Posted by Dustin on 06.01.2007 at 11:17 am

Episode 2 - Ghosts
While Johnny (Taylor Handley) is trying hard to win the heart of Greta (Amber Heard), Nikki (Tessa Thompson), a beautiful girl Johnny dated when they were in rehab together, comes to Palm Springs.  At a country club fundraiser, Nikki gets drunk and causes a scene, ruining Johnny’s first date with Greta but catching Cliff’s (Michael Cassidy) eye.  Cliff dislikes Tess’s (Sharon Lawrence) latest boyfriend (guest star J.R. Cacia) and schemes to get rid of him.  Johnny learns Eddie’s (guest star J.D. Pardo) death was a suicide and receives a mysterious email of a video of Eddie. 

Posted by Dustin on 05.30.2007 at 10:02 pm

So I watched the premier of “Hidden Palms” tonight. It was a bit slow, but interesting.

The show is about Johnny Miller, who at the very beginning witnesses his drunk father blow his brains out. Fast forward a year later, Johnny himself is now out of rehab . . . his mother has remarried and moved them to some swanky California town.

Johnny meets his neighbor Cliff, who claims he was best friends with Eddie, the guy who lived in Johnny’s house and in his room. Eddie died, that’s all we are told for now. He then meets an eccentric girl named Greta, who likes running around the golf course at night while the sprinklers are on.

Clip: Johnny Meets Greta

This episode mainly served to introduce us to everyone it town, which is why it was a bit slow. Johnny learned from a guy he met at the local AA that Cliff is trouble, not to be trusted. Cliff warned Greta to stay away from Johnny, and not to talk about Eddie.

Johnny didn’t stay away from Greta of course. We saw a creepy side to Cliff, who kicked a neighbors poor little dog! It looked like Cliff was a bad guy, yet at the end Greta goes to cliff and cries on his shoulder. Confused!

Very odd show, but I’ll watch next week just because I am intrigued.

Spoilerish Clip! Johnny learns how Eddie died

Posted by Dustin on 04.21.2007 at 10:22 am

Most of the television season winds down in May, and leads into a Summer of reality shows and what not. The CW however is promoting a new soap for the Summer called “Hidden Palms.” From what I’ve been able to find out 8 episodes have been shot, perhaps more if it’s a hit? The problem is I believe the 8 episodes were made last year. This show was scrapped from the fall line-up and is now being put on as a Summer filler it seems, so if it’s a hit I don’t know if the cast is still available. Anyways it looks like I might be getting my hands on some clips of the first two episodes of it, if I do I’ll post them. Here is a blurb from the shows press release

 The CW’s mysterious new one-hour drama “Hidden Palms” will debut on Wednesday, May 30 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET).

Multi-generational “Hidden Palms” focuses on Johnny Miller (Taylor Handley, “The O.C.”), a teen who is struggling to come to terms with two tragedies in the strange and artificial atmosphere of Palm Springs. In addition to Handley, “Hidden Palms” features a star-studded ensemble cast including “NYPD Blue” veterans Gail O’Grady and Sharon Lawrence, D.W. Moffett (”Traffic”), and fresh faces such as Amber Heard (”Alpha Dog”), Michael Cassidy (”The O.C.”), Ellary Porterfield (”The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio”) and Tessa Thompson (”Veronica Mars”).

The show is from Kevin Williamson, best known for “Dawsons Creek” and the “Scream Movies.” I will admit, I never saw “Dawson” except for maybe 1 episode. I never got it. I did love the “Scream” movies though. If it’s a blend of soap and thriller, it could be good.