Out of Order

I've been an Eric Stoltz fan dating back to Fast Times and The Wild Life, so it's very gratifying to see him in this extremely adult show playing such an extremely adult part. Out of Order is going to be hugely popular, I predict - it's brilliantly written, intelligent, funny, wildly creative, extraordinarily insightful and it's got balls. I was hooked 3 minutes into the opening episode, maybe earlier.

All the characters are well-developed, no caricatures here, and the relationships felt real to me, particularly the one between Mark and Danni, and Stoltz' trying-to-masturbate-but-continually-being-interrupted sequence was priceless. This show exists on the fine line of being able to be funny although not at the expense of its characters but rather BECAUSE of its characters, who are allowed to show their inner lives - Stoltz' Mark in particular, and it feels right, of course, because he's a writer, and we do have highly developed inner lives if nothing else. To the real-life writing team who brought this show to fruition, I say keep up the great work. We'll be watching.

Not that I think it's truly fair to compare the two, but if you liked "Adaptation" as I loved it, you will obsess over the "Out Of Order." It's funny, witty, wise, wonderful, creative, charming, and highly addictive. Honestly, I was a little hesitant falling into such a world of chaos as its familliar, a satire of the known and even scarier, the unknown. But I liked it and want more. My only regret is that its not a longer show, but in its defense, despite how much fun you'll have watching it, time doesn't fly and the short hour seems like an enjoyable eternity. That is until you realize its over and have to wait until next week. And the cast is perfect, whoever casted the movie is a genius. Eric Stoltz is the man. The leading ladies are beautiful and talented to the point you forget they are A.M.W.'s--you'll have to watch to understand what that means--and William H. Macy is always a treat. Based on the life of a screenwriter Mark, and his troubles with his wife to his partner screenwriter, Lorna and, well, life. The cool thing is that Out of Order revolves somewhat around the actual screenwriters Wayne and Donna Powers who give inspiration for the starring characters. A must see, especially if your life is out of order.

Sexy, cleaver, honest, funny. Great writing, great direction, great acting. I especially thought the alcoholic storyline was realistic. I was married to an alcoholic. I found the dialog and situations in "Out of Order" brutally honest. I love Eric Stolz and Kim Dickens. Give it a try. I loved it. I must admit, however, that my husband was not as taken as I was. But then, I have better taste, so...

I was hooked after seeing the pilot. I was fortunate enough to see the rest of the episodes one after the other with Video On Demand (digital Cable). I found myself relating to situations even though I was never in that position before. I thought it was season 1 of a new show at first, and it's too bad that it was a miniseries. I'm sure there are many or will be many shows that describe this period of life that people have; Having children, working, dream house and around all that showing the difficulties or problems that arise. However, this miniseries was done so well, it wasn't afraid to show what really can or could happen as two people try to make it through life together.

I saw the commercial for this on Showtime and became intrigued so I gave it a look and thought it was great. The storyline was excellent, not to mention Kim Dickens is ridiculously hot. Eric Stoltz and Felicity Huffman charge this show along with some great movie references that help the wit.