Men in Trees 5222749 224629519 2008-07-09T18:56:19Z 71.48.128.72 /* Ratings */ {{Infobox Television | | show_name = Men In Trees | image = | caption = | format = [[Romance film|Romantic]] [[comedy]]-[[drama]] | creator = [[Jenny Bicks]] | runtime = 60 minutes | picture_format = [[480i]] ([[SDTV]]),<br>[[720p]] ([[HDTV]]) | starring = [[Anne Heche]]<br>[[Abraham Benrubi]]<br>[[Emily Bergl]]<br>[[Seana Kofoed]]<br>[[Suleka Mathew]]<br>[[Derek Richardson]]<br>[[Sarah Strange]]<br>[[Cynthia Stevenson]]<br>[[Lauren Tom]]<br>[[James Tupper]]<br>[[John Amos]] | country = {{Flagicon|USA}} [[United States]] | network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | first_aired = [[September 12]] [[2006]] | last_aired = [[June 11]] [[2008]] | num_seasons = 2 | num_episodes = 36 | list_episodes = List of Men in Trees episodes | imdb_id = 0759621 | tv_com_id = 58460 | website = |}} '''''Men in Trees''''' is a romantic television [[comedy-drama|dramedy]] series which premiered on [[September 12]] [[2006]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and stars [[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 [[Home Box Office|HBO]] television series ''[[Sex and the City]]'' (on which series creator [[Jenny Bicks]] was a co-executive producer), which also featured a romantically-oriented, female writer. The protagonist's apparent "[[fish out of water|fish-out-of-water]]" feeling in a remote, small, Alaskan town can be likened to [[Columbia Broadcasting Company|CBS]]'s ''[[Northern Exposure]]''. The protagonists in both series are [[New York City|New Yorkers]] thrust into small town Alaska societies. Filming for the series is based in [[Squamish, British Columbia|Squamish]], [[British Columbia]]. Five episodes of the first production season, which were not yet shown on ABC, debuted in [[New Zealand]] on the [[TV2 (New Zealand)|TV2]] network in [[June 2007]] and [[July 2007]]. The five carryover episodes aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] after the first episode of the second production season, beginning [[October 19]].<ref>{{cite news|title = ABC RENAMES 'SAM I AM,' EYES FRIDAY CHANGES|url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7410|publisher = The Futon Critic|date = 2007-06-19|accessdate = 2007-06-19}}</ref> ''Men In Trees'' has been [[List of United States television series cancelled or ended after 2007 season|cancelled]] as of [[May 4]] [[2008]]. Its final episodes began airing on Wednesday, [[May 28]] [[2008]].<ref>{{cite news|title = 'Men in Trees: ABC Cancels Anne Heche Drama|url = http://www.tvseriesfinale.com/articles/men-in-trees-abc-cancels-anne-heche-drama/|publisher = [[TV Series Finale]]|date = 2008-05-05|accessdate = 2008-05-05}}</ref> ==Scheduling== The show first aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] with a preview on [[September 12]], [[2006]] after the season premiere of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]].''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tv.com/men-in-trees-blog/premiere-the-12-and-repeat-the-15th-september-with-a-new-episode!/topic/79770-472027/show_blog_entry.html&topic_id=472027?tag=blog;title;0 | title = Premiere the 12 and repeat the 15th September with a new episode! | author = Max (minimax34) | date = [[2006-08-29]] | publisher = [[TV.com]] | accessdate = 2007-04-30 }}</ref> On [[September 15]], [[2006]] the show moved to Fridays at 9 p.m. [[North American Eastern Time Zone|ET]]. From [[November 30]], [[2006]] until [[March 2007]] episodes aired Thursdays at 10 p.m. The network announced on [[May 15]], [[2007]] intentions to return the series to Fridays, albeit one hour earlier than its original timeslot, in its fall schedule. ''Men in Trees'' was pulled from the air in favor of the new ABC series ''[[October Road (TV series)|October Road]]'', which began airing on Thursday, [[March 15]], [[2007]]. After the initial run of ''October Road,'' ''[[Notes from the Underbelly]]'' was supposed to take over, but that has been changed.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tvseriesfinale.com/2007/04/october_road_abc_changes_plans_for_drama.php | title = October Road: ABC Changes Plans for Drama | work = TVSeriesFinale.com | date = [[2007-04-02]] | accessdate = 2007-04-30 }}</ref> The Futon Critic and Zap2It.com have each reported that the remaining five Season 1 episodes will air as part of Season 2 in the fall of 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7345 | title = ABC nixes ''Six Degrees;'' ''Trees'' planted for next season | first = Brian Ford | last = Sullivan | date = [[2007-04-03]] | accessdate = 2007-04-30 | work = The Futon Critic }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-abctravelersneakpreview,0,821384.story | title = ABC Shows ''Traveler'' a Little Love: Drama gets post-''Grey's'' debut; ''Men in Trees'' done for season | work = Zap2It.com | date = [[2007-04-20]] | accessdate = 2007-04-30 }}</ref> Noting the absence of ''Men in Trees'' from ABC's schedule since March, series creator Jenny Bicks reported in her blog for ABC that reruns of the show would be shown on ABC beginning in [[June 2007]], continuing throughout the summer. Reruns of the series' first season began airing on ABC on Thursday, June 28.