Comments | thehefner: On IN TREATMENT (the "Gabriel Byrne is a hot Irish psychiatrist" show)

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On IN TREATMENT (the "Gabriel Byrne is a hot Irish psychiatrist" show)

Jun 04, 2009 00:07

Anyone else watching the Gabriel Byrne therapist show IN TREATMENT? It's the only show I've ever known to drive me to drink, Dan-Backslide-style. Seriously, I almost can't watch this show while sober. And even then, it hurts ( Read more... )

booze, tv, great performances

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lairdofdarkness June 4 2009, 05:39:16 UTC

This sounds very much like this old BBC programme
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help_(British_TV_series)

Still even if it's not, Byrne is good in almost everything

thehefner June 4 2009, 14:18:00 UTC

Ooh, that sounds fascinating! I'll need to put that on the pile of all the other TV shows I need to catch up with.

But IN TREATMENT is a bit different. It's actually an American remake of a beloved Israeli drama. The format is five 22 minute long episodes each week: four of Paul with his patients, and the fifth of him with his own therapist.

swimpenguin June 4 2009, 05:58:06 UTC

When is it on regularly?

thehefner June 4 2009, 14:15:49 UTC

Sundays and Mondays. There are five 22 min. episodes per week (four of Paul with each of his patients, the fifth where he's with his own therapist), with the first two airing on Sundays and the rest airing as all five on the next Monday.

That said, the season just finished, so I'd suggest starting with Season One (which I haven't yet; I hear it's excellent, but not as consistently strong as Season Two), or if you have HBO On Demand, you can watch 'em all up there now!

cavenessity June 4 2009, 17:13:30 UTC

I have watched it often, and found myself instantly engrossed. This has now led to me purposefully hurrying to switch the channel when I come across it - because I'll never have the time to get properly involved in the stories to follow them completely... and that upsets me ;p

Duelin' Roy Cox icons! thehefner June 4 2009, 18:34:34 UTC

Oh, understood. Really, at about two hours per week, it's the same kind of commitment I just couldn't give MST3K anymore! But that's what DVD rentals are for, for when we can make the time!

tompurdue June 4 2009, 20:02:18 UTC

Thanks for the suggestion. I just threw it on the Netflix queue.

thehefner June 4 2009, 20:58:12 UTC

Yeah, I'd be interested to know what another actor would make of it. That said, I can't vouch for the first season, but I've heard nothing but great things.

cisic June 7 2009, 13:42:12 UTC

Oh yeah. I watched the first five episodes back when HBO had them available for free download. I thought it was great. And yes, GB was hot.

thehefner June 7 2009, 16:58:51 UTC

Definitely check out the rest, if you get the chance. This really does feel like long-form stagecraft. There's just so much to chew on, between the performances and the writing.