Recovery on TV
March 27th, 2006
Maybe it’s because I’m in [tag]recovery[/tag] or maybe it’s because I watch too much [tag]TV[/tag], but have you noticed that a lot of programs are featuring storylines relating to [tag]AA[/tag] or [tag]alcoholism[/tag]?
- Grey’s Anatomy - Dr. Webber’s sponsor shows up as a patient and holds a meeting in her room
- Desperate Housewives - Bree is sliding down that slippery slope
- The L Word - Kit is in recovery
- The Sopranos - Christopher takes his sponsor to a funeral
Updated: March 31, 2006:
- Without a Trace - one of the characters is addicted prescription painkillers
- Surreal Life - 3 of the celebs are sober…not sure if that qualifies as “recovery”
From Debra:
- West Wing - Leo (the actor John Spencer was a recovering alcoholic who asked that every character he played also be in recovery).
- ER - Abby is in recovery (along with Carter).
[tags]media, addiction[/tags]
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I was disappointed a few years ago when ER did a recovery story line. They followed it for a few years and then all of a sudden it got dropped and the characters went back to social drinking.
Dont’ forget Leo from West Wing. The actor John Spenser was a recovering alcoholic who asked that every character he played also be in recovering.
And Abby on ER who is in recovery (along with Carter).
Seems to me there are more, but I don’t recall them off hand.