Administrator Toups Posted May 12, 2012 Administrator Share Posted May 12, 2012 Mistresses: Discussion Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted May 12, 2012 Author Administrator Share Posted May 12, 2012 “MISTRESSES” Welcome to a provocative and thrilling drama about the scandalous lives of a sexy and sassy group of four girlfriends, each on her own path to self-discovery, as they brave the turbulent journey together. Meet Savi (Alyssa Milano), a successful career woman working toward the next phase in her life — both professional and personal — simultaneously bucking for partner at her law firm while she and her husband, Harry (Brett Tucker), try to start a family of their own. Savi’s free-spirited and capricious baby sister, Josselyn (Jes Macallan), couldn’t be more different – living single, serial dating and partying, and regularly leaning on her big sister along the way. Their common best friend, April (Rochelle Aytes), a recent widow and mother of two, is rebuilding her life after tragedy and learning to move forward, with the support and guidance of her closest girlfriends. And friend Karen (Yunjin Kim), a successful therapist with her own practice, reconnects with the girls after her involvement in a complicated relationship with a patient goes far too deep. “Mistresses” is a salacious new drama about a group of friends caught in storms of excitement and self-discovery, secrecy and betrayal, and bound by the complex relationships they’ve created. “Mistresses” stars Alyssa Milano (“New Years Eve,” “Romantically Challenged,” “Hall Pass,” “My Name Is Earl,” “Charmed,” “Melrose Place”) as Savannah, Yunjin Kim (“Lost”) as Karen, Rochelle Aytes (“Work It,” “White Collar,” “Detroit 1-8-7,” “Desperate Housewives”) as April, Jes Macallan (“Kiss Me,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Crash and Burn,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Shameless”) as Josslyn, Jason George (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Closer,” “Against the Wall,” “Castle,” “Off the Map,” “Eastwick”) as Dominic, Brett Tucker (“Castle,” “Spartacus: Vengeance,” “Rizzoli & Isles,” “NCIS,” “Neighbours”) as Harry, Erik Stocklin (“Grey Sheep,” “Sick Day,” “Let’s Big Happy”) as Sam. Guest Starring Marin Hinkle (“Two and a Half Men,” “Brothers & Sisters”) as Elisabeth, John Schneider (“Smallville,” “90210,” “Desperate Housewives”) as Thomas Grey, Shannyn Sossamon (“How to Make It in America,” “Dirt”) as Alex, Cameron Bender (“Commander in Chief,” “Whitney,” “Beverlywood”) as Richard, Kate Beahan (“Burning Man,” “Rake,” “Boston Legal”) as Miranda, Sunkrish Bala (“Notes from the Underbelly,” “I Just Want My Pants Back”) as Hamid. Based on the U.K. television series, “Mistresses” is from K.J. Steinberg (“Gossip Girl”) and is executive-produced by Robert Sertner (“Revenge,” “No Ordinary Family”), K.J. Steinberg (“Gossip Girl”), Rina Mimoun (“Privileged,” “Gilmore Girls”) and Douglas Rae (“Wuthering Heights,” “Camelot,” “Mistresses,” “Raw,” “Meadowlands”). The pilot for “Mistresses” is directed by Cherie Nowlan. The series is from ABC Studios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 I've seen the entire UK series and I am curious to see how it will translate to an American audience because the UK series is not campy in the least, it's a very serious drama, very dark at times and like all UK series it isn't long, only 16 episodes across three seasons so it never had the opportunity to get stale. I loved the original, this adaptation already changes some of the character's occupations and background...it's either going to be amazing or horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jonathan Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 Another show about 4 women? I guess this is one of the reasons why ABC didn't pick up Devious Maids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frequentsoapfan Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 UM wasn't Devious maids main focus supposed to be four maids? Mistresses sounds like the more interesting show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 This is what the final season's trailer was...to give you all some idea about the tone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTladZpnXBk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 I only watched a few episodes but it was a very sexual show, and not in the HA HA HA HA way which most of the stale camp on ABC has been in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 Yeah exactly, nothing about Mistresses is HA HA HA or campy...the sexual side is serious, it's dark and I just don't see how it will be successfully made for an American audience, particularly on network television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 While I think Mistresses would be an amazing show on HBO or Showtime or FX, I just don't know how it's going to work on ABC. It wasn't like Desperate Housewives at all so it's not going to fit that slot and the original series is so much darker, more raw and sexual than what is on network television in the USA...I think Devious Maids would have been a better fit for ABC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 I saw the British version and hated it. So over melodramatic and fake. The women were too stupid for words. Blech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted May 18, 2012 Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 Ugh, ABC's really going for broke with ruining this one...two of the leads are being written as sisters now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jonathan Posted May 18, 2012 Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 I was watching the sneak peak of the show and it really is lighter than the British version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members darraholic Posted May 18, 2012 Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 I love Yunjin Kim. I will have to watch this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted May 18, 2012 Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 Oh dammit, this is the trailer... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbjebNwtcr4 There's absolutely no way I'm watching this crap, it's essentially Lipstick Jungle or Single Ladies or Sex and the City. This is Mistresses in name only. I hope it faces a swift cancellation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 18, 2012 Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 ABC seems to constantly cling to dated ideas of these type of female-led dramas, except maybe Revenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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