instructor her friends told her about. Pat and Kerry get serious in their merger talks and bring in Darrin to help; the biggest deal breaker is the liability caused by the rape accusation.

2.16 - "Two to Tango" (2015)
Pat and Kerry announce their proposed merger to the staff of the two clubs; to mixed reactions. Darrin tries to negotiate a deal with the rape accuser. Mike meets the girl of his dreams; the only problem is she can't stand Murray. A stray mutt wanders into Rust and soon captures the hearts of everyone at the club. Diamonds holds a singles night while Rust holds a swingers night.

2.17 - "I Wanna Go Back" (2015)
guest star; Eddie Money
A police officer suffering from cancer Joe Malone (Eddie Money) is granted a wish to perform at the new Diamonds and Rust with an all-star band. Pat finds out that his marriage to Mary never actually ended in divorce, until Mary sends him papers to make it official. Jess decides to go back to college next year. Pat puts Diamonds up for sale and moves his stuff into the offices at Rust.

2.18 - "Cowboy" (2015)
guest stars; Darius Rucker, Kid Rock
Pat has to fight to block the sale of Diamonds when he finds out it is being bought by a couple of bikers with criminal ties (Darius Rucker and Kid Rock). Pat and Kerry have their first big fight at Diamonds and Rust, and Jess finds she can't be impartial in giving her opinion. Mike asks his girlfriend to move in, and Murray to move out, but ends up alienating both of them.


2.19 - "Honky Tonk Women" (2015)
guest star; Mick Jagger
An English millionaire makes his way overseas to check out Diamonds for purchase, and demonstrates he has some serious chops in rhythm and blues. Pat and Kerry take a night tour of a haunted prison. Jess is assaulted at the club. Mike abruptly quits his job, sells all his possessions, and heads to the east coast. Boyd returns for a visit, and everyone thinks he secretly wants to buy the club.

2.20 - "Should've Been A Cowboy" (2015)
guest star; Toby Keith
Spurs begins to be renovated in the former Diamonds cabaret; the new owner finds Jaz' lost engagement ring and returns it to Kerry. Diamonds and Rust's newest act Ben Caroo (Toby Keith) turns out to be a plant by Spurs to get the lay of the land. Jess takes justice into her own hands. Murray accidentally gives a bunch of the patrons food poisoning. Mike checks in from New Jersey.

2.21 - "Beer for my Horses" (2015)
guest stars; Toby Keith, Eric Church
Ben Caroo (Toby Keith) is joined by his half-brother Don E. Davies (Erich Church), and they both compete for Jess' affections. Kerry and Pat work on a plan to turn over daily management of the club to Pat. Darrin inherits a puzzle box which keeps him extremely busy. Murray is contacted by his biological Father, for the first time in his life, and isn't happy about it.


2.22 - "Exit Stage Left" (2015)
Jess says her good-byes; Mike returns from Jersey. Spurs tries to raid Diamonds & Rust for employees days before their grand opening. A news crew shows up to do a story about the contrast between the rise of Country music and the fall of Rock & Roll; which makes them a target for Murray's pranks.


3.01 - "These Boots Were Made For Stomping" (2015) 1.1/4 3.78
Sep 22, 2015
Pat hires a new floor manager for Diamonds & Rust, Chloe Lane (Julia Benson) who turns out to be a no-nonsense gal and ends up firing Murray during her first week, a very unpopular move. On the other hand, Chloe begins to foster Mike's career forward. Over at Spurs the new owner J.T. Wynters (Mark Valley) and his floor manager Drake Sebastien (Kristoffer Polaha) make a sincere gesture as the new neighbors to Diamonds & Rust, but Pat takes it the wrong way and it begins a brand new bar wars. At the first sign of trouble Kerry leaves his vacation cruise to return to the bar to help out; which does not go over well with Pat and Chloe. Darrin finds himself shut out of the Country scene.

