Reunion

50
Metascore
2005-2006
1 season
Fox Network
Drama, Suspense

A relentless New York City police detective, named Ken Marjorino, arrives in the town of Bedford, New York, to investigate the murder of a mysterious person at a 20th high school reunion. Through Marjorino's interviews with the suspects, the stories takes us back 20 years starting in 1986 where six close friends graduated from high school. They include good-natured and ambitious, blue-collared Will Malloy; wealthy and snobbish, white-collared Craig Brewster; overachieving but direction less Aaron Lewis; Craig's girlfriend Samantha Carlton who dreams of becoming a doctor; Samantha's best friend Carla Noll a struggling photographer; and the hip Jenna Moretti who's obsessed with becoming a world-famous actress. With each flashback we learn more about Will, Craig, Aaron, Samantha, Carla and Jenna over their various directions they take with their lives. With each passing year that we observe, it brings up more questions. Of the six, which one was murdered? Which one committed the crime and why? Why are the five remaining friends in the present seem to know what's going on and who are they trying to protect? What is Detective Marjorino's connection with one or more of the friends? Most of all, who is the mysterious and unseen 'third party' whom is anonymously sending the five remaining friends blackmail notes saying I-know-which-one-of-you-did-it?

50
Metascore
2005-2006
1 season
Fox Network
Drama, Suspense

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Press Tour Diary: CBS Day 1

Fresh Diet Raspberry Snapple? Check. Fully charged Dell laptop? Check. Leftover Vicodin from last year's root-canal crisis, just in case? Check. OK, let's do this, people. EXECUTIVE SESSION 9:08 am: I spy Eye president Nina Tassler embracing a reporter prior to walking on stage. Is that ethical? Oh, wait, this is coming from someone who reserves judgment on a show until after the tie-in swag is delivered.9:14 am: Stop the presses! In her opening remarks, Tassler drops a bombshell: "It's [been] a "really great year at CBS for us!" 9:22 am: With no major controversies swirling around CBS, the initial questions lobbed at Tessler are decidedly tame. Where's a good Big Brother scandal when you need one? Speaking of which, did anyone watch the live video feed last night? Maybe someone got stabbed, and we don't know it! (Hey, a guy can dream.)9:29 am: Things may be picking up. Citing the demise of Fox's Reunion as an example, a reporter asks Tassler if she's worried that viewers might thi...

Sun, Jul 16, 2006

Supernatural Welcome to Thursday-night...

SupernaturalWelcome to Thursday-night TV, Supernatural! Yes, this week the show moved to the post-Smallville spot and I'm back to writing about three Thursday shows (remember, I used to cover Reunion, too. Moment of silence, please). Sam's having wacky nightmares and visions about a dark, possibly cursed, family in Michigan. He feels connected to the family's scary son, who's mastered the skill of telekinesis. Meanwhile, Dean tries hard not to freak out about Sam’s new powers. (Add telekinesis to the list.) Two genuinely scary moments: When the guy got guillotined and that whole vision of Max stabbing his mother in the eye. Best Sam and Dean moments: Father Frehley and Father Simmons, anyone? Also, the very last scene in the entire episode. I'm

Fri, Mar 17, 2006

I have to know — is One Tree ...

Question: I have to know — is One Tree Hill going to make it to the new CW network? I can't lose both that and Reunion! Answer: According to exec producer Mark Schwahn, "I don’t think we'll get word until right before the upfronts [in May]. I think we’re certainly on the bubble. We'd like to be included." If it does come back, Schwahn says next season will take place during the second half of senior year.

Wed, Mar 1, 2006

Have you heard any news about ...

Question: Have you heard any news about Reunion? Are they going to finish this season to reveal who the killer is?Answer: I'm guessing no, since Peter Liguori pretty much ID'd Sam's daughter as the culprit in the middle of Tuesday's exec session. He added that it was "regrettable" that Reunion ended "before its time… I do wish there was a way to wrap it up, [but] Reunion was particularly cumbersome to try and provide an ending for the audience. To gap those additional 14, 15, 16 years was an incredibly complex path. And there was just no way to accelerate that time."

