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SEASON
The series revolves around Mark Feuerstein as a young doctor who, after being wrongly blamed for an important patient's death, moves to The Hamptons and becomes a reluctant concierge doctor to the rich and famous. As time goes on, Hank and those close to him face pivotal life decisions, which could take Hank away from the Hamptons.
20 February 1947, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, USA
19 July 1981
14 December 1963, San Leandro, California, USA
29 February 1980, Denver, Colorado, USA
26 May 1983, Eastport, New York, USA
2 December 1968, Arcadia, California, USA
12 July 1975, Newport, Washington, USA
18 August 1968, Oriente, Cuba
14 September 1971, Rye, New York, USA
30 January 1980, Miami, Florida, USA
24 March 1982, New York City, New York, USA
29 July 1972, Schenectady, New York, USA
15 July 1979, Kinnelon, New Jersey, USA
June 04, 2009
Most USA shows are a little cheesy on the surface, but this one is also filled with cheese, the kind of cheese that frat boys eat late at night when they're drunk.
June 04, 2009
The one-liners are broad, the plots preposterous. And yet it all works in a lighthearted-summer-fare kind of way, helped along with almost pornographic images of Hamptons wealth.
June 04, 2009
An amusing, enjoyable addition to basic cable.
June 04, 2009
Instead of having goofy fun with all its eye candy, Royal Pains mostly wants to sit around drinking in the excesses of the uber-wealthy, with an occasional joke as an afterthought.
June 04, 2009
It's Gossip Girl as a medical procedural, which may not be a recipe for quality, but I'm a weak woman, and it works for me on a hot day.
June 04, 2009
No one's ever going to say Royal Pains is a classic addition to the medical genre, but it certainly is zippy fun.
June 04, 2009
Simply being quirky, however, only goes so far, so my preliminary diagnosis is that these Pains don't amount to much more than a second-degree Burn.
June 04, 2009
It seems safer to bet on the second and to remain grateful for the House reruns that are shown more or less continually on USA.
June 04, 2009
It's not a bad summer diversion.
June 04, 2009
Though the show apes Burn Notice's beachside vibe, the new program is too predictable to make much of an impression.
