My Own Worst Enemy (2008– )

Henry Spivey, an efficiency expert, lives a typical suburban life, right down to the wife, two kids, dog, and minivan. In contrast, Edward Albright is a lethal, multilingual operative. It ... See full summary »

Creator:

Jason Smilovic

Stars:

Christian Slater, Mike O'Malley, Saffron Burrows

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Christian Slater	...	Edward Albright (9 episodes, 2008)
Mike O'Malley	...	Raymond Carter (9 episodes, 2008)
Saffron Burrows	...	Dr. Norah Skinner (9 episodes, 2008)
Mädchen Amick	...	Angelica 'Angie' Spivey (9 episodes, 2008)
Alfre Woodard	...	Mavis Heller (9 episodes, 2008)
Omid Abtahi	...	Tony Nazari (9 episodes, 2008)
Taylor Lautner	...	Jack Spivey (7 episodes, 2008)
Bella Thorne	...	Ruthy Spivey (6 episodes, 2008)
James Cromwell	...	Alistair Trumbull (6 episodes, 2008)
Mindy Sterling	...	Arlene Scott (5 episodes, 2008)
Missy Yager	...	Mary Grady (5 episodes, 2008)

Storyline

Henry Spivey, an efficiency expert, lives a typical suburban life, right down to the wife, two kids, dog, and minivan. In contrast, Edward Albright is a lethal, multilingual operative. It would seem the two men have nothing in common -- except for the fact that they inhabit the same body. When each personality finds himself out of his element, things go awry.

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Plot Keywords:

government agent | short lived | dual identity | husband wife relationship | television flop

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Taglines:

One man. Two very different lives.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

NBC

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Elsőszámú ellenségem

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Henry and Edward are also the first names of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, respectively.

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash '08 (2008)

User Reviews

Has some potential, but some episodes leading to fatal mistakes

I like Christian Slater and I think he does very, very well portraying both Edward and Henry. The whole premise is very interesting and the first few episodes peaked my interest as to where they would be taking this. Then they made a fatal error and allow Tom to be too visible and then the very fatal error of involving his wife. It was one thing to have Henry/Edward's wife involved, she at least is an essential character. But to involve Tom's wife well who cares! So now I don't know what to do about this show. Like Journeyman, of which I was a big fan, I wish the writers would do a better job and I wish the networks would give the shows a fighting chance by insisting on tight scripts. But I know it's all about the money and low rating means no money so good and potentially good shows are canceled. I fear the same thing will happen here if the writing and the ratings don't pick up.