Tell Me You Love Me? Not Sure If I Can

From the Archives: November 2007. Well this one only lasted one season. And I did watch the entire season. But never got excited. It was like a train wreck I couldn't turn away from but wasn't 100% enjoying what I was watching. But its a talented bunch, some of which have already moved on to bigger and better things. Look for Sonya Walger in the much anticipated Flash Forward on ABC this fall.

Are you watching the new HBO show Tell Me You Love Me? I've watched the first three episodes and I find it relatively interesting, but I am in no way committed to sticking around just yet. I could be easily swayed by something in episode 4 to just ditch the series all together. Anyone else? I mean, for instance, Grey's Anatomy has annoyed the heck out of me for the last season or so, but I am faithfully watching it each and every Thursday at 9 p.m. because I am already committed to watching it. Now maybe you're thinking, well that show is established and been on for several seasons now. But that's not it. I just watched Dirty Sexy Money last night and I will definitely be sticking around for that ride. Period. I already know it. I don't have that with Tell Me You Love Me and I'm not sure it's going to come.

There are basically 6 main characters, who play the 3 couples, and then there is the therapist (Jane Alexander) that the couples have in common. With the exception of the much talked about graphic sex in the show, too much of each show is depressing, and even some of the sex is depressing because most of it isn't remotely sexy as you might assume. I'm all for a realistic show, but they may take it a step too far. Audiences want realistic but watchable. You may get depressed just by watching Tell Me You Love Me. This show might be too much of a reminder of your own life and not enough of an escape. One of the most likeable characters on the show is Palek (Adam Scott) and he is married to Carolyn (Sonya Walger), who is an extremely unhappy woman who at this point appears to just be a bitch. She is completely unlikeable and she punishes Palek for things that are out of his control. Although I assume I am supposed to feel some sort of sympathy for her because she has been unable to conceive a baby for over a year, her attitude is so unlikeable, I feel nothing but dislike for her. I'm still looking for that redeeming quality she must have for Palek to have married her in the first place. Then there's Jamie (Michelle Borth). I don't hate Jamie, but this girl is some kind of annoying. Whining, complaining, whining, complaining, whining... you get the picture. I could go on and on, but literally, that's all the girl does. I think her character may be interesting when paired with her maybe-fiance Hugo (Luke Kirby), but only if she can not appear so desperate and whiny all the time. Is the character realistic? Definitely, but that doesn't mean I would even remotely want to watch that and can't exactly call something as annoying as her entertaining.

I think this one might be too real. Its got something there, but it doesn't get me excited about watching it.