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"Party of Five" Something Out of Nothing (1994)


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TV Series:
"Party of Five" (1994)
Original Air Date:
7 November 1994 (Season 1, Episode 9)
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
The Salingers welcome a house guest, a single, free-spirited woman named Greer Erikson, who was an old friend of their mother's... more | add synopsis
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This episode shows the worst aspects of POF... more (1 total)

Cast

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Scott Wolf ... Bailey Salinger

Matthew Fox ... Charlie Salinger

Neve Campbell ... Julia Salinger

Lacey Chabert ... Claudia Salinger

Paula Devicq ... Kirsten Bennett (credit only)
Scott Grimes ... Will McCorkle

Gates McFadden ... Greer Erikson
Darrell Larson ... Ed Brighton

Cari Shayne ... Nina DiMayo
Mitchell Anderson ... Ross Werkman

Sarah Lassez ... Cynda

Carol-Ann Plante ... Heather
Jessica Hecht ... Amanda
Catherine Lloyd Burns ... Jeannie
Brandon Porter ... Owen Salinger
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Runtime:
44 min | Argentina:60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Certification:
Argentina:13

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
[first lines]
Nina DiMayo: Did you check out the theme for the dance? "Starry, Starry Night". Lame or what?
Julia Salinger: Definitely the lamest.
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Soundtrack:
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This episode shows the worst aspects of POF..., 31 July 2009
Author: rixrex from United States

Sorry to the fanboys and girls of the series, but as in all TV series, there's both good and bad, and this episode is indicative of the problems with this series. (Don't be too forlorn, fans, for I exalt the good qualities of POF in a review of the very next episode) The problems that are consistent in what is often a very well-done weekly series are when the episodes get bogged down in superficialities and preaching. this episode does more of that than others I've seen. The main concern here of nearly everyone of the Salinger kids is their appearance and presentation to peers and the opposite sex, and what is an extraordinary amount of low self-esteem. Before you advise me that this is certainly realistic of youth, let's remember that we're not watching merely a presentation of mundane issues of youth, but a series that's supposed to have more depth.

The second matter that is consistent with this series is the general preachiness of the Hollywood view of political dogma and morality. This is to be expected in such series as this, but this particular episode is pretty strident and rather unrealistic in presenting the reaction of the young sister towards her gay violin teacher when she learns of it. Unfortunately, the issue needed a antagonist's viewpoint to fully round out the statement, and the writers decided to make the young sister the unwitting antagonist, which I found reprehensible and out of character for her as well.

A low point in a fine series. For a high point, take a look at the very next episode, certainly one of the best.

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