"Girls Club" (2002) TV series

User Rating:

2.7/10   

Creator:

David E. Kelley

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

21 October 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Want it all? Risk it all.

Plot:

Three ambitious, but naive, young women work together at a prestigious San Francisco law firm and deal with everyday problems including sexist supervisors, stern bosses, back-stabbing co-workers and cheating boyfriends.

Plot Keywords:

Courtroom | Lawyer

Cast

Gretchen Mol	...	Lynne Camden (9 episodes, 2002)
Kathleen Robertson	...	Jeannie Falls (9 episodes, 2002)
Chyler Leigh	...	Sarah Mickle (9 episodes, 2002)
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Nicholas Hahn (9 episodes, 2002)
Sam Jaeger	...	Kevin O'Neil (9 episodes, 2002)
Donovan Leitch	...	Michael Harrod (9 episodes, 2002)
Brian Markinson	...	Spencer Lewis (9 episodes, 2002)
Lisa Banes	...	Meredith Holt (4 episodes, 2002)

Runtime:

60 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Manhattan Beach, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The show is set in San Francisco because creator David E. Kelley wanted a cosmopolitan setting. Previous Kelley shows have been set in Boston (including "Ally McBeal" (1997), "The Practice" (1997) and "Boston Public" (2000)) because Kelley believed it would be easier to get exterior footage shot in Boston if all of his shows were set there (although it turned out to be more expensive).

Quotes:

Marcia Holden: Lynne, if I can be older and wiser for a moment . . .
Lynne Camden: You can be older.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: North by North Quahog (#4.1)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Walk the Walk

Shows some promise

With a very attractive cast of youthful talent, David E. Kelley seems to have made another winner... and another TV series about lawyers. However, this one is nothing like Ally McBeal.

Mr. Kelley seems to have looted the cast of "That 80's Show" (canceled after only one season) putting the able (and not bad on the eyes) Chyler Leigh in a starring role as one of the three main characters, and Eddie Shin in a supporting role as a researcher (or some such law firm person).

Gretchen Mol and Kathleen Robertson work well as Ms. Leigh's young lawyer counterparts. And, as usual, the meat of the show lies in the relationships between the characters: love/hate relationships, "real" people, and the idea that neat and tidy endings are rarely possible. Much like "Boston Public".

I have to admit, I watched the pilot mainly because I dig Mol and Leigh, but I found I really enjoyed the show too. I'll be watching it for sure (provided Fox, in their infinite wisdom, doesn't decide to cancel it).