In Treatment

Infobox Television
show_name = In Treatment


caption = "In Treatment" logo
genre = Drama
creator = Hagai Levi
starring = Gabriel Byrne
Dianne Wiest
Melissa George
Blair Underwood
Mia Wasikowska
Embeth Davidtz
Josh Charles
Michelle Forbes
theme_music_composer = Avi Belleli
country = USA
language = English
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 43 (list of episodes)
list_episodes =
executive_producer = Rodrigo Garcia
Steve Levinson
Hagai Levi
Mark Wahlberg
Warren Leight
Noa Tishby (Co-Executive) [cite web |url=http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/sag/ |title=Leight Leaves 'Criminal Intent' for HBO |work=Deadline Hollywood Daily |first=Nikki |last=Finke |date=2008-05-31 |accessdate=2008-06-21]
location =
runtime = 30 min.
network = HBO
picture_format =
audio_format =
first_aired = January 28 2008
last_aired = present
related = "Betipul"
website = http://www.hbo.com/intreatment/
imdb_id = 0835434
tv_com_id = 68720

"In Treatment" is an Emmy Award-winning HBO drama, produced and developed by Rodrigo Garcia, about a psychotherapist, Dr. Paul Weston, and his weekly sessions with his patients. It stars Gabriel Byrne in his first Emmy Award-nominated role as Paul, and premiered on January 28, 2008 as a five-night-a-week serial drama. Each night focuses on one specific patient. [cite web |url=http://smallscreen.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1383048.php/HBO_announces_January_2008_schedule# |title=HBO announces January 2008 schedule |work=Monsters and Critics |first=Stone |last=Martindale |date=2007-12-24 |accessdate=2008-03-05] The show also debuted in Eastern Canada on January 28, 2008 on The Movie Network. The format, script and opening theme are based on the critically acclaimed Israeli show "Betipul", created by Hagai Levi.

Forty-three episodes were ordered as a block for Season 1. [cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20169587_7,00.html |title=Winter TV Preview: Inside 18 New Shows |work=Entertainment Weekly |first=John |last=Johnson |accessdate=2008-03-16]

In a somewhat unusual move, the first fifteen episodes had been made available for download through Apple's iTunes and Amazon Unbox. The first several weeks of episodes had also been available on HBO's website, in streaming video, yet as of May 2008, the videos from the abovementioned sources had been removed.

The first season covers nine weeks for most of the characters, although Monday and Tuesday only have episodes for the first eight weeks. [cite web |url=http://epguides.com/InTreatment/ |title=In Treatment (a Titles & Air Dates Guide) |publisher=TV.com |date=16 March 2008 |first=John |last=Lavalie |accessdate=2008-03-17]

The series was renewed for a second season on June 20, 2008, with only Byrne and Dianne Wiest confirmed to return. According to HBO, production on Season 2 will begin this fall in New York with a debut scheduled for 2009. [cite web |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6572096.html |title=HBO Goes Back 'In Treatment'|work=Broadcasting & Cable |first=Alex |last=Weprin |date=2008-06-20 |accessdate=2008-06-21] In Canada, The Movie Network will air Season 2 day-and-date with HBO in the U.S.

Characters

Critical reception

The critical reception has been mixed, with it receiving a rating of 70 out of 100 on metacritic. In the Los Angeles Times, Mary McNamara called it "cleverly conceived," well written and acted, though "stagey" and "strain [ing] ... believability". [cite news
url= http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-treatment28jan28,0,5739903.story
title= 'In Treatment'
first= Mary
last= McNamara
work= Los Angeles Times
date= 2008-01-28
accessdate= 2008-03-05] Variety's Brian Lowry deemed it "more interesting structurally than in its execution". [cite news
url= http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117935826.html?categoryid=32&cs=1
title= In Treatment
first= Brian
last= Lowry
work= Variety
date= 2008-01-18
accessdate= 2008-03-05] On Slate, Troy Patterson found it tiresome for its "" and "ambitious hogwash". [cite news
url= http://www.slate.com/id/2182948/
title= Crazy Talk
first= Troy
last= Patterson
work= Slate
date= 2008-01-28
accessdate= 2008-03-05] In Entertainment Weekly, Ken Tucker gave it a "B+", with "lots of great soapy intrigue". [cite news
url= http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20172367,00.html
title= In Treatment (2008)
first= Ken
last= Tucker
work= Entertainment Weekly
accessdate= 2008-03-05]
The New York Times praised the show: "In Treatment"...is hypnotic, mostly because it withholds information as intelligently as it reveals it...The half-hour episodes are addictive, and few viewers are likely to be satisfied with just one session at a time..."In Treatment" provides an irresistible peek at the psychopathology of everyday life — on someone else’s tab." [cite news
url= http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/28/arts/television/28stan.html?_r=1&fta=y&oref=slogin
title= Television Review 'In Treatment' Four Days, a Therapist; Fifth Day, a Patient
first= Alessandra
last= Stanley
work= The New York Times
accessdate= 2008-01-28]

DVD Release

HBO originally had the first season's DVD release set for September 9, 2008, but has now moved it to fall 2009.

Differences from "Betipul"

The script of the first season of "In Treatment" is heavily based on "Betipul"'s Hebrew script, and the Israeli writers are credited in the episodes' final credits. The following are the main differences between the shows:

* "In Treatment" skips the first 2 episodes of the last week, unlike "Betipul", making its first season two episodes shorter.
* "In Treatment"'s episode 36, which takes place outside of the therapist's office, is completely absent in "Betipul".
* Paul's talk with his son Ian has no equivalent in "Betipul", as the therapist's oldest son is away in the army for the entire first season. Instead, that entire episode is dedicated to the therapist's talk with his daughter, which is interrupted in the American episode.
* The treated pilot's military association.
* The treated pilot's father's life and background and his highly tough experience with his own father (in the Israeli version, the pilot's father is a holocaust survivor).
* The therapist's office, which is much smaller in "Betipul".
* Avi Belleli's opening theme was considerably shortened for the American series.

Awards and nominations

The first season has received four nominations for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards. The nominations are as follows:

*Gabriel Byrne, as Paul - Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series (nominated)
*Dianne Wiest, as Gina - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (won)
*Glynn Turman, as Alex Sr. - Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series (won)
*Fred Murphy - Best Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series (nominated)

References

External links

* [http://www.hbo.com/intreatment/ "In Treatment"] HBO page

*imdb title|id=0835434
*Tv.com show|id=68720
* [http://www.themovienetwork.ca/intreatment/ "In Treatment"] The Movie Network page
* [http://www.jung-at-heart.com/jung_at_heart/ "In Treatment"] on jung-at-heart.com: Discussion of each episode from a professional psychoanalyst's view.