Review by Karen Woodward
A cute idea, but a miscast lead with Christina Applegate. Samantha wakes from a coma to discover that she has amnesia. She doesn't recognize her overly-doting mother (the wonderful Jean Smart), her ambivalent father, her best friend (Jennifer Esposito) or her boyfriend Todd (Barry Watson got a job after What About Brian!) During the course of this ABC comedy pilot (originally called Sam I Am) , Sam discovers she was a not a nice person in her "former life," treating her fat-friend (Melissa McCarthy - Sookie from Gilmore Girls!) with disdain and cheating on her Todd with a bohunk In short, she was a self centered, annoying party girl and Sam is shocked to discover this. Now what?
An interesting set up, very likable secondary characters, but it's Applegate who doesn't fit into this tale. She overacts, and seems bored in every scene she's in. She radiates, "What am I doing here?" although it doesn't come across as Sam wondering , but rather Applegate herself, making a mental note to fire her agent. Lauren Graham or Debra Messing would have been better suited. Still, there is hope for this show if Applegate can settle into the role, and Barry Watson is always watchable.
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