Wed, Jan 18, 2006

I have heard rumors that the ...

Question: I have heard rumors that the WB may pick up Reunion. Is this true?  Answer: No. The show is dead, the final episode having aired last week. On the bright side, at least now we know who killed Sam: Fox president Peter Liguori.

Wed, Dec 21, 2005

UNHAPPY REUNION

As we first reported yesterday, Fox's Reunion, which was canceled a few weeks ago but wasn't to actually bow out until Feb. 2, aired its final episode on Dec. 15. "Yes, it was [the last episode], unfortunately," a rep for the series tells TVGuide.com. Reunion execs recently issued a statement saying that the central murder mystery could not possibly be wrapped up on a truncated timetable.

Mon, Dec 19, 2005

Reunion We pick up the action...

ReunionWe pick up the action mere weeks after 1993's dysfunctional Thanksgiving. The Reunion crew is ringing in 1994 with Duran Duran's "Come Undone" playing over the speakers. I get it. These characters are coming undone right before our very eyes. Craig's dealing with the chick he had the affair with. Yup, Rachel Ho... I mean Scofield is threatening to out their liaison just when he's trying to become an ass-emblyman. The girl looks like she can go from zero to Fatal Attraction in about three seconds and then has the nerve to think Captain MajorHottie would take her seriously in those present-day scenes. And how did they make her look older? They pulled her hair back in a sophisticated style with some sort of chopstick doohickey thing and dyed it darker.

Fri, Dec 16, 2005

Reunion 1993 Soundtrack: Gin Blossoms...

Reunion1993 Soundtrack: Gin Blossoms "Hey Jealousy"; Spin Doctors "Two Princes"; Soul Asylum "Runaway Train"; R.E.M. "Everybody Hurts" Craig and his lying old "I'm in a wheelchair" self showed up at Sam's grave on her birthday. Will shows up as well, and they are confronted by some kid who is glad that Sam's dead. After they awkwardly segue back to 1993, we find out that a pill-popping Sam had thought she caused his mother’s death. But we can all rest — she's a good doctor. You know how I pretty much go on and on about Sam and Will's chemistry? Well, I always feel justified every time I see scenes between Alexa Davalos and Will Estes. When Sam confessed her pill addiction to Will, it was like practice for w

Fri, Dec 9, 2005

How will Reunion tie up the ...

Question: How will Reunion tie up the murder mystery now that the show has been canceled? Answer: Funny story. Producers released a statement Friday saying Samantha's killer will never be revealed because "the events of Samantha's murder are partially reliant on characters we haven't yet met — and events we haven't yet seen. There is no way to solve the mystery of her murder without being able to complete the full arc of our story through present day. I greatly regret that this question, along with many others that the series has posed, will remain unsolved, and I am deeply grateful for the support of viewers who share this regret." I guess that's not so much funny as infuriating.

Wed, Dec 7, 2005

Reunion OK, people. Didn't I politely...

ReunionOK, people. Didn't I politely ask all of you to watch Reunion? Well, ya didn't listen to me. Now the show's coming to an early end. It's bad enough that I'm already mourning the demise of Arrested Development. Now I gotta start letting go of Reunion, too. Now word has it that we'll get a resolution to this whole mystery of who killed Sam. Here's to hoping that comes true. That said, let's move on to the Thanksgiving celebration. 1992 Soundtrack: Toad the Wet Sprocket “All I Want”; Blur “There’s No Other Way”; Eric Clapton “Running on Faith” - So Jenna’s “married” to big-time action-movie star Jake Terrance. When I first saw that he was going to be joining the “six musketeers” for dinner, I was wondering if he would hit on Wil

Fri, Dec 2, 2005

FOX REVEALS MID-SEASON SLATE

Revealing its mid-season plan, Fox squelched talk that American Idol would be moved to a Wednesday-Thursday schedule. Instead, the series' fifth season will stick to its Tuesday-Wednesday combo, premiering Jan. 17 at 8 pm/ET. Also announced: 24, airing Mondays at 9, starts its uninterrupted five-month run of new episodes on Jan. 15 with a two-night, four-hour event; Skating with Celebrities bows Jan. 18, before moving to Mondays on Jan. 23; Bones relocates to Wednesday at 9 (ouch) starting Jan. 25; Stacked and That '70s Show move to Thursday starting March 2; and Prison Break picks up where this week's

