In Treatment
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| In Treatment | |
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 In Treatment logo |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Hagai Levi |
| Starring | Gabriel Byrne Dianne Wiest Melissa George Blair Underwood Mia Wasikowska Embeth Davidtz Josh Charles Michelle Forbes |
| Theme music composer | Avi Belleli |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 43 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Rodrigo Garcia Steve Levinson Hagai Levi Mark Wahlberg |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | HBO |
| Original run | January 28, 2008 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Betipul |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
In Treatment is an HBO drama, produced by Mark Wahlberg, about a psychotherapist, Dr. Paul Weston, and his weekly sessions with his patients. It premiered on January 28, 2008 as a five-night-a-week serial drama. Each night focuses on one specific patient.[1] The show also debuted in Eastern Canada on January 28, 2008 on The Movie Network. The format, script, and theme music are based on the critically acclaimed Israeli show Betipul, created by filmmaker Hagai Levi.
Forty-three episodes have been ordered as a block for Season 1.[2]
In a somewhat unusual move, the first fifteen episodes have been made available for download through Apple's iTunes and Amazon Unbox. The first several weeks of episodes are also available on HBO's website, in streaming video. It is not known how long either of these will remain available, or whether additional episodes will be made available through these sources.
The first season covers nine weeks for most of the characters, although Monday and Tuesday only have episodes for the first eight weeks.[3]
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[edit] Characters
| Actor | Character | Weekday | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Byrne | Paul | All | A psychotherapist, married with three children |
| Melissa George | Laura | Monday | An anesthesiologist who is in love with Paul |
| Blair Underwood | Alex | Tuesday | A fighter pilot traumatized by a recent mission |
| Mia Wasikowska | Sophie | Wednesday | A suicidal teenage gymnast with Olympic dreams |
| Embeth Davidtz Josh Charles |
Amy Jake |
Thursday | In couples therapy |
| Dianne Wiest | Gina | Friday | Paul's own therapist and mentor |
| Michelle Forbes | Kate | Various | Paul's wife |
| Mae Whitman | Rosie | Various | Paul's teenage daughter |
| Jake Richardson | Ian | Various | Paul's college aged son |
| Max Burkholder | Max | Various | Paul's 9-year-old son |
[edit] Critical reception
The critical reception has been mixed, with it receiving a rating of 70 out of 100 on metacritic. In the Los Angeles Times, Mary McNamara called it "cleverly conceived," well written and acted, though "stagey" and "strain[ing]... believability".[4] Variety's Brian Lowry deemed it "more interesting structurally than in its execution".[5] On Slate, Troy Patterson found it tiresome for its "nattering" and "ambitious hogwash".[6] In Entertainment Weekly, Ken Tucker gave it a "B+", with "lots of great soapy intrigue".[7] The New York Times praised the show: "In Treatment... is hypnotic, mostly because it withholds information as intelligently as it reveals it... The half-hour episodes are addictive, and few viewers are likely to be satisfied with just one session at a time.... In Treatment” provides an irresistible peek at the psychopathology of everyday life — on someone else’s tab."[8]
[edit] DVD Release
HBO.com has the first season's DVD release date set as September 9, 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ Martindale, Stone (2007-12-24). HBO announces January 2008 schedule. Monsters and Critics. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ Johnson, John. Winter TV Preview: Inside 18 New Shows. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
- ^ Lavalie, John (16 March 2008). In Treatment (a Titles & Air Dates Guide). TV.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
- ^ McNamara, Mary. "'In Treatment'", Los Angeles Times, 2008-01-28. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ Lowry, Brian. "In Treatment", Variety, 2008-01-18. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ Patterson, Troy. "Crazy Talk", Slate, 2008-01-28. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ Tucker, Ken. "In Treatment (2008)", Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ Stanley, Alessandra. "Television Review 'In Treatment' Four Days, a Therapist; Fifth Day, a Patient", The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
[edit] External links
- In Treatment HBO page
- In Treatment at the Internet Movie Database
- In Treatment at TV.com
- In Treatment The Movie Network page
- In Treatment on jung-at-heart.com: Discussion of each episode from a professional psychoanalyst's view.
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