"The Help" (2004)TV series

Directors:

Gerry Cohen
Ron Leavitt

Writers:

Matt Leavitt (writer) (2004)
Ron Leavitt (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

5 March 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Maria was on her way to becoming a beautician when her mother's illness forced the 22 year-old to come home to care for her...

Cast

Camille Guaty	...	Maria - Maid / ... (7 episodes, 2004)
Al Santos	...	Ollie, the Chauffeur (7 episodes, 2004)
Brenda Strong	...	Arlene Ridgeway, the Rich Lady (7 episodes, 2004)
Mindy Cohn	...	Maggie, the Cook (7 episodes, 2004)
Marika Dominczyk	...	Anna, the Nanny (7 episodes, 2004)
Antonio Sabato Jr.	...	Dwayne, the Trainer (7 episodes, 2004)
Tori Spelling	...	Molly the Dog Walker (7 episodes, 2004)
Keri Lynn Pratt	...	Veronica Ridgeway, The Pop Star Daughter / ... (6 episodes, 2004)
Esther Scott	...	Doris (6 episodes, 2004)
Jack Axelrod	...	Grandpa Eddie (5 episodes, 2004)
David Faustino	...	Adam Ridgeway (5 episodes, 2004)
Megan Fox	...	Cassandra Ridgeway (3 episodes, 2004)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Republic Studios/CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Original Productions

Quotes:

[after she's fired, Nanny Anna decides to sleep her way to sucess]
Anna, the Nanny: Do not cry for me. I always land on my back.

Like watching a sad backup job for all the lost Child Stars...

The show starts with a girl named Maria in a skimpy French maid's outfit. She continues to complain about how she has to clean for a sad bunch of rich snobs. Camille Guaty has never been renowed for her acting abilities (i.e.Gotta Kick it Up), and lives up(or down as some may view it) to her reputation.

Mindy Cohn plays the bitter cook of the household who well is just there to play the pudgy person who delivers bad comic relief and grosses the audience out by scratching her head in the families dinner. Victoria Spelling of course begged daddy dearest to pay the exec's to get a spot as a quirky dog walker who has teretz or something. Any time her name is called she spews out her true feelings, after the second spew it became old fast.

Then there is the last roundup of stars gone wrong, the worst of all David Faustino. In he walks halfway through the show and the fake audience clap loudly as if he was still on Married with Children, he then burps and goes to the refridgerator to show his true addiction as an alcoholic. Wow this show is getting better as it goes on.

The demeaning of women occurs throughout, with the women being shoved into skimpy outfits and then having cat fights; all the while whoring themseleves off in a cheap degrating matter. Promiscuity run a muck with a continuing gag of the Chauffer screwing around with the Boss'favorite daughter, but that was mostly implied thank god.

The sets looked used with a dab of cheap peach paint to show the true malibu status of the Hamptons (which wasn't even good). The acting and blocking of the actors was horrendous! What I mean is when the actors didn't talk they just stood there. The conflict in the plot was so silly that it made up for the un-funny, un-originale, un-talneted cast and script. If all the shows elements combined and left to stew (i.e. we're subjected to more episodes) it would become a sick soup that would make the viewer want to puke.

Don't watch. From the looks of the pilot the audience must have been held at gunpoint to recieve any laughs for the pathetic jokes. This series has no promise to it what so ever...

~Rube~