Wed, Nov 30, 2005

REUNION OVER, HOT IS NOT

On the heels of reports that CBS' Threshold, pulled for the remainder of November sweeps, has halted production, comes word that Fox's Reunion and ABC's Hot Properties each have had the plug pulled after 13 episodes. Thus far, there is no word on whether Reunion will wrap up its central murder mystery before vanishing; Hot Properties will air through December.

Tue, Nov 29, 2005

Las Vegas Poor Monica. OK, not...

Las VegasPoor Monica. OK, not really, but I thought I would try and muster up some sympathy for the girl since no one else on the show really did. At least her last act was to land on top of a Manolo Blahnik one-day sample sale. It was so Carrie Bradshaw of her, but I couldn't relate. Somehow I missed getting the shoe gene. And the shopping gene. But Delinda sure got plenty of both. After she gave two seconds of her time to thinking about Monica's death, she went and took advantage of the sale. On any other show, this would be seen as cold and callous, but on Las Vegas, it's what passes for depth. By the end of the hour, Ed and the gang flushed Monica's ashes down the toilet. There's a joke in there about someone's career but I'm not going there. That would be in poor taste. Crime ca

Tue, Nov 29, 2005

1989 soundtrack: The Cure "Love...

1989 soundtrack: The Cure "Love Song"; Fine Young Cannibals "She Drives Me Crazy"; Roxette "Listen to Your Heart" How great is that Cure song, by the way? It never gets old. But what does get old on this show are those lines that are absolutely cringe-inducing. Like the textbook-sleazy agent trying to convince Jenna to audition for a movie that "is going to be huge! Hudson Hawk!" Please, please stop. While the beginning of the episode seemed like more of the same soft drama, the show really (and finally!) started to pick up some steam. After all, it's been a month since we've seen ya. You're really gonna have to capture our attention in order to ensure that we stick around, Reunion people! Captain MajorHottie continues to investigate the murder of one of the six friends. He's coming under some fire because his big suspect is Father Whataw

Fri, Nov 4, 2005

Did We Talk To Reunion's Corpse?

Tonight at 9 pm/ET, Fox hopes to reunite Reunion viewers with the relationship drama they sampled before MLB play-offs knocked it off the air for several weeks. To recap: Reunion follows the investigation of the murder of one of six friends whose past is recalled in flashbacks covering one year per episode. Although the victim has yet to be ID'd for the audience, based on those we have seen alive and kicking in the present-day scenes, Amanda Righetti's Jenna Moretti has a one-in-three chance of being the deceased. TVGuide.com made sure to chat up the O.C. alumna before she possibly went (gulp) 6 feet under. TVGuide.com: Was it a tease to have Reunion debut and get some good notices, only to be plucked off the air?Amanda Righetti: Yeah, it's a pain to deal with that wh

Thu, Nov 3, 2005

Forgive me if I seem a little...

Forgive me if I seem a little down right now — it's because I didn't really want to watch two Reunion repeats (1987 and 1988). Don't get me wrong, I'm beyond psyched for the show to come back. But I really wanted to be glued to Game 7 of baseball's NLCS — the one where the St. Louis Cardinals were supposed to complete an amazing comeback from being down 3-1. Phat Albert (Pujols) was supposed to top the home-run miracle from Monday night. But, sigh, it wasn't meant to be and now here I am, hittin' the retro rewind with our six dysfunctional friends. 1) Jenna's Tawny Kitaen/Whitesnake act still cracks me up the second time around. The cheezometer on that music video is 25 on a scale of 1 to 10.2) Loved Aaron's line to Jenna: "In what universe is sleeping with someone three months ago a long time ago?" But Aaron, you're still a doofus for being such a puppy dog. 3) Carla to Aaron: "30 is not that far away...."

