"The Starter Wife" (2008) TV series 2008-

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A television show centered around Molly Kagan, the ex-wife of a Hollywood entertainment mogul who transitions into a fabulous independent life after her divorce.

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

Debra Messing	...	Molly Kagan (10 episodes, 2008)
Judy Davis	...	Joan McAllister (10 episodes, 2008)
Chris Diamantopoulos	...	Rodney (10 episodes, 2008)
David Alan Basche	...	Kenny Kagan (10 episodes, 2008)
Danielle Nicolet	...	Liz Marsh (10 episodes, 2008)
Brielle Barbusca	...	Jaden Kagan / ... (10 episodes, 2008)
Hart Bochner	...	Zach McNeill (10 episodes, 2008)
Reggie Austin	...	Devon Marsh (10 episodes, 2008)
Daniel Gerroll	...	David Shea (8 episodes, 2008)
James Black	...	Felix / ... (8 episodes, 2008)
Ronny Cox	...	Pappy McAllister (5 episodes, 2008)
Bar Paly	...	Lola (5 episodes, 2008)
Iliana Fischer	...	Blonde bombshell in rehab 2008 (5 episodes, 2008)

Series Directed by
Dan Lerner		(2 episodes, 2008)
Lee Shallat Chemel		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Writing credits
Gigi Levangie		(10 episodes, 2008)
Josann McGibbon		(10 episodes, 2008)
Sara Parriott		(10 episodes, 2008)
Constance M. Burge		(2 episodes, 2008)
Tod Himmel		(2 episodes, 2008)
Howard J. Morris		(2 episodes, 2008)
Shira Zeltzer		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Produced by
Constance M. Burge	....	co-executive producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Stephanie Davis	....	executive producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Tod Himmel	....	producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Howard Klein	....	executive producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Dan Lerner	....	co-executive producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Gigi Levangie	....	executive producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Molly Madden	....	executive producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Josann McGibbon	....	executive producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Debra Messing	....	executive producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Howard J. Morris	....	co-executive producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Sara Parriott	....	executive producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Stephen Sassen	....	producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Jon Wallace	....	associate producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Lorie Zerweck	....	co-producer (10 episodes, 2008)

Series Original Music by
Jeff Eden Fair		(10 episodes, 2008)
Starr Parodi		(10 episodes, 2008)

Series Cinematography by
Kenneth Zunder		(10 episodes, 2008)

Series Film Editing by
Nancy Morrison		(5 episodes, 2008)
Paul Dixon		(4 episodes, 2008)
Barry L. Gold		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Casting by
Carrie Audino		(10 episodes, 2008)
Laura Schiff		(10 episodes, 2008)

Series Production Design by
Philip Toolin		(8 episodes, 2008)
Laurence Bennett		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Art Direction by
Alberto Gonzalez-Reyna		(10 episodes, 2008)

Series Costume Design by
Agata Maszkiewicz		(10 episodes, 2008)

Series Makeup Department
Cydney Cornell	....	hair stylist: Ms. Debra Messing (10 episodes, 2008)
Laini Thompson	....	makeup department head (10 episodes, 2008)
Jennifer Brown Greenberg	....	makeup artist (7 episodes, 2008)
Siobhan Carmody	....	makeup artist (7 episodes, 2008)

Series Production Management
Hunter Betts	....	post-production supervisor (10 episodes, 2008)
Jason K. Smith	....	production supervisor (10 episodes, 2008)
Lorie Zerweck	....	unit production manager (10 episodes, 2008)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Silva	....	second second assistant director (10 episodes, 2008)
Nancy L. Ventura	....	second assistant director (10 episodes, 2008)
Mike Currie	....	additional second second director (9 episodes, 2008)
Sean Kavanagh	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 2008)
Concetta Rinaldo-Williams	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 2008)

Series Art Department
Mark Haber	....	set designer (10 episodes, 2008)
Jennifer Ho	....	set dec buyer (10 episodes, 2008)
Travis Gale Lewis	....	on-set dresser (10 episodes, 2008)
Gerald Willard	....	set dresser (10 episodes, 2008)
Reese St. Amant	....	props (9 episodes, 2008)
Angela O'Neill	....	property master (8 episodes, 2008)
Sasha Kanno	....	art department coordinator (7 episodes, 2008)
Timothy Oakley	....	set graphics (4 episodes, 2008)
Jaudi Negri	....	set dresser (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer (10 episodes, 2008)
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist (10 episodes, 2008)
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor (10 episodes, 2008)
G. Michael Graham	....	supervising sound editor (10 episodes, 2008)
Lisa Varetakis	....	supervising ADR editor (10 episodes, 2008)
Ryan Young	....	adr mixer (10 episodes, 2008)
Penny Harold	....	sound effects editor (9 episodes, 2008)
Kevin Fisher	....	sound effects editor (8 episodes, 2008)
Kurt Peterson	....	boom operator (7 episodes, 2008)
Colin Jones	....	boom operator (unknown episodes, 2008)

Series Visual Effects by
Sabrina Arnold	....	visual effects producer / visual effects producer: Zoic Studios (4 episodes, 2008)

