So, has anyone else watched the pilot for "The Client List"?
It stars Jennifer Love Hewitt as a newly single mom who ends up working in a spa that offers massages with a happy ending for a few of its clients. After reading the summary blurb on the xbox video list, I couldn't not think of the blog Let Me Give You a Hand With That, so I gave it a whirl.
It is produced by Lifetime. I'm curious if there will be a "Lifetime spin" that means it will ultimately end in horrible tragedy for our protagonist (raped, disgraced, murdered, etc.) or if any positive ending will be horribly trite.
I will say it clearly has an eye for the (perhaps too) stereotypical female viewer. Lots of scenes with fit men with plenty of soft focus on firm abs and strong shoulders. We also see JLH looking quite fetching, but there was one montage where I could have been watching the intro to mid-budget gay porn.
*** Possible (mild) spoilers follow ***
*** Spoilers ***
So, about the pilot. I realize it is hard to fit all the exposition needed in a pilot into one episode. Given that, it still seemed a bit rushed. Perhaps because of that, this episode seemed somewhat saccharin--several smallish plot arcs with cutesy feeling resolutions and some definite timeworn tropes, one plot point about a married couple particularly so. Still, it seems like there is some potential. I am mildly interested to see if it takes a supportive tone, such that sex work is just work, while building drama from a mix of both everyday and topic-specific conflicts.
Happy viewing!
It stars Jennifer Love Hewitt as a newly single mom who ends up working in a spa that offers massages with a happy ending for a few of its clients. After reading the summary blurb on the xbox video list, I couldn't not think of the blog Let Me Give You a Hand With That, so I gave it a whirl.
It is produced by Lifetime. I'm curious if there will be a "Lifetime spin" that means it will ultimately end in horrible tragedy for our protagonist (raped, disgraced, murdered, etc.) or if any positive ending will be horribly trite.
I will say it clearly has an eye for the (perhaps too) stereotypical female viewer. Lots of scenes with fit men with plenty of soft focus on firm abs and strong shoulders. We also see JLH looking quite fetching, but there was one montage where I could have been watching the intro to mid-budget gay porn.
*** Possible (mild) spoilers follow ***
*** Spoilers ***
So, about the pilot. I realize it is hard to fit all the exposition needed in a pilot into one episode. Given that, it still seemed a bit rushed. Perhaps because of that, this episode seemed somewhat saccharin--several smallish plot arcs with cutesy feeling resolutions and some definite timeworn tropes, one plot point about a married couple particularly so. Still, it seems like there is some potential. I am mildly interested to see if it takes a supportive tone, such that sex work is just work, while building drama from a mix of both everyday and topic-specific conflicts.
Happy viewing!