The Mind of the Married Man

2001

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Synopsis

The Mind of the Married Man is a television series that ran on the HBO network for two seasons consisting of twenty episodes between September 2001 and November 2002. The story attempts to focus on the challenges of modern-day married life from a male perspective. The show drew mixed reviews from critics, but was popular with a loyal audience. After creator/star Mike Binder went on to find success with the 2005 theatrical film The Upside of Anger there was talk of bringing back a third season which Binder had already written. The third season never materialized and as yet only the first season has been released on DVD. The theme song was the title song of the musical I Love My Wife, written by Cy Coleman and Michael Stewart.

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RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.
Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.
Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
sirajrj I can't believe people - married/single/in significant relationships could not relate to this show!! This is the real deal with a couple sparklers in hand to make it shine. As much as us 'women' would hate to think we had a 'Jake' as our spouse, but realize we may have a 'Mickey', but really want to kid ourselves to think we could always roll over in the AM to see our 'Doug' - wake up and smell the 'monkey coffee'. I am married, with kids, a woman who had a career and gave it up for family and can still relate to the 'Mickey' character. I think people trash this show because it really does make them look at themselves in the mirror and ask yourself 'am I really happy with the choices I've made?' You then realize you are happy with what you have...you just have to remind yourself a couple times out of the day. I was totally disappointed when this show was cancelled - and hope somewhere down the line it will come around again. People may not want a 'Everyone loves Raymond' life - who can relate to that image of marriage, anyway? - Yikes.....
hmmjaym The majority of us guys are not equipped for the great task of committing to one woman, and even less do we manage the skills of communication. This makes married life pretty troublesome and sometimes even awkward. If someone has any doubts, just check the recent divorce rate in the U.S. (over 60%, granted not all male fault). This show blew me away with its first season, it was honest, candid, and completely from the male perspective. Great casting, writing and development of the characters the way Sex & the City once did--by portraying their inner life--contributed to the brief success of MMM. The witty writing drilled way down to the great oil seas of "man thinking", where oil can be found, but it could just as well kill all the sea life in the North Atlantic. The development was great until the second season when a few baby seals were already dying. Throughout the second season focus tended to shift towards the female point of view with Mike's wife having an affair and Jake getting a divorce. But, the focus was still on the miserable male. The anti-hero perhaps. Who knew what the right thing was, but, couldn't think clearly since other parts of the body than the brain was clearly doing all the thinking. The writers did, however, stray off course and steered the show towards very hazardous waters. Hence, driving into an ice berg called the third season. This was a great show, the chemistry was there, and as "KWC619" says it came off ass "crude done tastefully". This, if any show, was a hell of a conversation starter at any dinner party that included couples and a true television experience. I sincerely hope they will release the two seasons on DVD so more people could enjoy it.
jiggyjeff87 saying its the worst show on hbo is like saying the worst pitcher in the yankees rotation. The show isnt bad the relationships are overly dramatic but they are realistic to a extent under all of it. And the plot is unrealistic but its realistic enough and its entertaining to a extent. the real reason i watch this show is the dry humor and being able to laugh at the fascades everyone puts up on the shows. these marriages arent how life really is but its interesting just having charectors that u can relate to in a fu*ked up sort of way. the way the conversations go are real and thats why i watch this and all hbo shows. except arliss i dont know why i watch that. but for all the people ripping on this show watch one of the four episodes of The Pitss just so u can remind yourself what a horrible tv show is laugh track included. really hbo shows are blown out of proportion and unexciting but thats life and thats why it is good. eventually basic tv will get better then The Sheild and when it does i wont have time to watch this stuff but until that point this show is way better then any dramody or drama on abc, fox, cbs, or nbc. so that included this is one of the top shows on tv and its a shame hbo canceled it for k street. because i watched that show and it was way too weird. k street is the reason it hasnt officially been canceled yet because they wanted to see how kstreet does. I just hope people can see that this is way better then any idea HBO has put forth thus far. They were right in canceling Mr. SHow so i cant say htis show is better then something they could put on but its better then the sister act 2. so ill watch. and if u bothered to read this rambling misguided post i thank you. and i apologize for repeating my point more then a Bush speech
gamehng007-2 This show is supposed to be the male version of sex in the city. Unfortunately guy's dont want to see this crap. I would call this show the biggest ego trip on tv again right there with arliss. I hope this mike binder guy realizes hes made a mistake and moves on quickly.