Fri, Oct 21, 2005

The tally: Carla, Will and Aaron...

The tally: Carla, Will and Aaron are alive. That much we know. We also know that Detective Marjorino has it in for our friends. It turns out the man Craig accidentally killed while driving drunk, was Marjorino's dad. Yeah, I admit it. I didn't call that one. Usually on this show I'm a step (or five) ahead of the action. Jenna's mom playing tonsil hockey with the director Jenna had her eye on? I called it. Carla getting hired as the nanny for the couple that adopted Sam's baby? I called that one, too. But the cop taking this case way too personally? I didn't call it. There are some plot devices that are just too contrived for anyone to guess. 'Nuff said. Poor Will. The guy must have a black cloud following him everywhere. He's already done a year in jail. He can't get the girl of his dreams. And now he gets busted for the one bribe he's ever made in his life. Gregory Harrison (Gonzo, to those of you old enough to get that reference) eases Will's mind by telling him that

Fri, Sep 30, 2005

Thanks to Dubya's speech last...

Thanks to Dubya's speech last Thursday we had to wait two weeks for another episode. Time crept ever so slowly, except, of course, when I was distracted by some pretty cool season premieres. Thanks, Arrested Development. Thanks, Nip/Tuck. And thanks to you, too, Lost, for making the wait bearable. Now it's time to finally tune in to Reunion, the 1987 edition, with R.E.M's "The One I Love" and Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over" on the soundtrack. A few observations:1) Will seemingly has no scars whatsoever from his nine-month stint in the pokey except for one big one: his just-released cell mate. That guy's first name had to be TROUBLE. His middle name: FOR. And his last name: WILL. 2) Sam and Will have mounds of chemistry, which means one thing in the soap world: They'll never end up together. Enter problem No. 647: Sam can no longer have babies.3) Jenna goes a

Fri, Sep 23, 2005

BUSH WHACKED

President Bush's last-minute address to the nation is wreaking havoc on the networks' prime-time schedules. The speech — slated to begin Thursday night at 9 pm/ET and last 30-45 minutes — has forced Fox to preempt the second episode of Reunion, which will now air Sept. 22. Also, CBS has rescheduled tomorrow night's repeat of the Quentin Tarantino-helmed two-hour season finale of CSI for next Wednesday, in place of the planned season premiere of CSI: NY. Gary Sinise and Co. will now return on Sept. 28.

Wed, Sep 14, 2005

ORANGE ALERT

Roughly 7.4 million viewers welcomed Seth, Summer, Ryan and Marissa back from summer vacation last night on The O.C.'s third-season premiere. Although the sudser was off by 13 percent compared to last year's debut, it still ranked a strong No. 2 in its time slot among adults 18 to 49. It also funneled a decent 6.6 million viewers into Fox's new mystery-soap hybrid Reunion.

Fri, Sep 9, 2005

THE DAYTIME EMMYS' WORLD TURNS

ABC has announced that the 2006 Daytime Emmy Awards will be held on April 28 — almost a month earlier than usual — at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood — the first non-New York City booking in the show's 33-year history. One thing remains the same, however: Kim Zimmer will have a very good time at the after-party.

Fri, Sep 9, 2005

New O.C. Neighbor Has Killer Concept

Those teen ne'er-do-wells on The O.C. have a new neighbor this season, and one that is different in so many ways. Fox's Reunion, premiering tonight at 9 pm/ET, spins a murder mystery involving six friends and told in flashbacks encompassing one year per episode, inching forward each week as it gradually revealing not just whodunit, but who was done in. The concept, while bold, begs big questions. Like, how do you do a murder mystery while keeping the victim's identity under wraps? (The deceased is referred to in present day as, well, "the deceased.") And what happens in Season 2, if there is one? Luckily, creator/executive producer Jon Harmon Feldman is armed with answers. Addressing the latter, most-asked question, he says, "If we're lucky and get to Season 2, the goal would be to use one of our [original six] characters to transition to a new group of friends and tel

Thu, Sep 8, 2005