Modern Men
Modern Men is an American television sitcom that premiered March 17, 2006, on The WB.[1] The series stars Eric Lively, Josh Braaten, and Max Greenfield as three single men and lifelong friends, who hire a life coach to help them with their love lives. Wendie Malick played the life coach in the pilot episode, but when her series Jake in Progress was renewed, the role was recast with Jane Seymour. Marla Sokoloff and George Wendt (Cheers) are also part of the cast.
Modern Men | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Ross McCall Aaron Peters Marsh McCall |
Starring | Eric Lively Josh Braaten Max Greenfield Jane Seymour |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Jerry Bruckheimer Jonathan Littman Marsh McCall |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Jerry Bruckheimer Television Marsh McCall Productions Warner Bros. Television |
Release | |
Original network | The WB |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Original release | March 17 – April 28, 2006 |
The series was created by writers Ross McCall and Aaron Peters.[2] It is the first situation comedy by executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer.[2] The show was canceled due to a lack of time slots from the merger of The WB and UPN that created the new network The CW and due to poor ratings.
Cast
- Jane Seymour as Dr. Victoria Stangel
- Josh Braaten as Tim Clarke
- Max Greenfield as Kyle Brewster
- Eric Lively as Doug Reynolds
- Marla Sokoloff as Molly Clarke
- George Wendt as Tug Clarke
- Deanna Wright as Allie
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Pilot" | James Widdoes | Ross McCall & Aaron Peters & Marsh McCall | March 17, 2006 |
2 | "The Breakup" | Terry Hughes | Ross McCall & Aaron Peters | March 24, 2006 |
3 | "Sexual Healing" | Terry Hughes | Craig Doyle | March 31, 2006 |
4 | "Timmy, Can You Hear Me?" | Terry Hughes | Mike Teverbaugh | April 7, 2006 |
5 | "Kyle Dates Up" | Terry Hughes | Bonnie Kallman | April 14, 2006 |
6 | "The Homewrecker" | Terry Hughes | John Mankiewicz | April 21, 2006 |
7 | "Give 'Til You Learn" | Terry Hughes | Miriam Trogdon | April 28, 2006 |
References
- Stanley, Alessandra (April 28, 2006). "Sensitive New Age Guys in Training". The New York Times. pp. E1. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- Bianco, Robert (April 28, 2006). "Neanderthals could out-joke 'Modern Men'". USA Today. Retrieved 16 December 2009.