Fall 2007 TV Wednesday Night: Dirty Sexy Money
Dirty Sexy Money is probably the best reviewed and most promising new show this fall. That’s a heavy mantle to carry; Studio 60 faltered, then fell under it last year. DSM has a deep bench of talented actors (Peter Krause, Jill Clayburgh, Donald Sutherland) and a pilot that defies easy categorization. It’s a drama, but it’s funny. And not just funny, but dark and absurd in the manner of, say, Arrested Development. The pilot was good, but the series has to live up to its hype. Two things bothered me in the pilot. It took far too long for Krause’s ethical lawyer to say “I quit”. And Krause doesn’t seem nearly suspicious enough at the murky facts at the end.
Glowing reviews here from Onion AV Club, Teevee.net, and Entertainment Weekly.
October 1st, 2007 at 7:20 am
I completely agree with your thoughts–I even turned to my husband as soon as we saw the mom with a drink in her hand, the ditzy blond daughter, the crazy sons, the overbearing father and the sane outsider and asked, “does this remind you of a dramatic Arrested Development?”
October 7th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
I watched the second ep last night, and am even more bothered that no one seems to wonder that there wasn’t a body.
I think it’s interesting, though, that I don’t remember them showing a pic of the dad, so they could bring in a heavy hitter actor if they do decide to bring him back.