Mary Ostrow Movies
- 2000
Very much against his will, Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) must hop a bus rather than drive in the luxury to which he is accustomed (translation: his car has broken down). His humiliation is alleviated somewhat when he is attracted to cute fellow passenger Miranda (Tushka Bergen), who works at a retirement home. This leads to an elaborate subterfuge involving Frasier's dad Martin (John Mahoney) which backfires on both father and son. Elsewhere, the romantic rooftop dinner with Niles (David Hyde Pierce) and Daphne (Jane Leeves) doesn't quite turn out as either one of them planned. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1999
While out for a drink, Dan (Josh Charles) strikes up a lively conversation with a woman named Abby Jacobs (Jayne Brook) who gives him her card before they part. Dan tells Casey (Peter Krause) about her the following day and shows him her card. Pointing out to Dan that Abby is a psychiatrist, Casey asks if he's called her to set up a date or an appointment, leaving Dan in a bit of confusion as he rethinks the scenario. Jeremy (Joshua Malina) announces that he has fixed the Y2K bug and suggests that a test be run to prove it. Skeptical of Jeremy's "fix," Dana (Felicity Huffman) concedes to the test, which goes horribly wrong and leaves the studio without power. Dana starts moving the show upstairs to an inferior studio as Jeremy scrambles to bring the studio back online. Later, Dan meets Abby at her office and proceeds to inadvertently have a session with her. Back in the studio, Jeremy learns that some of the control boards had been rewired earlier and were left unlabeled, thereby absolving him of guilt and responsibility for the blackout. Power is restored with minutes to spare before the show goes live. ~ Ryan Shriver, All Movie Guide
- 1998
Filmmaker Paul (Paul Reiser), his writer-wife Jamie (Helen Hunt), and his producer-cousin Ira (John Pankow) collaborate on a video aimed at children. Alas, Paul's "method" portrayal of the Sandman is too frightening for younger viewers (and a few older viewers). Adding to this headache, Paul's parents (Louis Zorich, Cynthia Harris) reveal that our hero has a hitherto unknown half-brother. ~ All Movie Guide
