I wasn't expecting much from this ABC drama. The clip on the ABC website is somewhat incoherent. Also the title puts me off. This, alongside Lipstick Jungle and Cashmere Mafia, have resulted in some of the worst show titles in recent memory. But cheesy title aside, this has the makings of a smart, fun drama.
Peter Krause, from Six Feet Under, is Nick, an idealistic lawyer trying not to follow in his father's footsteps. But when he dies, the stinking rich family that his father has been legally representing for most of his career, wants Nick to replace him. For some notable caveats, a hefty salary and sizable annual contributions to charitable causes, he cautiously agrees to give it a try.
Donald Sutherland is the patriarch of this wealthy dysfunctional family and he brings a wonderful ambiguity to the role. He's a character you want to believe in but occasional menace flashes through his eyes and you don't quite know whether it's intentional or not. It's a role that Sutherland plays with aplomb. The rest of the family are successful, immoral, attractive, unfaithful, vindictive, naive, stupid, spoiled and bitter, to varying degrees. Nick struggles to balance his life with his wife and child, whilst dealing with the persistent demands of a family who have so much money, they have never had to be responsible for any of their actions. The youngest son is a misguided playboy with a knack for getting arrested, the eldest son has high hopes for The White House, if only he can break up with his clingy transvestite boyfriend. One daughter is passionate about acting but the only parts she can get are those which her daddy finances. The other daughter has an unrequited crush on our protagonist, to the annoyance of her third husband to-be and Nick's wife. A third son is a church Reverend, despite his distaste for everything around him including the son he had through an extra-marital affair. All of this makes for plenty of old-fashioned soapy drama. And to add extra intrigue, there is an arc story, investigating the mysterious circumstances of Nick's father's death.
Highly recommended.
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