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Written by asap
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Tuesday, 19 September 2006 |
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 The new ABC show "The Nine" has been hailed by critics and threw itself a premier with full-on red-carpet treatment.
Actor Jessica Collins gave a snapshot of the show at the Monday-night event: "`The Nine' is about nine people and their lives before and their lives after a crisis, a sort of life-altering event."
To life-altering event is a bank robbery that snowballs into a 52-hour hostage crisis — one that forevermore changes each participant's life.
 The hour-long continuing drama debuts after "Lost" Oct. 4 on ABC. It is the brainchild of TV vets, and brother and sister, Hank Steinberg ("Without a Trace") and K.J. Steinberg ("Judging Amy").
K.J. Steinberg told AP Television that inspiration for the show came from "a friend of mine who was held at gunpoint with a girl. He was on a very bad date, probably going to break up with (her), when a gunman pulled the gun out in their faces, got in the car and pulled away. They were standing there and their hearts beating furiously, and the first question I was about to ask was, `Are you still seeing her?' And the idea for the show sprang out of that."
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CRITICS LIKE IT
The show has drawn some strong early reviews, with USA Today and TV Guide placing it atop their rankings of new fall series. "Well, it's fantastic, I love it," actor Tim Daly ("Wings") said of the reviews. But, he added, "actually, the show that I did a year and a half ago, `Eyes,' got similar critical response and, as you may have noticed, it's no longer on the air."
"The Nine" also might include a happy ending. The couple whose story inspired the show's concept, "They're getting married," said K.J. Steinberg.
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