The Mountain 

A young man returns to the family business of running a popular ski resort after the death of his grandfather and soon faces off against the rest of his estranged family over running the resort.

Creators:

David Barrett, Gina Matthews, Grant Scharbo

Stars:

Oliver Hudson, Anson Mount, Tara Thompson

Cast

Series cast summary:
Oliver Hudson	...	David Carver Jr. 13 episodes, 2004-2005
Anson Mount	...	Will Carver 13 episodes, 2004-2005
Tara Thompson	...	Shelley Carver 13 episodes, 2004-2005
Penn Badgley	...	Sam Tunney 13 episodes, 2004-2005
Alana De La Garza	...	Maria Serrano 13 episodes, 2004-2005
Johann Urb	...	Travis Thorson 13 episodes, 2004-2005
Mitch Pileggi	...	Colin Dowling 13 episodes, 2004-2005
Barbara Hershey	...	Gennie Carver 13 episodes, 2004-2005
Elizabeth Bogush	...	Max Dowling 12 episodes, 2004-2005
Tommy Dewey	...	Michael Dowling 12 episodes, 2004-2005
Kaylee DeFer	...	Scarlett 6 episodes, 2004-2005

Storyline

David Carver Jr., an irresponsible, un-kept young man, returns to his family owned ski resort in Colorado after the death of his grandfather to find that he, the youngest son, has inherited the entire mountain which puts him at odds with his older brother Will, the resort manager, who's holding out against being bought out by Colin Dowling, a scheming land developer. Other characters involved in the power struggle are David and Will's youngest sister Shelley, a local teen wanting to make it big as a champion snowboarder; Maria Serrano, David's former girlfriend, now Will's girlfriend; the double-dealing resort operator Travis, whom is under the control of Dowling and his son Michael; and the Downling's attractive daughter Maxine 'Max' whom falls for David while trying to get him to sell the mountain to her father.

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Plot Keywords:

ski resort | snowboarding | skiing | dysfunctional family | dirt bike | 

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Taglines:

Conditions are about to get nasty.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

La famille Carver

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wonderland Sound and Vision, Shaun Cassidy Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show was originally planned to air on Thursdays at 8pm until FOX moved its hit show The O.C. (2003) to the exact same night and time-slot. It was moved to Wednesday instead.

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Quotes

Michael Dowling: If it makes you happy, the next time I see her I'll give her a spanking.

User Reviews

This show looked like it had potential

When I first watched "The Mountain" I liked and thought it had the chances of becoming a popular show on The WB sort of like "Dawson's Creek". The show is about a guy named David Carver Jr. (Oilver Hudson, who is Kate Hudson's brother) who is an irresponsible, un-kept young man, returns to his family owned ski resort in Colorado after the death of his grandfather to find that he, the youngest son, has inherited the entire mountain which puts him at odds with his older brother Will, the resort manager, who's holding out against being bought out by Colin Dowling, a scheming land developer. Other characters involved in the power struggle are David and Will's youngest sister Shelley, a local teen wanting to make it big as a champion snowboarder; Maria Serrano, David's former girlfriend, now Will's girlfriend; the double-dealing resort operator Travis, whom is under the control of Dowling and his son Michael; and the Downling's attractive daughter Maxine 'Max' whom falls for David while trying to get him to sell the mountain to her father. I think the show was kind of like "Everwood" meets "Dawson's Creek" meets "The O.C." meets "Beverly Hills 90210" meets "Summerland". Except the show is different from all those others but still kind of like them. This show came on Wednesdays on The WB until the show switched places with "Jack and Bobby" (which is a really crappy show!) and the show was on Sundays and was being crushed in a competition by ABC's "Desperate Housewives" and then the show was canceled and only had 13 episodes. I can't believe why The WB would make a very stupid decision by picking "Jack and Bobby" over "The Mountain"! I wish this show didn't last one season!

User Rating: 10/10

BOTTOM LINE: GREAT SHOW WITH REAL POTENTIAL IN BECOMING A HIT!