3.02 - "Pizza" (2015) 1.2/4 4.05
Sep 29, 2015
guest star; Jennifer Jason Leigh
Diamonds & Rust holds an A-Team vs Miami Vice showdown which goes over well but lacks a punchline. Murray begins to work at Spurs and finds the staff to be very genuine, which puts him at odds with Mike. Chloe gets into a catfight with an unruly patron. Jayla (Jennifer Jason Leigh) refuses to leave D&R until she can find out who prank ordered a dozen pizza's that she is now stuck paying for.

3.03 - "Space Cowboy" (2015) 1.5/5 5.64
Oct 6, 2015
guest stars; William Shatner, Judge Reinhold
Spurs attempts to lure away a visiting VIP, Senator Hollis (William Shatner) away from his D&R visit and into the country bar instead. Jess turns to Kerry for advice, and when Pat finds out he goes into a tailspin thinking he failed as a father. Mike tries to get everyone to believe him when Murray is kidnapped but everyone assumes its a prank, leaving him to deal alone with the psychopathic criminal Dieter Dietrich (Judge Reinhold).

3.04 - "Step Your Game Up" (2015) 1.4/5 5.11
Oct 13, 2015
guest star; Coco Nicole Austin
Darrin brings back Hilary Sea (Coco Nicole Austin) to help him try and crack the country booking market. Chloe is sent by Pat for sensitivity training; but only on condition that Pat go for assertiveness training. Kerry and Mike try and keep an over active health inspector from shutting D&R down. Spurs runs a bull riding contest that gets out of hand.

3.05 - "What Was I Thinkin'" (2015) 1.3/4 4.72
Oct 20, 2015
guest star; Dierks Bentley
Kerry, Pat, and Darrin sit through a stack of country albums while sharing stories of rednecks they once knew. Mike finds out that Chloe is a huge star wars fan and lauds pictures of her in a slave Leia costume over her. Spurs gets caught with some bootleg booze and its up to Murray to save the day by getting rid of the illegal shine. A young heartthrob Lee Allen (Dierks Bentley) drops by Spurs to sing "What Was I Thinkin;".

3.06 - "Unholy" (2015) 1.3/4 4.65
Oct 27, 2015
guest stars; Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley
The staff of Diamonds and Rust are aghast when the concept of Halloween is seemingly lost on "Spurs"; it also drives Murray nuts who is the only employee to show up in costume. Drake Sebastien and Chloe Lane agree to a soap box race. Mike tries to win a Halloween radio contest and soon sucks Jess and Kerry into helping him. Pat is visited by the ghosts of Halloween past (Gene Simmons) and future (Paul Stanley).

3.07 - "Filth" (2015) 1.3/4 4.81
Nov 3, 2015
Spurs is besieged by the teamsters union led by Dick Johnson (Andrew Dice Clay), and while the staff at D&R find it amusing at first eventually they feel the need to help our their rivals. Fanny takes out her personal frustrations on Murray which makes him even more nervous and inept then usual. Mark and Sebastien have a disagreement on how to deal with the teamsters which may lead Sebastien to resign.

3.08 - "Growing Wherry" (2015) 1.4/4 5.14
Nov 10, 2015
Pat is seeing the ghost of Jaz and takes his anger out on Spurs. Chloe finds herself star struck and giggly when one of her favorite rockers Luther Wherry drops by for a gig at D&R (Mark Salling). Mark tries to deal with the day to day of the bar without Sebastien and comes to realize his mistake; as well as how valuable both Murray and Fanny are to the morale of the place.

3.09 - "Heartbreaker" (2015) 1.4/5 5.20
Nov 17, 2015
Two Rock fans take a pilgrimage to D&R to get married in the club which Pat agrees to but has second thoughts when they show up and she (Pat Benatar) is in her 50's and he (Billy Lewis Jr.) is in his 20's. Fanny kisses Murray after a few too many tequila shots. Mike's new freaky girlfriend Ula (Natalie Denise Sperl) wants to make love in a graveyard.

3.10 - "New Ventures" (2015) 1.3/5 4.76
Nov 24, 2015
Mark brings in a consultant Gary (Brad Bartram) to help him with the bar's finances but no one other than Mark cares for his strict attitude. Chloe loses a bet and has to go on a date with Sebastien. Darrin talks Pat and Kerry into investing in an apparel line for D&R which turns into a disaster.

