This intriguing tale of intertwined destinies reminds us that romance, success, peace or forgiveness might be right around the corner, but they can also be lost in an instant. It's a story that underlines just how small the world really is, and how someone just five people away might be shaping our future right now. Jay Hernandez ("Friday Night Lights"), Erika Christensen ("Flightplan"), Bridget Moynahan ("Sex and the City"), Dorian Missick ("Lucky Number Slevin"), Hope Davis ("About Schmidt") and Campbell Scott ("The Secret Lives of Dentists") star.
Cast:
Jay Hernandez ("Friday Night Lights"): Carlos
Bridget Moynahan ("I, Robot"): Whitney
Hope Davis ("Proof"): Laura
Campbell Scott ("Loverboy"): Steven Casemen
Dorian Missick ("Lucky Number Slevin"): Damian
Erika Christensen ("Traffic"): Mae Anderson
Credits:
EP: J.J. Abrams ("Lost," "Alias")
EP: Bryan Burk ("Lost," "Alias")
EP/Writer: Stu Zicherman ("Elektra")
EP/Writer: Raven Metzner ("Elektra")
Director: Rodrigo Garcia ("Six Feet Under")
Production Company: Touchstone Television
My Thoughts: Thursday is the best and worst night of television. It's the most important day for advertisers but the worst day for TV addicts because too many good shows come on at the same time. With this lineup, ABC really seems to be courting female audiences. The two new comedies look to be the opposite of NBC's male-driven Thursday comedies. Big Day has an interesting, high-concept premise. If done right, it could be really good. I am just a little worried that the show won't be able to keep things up for a whole season. 24 has perfected keeping one day interesting over a whole season, but the old saying is that comedy is a lot harder to do than drama. Notes From The Underbelly sounds a little generic but it looks like it will make a good fit with Big Day. I'm expecting the ratings for Grey's Anatomy will dip just a little bit in its move to Thursdays but it will probably be better than what ABC was showing before. As for Six Degrees, let me just say that it doesn't really interest me right now. The idea of people being linked together in mysterious ways is one that has been done a lot, especially in film. In fact, it's a sometimes important aspect of Lost (the characters frequently appear in each other's flashbacks). While I'm confident in the producers' ability to produce good television (they did work on Lost and Alias), Six Degrees is going to have to be very good in order to keep the Grey's Anatomy audience.
Friday
8-9 p.m.: Betty The Ugly
9:00 p.m.: Men in Trees
10:00 p.m.: 20/20
From ABC's Press Release:
"Betty the Ugly" (one-hour comedy, Friday,8:00 p.m., ET) - In the superficial world of high fashion, image is everything. Styles come and go, and the only constants are the wafer-thin beauties who wear them. How can an ordinary girl — a slightly plump plain-Jane from Queens — possibly fit in?
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