Private Practice: Season 1, Episode 3 “In Which Addison Finds the Magic” (C)
How did Paul Adelstein go from being a shady government operative on “Prison Break” to wearing pink wings on this show? And even though I have never seen “Judging Amy”, I have to assume that she could not have constantly been on the verge of tears for six seasons. Nothing much is changing on this show except for the weather and the amount of cake being made. Oh, and people turning blue. It is all just too hokey for its own good, and if I do not like it now, I am not sure I ever will. It does serve as a decent transition between “Pushing Daisies” and “Dirty Sexy Money” though.
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Thursday, October 11, 2007
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Round Two: Private Practice
Private Practice: Season 1, Episode 2 “In Which Sam Receives An Unexpected Visitor” (C+)
There is definitely some dramatic potential as far as the medical cases on this show go. The baby swap is balanced well by the grandmother poisoning her son to get him to stop drinking. I sort of like the relationship between the doctors, but they are really not reassuring at all and have an unimpressive bedside manner. Seriously, would you trust either Amy Brenneman or Paul Adelstein with any kind of medical problems?
There is definitely some dramatic potential as far as the medical cases on this show go. The baby swap is balanced well by the grandmother poisoning her son to get him to stop drinking. I sort of like the relationship between the doctors, but they are really not reassuring at all and have an unimpressive bedside manner. Seriously, would you trust either Amy Brenneman or Paul Adelstein with any kind of medical problems?
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Pilot Review: Private Practice
Private Practice (ABC)
Premiered September 26 at 9pm
I was one of the few who got really excited about this show way back when the special "Grey's Anatomy" episode aired earlier this year. I was fairly let down by this premiere. Addison is feeling all out of place and that things are sort of not in place, but it seems like this show is more or less trying to find itself. The pilot does not feel solid, which is especially disappointing considering they already had a two-hour run at this back in May. The characters played by Paul Adelstein and Amy Brenneman seem generally useless, mostly sleeping around and crying all the time, respectively. I am greatly mourning the loss of Merrin Dungey, who has now been replaced by the far less charismatic and far less likeable Audra McDonald. At least Tim Daly and Taye Diggs are having loads of fun. The show flip-flops between joking comedy and severe drama with the greatest freedom, even more so than "Grey's Anatomy." My biggest problem with the show has to be Kate Walsh, who is simply annoying as the overbearing and eternally shushing Addison.
How will it work as a series? It is basically another "Grey's Anatomy" with a slightly less sex-addicted cast. It should do fine; I am just not sure I will be tuning in each week.
How long will it last? It should be good for at least the season, probably a renewal.
Pilot grade: C+
Premiered September 26 at 9pm
I was one of the few who got really excited about this show way back when the special "Grey's Anatomy" episode aired earlier this year. I was fairly let down by this premiere. Addison is feeling all out of place and that things are sort of not in place, but it seems like this show is more or less trying to find itself. The pilot does not feel solid, which is especially disappointing considering they already had a two-hour run at this back in May. The characters played by Paul Adelstein and Amy Brenneman seem generally useless, mostly sleeping around and crying all the time, respectively. I am greatly mourning the loss of Merrin Dungey, who has now been replaced by the far less charismatic and far less likeable Audra McDonald. At least Tim Daly and Taye Diggs are having loads of fun. The show flip-flops between joking comedy and severe drama with the greatest freedom, even more so than "Grey's Anatomy." My biggest problem with the show has to be Kate Walsh, who is simply annoying as the overbearing and eternally shushing Addison.
How will it work as a series? It is basically another "Grey's Anatomy" with a slightly less sex-addicted cast. It should do fine; I am just not sure I will be tuning in each week.
How long will it last? It should be good for at least the season, probably a renewal.
Pilot grade: C+
Sunday, July 22, 2007
A Little Late: Two New ABC Shows
I watched these two episodes a few weeks ago and never got around to renewing them. The first was the two-hour "Grey's Anatomy" episode which serves as a pilot for the Addison-led spin-off "Private Practice" recently announced for this fall. The second was the preview episode for "Traveler", which airs at some point this summer.