3.11 - "Welcome Back" (2015) 1.3/5 4.52
Dec 1, 2015
Fanny returns to West Virginia for Christmas, taking Murray with her. and its not all its cracked up to be. Mike has a hard time dealing with Ula's negativity towards holidays. Kerry and Darrin go to Fiji for the holidays. When they are short staffed Pat calls on Jess to help out; while Chloe battles the flu. Mark hires Sebastien back to Spurs.


3.12 - "Future Husband" (2016) 1.4/5 4.89
Feb 9, 2016
When Spurs refuses to hire a country novelty act Darla Husband (Meghan Trainor), D&R puts her on stage just to stick it to the country crowd but the tables are soon turned. Chloe and Sebastien run the same game show competition; each claiming the other stole the idea from them. Mike tries to break up with Ula but backs down when he receives death threats from the family. Kerry runs into trouble with the FCC when his opinions on rap music causes him to swear on the radio while a guest.

3.13 - "Hot, Hot, Hot" (2016) 1.3/5 4.51
Feb 16, 2016
D&R throws an electric foam party that gets out of hand. Mike tries to outfreak Ula; but it backfires. Kerry and Darrin return to Fiji to buy a bar.

3.14 - "Big in Japan" (2016) 1.2/4 4.06
Feb 23, 2016
Chloe tries to get a co-ed softball team going. Half the staff, including Pat, are overly cranky when they undergo a fast to begin a new diet. Spurs brings in a new controversial band that is more electronic music then guitar.

3.15 - "Monkey Business" (2016)
Mar 1, 2016
An escaped monkey from the zoo hides out at D&R creating havoc for an oblivious staff. Spurs brings in a branding expert (Jillian Michaels) who proceeds to sleep with Mark, then Sebastien, then wants to sleep with both of them.

3.16 - "Bring on the Dancing Horses" (2016)
Mar 8, 2016
Against his better judgment Pat hires an ex-convict as a favor to Jess; and it goes sideways. The staff of Spurs become convinced that a new patron is a Narc trying to shut them down. Kerry returns from Fiji without Darrin. Mike decides to propose marriage to Ula to see if that will make her end the relationship.

3.17 - "Dancing With Myself" (2016)
Apr 19, 2016
Murray wants to take dancing lessons; Mike convinces Murray to pay him instead to teach because he needs the money. Mark's troublesome daughter comes to visit looking for a handout (Britney Spears). Pat and Kerry have a long talk about Fiji, Jess, and the future of D&R.

3.18 - "Tricky" (2016)
Apr 26, 2016
After a few weeks of sluggish attendance, D&R closes its doors except for 3 nights a week. Spurs attempts to poach Mike from D&R when business is brisk enough to need another bartender. Jess convinces her Dad to book a rap band to bring in a younger crowd.

3.19 - "Heart of Rock & Roll" (2016)
May 3, 2016
D&R lucks into signing a hot Canadian rocker Jeremy Sweet (Joe Jonas) who brings the crowds in; but can't keep his hands off of Chloe. To make matters worse Sweet's Father and agent Pat Sweet (Huey Lewis) can't keep his hands off the bottle. A newspaper hack tries to elicit a bribe from Mark to give a good write up in the paper.

3.20 - "Kids in America" (2016)
May 10, 2016
D&R is the site of a college's pledge week shenanigans and it doesn't go over well with Pat and Chloe. A break-in and liquor heist leaves Spurs scrambling to keep their heads above water.

3.21 - "Cleveland Rocks" (2016)
May 17, 2016
Pat and Kerry make the pilgrimage to Cleveland for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductions, trying their best to meet Bob Dylan. Mike and Murray decide to move back in together. Sebastien and Chloe's relationship is heated up a notch.

3.22 - "Home Sweet Home" (2016)
Season Finale
May 24, 2016
As another summer approaches Kerry decides to move to Fiji; Pat decides to turn D&R over to his daughter Jess; Sebastien and Chloe elope in Vegas; and Murray returns to work at D&R; Boyd returns for good?

