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Network: The CW

Episodes: Eight (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: May 29, 2023 -- June 19, 2023

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Sean Keenan, Ben O'Toole, Jillian Nguyen, Hunter Page-Lochard, George Pullar, Lincoln Younes, Sophia Forrest, Vivienne Awosoga, Nicholas Burton, Karina Banno, Megan MacKenzie, Kick Gurry, Catherine Van-Davies, Alexander England, Ione Skye, Sandy Winton, Sebastian Tang, Hafedh Dakhlaoui, and Meg Fraser.

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A dramatic TV series from Australia, the Barons TV show was created by Liz Doran, Michael Lawrence, and John Molloy.

The story is set in the 1970s, a time of sexual liberation, social disruption, protest, and war. In Australia, a group of surfers chases their sun-soaked dreams.

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The Barons series was produced in Australia, and The CW is airing it as part of the network's new strategy to run inexpensive acquired and unscripted programming. Co-creator Matthew Lawrence has said that there's a five-season plan for Barons, but a second-season renewal has yet to be announced. Will The CW's interest be enough to get the show another round of episodes? Will Barons be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.

A dramatic TV series from Australia, the Barons TV show stars Sean Keenan, Ben O'Toole, Jillian Nguyen, Hunter Page-Lochard, George Pullar, Lincoln Younes, Sophia Forrest, Vivienne Awosoga, Nicholas Burton, Karina Banno, Megan MacKenzie, Kick Gurry, Catherine Van-Davies, Alexander England, Ione Skye, Sandy Winton, Sebastian Tang, Hafedh Dakhlaoui, and Meg Fraser. The story is set in the 1970s, a time of sexual liberation, social disruption, protest, and war. In Australia,...

Success comes at a price in the first season of the Barons TV show on The CW. As we all know, Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Barons is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the first season episodes of Barons here. *Status Update Below.

An Australian drama TV series on The CW, the Barons TV show stars Sean Keenan, Ben O'Toole, Jillian Nguyen, Hunter Page-Lochard, George Pullar, Lincoln Younes, Sophia Forrest, Vivienne Awosoga, Nicholas Burton, Karina Banno, Megan MacKenzie, Kick Gurry, Catherine Van-Davies, Alexander England, Ione Skye, Sandy Winton, Sebastian Tang, Hafedh Dakhlaoui, and Meg Fraser. The story is set in the 1970s, a time...

Well, that was quick. The CW has apparently cancelled the Barons TV show already. The import has been pulled from the network's schedule with four episodes remaining.

A dramatic TV series from Australia, the Barons TV show stars Sean Keenan, Ben O'Toole, Jillian Nguyen, Hunter Page-Lochard, George Pullar, Lincoln Younes, Sophia Forrest, Vivienne Awosoga, Nicholas Burton, Karina Banno, Megan MacKenzie, Kick Gurry, Catherine Van-Davies, Alexander England, Ione Skye, Sandy Winton, Sebastian Tang, Hafedh Dakhlaoui, and Meg Fraser. The story is set in the 1970s, a time of sexual liberation, social disruption, protest, and war. In Australia, a group of surfers chases their sun-soaked dreams. Bill "Trotter" Dwyer (Keenan) and Snapper Webster (O'Toole), two best friends inspired by their love for the Australian beach, create what will become rival iconic surf brands. Little do they know that their success...

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Airing on The CW television network in the United States, the Barons TV show stars Sean Keenan, Ben O'Toole, Jillian Nguyen, Hunter Page-Lochard, George Pullar, Lincoln Younes, Sophia Forrest, Vivienne Awosoga, Nicholas Burton, Karina Banno, Megan MacKenzie, Kick Gurry, Catherine Van-Davies, Alexander England, Ione Skye, Sandy Winton, Sebastian Tang, Hafedh Dakhlaoui, and Meg Fraser. The story is set in the 1970s, a time of sexual liberation, social disruption, protest,...

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"Me Myself I", a first feature by award-winning "Shine" editor Pip Karmel, is a minor variation on the increasingly popular theme of parallel lives.

But the film lacks the wit and engaging plot structure of "Sliding Doors". It's more reminiscent of the clumsy "Mr. Destiny", whose main character's relentless egocentricity denies the hero any personal happiness no matter which path in life he takes.

Debuting the film at the Toronto film festival before a planned release in first quarter 2000, Sony Pictures Classics might have a problem with a film whose chief audience -- women over 25 -- may not warm up to its heroine.

Rachel Griffiths plays Pamela Drury, a Sydney-based journalist who wins honors with almost every published article. But she is plagued by the fear that somehow life has passed her by because doesn't have a man. A couple of dispiriting encounters with men early in the movie leave her suicidal. Then, through a magical " accident," she encounters and switches places with her alter ego -- the Pamela who 13 years earlier said yes to Mr. Right.

Abruptly, she finds herself a suburban soccer mom coping with a distracted husband, three kids clamoring for attention, a dog and several overbearing friends. So guess what? Right, she despairs of that life too.

Karmel, who wrote and directed, doesn't make things completely black and white in either reality. Pamela grows affectionate toward the children and learns to tolerate having to wipe her youngest son's bottom after he goes to the toilet. And her husband is making an effort to improve his fidelity problem in what has been a rocky marriage.

In her other life, along with all her awards, the movie makes it clear she acquired advanced techniques in cooking and sex that now astonish her suburban Sydney family.

But the film, inspired by other films, lacks inspiration. The "what-if?" factor isn't nearly strong enough. Would a woman driven to investigative journalism truly turn into a writer of romantic how-to articles for a Cosmopolitan-like publication? And would a serious-minded female with considerable accomplishments really contemplate ending her life over a bad date?

Much of what passes for comedy is too mundane. Jokes stem less from adjustments to strikingly different lifestyles than from simple unfamiliarity with new routines such as family shopping and the need for a baby sitter.

Griffiths, in roles that require her to virtually be in every scene, has a valiant go at making the middle-brow material work. But the plain truth is that, as written, her Pamela isn't very likable.

The two men in her life -- David Roberts as the husband and Sandy Winton as a potential boyfriend in both realities -- are sketched in rudimentary ways. The actors project a warm presence on screen, but Karmel seems interested in their characters less as people than as a means to make her point.

Technical credits are satisfactory.

ME MYSELF I

Sony Pictures Classics

Gaumont

Producer: Fabien Liron

Writer-director: Pip Karmel

Director of photography: Graeme Lind

Production designer: Murray Picknett

Editor: Denise Haratzis

Color/stereo

Cast:

Pamela: Rachel Griffiths

Robert: David Roberts

Ben: Sandy Winton

Stacey: Yael Stone

Douglas: Shaun Loseby

Rupert: Trent Sullivan

Running time -- 104 minutes...