Bent, David Walton and Amanda Peet
Blink and you might miss Bent, NBC's new romantic comedy, which premieres Wednesday at 9/8c. Although the series will only be on for three weeks of back-to-back new episodes, Bent actually deserves a closer look. The comedy, from Scrubs writer Tad Quill, follows a newly divorced, high-strung single mother (Amanda Peet) and the lackadaisical ladies' man she hires to re-do her kitchen (David Walton).
So what makes this half-hour comedy worth the investment? Here are five reasons to check out Bent:
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Thaddaeus Scheel and Marcia Gay Harden
Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden has filed for divorce from her husband, Thaddaeus Scheel, after 15 years of marriage, People reports.
"For the sake of the couple's three children, Harden would like to request that the family's privacy be ...
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Kevin Nealon
Kevin Nealon will star opposite Marcia Gay Harden in NBC's new comedy pilot Isabel, Deadline reports.
NBC taps Marcia Gay Harden for new comedy Isabel
He will play...
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Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden may be returning to NBC in a full-time capacity.
The 52-year-old actress, who occasionally appears on Law & Order: SVU, has landed the leading role in the network's new comedy pilot Isabel, Entertainment Weekly reports. Harden will play...
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Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden has landed a guest spot on the midseason NBC comedy Bent, TVLine.com reports.
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
TNT is going by the book in its approach to launching what the network is calling Mystery Movie Night, reviving a classic genre of TV by leaning heavily on best-selling brand names in the first wave of six titles airing through December on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
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Marcia Gay Harden, Rita Wilson
Not unlike Law & Order's ripped from the headlines episodes, ABC's Body of Proof will take on the subject of one of this year's biggest headlines: Casey Anthony.
The episode in question, slated to air Jan. 3, will feature...
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Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden says that although she's always "re-creating the character of Dana Lewis" on Law & Order: SVU, she's still the same sassy, tough, ballsy, fun and honorable person that you've met before.
SVU's new ADA is tough, but has heart, says actress
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Marcia Gay Harden
Oscar-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden, who received a 2007 Emmy Award nomination for her guest appearance as Federal Agent Dana Lewis on NBC's Law & Order: SVU, is making a return visit to the mean Manhattan streets patrolled by Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay).
Last seen in the eighth season premiere, Dana will return...
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Royal Pains
Cheers to Royal Pains for keeping the spirit of Damages alive. FX may not have renewed its superb legal thriller, but two of its alums have found summer jobs on USA's breezy medical dramedy. Campbell Scott, so chilling as Joe Tobin—the WASP Michael Corleone—on Season 3 of Damages, has reprised his recurring Royal Pains role as Boris, the cagey billionaire with ...
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