Dirty Sexy Money - TV-PG
Juicy, scandalous family drama isn't for kids.
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- TV Rating: TV-PG
- Network: ABC
- Cast: Donald Sutherland, Peter Krause, William Baldwin
- Genre: Drama
- >Available On: DVD
Parents need to know
Families can talk about balancing your ideals with reality. If someone offered you $10 million for charity in exchange for doing work you didn't agree with, would you take the job? What would be a deal breaker for you in that situation? Why do people do work they don't love? Is making sacrifices for money a necessary evil? Families can also discuss how wealthy people are depicted in TV shows and movies. How realistic do you think these portrayals are? What might get exaggerated for drama's sake?
Message
Social Behavior:
The main character has strong moral beliefs and wants to help people and causes through charitable works. But the obscenely rich family he works for is involved in all sorts of scandalous and/or illegal ventures.
Consumerism:
Wealth and what money can do, for both good and bad, is big theme of the show.
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
One character smokes, drinks, and uses cocaine and other drugs frequently. Other characters drink frequently, sometimes to intoxication.
Violence
Some physical tussling, threats, and angry encounters. A murder mystery is part of the show's narrative. In one scene, a child finds his mother dead of suicide in the bathtub (some blood).
Sex
Post-sex scenes featuring a man and a transsexual. Some kissing and intimate embraces. Plenty of affairs, plus discussion of virginity, promiscuity, and more.
Language
Fairly mild profanity like "hell" and "screw."
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Sierra Filucci
DIRTY SEXY MONEY's title says it all. This glitzy drama is all about a ridiculously wealthy family, their misdeeds, and the honest lawyer who's lured into representing them -- getting dirty, sexy, and a good deal of money in the process. Nick George (Six Feet Under's Peter Krause) reluctantly follows in his late father's footsteps as the Darling family's lawyer. The ultra-rich Manhattanites are a little like the Hiltons, with a few more children to keep track of. Patriarch "Tripp" Darling (Donald Sutherland) manages his brood with a mix of love and disdain, accompanied by his wife, Leticia (Jill Clayburgh). Their five grown children range from politico Patrick (William Baldwin), who's having an affair with a transsexual, to spoiled-but-sweet aspiring actress Juliet (Samaire Armstrong), whose greatest put-down is "you're poor!"
Is it any good?
With some captivating actors and a juicy, scandal-ridden plot, Dirty Sexy Money is a sort of modern-day Dynasty that's shed its hokey soap opera skin. Besides tracking the Darlings' assorted depravities, the show ponders greater questions about self, identity, and family -- especially how these concepts intersect with money, power, and privilege. Plus, there's a mystery to latch onto: Who killed Nick's father?
Because it has so many adult themes and situations -- including a transgressing reverend and his illegitimate child, the senator and his "girlfriend," multiple affairs, and a cocaine-addicted playboy -- Dirty Sexy Money is best for mature audiences.
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