Out of Order

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.

I'II admit that the only reason I was planning to watch this show was because of Justine Bateman. But within the first 10 minutes of watching the show I really started to enjoy it. It was funny, sexy, and dramatic. I found myself, today, the day after, thinking about the show and wanting more. And I don't even like this kind of genre.

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 saw this pilot last night on Showtime. I must say, it's refreshing to have another "real life" show back on. Eric Stoltz shines, as usual. His charm and creative acting brings life to the screen. He is real and true to his character. We feel for him. The actress that plays his wife is also wonderful. She brought reality to the "manic depressive" and takes it to the limit. I believe she wants help but just doesn't know where to start. All the characters were great! The acting was great and the storyline is very real. For people that live in the entertainment industry, knows that writing can be very stressful and puts a lot of unncessary pressure on you. But, again, I'm back to Eric Stoltz. He's brilliant as an actor and producer but even better as a Director. He carries this show and because of that, I think SHOWTIME has a hit on their hands yet again!

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.