I will not comment too much on the non-Addison-featuring "Grey's Anatomy" segments from the episode. I have always found the show to be cheesy and over-sentimental, not for my tastes. Having watched most of the episodes I have seen before the introduction of Addison, I immediately did not like her upon first seeing her in this episode. Perhaps it is just in this episode, but she comes off as over-excited and far too chipper for her own good. This spin-off seems like a nice premise, fun enough hopefully without being too serious. If it ventures into the territory of extreme plot-ignorance, like "One Tree Hill" and "Smallville" have done, it could be in danger. But I am generally impressed, especially with the fantastic cast. Merrin Dungey (Francie from "Alias"), Amy Brenneman ("Judging Amy", which I never watched), Paul Adelstein (Agent Kellerman on "Prison Break") and Chris Lowell (Jonathan from the awesome short-lived ridiculousness that was "Life As We Know It") all get great new roles that allow them to continue using their talents. Best of all, however, are the roles given to two great actors whose recent roles on shows have been less than excellent. Taye Diggs, cast in the unfortunate ABC drama "Daybreak", gets a chance to relax after trying to stop the same day from happening all over again. Tim Daly, amazing in the very short-lived ABC dramedy "Eyes" and fresh off a great guest-starring role on "The Sopranos", also has a great role, playing excellently off the sexual tension between Addison and himself.
B
"Traveler" is a different story altogether. The cast is not a marquee, all-star list, but rather includes Aaron Stanford (the fire-wielding Pyro from "X2" and "X-Men: The Last Stand) and Logan Marshall-Green, whose guest roles on "24" and"The O.C." have been memorable in a bad way. The premise here is interesting, but a bit abstract. I have no real idea where they are going, and it seems to be constantly in danger of becoming too obsessed with government conspiracy (like "24" is now, and like "Daybreak" was from the start), and not in a good way like "The X-Files." We do not know the characters well enough to really care about what happens to them, and they have already been caught and escaped too many times, and I personally would love if they stayed in New York City, because I love anything filmed in the city (except "Heroes", but that is a topic for another time). Definitely an intruiging concept, but where (and most importantly when, giving that the air date keeps changing) it will go is a bit trickier. I will stay tuned for the remaining seven episodes, if they even all air.
C+
I will not comment too much on the non-Addison-featuring "Grey's Anatomy" segments from the episode. I have always found the show to be cheesy and over-sentimental, not for my tastes. Having watched most of the episodes I have seen before the introduction of Addison, I immediately did not like her upon first seeing her in this episode. Perhaps it is just in this episode, but she comes off as over-excited and far too chipper for her own good. This spin-off seems like a nice premise, fun enough hopefully without being too serious. If it ventures into the territory of extreme plot-ignorance, like "One Tree Hill" and "Smallville" have done, it could be in danger. But I am generally impressed, especially with the fantastic cast. Merrin Dungey (Francie from "Alias"), Amy Brenneman ("Judging Amy", which I never watched), Paul Adelstein (Agent Kellerman on "Prison Break") and Chris Lowell (Jonathan from the awesome short-lived ridiculousness that was "Life As We Know It") all get great new roles that allow them to continue using their talents. Best of all, however, are the roles given to two great actors whose recent roles on shows have been less than excellent. Taye Diggs, cast in the unfortunate ABC drama "Daybreak", gets a chance to relax after trying to stop the same day from happening all over again. Tim Daly, amazing in the very short-lived ABC dramedy "Eyes" and fresh off a great guest-starring role on "The Sopranos", also has a great role, playing excellently off the sexual tension between Addison and himself.
B
"Traveler" is a different story altogether. The cast is not a marquee, all-star list, but rather includes Aaron Stanford (the fire-wielding Pyro from "X2" and "X-Men: The Last Stand) and Logan Marshall-Green, whose guest roles on "24" and"The O.C." have been memorable in a bad way. The premise here is interesting, but a bit abstract. I have no real idea where they are going, and it seems to be constantly in danger of becoming too obsessed with government conspiracy (like "24" is now, and like "Daybreak" was from the start), and not in a good way like "The X-Files." We do not know the characters well enough to really care about what happens to them, and they have already been caught and escaped too many times, and I personally would love if they stayed in New York City, because I love anything filmed in the city (except "Heroes", but that is a topic for another time). Definitely an intruiging concept, but where (and most importantly when, giving that the air date keeps changing) it will go is a bit trickier. I will stay tuned for the remaining seven episodes, if they even all air.
C+
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