"The Lyon's Den"
Pilot (2003)

Directors:

Timothy Busfield
Rod Holcomb

Writers:

Alfredo Barrios Jr. (writer)
Karyn Usher (writer)

TV Series:

"The Lyon's Den" (2003)

Original Air Date:

28 September 2003 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Legal | TV Series Pilot | Short Lived | Courtroom | Brat Pack

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Rob Lowe	...	John 'Jack' Turner
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Ariel Saxon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Derek Anthony	...	Clerk
Danielle Aubuchon	...	Receptionist
Kyle Chandler	...	Grant Rashton
Kevin Cooney	...	Daniel Barrington
Matt Craven	...	George Riley
Spencer Daniels	...	Boy on Bicycle
Dita de Leon	...	Lawyer
Troy DeWalt	...	Restaurant manager
Melinda Dillon	...	Charlotte Barrington
Jesse Escochea	...	Police Officer
Mark D. Espinoza	...	David Perez
Frances Fisher	...	Brit Hanley
Sadiki Fuller	...	Janitor
Hank Harris	...	Charlie Yerrin
Julanne Chidi Hill	...	Chinyere
Lamont Johnson	...	Man
Rowena King	...	Robyn Petrie Nwamaka
David Krumholtz	...	Jeff Fineman
Eric Lemler	...	Tim Jenkins
Joanna Lipari	...	Judge Harriet Selner
Paula Newsome	...	Kathy Wolf
Robert Picardo	...	Police Detective
James Pickens Jr.	...	Terrance Christianson
Samantha Quan	...	Zanne Yamamoto
Rick Ravanello	...	Larry / Sammy Gentry
Rip Torn	...	Senator Turner
John Wesley
Sam Wolfson	...	Delacourt

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Movie Connections:

Followed by "The Lyon's Den" (2003)

Boring & Predictable

Just finished watching "The Lyon's Den" with Rob Lowe. Well we have another show about the "Idealistic" do-gooder trying to save man from himself. This show has a great deal in common with another one, namely, "Mr. Sterling", that failed miserably last spring, and yes it was on NBC too. When will these Hollywood writers ever write something meaty and interesting instead of the usual "crap"? Once again we have a young, idealistic lawyer trying to save the world, or his little corner of it. The naivete of this character, Jack Turner, is unbelievable. We are supposed to swallow the fact that this guy is the purest of the pure, then we find out his Father is a very powerful U.S. Senator. Even more amazing, the Managing Partner of one of the most powerful law firms in Washington D.C., either committed suicide or was murdered and they are going to turn to this so called naive pro bono, trust fund baby who has no real experience and make him the Managing Partner. Please! The absolute suspension of disbelief is too much in this show and I can see all we will be served here is the usual Left-Wing philosophical drivel we have seen before. I predict this show want last long. If it did not have the lead in of Law & Order: Criminal Intent it would not last two episodes. So I will give maybe four before it is canceled. Terrible show and too much sugar coated idealistic claptrap!!!!!!!!!!