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Therapist Ben Harmon, his wife, Vivien, and their daughter, Violet, move across the country to Los Angeles to escape their troubled past.
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Title: Pilot (05 Oct 2011)
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Cast
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| Connie Britton | ... | ||
| Dylan McDermott | ... | ||
| Evan Peters | ... | ||
| Taissa Farmiga | ... | ||
| Denis O'Hare | ... | ||
| Jessica Lange | ... | ||
| Frances Conroy | ... | ||
| Alexandra Breckenridge | ... | ||
| Christine Estabrook | ... | ||
| Jamie Brewer | ... | ||
| Shelby Young | ... |
Leah
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| Andy Umberger | ... |
Dr. Day
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| Bianca Lawson | ... |
Abby
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| Christian Serratos | ... |
Becca
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| Melanie Cruz | ... |
Teacher
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Vivien and Ben Harmon and their daughter Violet relocate to Los Angeles from Boston and buy a large old house. As required by law, the real estate agent discloses that the previous occupants were the victims of a murder-suicide. The Harmons think nothing of it and concentrate on repairing their marriage that has come under strain following Vivien's miscarriage and Ben's subsequent infidelity with one of his students. Ben is a psychiatrist and will meet his patients in the house. They meet the neighbors, the eccentric Constance and her daughter Adelaide. Vivien also hires a housekeeper, Moira, but Ben and Vivien don't quite see the same person when they look at her. Violet is bullied at school and befriends one of her dad's patients who has serious psychological problems. Strange events begin to occur. Written by garykmcd
Plot Keywords:
miscarriage | housekeeper | infidelity | stillborn child | foot chase |Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 October 2011 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
Production Co:
Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, Ryan Murphy Productions, 20th Century Fox Television See more »
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Music by Lee David
Lyrics by Billy Rose
Performed by Patience and Prudence
[Played when the twins are trashing the house]
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Evan Peters' (Tate) clothes on the first meeting with Ben is a resemblance to Kurt Cobain's clothes in the Smells Like Teen Spirit See more »Goofs
Vivian gives Ben a long cut on the left arm after she catches him committing adultery. But every time we see his arm during the rest of the show, there is no scar. See more »Soundtracks
To-night You Belong to MeMusic by Lee David
Lyrics by Billy Rose
Performed by Patience and Prudence
[Played when the twins are trashing the house]
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I don't know. There's such hype round this show I was expecting something way better. Firstly I really have an issue when shows use down syndrome kids for dramatic effect. There's something really wrong about that. Next, I thought Jessica Lange was horrible. Her character is poorly drawn and her acting is too stereotyped.
Next, I really hate the shaky cam thing. Why do TV shows do that these days? It's really annoying.
And finally, the show appears to think using words like "shit" every two minutes a long with other winners like "cock sucker" and showing full rear male nudity and male masturbation for no reason whatsoever, is edgy.
To me it demonstrates a lack of creativity.
The story is a bit hard to follow as well. And freaky looking people are used for effect with no real purpose. I'm reviewing the pilot and I know sometimes shows take a bit of time for shows to get going, so I'll give it a chance over the next 3 or so episodes but so far I'm not impressed.