American TV series or program
Side Order of Life
is an American
dramatic
television series
broadcast by
Lifetime
on Sunday night. It
premiered
on Lifetime on July 15, 2007. In its first five weeks it aired at 8:00pm ET/PT, then switched to the 9:00pm time slot. Lifetime broadcast
Side Order of Life
with
State of Mind
and
Army Wives
in an effort to offer a night of new original programming aimed primarily at female viewers during the summer
hiatus
. Initial reviews were positive.
Lifetime declined to renew
Side Order of Life
for a second season.
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Premise
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Marisa Coughlan
plays Jenny McIntyre, a photographer who reconsiders her life and is reawakened to her options after her best friend, Vivy Porter (
Diana-Maria Riva
), is diagnosed with a recurrence of
cancer
.
Jason Priestley
returns to regular series television as Ian Denison, Jenny's fiance.
Christopher Gartin
rounds out the main cast as Jenny's boss Rick Purdy at the fictional
In Person
magazine; he is in love with Vivy, who has rejected him.
Cast
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Main
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- Marisa Coughlan
as Jenny McIntyre, a photojournalist at In Person magazine.
- Diana-Maria Riva
as Vivy Porter, Jenny's best friend, who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer.
- Christopher Gartin
as Rick Purdy, editor of In Person magazine, and secretly in love with Vivy
- Jason Priestley
as Ian Denison, Jenny's ex-fiance, engaged to Becca despite warnings from friends about
rebound relationships
- Ashley Williams
as Becca, Vivy's 'other best friend', who dated Ian in college, engaged to Ian currently.
In a moment of candor, when discussing his role on a female-oriented show on a female-oriented network, Jason Priestley referred to himself as "the man-meat," but stated, "I'm ok with that."
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Recurring
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- Steven Weber
(uncredited in episodes 1?12) as Cell Phone Man, whom Jenny called by accident when trying to reach Ian, and who she continued to call for reassurance and support.
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- Joe Regalbuto
as Mr. McIntyre, Jenny's father, and a good friend of Ian's, even after the breakup.
- Susan Blakely
as Margot, Jenny's mother, a self-described
trophy wife
.
- Lisa Waltz
as Dr. Misty Raines, Vivy's Oncologist, who also has cancer.
- Paula Jai Parker
as Stargell Grant
- Ron Fassler as Teddy Smalls
- Ian Ziering
as Brian Fowler
Episodes
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Reception
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Initial reviews were positive, with
Variety
'
s Brian Lowry saying, "writer-producer Margaret Nagle brings a level of wit to the proceedings superior to most chick-lit-inspired TV drama."
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The
Seattle Times
, after describing the premise, said, "If this all sounds kind of corny, well, it kind of is until you realize the story line hits its mark, making you recall your own missteps and regrets for not having taken better charge."
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The
Boston Herald
stated that "Lifetime's new dramedy
Side Order of Life
wants to be the next
Grey's Anatomy
so badly, it even borrows
Meredith
's TV dad for the debut," but despite the content of the review, rated it a 'B' and said it was "almost satisfying."
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