Men In Trees Creator Talks Reboot: “There Have Been Some Discussions” – ATX
The cast and creators of ABCs short-lived drama/comedy series, Men In Trees, reunited as part of ATX..
The cast and creators of ABCs short-lived drama/comedy series, Men In Trees, reunited as part of ATX Television Festivals canceled-too-soon presentation and as expected, the topic of a revival popped in.
“Were ready,” declared series creator Jenny Bicks, who was joined by producers/ writers Anna Fricke and Chris Dingess as well as cast members Suleka Mathew, Cynthia Stevenson, Lauren Tom, and Seana Kofoed.
“Were willing and open. There have been some discussions about bringing it back and were really excited to investigate that,” Bicks later revealed.
Men In Trees premiered in 2016 and revolved around relationship coach and best-selling author Marin Frist (Anne Heche) who goes to a small town of Elmo, Alaska, for a conference about real love and the best ways to get married. After her own relationship falls apart, she finds herself stuck in a town full of the one thing she doesnt really need – available men.
“TV was very different when we premiered,” said Bicks. “We were not an ABC [production]. We were Warner Brothers for ABC. What that meant was we were kind of like the ugly stepchild,” she added. “I was told we were premiering Friday nights after Ugly Betty” and “then 2 weeks beforehand we get a call saying Ugly Bettys moved to Thursday nights, youre premiering after reruns of Greys Anatomy. That was our lead-in. Read More – Source
