"Three Moons Over Milford" (2005) TV series

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Small Town | Single Mother | Mother Son Relationship | Mother Daughter Relationship | Moon

Cast

Sam Murphy	...	Alex Davis (9 episodes, 2006)
Rob Boltin	...	Mack McIntyre (9 episodes, 2006)
Nora Dunn	...	Michelle Graybar (9 episodes, 2006)
Samantha Quan	...	Claire Ling / ... (9 episodes, 2006)
Elizabeth McGovern	...	Laura Davis (8 episodes, 2006)
Teresa Celentano	...	Lydia Davis (8 episodes, 2006)
Donavon Stinson	...	Ted Barlow Jr. (8 episodes, 2006)
Nathan Keyes	...	Jonah (4 episodes, 2006)
Ona Grauer	...	Sarah Louise / ... (4 episodes, 2006)
Zahf Paroo	...	Vijay Patek (4 episodes, 2006)
Reece Thompson	...	Kurt (4 episodes, 2006)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Ladner, Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Three Moons Film

Trivia:

Sherilyn Fenn and Jill Shackner were originally cast as the female leads Janet Davis (renamed as Laura) and Lydia Davis, but were replaced by Elizabeth McGovern and Teresa Celentano. They starred in the unaired pilot episode, which also featured a guest appearance by Majandra Delfino.

Calling it Quirky Doesn't Make it So!

Listed all over as a "quirky" comedy, the writers must have hemorrhoids after the strain of forcing "quirkiness" without creativity, intelligence or any semblance of real humor.

The device of a comet smashing the moon into three parts is used to let all the inhabitants of this small town "live for today." With no hope for living beyond a few days, these people do not do what we would expect…there is no mass lawlessness or genuine loosening of inhibitions. Children still attend school; people still sue each other over egress through property lines; and people still buy houses.

The writers disrespect the audience with every line, stretching credibility beyond stupidity. What we have is a dozen or more characters who all attempt to scream quirky, charming, and innocently funny. Notice the word, "attempt." It fails.

Where is the real creativity shown by the writers of Nip/Tuck, Twin Peaks, Desperate Housewives, Dead Like Me, Eureka, Gilmore Girls, etc.? There is none of the humor or intelligence seen in these other series. Saying something is quirky does not make it interesting.

I expected so much more from the show's promise. For some reason, I have sat through episodes with the HOPE that this could become my new guilty pleasure. Despite an obvious low-budget effort, it doesn't even achieve qualities of campiness. It has all of the panache of an after-school special. And even though it shows on ABC Family, one can't even blame an effort to be family-friendly on the failure. Even themes of bedhopping. Witchcraft, arson, voyeurism and statutory rape raise all the interest of cottage cheese.

Please drink plenty of coffee before sitting through an episode. I've never taken the time to write or pan any show before, but I feel as if I've been set up and can never get back the several hours I've spent watching this show. Without prior expectations, I'd give it a C-, but after raising my hopes, it rates a D-.