m-47826 Review of The Mind of the Married Man

The Mind of the Married Man (2001–2002)

Clearly the male pendant of Sex and the city...

[7/10 · 27 November 2020]

At least, on paper. It ended too soon, like series usually did, back then. Season 1 focused more on the husbands, and season 2 was trying to appeal to their spouses too. When writers did their own little Sex and the City moments, where wives were talking about their « problems », while « eating lunch ». And it was fine by me, since they clearly were the better half of their couples. Doug and Carol was my favorite. Even the corvette incident didn't destroy their marriage. But the rest was too messed up, and it looked as if writers were trying to redeem that, afterwards. Until these very frustrating last minutes, that is. If they were to revive the show, I'm sure the female cast would be different. With the exception of Missy and Carol, maybe. Speaking of them, I didn't like season 2 Missy. She was trying too hard to be « one of the guys ». Which goes to show how ironically, a show about married men, ended up being more about their « women ». And that's a problem, or proof men don't make good leads in TV dramas... I thought it was both good and awful, but never dull or boring. And like I said earlier, cancelled much too soon. And why is that? It would've been perfect to take the spot that was soon about to be left, by SATC...