Jenny
09-16-2002, 08:50 PM
Ok, I wasn't sure at all whether or not I would like this show, but I LOVED it tonight!
Treat Williams ( http://us.imdb.com/Name?Williams,+Treat ) plays the father.
From thewb.com:
Everwood, Colorado is a charming and picturesque little town tucked in among the majestic snowy peaks of the Rocky Mountains. It seems nothing ever changes in Everwood... until the day the Brown family arrives, searching for a place to heal their wounds and find out for themselves if small-town values can survive in a rapidly changing world. In this compelling new WB drama, the Browns' arrival will eventually change the lives of every citizen in Everwood.
Andrew Brown's (Treat Williams, Hollywood Ending, The Late Shift) own life changed forever the day his loving wife died. Up until then, he was a world-renowned neurosurgeon whose career always overshadowed his obligations as a parent. Now faced with the daunting task of raising his two kids, 9-year-old Delia (Vivien Cardone, A Beautiful Mind) and 15-year-old Ephram (Gregory Smith, The Patriot) by himself, Andrew trades in the New York skyline for the breathtaking vistas of the Rockies to settle in Everwood.
While both kids are deeply affected by the loss of their mother, little Delia adjusts quickly to her new surroundings - and the promise of her own horse - all the while keeping a watchful eye on the tumultuous relationship between her father and brother. But the sudden shift in everything he has ever known is hardest on Ephram, who resents all the years his father lavished on his career at the expense of his family.
When Andrew opens a free clinic for the citizens of Everwood, popular opinion is that he has lost his mind, but that doesn't stop one local character, Edna (Debra Mooney, Tootsie), from quickly applying for a job as his nurse and office manager. The person most disturbed by Dr. Brown's new clinic is Edna's son and the only other doctor in town, Dr. Harold Abbott (Tom Amandes, television's The Untouchables), who quickly forbids his children, 15-year-old Amy (Emily VanCamp, Glory Days) and 17-year-old Bright (newcomer Chris Pratt) to have anything to do with the Brown family. With the school bus driver, Mr. Irv (John Beasley, The Apostle) keeping watch over it all, traditions are changing overnight for the citizens of Everwood. What none of them understand is that the ripple effect of one woman's death can bring a lot of change - and a lot of good - not only to the people she loved, but to people she never met.
As people begin to drift in and out of the new clinic and the town's secrets are revealed one by one, Andrew realizes that moving to Everwood was only the first step in reclaiming his family. The town will come to trust and depend on his skills, but Andrew is left to wonder if he can maintain the promise he made to be a better father. He has a natural gift for neurosurgery, but he is just beginning to understand that parenting is something he will have to work at every day of his life.
Also starring:
Gregory Smith as the son
Emily Van Camp (from Glory Days last season on WB) as the "love interest" for Smith's character and daughter of the other dr.
Debra Mooney as the nurse/other dr's mother
John Beasley as Mooney's hubby and the school's bus driver
Vivien Cardone as the daughter
Chris Pratt as Van Camp's brother & new enemy of Smith's
Tom Amandes as the other dr. & new enemy of Williams's
Anyway, I STRONGLY recommend everyone watching it at least once. They are reshowing the season premiere this Sunday. :)
Treat Williams ( http://us.imdb.com/Name?Williams,+Treat ) plays the father.
From thewb.com:
Everwood, Colorado is a charming and picturesque little town tucked in among the majestic snowy peaks of the Rocky Mountains. It seems nothing ever changes in Everwood... until the day the Brown family arrives, searching for a place to heal their wounds and find out for themselves if small-town values can survive in a rapidly changing world. In this compelling new WB drama, the Browns' arrival will eventually change the lives of every citizen in Everwood.
Andrew Brown's (Treat Williams, Hollywood Ending, The Late Shift) own life changed forever the day his loving wife died. Up until then, he was a world-renowned neurosurgeon whose career always overshadowed his obligations as a parent. Now faced with the daunting task of raising his two kids, 9-year-old Delia (Vivien Cardone, A Beautiful Mind) and 15-year-old Ephram (Gregory Smith, The Patriot) by himself, Andrew trades in the New York skyline for the breathtaking vistas of the Rockies to settle in Everwood.
While both kids are deeply affected by the loss of their mother, little Delia adjusts quickly to her new surroundings - and the promise of her own horse - all the while keeping a watchful eye on the tumultuous relationship between her father and brother. But the sudden shift in everything he has ever known is hardest on Ephram, who resents all the years his father lavished on his career at the expense of his family.
When Andrew opens a free clinic for the citizens of Everwood, popular opinion is that he has lost his mind, but that doesn't stop one local character, Edna (Debra Mooney, Tootsie), from quickly applying for a job as his nurse and office manager. The person most disturbed by Dr. Brown's new clinic is Edna's son and the only other doctor in town, Dr. Harold Abbott (Tom Amandes, television's The Untouchables), who quickly forbids his children, 15-year-old Amy (Emily VanCamp, Glory Days) and 17-year-old Bright (newcomer Chris Pratt) to have anything to do with the Brown family. With the school bus driver, Mr. Irv (John Beasley, The Apostle) keeping watch over it all, traditions are changing overnight for the citizens of Everwood. What none of them understand is that the ripple effect of one woman's death can bring a lot of change - and a lot of good - not only to the people she loved, but to people she never met.
As people begin to drift in and out of the new clinic and the town's secrets are revealed one by one, Andrew realizes that moving to Everwood was only the first step in reclaiming his family. The town will come to trust and depend on his skills, but Andrew is left to wonder if he can maintain the promise he made to be a better father. He has a natural gift for neurosurgery, but he is just beginning to understand that parenting is something he will have to work at every day of his life.
Also starring:
Gregory Smith as the son
Emily Van Camp (from Glory Days last season on WB) as the "love interest" for Smith's character and daughter of the other dr.
Debra Mooney as the nurse/other dr's mother
John Beasley as Mooney's hubby and the school's bus driver
Vivien Cardone as the daughter
Chris Pratt as Van Camp's brother & new enemy of Smith's
Tom Amandes as the other dr. & new enemy of Williams's
Anyway, I STRONGLY recommend everyone watching it at least once. They are reshowing the season premiere this Sunday. :)