The Nine

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Episode Guide

S 1 :  Ep 13
S 1 :  Ep 12
S 1 :  Ep 11
S 1 :  Ep 10
S 1 :  Ep 9 Aired 8/8/07
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Show Summary

Nine people learn they share a common bond that was forged when they lived through a 52-hour hostage standoff during a bank robbery that changed their lives forever. Each episode begins with a flashback that reveals another 10 minutes of the robbery, and uncovers why and how these nine strangers remain linked to each other. The Nine was created by Hank Steinberg and K.J. Steinberg for ABC. Alex Graves and Hank Steinberg are executive producers.

Cast & Crew

Camille Guaty

Camille Guaty

Franny
Jessica Collins (II)

Jessica Collins (II)

Lizzie Miller
Timothy Daly

Timothy Daly

Nick Cavanaugh
Chi McBride

Chi McBride

Malcolm Jones
Kim Raver

Kim Raver

Kathryn Hale
Scott Wolf

Scott Wolf

Jeremy Kates
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  • Great show canceled again.

    9.0
    By gracielove, Nov 10, 2012
    I really like the premise of the show.

  • I thought this show was really good.. turns out, what do I know !!

    9.2
    By EveFR77, Nov 08, 2007
    I started watching this show in France, every sunday night, two episodes in a row.. unfortunately in french but still loved it. The idea of 9 people being held hostage in a bank and then bonding in life is fantastic.

    I agree with some that the execution of it was not great but maybe they should have given this show a chance!

    It had all the elements to become succesful. Great characters/actors and so much possibility for storylines.

    My personal favourites were Kim Raven and Tim Daly.



    They should have turned this show into a mini-series with at least a satisfying end.. now it's keeping a lot of fans in the dark.. we will never know 'exactly' what happened in the bank.moreless

  • We have only just had The Nine for a few episode but I already love it.

    10
    By -xXx-aimz-xXx-, Oct 24, 2007
    I couldn't imagine what people go through when their put in this position. I wouldn't want to go through what the people on The Nine went through. It looks scary. It's on tonight too. The ads on now LOL.

    I'm up to the episode where they find out their being followed. That's on tonight. Can't wait.

    I'm not really sure who my favourite is yet. It hasn't been on for that long so I'll just have to keep watching and find out.

    I do like Frannie and ummm another girl but I can't remember her name. Well I'll probably update this review when the season is over.moreless

  • Something about The Nine didn't click...

    4.7
    By allyp182, Sep 17, 2007
    Don't get me wrong, I found The Nine interesting at times. It wasn't awful, like most of the Lost rip-offs out there. The premise was interesting: nine random people get taken hostage for 52 hours by bank robbers. What happened during those 52 hours were revealed gradually during flashbacks and how the those hours in living hell affected the people's lives were the jist of the show. Fine. Sounds good enough. But there was something or a combination of various elements which didn't flow properly. Could it be that almost nothing about the bank heist/hostage situation was revealed? The lack of action or that the characters knew more than the audience? Another problem with this show was that it didn't know what it wanted to be. Fans of shows which focus on character development like House, Grey's Anatomy or even Lost didn't tune in because they thought from the previews it would have a lot of action and fans of action shows like 24 or Prison Break *did* tune in but found themselves uninterested and changing the channel during the first 20 minutes due to the lack of action. This show had difficulty finding it's audience and deciding what it wanted to be - an action adventure with conspiracy and plot twists or a character drama focusing on how the nine people were affected by the hostage situation? I must say, I found it hard to stay focused on this show. And putting it behind Lost was a dumb move - two dramas which required you to think and that confuse you (which isn't necessarily a bad thing) back to back just wears the audience out.



    I did not care for most of the characters. Nine characters and I didn't find a single one appealing or particularly fascinating. I found most of them obnoxious and to put it bluntly, stupid. Some of their actions just left me thinking "why did they do that?" Most of them were stock - they had no layers and were simply stereotypes.



    We got very little answers about the bank robbery. The show, which was marketed as essentially Lost in a bank, focused on the aftermath of the bank robbery and the nine character's lives after being taken hostage rather than providing answers to what happened during the 52 hours. Were Kathryn & Lizzie raped? Was the robbery a conspiracy? Were some of the hostages actually involved with the bank robbery? We'll never know. It would have worked better as a mini-series - if it did get renewed, then where would they go from where they are now? They would either drag what happened during the bank robbery flashbacks over a few seasons or focus on the lives of the hostages and their relationships, which would have defeated the whole plot of the show.



    The Nine is like every other Lost wannabe out there; there's nothing unique about it. People will forget about this one in a year. My advice if you haven't watched it? Be glad you skipped it.moreless

  • After living through a hostage situation in a bank for over 2 days, 9 people's lives are changed. This show examined what happened inside (via flashbacks) and what happened after. Interesting idea, weak delivery.moreless

    6.7
    By BenRyan33, Sep 13, 2007
    [Does not include episodes after "Outsiders"]

    I had high expectations for this show. The premise was interesting: a bank robbery/hostage situation that would be told in flashbacks with some twists along the way and then getting to see how the characters had changed since being released. Unfortunately, the execution of the show was not nearly as interesting.



    For the most part, I was uninterested in most of what happened with these characters when they got out. The only question I had was why one of the couples broke up. This lucky got answered before ABC pulled the show. After that, I didn't really care whether or not it came back.



    This show was meant to be a character show about the lives of the people that experienced the horror of being a hostage and how that changed them. I was more interested in what happened in the bank so this show never really grabbed me. Plus, how long could they really have drug out the flashbacks to explain what happened in the bank?moreless
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