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7.3 Good
665 votes

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Premiered

May 31, 2007

Ended

December 12, 2008

Genre

Movie/Mini-Series , Drama

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Single Life

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Woman Over the Influence
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8.1

Woman Over the Influence

At Lou's wedding, Molly makes a decision about her future with Zach.

Aired: 12/12/08

Show Summary

The Starter Wife, based on the best-selling novel by Gigi Levangie Grazer, chronicles the events of one woman's life following her divorce after years of marriage to a Hollywood studio executive. Debra Messing (Will & Grace, Ned and Stacy) stars in the six-hour mini-series. Sara Parriott andMore Josann McGibbon (Runaway Bride, 3 Men and a Little Lady) wrote the screenplay, and the Emmy-nominated Jon Avnet (Uprising, The Burning Bed, Fried Green Tomatoes) has directed and produced the event. The premiere is a two-hour event, followed by four weekly hour-long episodes.

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  • USA Cancels Starter Wife

    The Starter Wife, based on the best-selling novel by Gigi Levangie Grazer, chronicles the events of one woman's life following her divorce after years of marriage to a Hollywood studio executive. Debra Messing (Will & Grace, Ned and Stacy) stars in the six-hour mini-series. Sara Parriott andMore Josann McGibbon (Runaway Bride, 3 Men and a Little Lady) wrote the screenplay, and the Emmy-nominated Jon Avnet (Uprising, The Burning Bed, Fried Green Tomatoes) has directed and produced the event. The premiere is a two-hour event, followed by four weekly hour-long episodes.

    8 comments, last one Jan 13, 2010
  • General Discussion Thread

    The Starter Wife, based on the best-selling novel by Gigi Levangie Grazer, chronicles the events of one woman's life following her divorce after years of marriage to a Hollywood studio executive. Debra Messing (Will & Grace, Ned and Stacy) stars in the six-hour mini-series. Sara Parriott andMore Josann McGibbon (Runaway Bride, 3 Men and a Little Lady) wrote the screenplay, and the Emmy-nominated Jon Avnet (Uprising, The Burning Bed, Fried Green Tomatoes) has directed and produced the event. The premiere is a two-hour event, followed by four weekly hour-long episodes.

    13 comments, last one Dec 21, 2008
  • Molly's Men!

    The Starter Wife, based on the best-selling novel by Gigi Levangie Grazer, chronicles the events of one woman's life following her divorce after years of marriage to a Hollywood studio executive. Debra Messing (Will & Grace, Ned and Stacy) stars in the six-hour mini-series. Sara Parriott andMore Josann McGibbon (Runaway Bride, 3 Men and a Little Lady) wrote the screenplay, and the Emmy-nominated Jon Avnet (Uprising, The Burning Bed, Fried Green Tomatoes) has directed and produced the event. The premiere is a two-hour event, followed by four weekly hour-long episodes.

    3 comments, last one Nov 28, 2008
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    10 Perfect

    WoW is what I have to say! It's a great mini-series, better than other series, that actually feels as if it isn't actresses and actors acting. It combines laughter with Hollywood! Fabulos! hide show

    Wow is what I have to say! It's a great mini- series, that is actually bbetter than other series. Their actors and actresses are great on the show! They make the series feel as if it is happening right before your eyes. It combines laughter and joy with the Hollywood lifestyle! It would be one of the Top Ten shows if it had a regular season. Last season was outrageous, and had a happy ending; but I was sad that it h ad to end after only a couple shows. But I'm glad that it is back! It's definetly a show to watch! And a fabulos one!

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    10 Perfect

    The starter wife was great, A mini seris I loved. hide show

    First time I previewed the starter wife I caught the last few minutes on television by accident one night. Those last few minutes really caught my attention, I couldn't turn my eyes away. I recently rented The starter wife on dvd at a local video rental store just so I could watch it from the beginning. It was intense I couldn't wait to see what happened next and I hated when it had ended. Although I have not seen the complete six hours as of yet I am totally in love with this mini seris. It has to be one of the best shows in years. I am looking forward to see the rest of this seris and I am finding it hard not to think about it as I speak. So if you have yet to see this show please rent it and watch it. I promise you will love it and not regret it.

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    10 Perfect

    i loved the whole thing, couldnt wait to see the next and the next. i was sad when it was over, glad for her, but sad for us, they all did a great job hide show

    debra did a good job i loved how the friendships were not perfect just like real life, they all had problems not some relationships had even grown greater and stronger, i love how it started but ended so quickly, i was waiting for it to keep going and i was sad to see it end. i also loved that you dont need a man to grow, she needed to be on her own and that is the way life goes for some people, so it wasnt sappy. it was a real good chick mini series. i cant wait to real the book now.

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    7.8 Good

    Great premise, but it's falling back on too many "Lifetime" themes hide show

    I think Debra Messing is a great comedic actress. That said, here comes the shredding. Well, I'm not really a fan of the somewhat feminist slant the show is taking. For instance, in one of the recent ep's she goes off into a rant in mediation for her divorce about how she's going to get back on her feet and move on w/out her hubby. It was a little over the top. And that guy that lives in the woods, he has about as much charisma as a stump of wood. I am almost hoping that he gets eaten be one of the animals from the woods he lives in. Simply put, the themes on this show: woman overcoming, friendship, romance after heartbreak, all need to be dialed down a bit. It's got a lot of potential-but it's coming off too much like an extended version of a Lifetime movie of the week.

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    8.5 Great

    A kind of depressing but funny show on a hollywood directors wife after she got dumped. It's about her dealing with her kid, friends, and new romantic life. hide show

    I love this show!!! Well the part where she almost drowns in the primare was really horibbly shot. The whole newspaper floating thing and all - retarded. But I did like the emotions displayed afterwards, it really showed the beginning of a socially killing romance. I mean come on the guy is homeless, I did not expect that twist! Though I did forsee cricket becoming an outcast like her though becuase it just was a very predictable part of the seris. My favorite characters on this is Lavender and her Grandmother. That is just classical with the whole dog problem. Oh My Gosh I also love the time when Debra dresses up to be Bambi! I love the whole spider tatoo and white trash thing she pulled off. And her gay friend, I only have one word to describe him - hilarous!!!

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