Best movie of this year hands down!

Great visuals, story delivers no surprises

Am I Missing Something?

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

This was an excellent program, and I can't believe that the writers and directors didn't have enough of a story line to continue this beyond one season. It truly was an realistic depiction of relationships in our dysfunctional society. The acting was so good that I found myself liking some characters and fully disliking others. They were fully fleshed out. Jane Alexander as the therapist was sublime. And the disclosure of what she was dealing with in her life was a fantastic story line. Wish this would have been more than one season.

I can't stand people like this in real life. Why would I want to watch them on TV? The pace is glacial. The colors are completely washed out. The characters are all unlikable to one degree or another. Everyone is moderately well-off and, aside from the one instance of infertility, their problems are all about their vague dissatisfaction with their existences. In short, this show is one long whine. Remember when they made the Brady bunch into a drama? Okay, take that same template, but use Seinfeld as the model. The characters remain unlikable, but all the humor has been removed? Okay, now have Elaine get naked every once in a while, but occasionally throw in scenes of George's parents having sex just to throw off the casual channel surfers. Now take what you have and make it really WASPy. There. You're done. You've just created HBO's latest crime against its subscribers: "Tell Me You Love Me".Is "Dexter" on?

HBO has finally won me over after canceling Six Feet Under and Deadwood. "Tell Me You Love Me" is a one hour show on the lives of three women and their significant others: Meet Jaime (Michelle Borth), a young chef with commitment fears and trust issues. She has ended her engagement to Hugo and tries to move on with her life. Now meet, Katie (Ally Walker, who is amazing) and Dave (Tim DeKay), a suburban married couple with two children and the passion has run out of their marriage. And then there is Carolyn and Palek, a yuppie married couple with no children and plenty of passion in their marriage and trying to have a baby. In fact, Carolyn (Sonya Walger) obsesses about getting pregnant to the point that Palek (Adam Scott) is now doubtful of his ability to be good husband and a good father. The show is very graphic in sexuality, but that is the point. It is often times painful to watch because (for myself especially) there are moments in the show that you can actually relate. From the desperation of bringing passion, joy, and fulfillment into the lives of our characters to emptiness and loneliness they feel. It is heartbreaking to see Katie and Dave become so faraway when they do love each other still. What these people have in common? They are seeing therapist, Dr. May Foster (the formidable and incredible Jane Alexander), who has issues of her own with her long time marriage to her husband but still is adult enough and knows better. The show is honest, raw, and real with amazing performances from the cast. Truly the best dramatic series HBO has put out.

I think that this is a great show. It gets into the relationships closer and it shows more realistic life experiences. The sex scenes are not pornographic but are realistic I think. The ups and downs that everyone goes through are amazing. Also, I'd just like to point out that someone made a comment attacking the show or the woman on the show because of how shaved the girls are, and I felt that I wanted to defend that. I don't know what part of life you are currently in, but THAT is NOT just for porn, real people are like that. I've not seen a woman under the age of 30 who does not look similar to either Jamie or Caroline. However, I digress. I suggest that this is a great drama for someone who wants to take some of the cliché out of the typical Hollywood type stuff.