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Will You Watch the Series Version of The Starter Wife?
USA's The Starter Wife returns to TV tonight, this time as a full-fledged series instead of the fun, if fluffy, miniseries that aired back in '07.
Debra Messing is back as Molly Kagan, striking out on her own and trying to decide whether she can really become a writer now that she's free from the clutches of her ex-husband (now played by David Alan Basche, since Peter Jacobson is otherwise occupied). Also returning are Molly's two best friends, Joan (Judy Davis, who won an Emmy for her role) and Rodney (Chris Diamantopoulos), along with a cast of new supporting characters.
First Look: The Starter Wife, The Series
As Fall gets closer, I'm finding myself looking more and more forward to watching more of The Starter Wife, USA's 2007 miniseries that's now getting another shot on TV as a regular series. They've already made a few changes that I can fully support (giving Debra Messing's character, Molly, a new love interest who is definitely not Sam the homeless guy, for one), and some of the things I liked most about the mini — including Judy Davis as the acerbic Joan — are staying put.
We got to see a couple of clips at the TCA press tour, including one funny moment where Molly's having a crisis about being a writer (Joan suggests Molly would be awesome at collecting urine samples).
TV Tonight: "Masters of Science Fiction"
By putting it on Saturday night at 10 p.m. — the deadest of all TV dead zones — ABC clearly isn't expecting much from its "Masters of Science Fiction" miniseries, which premieres tonight. And that's a shame, because I think it sounds pretty cool — and very unlike anything else on network TV right now.
"The Starter Wife" Recap: "Hour Six"
So "The Starter Wife" came to a close last night with some lovely glimpses of the new, independent, don't-need-a-man Molly. Well, until the end, that is, when she had to go and ruin it all for me. Sigh.
"The Starter Wife": Off to a Good Start
Considering all the hype "The Starter Wife" got before its premiere, I thought the first two episodes held up fairly well. Sure, it's a stereotypical story about the powers of Hollywood, populated by cartoonish, one-dimensional shallow characters that we've watched and read about before. But it also has a surprisingly smart script, a cinematic look and a fantastic performance from the radiant Debra Messing, who gives the miniseries its heart.
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