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Are The Critics Crazy About HBO’s New Five-Days-A-Week Drama IN TREATMENT??

I'll still check it out. by MaxG	Jan 28th, 2008 03:22:44 AM
It could be good.
ballsy by hauptman	Jan 28th, 2008 03:59:49 AM
I'll check it out for sure, but a quick peak at IMDB shows something like 40 episodes of this show in Season (8 weeks, 5 days a week). That's a hell of a commitment by HBO (and a whole lot of work for Gabriel Byrne).
Creative premise by NudeandAroused	Jan 28th, 2008 04:30:22 AM
I think it will be worthy of viewing.
A show that's on five days a week... by Sledge Hammer	Jan 28th, 2008 06:01:48 AM
...honestly I don't know if I can be arsed to try and keep up with that, and just how many weeks is the series set to run? Anyone know? I mean I am curious about it, but might just wait until the season is over before I check it out.
Okay, now I see... by Sledge Hammer	Jan 28th, 2008 06:04:22 AM
...that hauptman has already answered my question. Thanks pal. But 40 episodes, that's a big commitment from me time wise, dunno, still very much on the fence on this one, though like I say, I am curious.
Five days a week is a deal-breaker by Cruel_Kingdom	Jan 28th, 2008 06:26:25 AM
It's ballsy, but how can they seriously expect many viewers to come back each and every night? And if I miss a night, I'll feel like I've blown the whole thing and quit watching. So I choose to quit watching before it starts. Sad, really...
On Saturday's, he should see Kevin Spacey by GrandMuffTarkin	Jan 28th, 2008 07:16:55 AM
Byrne would say "There is no Keyser Soze!" and Kevin would retort "And like that, he's gone." Etcetera....
That's a pretty creative premise by TheMcflyFarm	Jan 28th, 2008 07:33:51 AM
until you find out that all his patients are just one of his 5 different personalities. Yep, probably gonna happen.
So - it's either extraordinary or boring. good to know. by Preacher_mg	Jan 28th, 2008 08:16:45 AM
I'm on the boring side myself, I tried watching the Israeli original and couldn't stop myself from channel surfing as far away as I could. But people seem to like it here.
Bye, Bye HBO by tanks1	Jan 28th, 2008 08:52:47 AM
After the Wire is done. It's bye, bye, HBO.
is it actually ongoing? by Charlie Murphy	Jan 28th, 2008 08:55:32 AM
if so, wow.
Fucking Josh Charles!... by DanielKurland	Jan 28th, 2008 09:30:09 AM
That decides it. I'll watch it now. I have no idea why he's virtually gotten no work since Sports Nights. He's incredibly talented.
Bring on the LOST talkback!!!! by Nice Marmot	Jan 28th, 2008 09:47:58 AM
And one for Flight of the Conchords too!
Breaking Bad by JohnRevik	Jan 28th, 2008 10:57:53 AM
Why is there no mention of the AMC show Breaking Bad? It's quite possibly the most ingenious show since The Sopranos, whose style is mimicked quite well. If you don't know it's about a man who discovers he has cancer but instead of some religious reawakening, say, he becomes a criminal. It's immoral, edgy, hilarious and unforgettable. Bryan Cranston absolutely rules. Thank you.
I'll check out tonights episode by AlwaysThere	Jan 28th, 2008 11:14:28 AM
with Melissa George.
Goddamnit. by cutest_of_borg	Jan 28th, 2008 11:17:04 AM
So this is what I'm paying for now, is it? This and that other pos about yuppies arguing and fucking. Who watches that, anyway? God I miss the glory days of Al Swearengen and Lucius Vorenus. HBO, you'd better shape up and quick. What can redeem you now is The Dark Tower as a muti-season epic. Otherwise, I'll switch you for Showtime.
JohnRevik, there is a Breaking Bad Talkback... by Nice Marmot	Jan 28th, 2008 11:18:13 AM
... hit the COAXIAL link at the top and scroll down to 01/20. I agree w/ you. Like the show.
Does this one also have graphic oldie sex by mthrndr	Jan 28th, 2008 12:10:04 PM
I need my weekly dose of prosthetic balls-I mean...
