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Samantha Who?
Sam (Christina Applegate) wasn't a very nice person. Fortunately, she got hit by a car and now is an amnesiac who is committed to changing her apparently bad ways. She has to deal with the parents she used to shun, the best friend (Jennifer Esposito) who doesn't have her best interests at heart, and an ex-boyfriend she realizes she mistreated. Only her wise doorman (Tim Russ) can help her find her way in this strange new world.
| The Pitch: | It's "While You Were Sleeping: The Series", only this time, it's the chick who was in the coma. And it turns out, she was kind of a jerk. |
| When It’s On | Mondays at 8:30 PT/ET, ABC |
| When It Starts | Mon 10/15 |
| What It’s Up Against | Rules of Engagement (CBS), Heroes (NBC), K-Ville (Fox), The Game (CW) |
| Starring... | Christina Applegate, Jean Smart, Jennifer Esposito, Tim Russ |
| Cliche-o-Meter | Forbidden Former Love Fish out of Water |
| Fandom Factor | Cold |
| Do Not Adjust Your Set: | Back when this show first made ABC's schedule, it was called "Sam I Am" and featured Christina Applegate badgering people into eating off-beat breakfast foods. |
| Why It Will Be First To Go: | The inevitable "What are you watching?"-""Samantha Who?""-"That's what I'm asking -- the name of the show."-""Samantha Who?""-"I don't know."-"That's on next" conversations that inevitably spring up in living rooms across the nation will not produce gales of Abbott and Costello-like laughter, but rather bitter recriminations and resentments. |
| Why It Won't: | If the show gets cancelled, then Christina Applegate will be sad. And people who make Christina Applegate sad get punched in the face. By me. Don't make me punch you in the face. |
| Odds of Failure: | 5-1 |
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