Men in Trees

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Men in Trees
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Genre	Romantic comedy-drama
Running time	60 minutes
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	9
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Men In Trees is a romantic comedy-drama television series starring Anne Heche. Centered around relationship coach Marin Frist's misadventures upon relocation to Alaska, the series bears at least superficial similarities to Sex and the City and Northern Exposure.

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, where it will air until November 30 when it will move its timeslot again to 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.
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)

[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]