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Season 3 Preview

The third season of "Night Moves" follows the now combined "Diamonds & Rust" nightclub as it tries to keep rock and roll alive, while "Spurs" a hot country and western bar opens in the old Diamonds location.

Will Forte plays Pat Willis co-owner of Diamonds and Rust and actively involved in its running, while Gill Bellows plays Kerry Kanada who is the other co-owner of the club, but spends most of his days in semiretirement only showing up to stick his nose in the bar business when it suits him. Kerry is also on a mission to find purpose in his life with the ghost of Jaz still in his thoughts.
Pat's daughter Jess (Gage Golightly) has returned to college but still has a recurring role, more in her Father's life then at the club.
The imbecile act of Murray (Fred Ewanuick) and Mike (Chris Salvatore) continues but they have a new companion
Julia Benson joins the cast as the new no-nonsense floor manager Chloe Lane, while Spurs will feature Kristoffer Polaha as Drake Sebastien, floor manager; Arija Bareikis as Fanny Moonves (bartender), and Mark Valley as J.T. Wynters (owner).

Season 3 will see a cross-over episode with Wildwood and a series of guest appearances as has become the show's hallmark. Guests are scheduled to include William Shatner, Jillian Michaels, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Kelly LeBrock, Coco Nicole Austin, Britney Spears and Meghan Trainor.

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November 6, 2015

PLS Media and Liberty Television announced today that stuntman and actor Robbie Knieval (son of the legendary Evil Knieval) has signed on to star in a story arc that will include episodes of both Wildwood and Night Moves (crossover episodes) in the winter of 2016. The exact role he will play has not been announced but it is shaping up to be an aging stuntman looking for a last hurrah. The crossover between the two Liberty shows had been previously announced, but was believed to be written around Kristina of Wildwood winning a contest to see her favorite Rock 'n Roll band in California; where she reconnects with Murray from Diamonds & Rust who has previously crossed over to Wildwood.

Read more: plsmedia.proboards.com/thread/444/news?page=1#ixzz3qk9J2H8v

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Taylor Cole (32F) has been added for the 2016-17 season playing a sexy, experienced, no-nonsense floor manager.

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Night Moves; 2016-17 Season Preview

Liberty Television's fun fueled Night Moves returns for season 4 at the Tuesday 10:00pm/9CST slot with some cast shuffles. A full season of 22 episodes has been ordered and the network is aiming for a 1.2-1.4 rating demo this season.

The biggest news is that the two main leads Will Forte and Gill Bellows will pretty much split the season with Forte's Pat Willis character appearing in the first half of the year and Bellows' Kerry Kanada character appearing in the second half. Both will receive opening credits however. Gage Golightly's character Jess Willis will step up to a bigger role this season running the bar Diamonds & Rust, while Devon Werkheiser's character Boyd Zingg returns as a regular and possible love interest for Jess. The very sultry Taylor Cole enters the show as the new floor manager, hired by Willis and Kanada, which may create some friction between her and Jess. While the impact of the burgeoning rap scene as well as the country scene and rival bar Spurs are still part of the background of the show, Night Moves has been condensed this season to centering around only the one bar D&R. And of course fans can hardly wait to see all the guest stars brought in which is part of the appeal of the show.

Behind the scenes Jeff Davis returns as showrunner but Will Forte still has a strong hand in all creative aspects. In addition to Davis and Forte, main writers Spencer Susser and Jeff Rubin return for another season. Jerry Kupfer remains as co-executive producer mostly serving as a consultant and trouble shooter for Davis and Forte. He has been referred to around the show as the referee and the tiebreaker. John Riggi, Matthew Pollack, Will Forte, Gill Bellows, and James Dunnison are all on tap to direct episodes this year.

Competition at the 10pm Tuesday slot will be Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC), NCIS New Orleans (CBS), and Chicago Fire (NBC). Night Moves would seem to have the most "fun factor" of all those shows and should attract any audiences that are more partial to sit-coms then dramas. Last season ABC fumbled out of the block with a late start for Wicked City and disastrous numbers before putting mostly encore presentations in that spot, and trying again with Of Kings and Prophets which also flopped on the epic scale. CBS had Limitless and some Person of Interest, and NBC struggled with Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris before putting Chicago Fire into that slot. Interestingly enough ABC and CBS are simply sliding their shows from 9pm last year (Agents of SHIELD and NCIS NO) into the 10pm slot this year. All in all competition should be much higher this year for Night Moves so it may struggle to hold its ratings.

PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Offspring Entertainment

MapleStar Entertainment

CREW

Production Companies: Offspring Entertainment, Maple Star Entertainment
Creators; Jeff Davis, Will Forte
Writers: Jeff Davis, Spencer Susser, Jeff Rubin, Will Forte
Executive Producers: Jeff Davis, Will Forte
Co-executive Producer; Jerry Kupfer
Directors: John Riggi, Matthew Pollack, Will Forte, Gill Bellows, James Dunnison

CAST
Will Forte (Pat Willis..co-owner..D&R)
Gill Bellows (Kerry Kanada..co-owner...D&R)

Gage Golightly (Jessie "Jess" Willis..Pat's daughter)
Taylor Cole (Zara Riviera...floor manager)
Devon Werkheiser (Boyd Zingg..singer)
Fred Ewanuick (Murray McPherson...Rust...busboy)
Chris Salvatore (Mike Morrow...Diamonds..Bartender)

RECURRING/GUEST STARS
Gill Garci (Darrin Figaro..Booking Agent)

Mark Valley (J.T. Winters..owner of Spurs)

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Night Moves
season 4
episode guide

4.01 - "The Boss" (Sep 27/2016) 1.3/5 4.72

Pat hires a new sultry floor manager Zara Riviera (Taylor Cole) the same day he names his daughter Jess to be the new general manager of Diamonds & Rust. Immediate tensions arise between Zara and Jess as the latter feels she should have been able to choose her own manager, and the former feels Jess is too young and inexperienced to give her any direction. At first Mike enjoys working with Murray again, but soon becomes despondent when he realizes how much his friend has grown up and become more independent. The crew tries to find a way to fight against the draw of the mechanical bull rides over at Spurs. Boyd moves too fast for Jess' liking and she tells him that it might not be a good idea for them to date since she is now "the boss".  

4.02 - "Anxiety" (Oct 11/2016) 1.2/5 4.29

guest star: Pat Benatar

When Zara and Boyd hit it off, Jess tries to tell Boyd that Zara is just using him to annoy her; when this doesn't work Jess tries to forbid Zara from dating Boyd because he is part of "the talent". Boyd hires a new singing coach Jane Ullman (Pat Benatar) but as much as she is brilliant, she is also an emotional mess. The crew is on the lookout for drug dealers after a rash of bad oxy pills cause a death in the community. Pat refuses to step in and give Fatherly advice to Jess despite the please of those around them. Mike and Murray attempt to spy on Spurs.

4.03 - "Mississippi Queen" (Oct 18/2016) 1.3/5 4.51

guest star; Ozzy Osbourne

An aging rock god (Ozzy Osbourne) holes up in D&R after losing a lawsuit which means his signature song has been ruled to be a rip-off from another group, and threatens to commit suicide. The war between Jess and Zara continues and finally Pat reaches out to J.T. Winters from Spurs to mediate since he is not impartial. In return Winters asks Pat to go on a date with his crazy sister who is in town.

4.04 - "Rock Hard"
guest stars; Joan Jett, Suzi Quatro

Mary Jones (Joan Jett) makes a return to D&R, this time while making a comeback documentary for a music station reuniting her with her first band "Sisters in Leather"; which means her ex-bandmate and ex-lover Denise Bleu (Suzi Quatro) is also at D&R making everyone a little bit uncomfortable. Murray & Mark compete for the same girl; not realizing she is underage and just using them to get booze.

4.05 - "The Return of Bruno"
With a reference from their friends in Wildwood New Jersey, a new bartender "Bruno" shows up to work at D&R, but also wants to take centre stage. A rumour goes around D&R that Kerry Kanada has been thrown into jail in Bali; a rumour that Pat tries to dispel. Zara's ex-husband shows up the bar and it really opens everyone's eyes (DJ Qualls).

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