Great Gabriel Byrne Psychology by Aquatarkusman	Jan 28th, 2008 12:51:27 PM
(of course, he was the patient here) Verna: What're you chewin' over? // Tom Reagan: Dream I had once. I was walkin' in the woods, I don't know why. Wind came up and blew me hat off. // Verna: And you chased it, right? You ran and ran, finally caught up to it and you picked it up. But it wasn't a hat anymore and it changed into something else, something wonderful. // Tom Reagan: Nah, it stayed a hat and no, I didn't chase it. Nothing more foolish than a man chasin' his hat.
Aquatarkusman by oisin5199	Jan 28th, 2008 02:48:28 PM
Brilliant.
Does HBO really feel that by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jan 28th, 2008 03:14:01 PM
the Soprano's was successful chiefly because of the therapist angle? Why else would they keep making shows in and around therapist offices?
for some reason, my "on Demand" feature has eps 1,3 and 5 up by Charlie Murphy	Jan 28th, 2008 03:14:28 PM
on movie central in canada. watched 1 and 3, and will watch 5 in a few minutes. the episodes are just okay, one with melissa george as a confused woman who is thinking about breaking up with her boyfriend, the other with some teenage girl who may or may not have purposely caused an accident. but even though the episodes are merely "okay", i still can't help but marvel at the fact that this is actually a daily, ongoing show... byrne is quite good in the episodes i saw. the show's on at 11:30 here, though, so there's no way i'm staying up that late to watch this live, so i'll probably only catch the odd episode on demand... but damn, 40 episodes over 8 weeks? christ, that's amazing.
Breaking Bad is the best new show. by MikeSal222	Jan 28th, 2008 03:53:39 PM
Watch Breaking Bad on AMC. It's the best new show since...well, since Mad Men, also on AMC. In Treatment sounds just as boring as Tell Me You Love Me. HBO has gone in the dumper. After The Wire ends in a few weeks, that's it for HBO.
Interesting Idea... by _Maltheus_	Jan 28th, 2008 04:01:23 PM
...that is, the idea of a nightly drama (I couldn't care less about other peoples 'issues'). Too bad HBO drove me off by canceling all their good stuff first. I would have checked it out. And it's too much to download a nightly ep so I guess I'll never see it.
Give us an early LOST talkback!!! by richier123	Jan 28th, 2008 04:11:38 PM
Come on guys, we need to talk about LOST for a few days here before the premiere airs!! As far as this show goes, I'll stick with Tell Me..
It's just way too much to commit to by Freakemovie	Jan 28th, 2008 04:45:41 PM
I can't spend every night of the week watching a half-hour session of someone else in therapy; even if it is well-written, it's by definition bound to be boring. Yeah, HBO needs to get back on track. Saw one episode of Tell Me You Love Me and it looked like shit. The husband was pissed after his wife admitted she faked orgasms. Wow, profoundly original plot there.
i've seen the entire first week now by Charlie Murphy	Jan 28th, 2008 06:04:55 PM
and if you read my above post, it's mostlt just okay, and probably this will be just too much for viewers to handle. but if you're going to catch the odd episode, make it the thursday and friday episodes. friday, especially.
Next season, his patients should be Jack, Locke, by snowpuff	Jan 28th, 2008 08:30:13 PM
Dan from Journeyman and Gaius Baltar from Galactica. On Fridays he can see his therapist KITT.
this sounds like something... by thecanadiangeek	Jan 28th, 2008 11:42:03 PM
...Ingmar Bergman would have made. If it's anything like Scenes From A Marriage, it'll be fascinating for the first half and then degenerate into endless monologues and emotional breakdowns.
Gabriel Byrne = One of the worst actos EVER by Spoiler_Man	Jan 28th, 2008 11:57:07 PM
Ever seen a good performance from this guy? No me neither.
I liked it. Also, I wish Melissa George had a crush on me by DynamixRo	Jan 29th, 2008 08:55:26 AM
That girl is all kinds of hot. She's been stuck in my head ever since her role on "Alias". All in all, an interesting first episode. I'm curious to see how the other sessions will play out. How many episodes is the season going to have?
Not bad by NudeandAroused	Jan 29th, 2008 09:03:19 PM
saw the first one. Some good acting. Maybe dry in parts. But overall it has my interest. There is something to this.
Blair Underwood by NudeandAroused	Jan 30th, 2008 07:40:27 PM
Just saw the Blair Underwood episode. Better than Melissa George, which was not bad either. Starting to like this.

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