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Side Order of Life

Field	Value
image	Sideorderoflife logo.png
image_size	250
runtime	1 hour (with ads)
creator	Margaret Nagle
writer	Margaret Nagle
executive_producer	Bruce Cohen
Dan Jinks
Margaret Nagle
starring	Marisa Coughlan
Diana-Maria Riva
Christopher Gartin
Erika Alexander
Jason Priestley
company	The Jinks/Cohen Company
Warner Horizon Television
country	United States
network	Lifetime Television
first_aired
last_aired
num_seasons	1
num_episodes	13

Dan Jinks Margaret Nagle Diana-Maria Riva Christopher Gartin Erika Alexander Jason Priestley Warner Horizon Television

Side Order of Life is an American drama television series broadcast by Lifetime on Sunday night. It premiered on Lifetime on July 15, 2007. In its first five weeks it aired at 8:00pm ET/PT, then switched to the 9:00pm time slot. Lifetime broadcast Side Order of Life with State of Mind and Army Wives in an effort to offer a night of new original programming aimed primarily at female viewers during the summer hiatus. Initial reviews were positive.

Lifetime declined to renew Side Order of Life for a second season.

Premise

Jenny McIntyre (Marisa Coughlan) has a nightmare about her wedding day in ''Side Order of Life'']] [[Marisa Coughlan]] plays Jenny McIntyre, a photographer who reconsiders her life and is reawakened to her options after her best friend, Vivy Porter ([[Diana-Maria Riva]]), is diagnosed with a recurrence of [[cancer]]. [[Jason Priestley]] returns to regular series television as Ian Denison, Jenny's fiancé. [[Christopher Gartin]] rounds out the main cast as Jenny's boss Rick Purdy at the fictional ''In Person'' magazine; he is in love with Vivy, who has rejected him.

Cast

Main

Marisa Coughlan as Jenny McIntyre, a photojournalist at In Person magazine.
Diana-Maria Riva as Vivy Porter, Jenny's best friend, who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer.
Christopher Gartin as Rick Purdy, editor of In Person magazine, and secretly in love with Vivy
Erika Alexander as Colette
Jason Priestley as Ian Denison, Jenny's ex-fiancé, engaged to Becca despite warnings from friends about rebound relationships
Ashley Williams as Becca, Vivy's 'other best friend', who dated Ian in college, engaged to Ian currently.

In a moment of candor, when discussing his role on a female-oriented show on a female-oriented network, Jason Priestley referred to himself as "the man-meat," but stated, "I'm ok with that."

Recurring

Steven Weber (uncredited in episodes 1–12) as Cell Phone Man, whom Jenny called by accident when trying to reach Ian, and who she continued to call for reassurance and support.
Joe Regalbuto as Mr. McIntyre, Jenny's father, and a good friend of Ian's, even after the breakup.
Susan Blakely as Margot, Jenny's mother, a self-described trophy wife.
Lisa Waltz as Dr. Misty Raines, Vivy's Oncologist, who also has cancer.
Paula Jai Parker as Stargell Grant
Ron Fassler as Teddy Smalls
Ian Ziering as Brian Fowler

Episodes

Reception

Initial reviews were positive, with Varietys Brian Lowry saying, "writer-producer Margaret Nagle brings a level of wit to the proceedings superior to most chick-lit-inspired TV drama." The Seattle Times, after describing the premise, said, "If this all sounds kind of corny, well, it kind of is until you realize the story line hits its mark, making you recall your own missteps and regrets for not having taken better charge."

The Boston Herald stated that "Lifetime's new dramedy Side Order of Life wants to be the next Grey's Anatomy so badly, it even borrows Meredith's TV dad for the debut," but despite the content of the review, rated it a 'B' and said it was "almost satisfying."

References

(March 20, 2008). "Lifetime Shelves "Side Order of Life"". MultiChannel News.
Harris, Bill. (July 13, 2007). "Side Order of man meat: Priestley relishing role in new series". The Winnipeg Sun.
"Side Order of Life's Caller ID'd". TV Guide.
Lowry, Brian. (July 12, 2007). "Side Order of Life".
Davila, Florangela. (July 15, 2007). ""Side Order" is tasty addition". Seattle Times.
Perigard, Mark A.. (July 13, 2007). "'Side Order' almost satisfying". The Boston Herald.

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