Summary
"Damages," the FX network's new series starring Glenn Close that premieres tonight, is no "L.A. Law." That NBC series ran from 1986 to '94 and proved that the personal and office lives of lawyers are far more interesting than their courtroom maneuvers.
In the new series, Patty Hewes (Close) collects big damage awards for her clients in court but she inflicts more severe and lasting damage on her colleagues and loved ones. Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne) is the young associate Hewes hires fresh out of law school, who has the audacity to expect she can have a life outside of work with her medical student boyfriend, David Connor (Noah Bean), and his sister Katie Connor (Anastasia Griffith), a budding restaurateur.See the full content of this document
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'Damages,' 10 P.M. Fx
Thrown into this stew are the men who spin in Hewes' orbit - her "Number One," Tom Shayes (Tate Donovan), her husband, Phil Grey (Mi...
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