Series Stunts
Tony Lee Boggs	....	stunt rigger (3 episodes, 2008)
A.J. Dunn	....	stunts (unknown episodes, 2008)
Ann Scott	....	stunt double (unknown episodes, 2008)
Walter Scott	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes, 2008)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Walt Andrus	....	camera operator: "a" camera (10 episodes, 2008)
Randall Burak	....	gaffer (10 episodes, 2008)
Eric Dyson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (10 episodes, 2008)
Jay Elkayam	....	digital imaging technician (10 episodes, 2008)
Brian Hartley	....	lighting technician (10 episodes, 2008)
Ron Newburn	....	best boy electric (10 episodes, 2008)
Marte Post	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (10 episodes, 2008)
Steve Randolph	....	camera operator: "b" camera (10 episodes, 2008)
Randy Shanofsky	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (10 episodes, 2008)
Val Sklar	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (10 episodes, 2008)
David Newbert	....	grip (9 episodes, 2008)
Joseph T. Terranova	....	set lighting technician (6 episodes, 2008)
Brian J. Kronenberg	....	dolly grip (4 episodes, 2008)
Susan A. Campbell	....	digital imaging technician: second unit (2 episodes, 2008)
Michael Dronge	....	grip (2 episodes, 2008)
Michael Enriquez	....	grip (2 episodes, 2008)
Todd Mccall	....	best boy grip (2 episodes, 2008)
Nick Papanickolas	....	dolly grip (2 episodes, 2008)
Jason Rez	....	key grip (2 episodes, 2008)
Ron Tondreau	....	dolly grip (2 episodes, 2008)
Isabella Vosmikova	....	still photographer (2 episodes, 2008)
Aiken Weiss	....	steadicam operator (2 episodes, 2008)
Jessica Brooks	....	still photographer (unknown episodes, 2008)

Series Casting Department
Georgia Simon	....	adr voice casting (10 episodes, 2008)
Candace Miller	....	extras casting assistant (4 episodes, 2008)
E.L. Staehli	....	extras casting (4 episodes, 2008)
Christina Mullin	....	casting assistant (3 episodes, 2008)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bette Adams	....	costumer (10 episodes, 2008)
Laura N. Flores	....	set costumer (10 episodes, 2008)
Leah Katznelson	....	shopper (10 episodes, 2008)
Kristen Ochs	....	wardrobe assistant (10 episodes, 2008)
Amanda Riley	....	assistant costume designer (10 episodes, 2008)
Ryan Lennon	....	set costumer (9 episodes, 2008)
Robin Michel Bush	....	costume supervisor (7 episodes, 2008)
Chantal Filson	....	key costumer (5 episodes, 2008)
Anni Speckheuer	....	costumer (5 episodes, 2008)
Diana Savone	....	set costumer (4 episodes, 2008)
Kristine N. Haag	....	costumer (3 episodes, 2008)
Amelia Luton	....	costume shopper (3 episodes, 2008)

Series Editorial Department
Heydar Adel	....	on-line editor (10 episodes, 2008)
Zak Kauffman	....	post-production coordinator (10 episodes, 2008)
Douglas Slocum	....	assistant editor (5 episodes, 2008)
Richard Glazerman	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes, 2008)

Series Music Department
Steve Griffen	....	music editor (10 episodes, 2008)
Melany Mitchell	....	music coordinator (10 episodes, 2008)
Jennifer Pyken	....	music supervisor (10 episodes, 2008)
Dan Rimas	....	music licensing (10 episodes, 2008)

Series Transportation Department
David Guilbeau	....	driver (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Other crew
Dean Anthony	....	set production assistant (10 episodes, 2008)
Lauren Beilinson	....	office production assistant (10 episodes, 2008)
Philippe Iujvidin	....	assistant production coordinator (10 episodes, 2008)
Kurtis Johnson	....	second assistant accountant (10 episodes, 2008)
Luke Kelly	....	production runner (10 episodes, 2008)
Victor Licas	....	payroll accountant (10 episodes, 2008)
Corey L. Marsh	....	assistant to executive producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Tom Nicoll	....	assistant: producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Kirsten Oglesby	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2008)
Vanessa Oxlad	....	script coordinator (10 episodes, 2008)
Jeffrey Pallotta	....	set production assistant (10 episodes, 2008)
Shawn Schminke	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2008)
Blake Taylor	....	assistant to executive producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Josh Vignery	....	assistant location manager (10 episodes, 2008)
Darrin Cummings	....	key assistant location manager (9 episodes, 2008)
Marc Gaffen	....	assistant to producers / assistant: producers (9 episodes, 2008)
Tansey Allen	....	basecamp p.a. (7 episodes, 2008)
Lee Carlo	....	production assistant (7 episodes, 2008)
Barry Larson	....	location manager (5 episodes, 2008)
Michael D. Witman	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 2008)
Zach Keyworth	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2008)
Trey Neely	....	assistant location manager (3 episodes, 2008)
Bob Corff	....	dialect coach (2 episodes, 2008)
Jacob Gilbert	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2008)
Chapin Hemmingway	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2008)

Production Companies

• 3 Arts Entertainment
• NBC Universal Television

Distributors

• USA Network (2008-) (USA) (TV)
• TNT Serie (2010-) (Germany) (TV)
• TV2 (2009-) (Hungary) (TV)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Pacific Studios Inc.  chromatrans background
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Star Waggons  cast trailers

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

3 Arts Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Josh Brolin/Adele (#34.5)" (2008)

Rent the DVDs

For those of you who would like to see the mini series and TV show, Netflix has them on DVD to rent. I absolutely loved them. It was awesome to watch uninterrupted. No wait time nor commercials. I wish they would bring the show back. I loved all of the characters and their twisted stories. This is the best role I have ever seen Debra Messing in. I like that the gay best friend didn't live with her though. That would have seemed too much like "Will & Grace". I love that the story focused on women and the daily dramas that go on in life. It is nice to see that even the super rich have drama in their lives. Sometimes those less fortunate think money would solve everything, this show proves that theory wrong.