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://abcmedianet.com/web/progcal/progcal.aspx?Date=06%2f28%2f2007 | title = ABC Programming Calendar | accessdate = 2007-06-08 | work = ABC Medianet }}</ref> The series began the Fall 2007 season airing Fridays at 10 p.m. However, due to its inability to hold on to the audience of freshman hit ''[[Women's Murder Club]]'' and the underperformance of 20/20 at 8 p.m., ''Men in Trees'' was moved to the 8 p.m. Friday slot. Five episodes of ''Men in Trees'' unscreened in the US premiered on [[TV2 (New Zealand)|TV2]] in [[New Zealand]], and started on Monday, [[June 25]], [[2007]] with the 18th episode titled "[[Chemical Reactions]]". Following the end of the 2008 writers' strike, the show returned on [[February 27]], [[2008]] in its new timeslot on Wednesdays at 10PM. ==Characters== ===Main characters=== *'''Marin Frist''' ([[Anne Heche]]) - Relationship coach, author, and radio host. *'''Annie O'Donnell''' ([[Emily Bergl]]) - Fan of Marin's books and Patrick's former fiancée; followed Marin to Alaska. *'''Patrick O'Bachelorton''' ([[Derek Richardson]]) - Avid fan of Marin's books, runs the town inn and radio station; engaged to Annie. Patrick changed his last name to O'Bachelorton, after it was originally Bachelor, citing the influences as ''O' ''from (Annie) O'Donnell; ''Bachelor'' from his mother; and ''-ton'' from his biological father's last name, Washington. *'''Jane Burns''' ([[Seana Kofoed]]) - Marin's editor, falls for "plow guy". *'''Jack Slattery''' ([[James Tupper]]) - Local biologist and Marin's love interest. *'''Buzz Washington''' ([[John Amos]]) - Pilot of one of the only planes in and out of Elmo. The biological father of Patrick from a tryst with Celia Batchelor. *'''Ben Thomasson''' ([[Abraham_Benrubi|Abraham Benrubi]]) - Owner of the town bar, The Chieftain, and the local hockey team, the Huskies. The town sports facility, Thomasson Center, is named after him. Allegedly made his fortune by inventing Post-It notes, but left Seattle to get away from his various hangers-on. *'''Sara Jackson''' ([[Suleka Mathew]]) - Town's former "working girl", single mother who now works at The Chieftain with one-time boyfriend Ben. *'''Theresa Thomasson''' ([[Sarah Strange]]) - Ben's wife, once estranged from him, who works as the town barmaid. She is a former backup singer for [[Jewel Kilcher|Jewel]]. *'''Police Chief Celia Bachelor''' ([[Cynthia Stevenson]]) - Patrick's clingy, widowed mother. (Eps. 14-present; recurring previously) Celia's maiden name is Hisbut. *'''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 Robinsky''' ([[Timothy Webber]]), Regular patron at the Chieftain. As the show has progressed, bits of Jerome's past have been revealed (in "The Girl Who Cried Wolf," several pictures of a younger Jerome are seen with various world leaders, and in "Sonata in Three Parts," he reveals to Annie that he is a composer. His last name is also revealed.) Was previously involved with Annie's mother Mary Alice, but the relationship ended when Jerome discovered she had gone back to her husband. He composed a song for her, which he played at Sam and Jane's wedding in New York. *'''Carl''' ([[Adrian McMorran]]) *'''Lynn Barstow''' ([[Justine Bateman]]), Jack's pregnant ex-girlfriend who has again left Elmo because Jack didn't love her. *'''Police Supervisor Richard Ellis''' ([[Currie Graham]]), Celia Bachelor's boyfriend *'''Sam Soloway/'Plow Guy'''' ([[Ty Olsson]]), Jane's husband who drives a plow *'''Stuart Maxson''' ([[Jason O'Mara]]), Marin's book publisher *'''Cash''' ([[Scott Elrod]]), An attractive handyman who finishes repairing Marin's cabin in exchange for a place to live and has a secret--he's dying of kidney failure. *'''Eric''' ([[Nicholas Lea]]), The minister at the local church that is dating Sara. *'''George Washington''' ([[Orlando Jones]]), Buzz Washington's gay son. *'''Terri''' ([[Mario Cantone]]), Elmo's only hairdresser, a New York transplant, and occasional boyfriend of George Washington. Donates a kidney to Cash. ==Episodes== {{main|List of Men in Trees episodes}} ==Ratings== '''USA TV Ratings''' Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of ''Men in Trees'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]: {| class="wikitable" |- style="background-color:#E0E0E0" ! | Season ! | Timeslot (EDT) ! | Season Premiere ! | Season Finale ! | TV Season ! | Rank ! | Viewers<br />(in millions) |- style="background-color:#E0E0E0" |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#F9F9F9;text-align:center" | '''[[List of Men in Trees episodes#Season 1: 2006-2007|1]]''' ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Friday 9.00 P.M. <small>([[September 12]] - [[November 10]], [[2006]])</small><br>Thursday 10.00 P.M. <small>([[November 30]] - [[February 15]], [[2007]])</small> | [[September 12]], [[2006]] | [[February 15]], [[2007]] | style="font-size:11px;text-align:center" |2006-2007 ! style="text-align:center" | '''#65''' | style="text-align:center" | 8.4<ref name="HRwrap2006-07">{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3ifbfdd1bcb53266ad8d9a71cad261604f|source=Hollywood Reporter|date=[[May 25]] [[2007]]|title=Hollywood Reporter: 2006-07 primetime wrap}}</ref>''' |- |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#F9F9F9;text-align:center" | '''[[List of Men in Trees episodes#Season 2: 2007-2008|2]]''' ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Friday 10:00 P.M. <small>([[October 12]] - [[November 2]], [[2007]])</small><br>Friday 8:00 P.M. <small>([[November 9]] - [[December 7]], [[2007]])</small><br>Wednesday 10:00 P.M. <small>([[February 27]], [[2008]] - [[June 11]], [[2008]]) </small> | [[October 12]], [[2007]] | [[June 11]], [[2008]] | style="font-size:11px;text-align:center" |2007-2008 ! style="text-align:center" | '''#105''' | style="text-align:center" | 5.8<ref>[http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=021208_05 ABC Medianet<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |} ==Production history== The series was given a 13 episode order at ABC's May 2006 [[Upfront]]s, 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 28]] [[2006]] ABC ordered 4 more scripts to be written for the show.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7229 | title = Script orders keep five more newcomers alive | date = [[2006-10-28]] | accessdate = 2007-04-30 | first = Brian Ford | last = Sullivan | work = The Futon Critic }}</ref> ABC then ordered a full season pickup for the show on [[November 8]]. It became the seventh new series to be given a full 22-episode order in the 2006-07 season.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-abcpicksupmenintreesmovessixdegrees,0,2059910.story?coll=zap-tv-headlines | title = ''Trees'' Takes Root on ABC Thursday | work = Zap2It | date = [[2007-11-08]] | accessdate = 2007-04-30 }}</ref> ''Men in Trees'' is among several scripted series affected by the [[2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike]]. In particular, a total of 14 new episodes were written for the second season, versus an order for 22. Combined with five episodes carried over from the first production season, ''Men in Trees'' has 19 completed episodes for its second broadcast season in the United States, and was on hiatus from late December 2007 until it returned on [[February 27]], [[2008]], taking over for ''[[Cashmere Mafia]]''. The series was not aired during the May 2008 [[Nielsen_Ratings#.22Sweeps.22|sweeps]] period. On May 4, 2008, ABC announced the official cancellation of the show, and that the final episodes would be broadcast starting on May 28, 2008. ==Critical reviews== {{cquote|With a pleasant blend of quirkiness and charm, this is an M.I.T. we can all get into. :— Alynda Wheat<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1532762,00.html?print | first = Alynda | last = Wheat | title = What to Watch: Friday: Men in Trees | work = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = [[2006-09-15]] | page = 68 | accessdate = 2007-04-30 }}</ref>}} {{cquote|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 explore a fiery love scene, and Benrubi's big Ben is the cuddliest TV character since Jorge Garcia's Hurley on ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]].'' :— David Bianculli<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/ent_radio/story/451525p-380024c.html | first = David | last = Bianculli | work = [[New York Daily News]] | title = ''Trees:'' Heche branches out | accessdate = 2006-11-05 }}</ref>}} ==References== <div class="references-small"> <references /> </div> ==External links== <!----------------------------------------------- | PLEASE READ AND FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH | | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:EL | | BEFORE ADDING ANY MORE EXTERNAL LINKS. | -----------------------------------------------> {{wikiquote|Men in trees}} * [http://tv.yahoo.com/men-in-trees/show/39342 ''Men in Trees''] at [http://tv.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! 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