WHINY `OTHERS' A SIGNIFICANT DISAPPOINTMENT.Byline: Keith Marder Daily News Television Writer If you like white whine, you may just go for ``Significant Others.'' The makers of the fabulous ``Party of Five'' have come back with their second series, but it's quite a disappointment. Three people you won't like will appear on your television screen for an hour each week. They quit jobs, they complain about their lots in life, and they rely too much on each other. The main character is Campbell (Eion Bailey) who, in the first episode, finds his two best friends in bed together, and learns that his brother is going to marry his ex-girlfriend. By the end, he refuses to give the best-man toast at the wedding, instead deciding to wallow wallow mud bath frequented by pigs, elephants, red deer, hippopotami as a cooling aid. in his self-imposed misery. Nell (Jennifer Garner Jennifer Anne Garner[1] (born April 17, 1972) is an Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe- and SAG Award-winning American actress. She first became known for her role as CIA agent Sydney Bristow on TV's Alias. ) can't make a commitment. She quits jobs and relationships with equal ease. That brings us to the third of the trio - Henry (Scott Bairstow Scott Hamilton Bairstow (April 23, 1970) was born in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada to Douglas and Diane Bairstow, professional classical musicians.[1] He is an actor best known for his roles as "Newt Call" on the Lonesome Dove ) - who is also the most normal. Forced by the job market into using his Ivy League Ivy League Group of eight universities in the northeastern U.S., high in academic and social prestige, that are members of an athletic conference for intercollegiate gridiron football dating to the 1870s. education to write Internet porn, he is heading for an affair with his older, married boss. ``Significant Others'' is far from great. But creators Chris Keyser and Amy Lippman can write sharp dialogue, and they have earned a few weeks to iron out the kinks. The facts The show: ``Significant Others.'' What: Three platonic 20-somethings try to navigate life together when the decisions they make start to matter. The stars: Eion Bailey, Jennifer Garner, Scott Bairstow, Michael Weatherly Michael Manning Weatherly, Jr. (born July 8 1968) is an American actor. Biography Weatherly was born in New York City and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut by wealthy parents, Patricia and Michael Weatherly, Sr. , Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth Mitchell (born on March 27, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress who is currently known for her role as Dr. , Gigi Rice. Where: Fox (Channel 11). When: 9 p.m. Wednesdays. Our grade: C+ |
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