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 212007 it was announced that ABC has renewed Men in Trees for a second season.[1]
Men in Trees was pulled from the air in favor of the new ABC series October Road, which began airing on Thursday, March 15. After October Road's initial run, Notes from the Underbelly was supposed to take over, but that has been changed.[2]. It has been announced that the remaining 5 Season 1 episodes will air as part of Season 2 in the fall.[3]
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)
Recurring Characters
Jerome (Timothy Webber), Regular patron at the Chieftain
The series was given a 13 episode order at ABC's May2006 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 282006 ABC ordered 4 more scripts to be written for the show[2]. Then on November 82006 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.
Critical Reviews
"With a pleasant blend of quirkiness and charm, this is an M.I.T. we can all get into."
"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".
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