Men in Trees

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Men in Trees
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Genre	Romantic comedy-drama
Running time	60 minutes
Creator(s)	Jenny Bicks
Starring	Anne Heche Abraham Benrubi Emily Bergl Seana Kofoed Suleka Mathew Derek Richardson Sarah Strange James Tupper John Amos
Country of origin	United States
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 12, 2006–present
No. of episodes	11
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Men In Trees is a romantic comedy-drama television series starring Anne Heche. The series is centered around relationship coach Marin Frist's misadventures upon relocation to Alaska. The premise shows at least superficial similarities to Sex and the City (on which series creator Jenny Bicks was a consulting producer), a series that also featured a romantically-oriented, female writer. The protagonist's apparent "fish-out-of-water" feeling in a remote, small, Alaskan town can be likened to the Northern Exposure television series. The protagonists in both series are city people thrust into small town societies. ^{[citation needed]}

1 Scheduling
2 Characters
- 2.1 Main Characters
- 2.2 Recurring Characters
3 Episode list
4 Production History
5 Critical Reviews
6 International Broadcasters
7 External links
8 References

[edit] Scheduling

The show first aired on ABC with a preview on September 12, 2006 after the season premiere of Dancing with the Stars [1]. On September 15, 2006, the show moved to Fridays at 9 p.m. EST. Since November 30, episodes have aired in its current timeslot of Thursdays at 10pm.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Main Characters

Marin Frist (Anne Heche) - Relationship coach, author and radio host.
Annie (Emily Bergl) - Fan of Marin's books and newly relocated to Elmo.
Patrick Bachelor (Derek Richardson) - An avid fan of Marin's books, runs the town inn and radio station.
Buzz (John Amos) - Pilot of the only plane in and out of Elmo. Also newly revealed biological father of Patrick.
Jack (James Tupper) - Local biologist and Marin's love Interest.
Ben Jackson (Abraham Benrubi) - Owner of the town bar.
Jane (Seana Kofoed) - Marin's editor.
Sara (Suleka Mathew) - The town's "working girl"
Theresa (Sarah Strange) - Ben's estranged wife, town barmaid and one-time backup singer for Jewel.

[edit] Recurring Characters

Jerome (Timothy Webber)
Police Chief Celia Bachelor (Cynthia Stevenson)
Carl (Adrian McMorran)
Mai (Lauren Tom) - Buzz's wife, an entrepreneur who sells various items from unclaimed luggage.

[edit] Episode list

Main article: List of Men In Trees episodes

[edit] Production History

The show was given a 13 episode order at ABC's May 2006 Upfronts, to debut in the fall of 2006.

On October 28, 2006 ABC ordered 4 more scripts to be written for the show^[1]. Then on November 8, 2006 ABC ordered a full season pickup for the show ^[2]. It becomes the 7th new series to be given a full 22 episode order in the 2006/07 season.

[edit] Critical Reviews

"With a pleasant blend of quirkiness and charm, this is an M.I.T. we can all get into."

-Alynda Wheat, Entertainment Weekly 15 Sep 2006, p.68

"Heche is very likable here. She plays some of the same notes she played when stranded with Harrison Ford in "Six Days Seven Nights," or playing Amanda in last year's "Everwood" guest arc, but also crafts a credible character, and slips into her central role comfortably. Heche and Tupper exhibit fiery chemistry, and Benrubi's Ben is the cuddliest TV character since Jorge Garcia's Hurley on "Lost".

-David Bianculli, ^[3]

[edit] International Broadcasters

Country	TV Network(s)	Series Premiere	Weekly Schedule
United States	American Broadcasting Company	September 12, 2006	Thursdays 10:00pm ET
Canada	Citytv
United Kingdom	LIVINGtv	2007
New Zealand	TV2	2007
Australia	Nine Network	December 13, 2006	Wednesday 9:30pm