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Title: "A single white girl, living in the city, working at a magazine" (Men in Trees)
Post by: Listener on September 13, 2006, 02:54:45 PM

That's not exactly what it's about, but I had to make the joke.

Last night the wife and I watched the first half of Anne Heche's new show, "Men in Trees". It had one really amusing moment: when she actually sees the sign "Men in Trees" because there are men above her trimming trees.

Here's the plot: a female relationship coach is engaged, finds out her man is cheating on her, gets drunk about it, and (I think) ends up staying in Alaska, where she was for a speaking engagement. They've already set up the two guys who will fight over her (the hunky, suave fish and game biologist and the goofy Ray-Romano-in-Welcome-to-Mooseport guy).

When will studio execs stop approving shows with plots like this? I can't see "Men in Trees" lasting very long. It wasn't very funny. It wasn't at all original. And they keep coming up with names for women that normal women (ie: Alice, Gamp, Dots, Dazie, Nishi) don't have -- this time, it's Marin. Yes, the character's first name is Marin.

The show has one redeeming quality: Abraham Benrubi is in it.

I bet this was pitched as "Northern Exposure meets Miss Match".

They cancel perfectly good sci-fi for dreck like this.

Title: Re: "A single white girl, living in the city, working at a magazine" (Men in Trees)
Post by: DownSouth on September 13, 2006, 03:22:05 PM

It's no One Tree Hill.

Title: Re: "A single white girl, living in the city, working at a magazine" (Men in Tre
Post by: Dry then Catch on September 13, 2006, 04:56:41 PM

I laughed at the title.

I'm lifting this from somewhere, but you could make it a man-child rom-com as well. Just add a zany guy trying to steal her away from a successful and seemingly nice corporate lawyer. Oh yes she is also trying to raise precocious moppet headed little boy.

Title: Re: "A single white girl, living in the city, working at a magazine" (Men in Tre
Post by: swolt on September 13, 2006, 04:58:24 PM

Quote from: CatchrNdRy on September 13, 2006, 04:56:41 PM
I laughed at the title.

I'm lifting this from somewhere, but you could make it a man-child rom-com as well. Just add a zany guy trying to steal her away from a successful and seemingly nice corporate lawyer. Oh yes she is also trying to raise precocious moppet headed little boy.

starring meg ryan

Title: Re: "A single white girl, living in the city, working at a magazine" (Men in Tre
Post by: Dry then Catch on September 13, 2006, 05:49:46 PM

Quote from: swolt on September 13, 2006, 04:58:24 PM
Quote from: CatchrNdRy on September 13, 2006, 04:56:41 PM
I laughed at the title.

I'm lifting this from somewhere, but you could make it a man-child rom-com as well. Just add a zany guy trying to steal her away from a successful and seemingly nice corporate lawyer. Oh yes she is also trying to raise precocious moppet headed little boy.

starring meg ryan

the movie is not "Grandma's Boy"

Title: Re: "A single white girl, living in the city, working at a magazine" (Men in Trees)
Post by: Mr. Ubiquity on September 14, 2006, 08:31:23 AM

change the channel and watch something else.

get a Neilsen box ( the ones used for judging the ratings) and then set it to porn. that will tell them what your real interest is.

JuntoOnline

General Categories => Occupy My Mind! => Television => Topic started by: Listener on September 13, 2006, 02:54:45 PM