Men in Trees

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Men in Trees
Men in Trees title card detail
Genre	Romantic comedy-drama
Creator(s)	Jenny Bicks
Starring	Anne Heche Abraham Benrubi Emily Bergl Seana Kofoed Suleka Mathew Derek Richardson Sarah Strange Cynthia Stevenson Lauren Tom James Tupper John Amos
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	17 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Picture format	480i (SDTV), 720p (HDTV)
Original run	September 12, 2006 – present
Links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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 the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska. The premise shows at least superficial similarities to the HBO television series Sex and the City (on which series creator Jenny Bicks was a consulting producer), which 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 CBS's Northern Exposure. The protagonists in both series are New Yorkers thrust into small town Alaska societies. Filming for the series is based in Squamish, British Columbia, home of Quest University Canada.

On March 21, 2007 it was announced that ABC has renewed Men in Trees for a second season.^[1]

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. ET. Since November 30, episodes have aired in its current timeslot of Thursdays at 10 p.m.

Men in Trees was pulled from the air in favor of the new ABC series October Road, which will air on Thursday, March 15. After October Road's initial run, Notes from the Underbelly will take over.[2] It is unsure when the remaining episodes of Men In Trees will air. They could be aired in the fall since Men in Trees has been renewed for a second season.

[edit] Characters

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Main Characters

Marin Frist (Anne Heche) - Relationship coach, author and radio host.
Annie O'Donnell (Emily Bergl) - Fan of Marin's books and Patrick's fiancée; followed Marin to Alaska.
Patrick Bachelor (Derek Richardson) - Avid fan of Marin's books, runs the town inn and radio station; recently got engaged to Annie.
Buzz Washington (John Amos) - Pilot of one of the only planes in and out of Elmo. Recently revealed biological father of Patrick.
Jack Slattery (James Tupper) - Local biologist and Marin's love interest.
Ben Jackson (Abraham Benrubi) - Owner of the town bar, The Chieftain.
Jane (Seana Kofoed) - Marin's editor, falls for "plow guy".
Sara Johnson (Suleka Mathew) - Town's former "working girl", single mother who now works at The Chieftain with one-time boyfriend Ben.
Theresa Jackson (Sarah Strange) - Ben's wife, once estranged from him, who works as the town barmaid. She is a former backup singer for Jewel.
Police Chief Celia Bachelor (Cynthia Stevenson) - Patrick's clingy mother and town police chief (Eps. 14-present; recurring previously)
Mai Washington (Lauren Tom) - Buzz's wife, an entrepreneur who sells various items taken from unclaimed luggage. (Eps. 14-present; recurring previously)

[edit] Recurring Characters

Jerome (Timothy Webber), Regular patron at the Chieftain
Carl (Adrian McMorran)
Lynn (Justine Bateman), Jack's recently-returned pregnant ex-girlfriend-turned-fiancée
Police Supervisor Richard Ellis (Currie Graham), a love interest for Celia Bachelor
Sam/'Plow Guy' (Ty Olsson), Jane's ex-boyfriend who drives a plow
Stuart Maxson (Jason O'Mara), Marin's book publisher
Cash (Scott Elrod), An attractive handyman who finishes repairing Marin's cabin in exchange for a place to live.

[edit] Episode list

Main article: List of Men In Trees episodes

[edit] Production History

The series was given a 13 episode order at ABC's May 2006 Upfronts, to debut in the fall of 2006, originally to follow Ugly Betty. After that series was shifted to a lead time slot on Thursdays, Men in Trees eventually followed Friday encore episodes of Grey's Anatomy until November 30, when Trees was moved to follow first-run Grey's episodes.

On October 28, 2006 ABC ordered 4 more scripts to be written for the show^[2]. Then on November 8, 2006 ABC ordered a full season pickup for the show ^[3]. 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, ^[4]

[edit] International Broadcasters

Country	Local Title	Literal Translation	TV Network(s)	Series Premiere	Weekly Schedule
United States			American Broadcasting Company	September 12, 2006	Thursdays 10:00pm ET
Canada			Citytv
Australia			Nine Network	December 13, 2007	Wednesday 9:30pm
Brasil			Warner Channel	January 24, 2007	Wednesday 10:00pm
Latin America			Warner Channel	January 24, 2007	Wednesday 10:00pm
Hungary	A férfi fán terem	The men bear on tree	Viasat3	March 5, 2007	Monday 10:00pm
Israel	גברים על עצים (Gvarim Al Etzim)	Men on Trees	Xtra HOT	January 16, 2007	Sunday 10:00pm
Malaysia			ntv7	January 3, 2007	Wednesday 11:15pm
Netherlands			Net 5	January 8, 2007	Monday 9:30pm
New Zealand			TV2	Feburary 12, 2007	Monday 9.30pm
Norway			TV3 Norway	February 18, 2007	Sunday 7:00pm
Philippines			ETC	February 19, 2007	Monday 9:00pm
Poland	Uwaga Faceci!	Warning! Guys!	TVN Style	February 10, 2007	Saturday 10:00pm
Sweden			TV3 Sweden	February 14, 2007	Wednesday 8:00pm
Turkey			VFoxlife	March 8, 2007
United Kingdom			LIVINGtv	2007