Bittersweet

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Bittersweet

This drama/sitcom is about the life of 40-something Lisa Raeburn (Elizabeth Perkins), a bitter middle-classed wife and mom. Lisa and her estranged husband, Greg Raeburn (Gary Cole) live in Trenton, New Jersey with their only daughter: Kylie, 17 (Alexa Vega). Kylie is a misunderstood and slightly rebellious high school junior, who is always looking for a good-time..somewhere. Lisa and Greg's married hasn't been the same, since Greg admitted to having an affair five years ago. Now, ever since, they have been growing apart. Greg is a well-known accountant, Lisa is a teller at a bank branch.
Lisa's happily married younger sister, Beth Taylor (Rita Wilson) and her wholesome family live in Trenton as well. Lisa and Beth are really close friends and best friends, even though they seem to be nothing similiar. Beth and her businessman husband, Jeff Taylor (Ted McGinley) have three growing children: Derek, 17 (Drake Bell), Jessie, 14 (Amy Bruckner), and Jordan, 10 (Frankie Ryan Manriquez). Derek is a high school junior who just released joined a band and loves music (as much as girls). Jessie is a high school freshman, who is very insecure and weight-conscious. Jordan is a fun-loving 5th grader, who loves bothering his sister and looks up to his big brother in every way. Jeff is an advertizing executive, Beth is a housewife/stay-at-home mom.
In this show, we see the trials and tribulations of life, love, marriage, work, children, sex, money, and other everyday events. But, everyone is thrown for a loop (in the pilot) when Lisa discovers she's got a lump in her breast.


CAST:
Elizabeth Perkins as Lisa 'Lisa' Carter-Raeburn
Rita Wilson as Beth 'Beth' Carter-Taylor
Gary Cole as Gregory 'Greg' Raeburn
Ted McGinley as Jeffrey 'Jeff' Taylor
Alexa Vega as Kylie 'Kylie' Raeburn
Drake Bell as Derek 'Derek' Taylor
Amy Bruckner as Jessica 'Jessie' Taylor
Frankie Ryan Manriquez as Jordan 'Jordan' Taylor

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Ep1: Pilot Episode:
During the hustle-and-bustle of Monday mornings, Lisa discovers she has a lump in her right breast. A scared and frightened Lisa, immediately confides in her daughter, Kylie-who brings her mom to face the fact that it may be cancerous. Lisa, with Kylie's instance, goes to the doctor immediately yet is terrified to go alone. With Kylie at school (and Greg at work and still oblivious to Lisa's problem), Lisa is accompanied by her sister, Beth. Lisa and Beth impatiently wait in the busy and crowded waiting room at the clinic.

Ep2: Second, Third, Fourth Opinions:
After being dissatisfied by her pushy doctor, Lisa insists on getting a second opinion. Lisa goes to Dr. (Lucy) Martins (Catherine Hicks), who eagerly wants to help Lisa found out about the lump in her breast. Dr. Martins does several tests and a weeks-time is needed to gather the results, and for the week, Lisa is going crazy (as well as Beth, Kylie, Greg, and Beth's family). Results come back: negative for cancer.

Ep3: Sigh Of Relief:
Lisa and everyone else is more than happy to find out her lump is not cancerous.Lisa takes the fmily out to celebrate, yet Lisa gets some not-so-happy news from Dr. Martins, now-terrified and nervous Lisa needs to get the lump removes ASAP.

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Ep4: Birthdays And Surgerys:
Lisa schedules her lump-removal surgery on Beth's 42nd Birthday. Beth can't enjoy her own birthday party with her family,without thinking of her sister. After her surgery, Lisa is put into recovery, where she wakes up to the site of Kylie curled up in a ball sleeping in the chair next to Lisa's bed. Lisa is truly blessed to have such a loving daughter, as meanwhile she realizes Greg is nowhere to be found-which sort of tears her heart.

Ep5: Upset Women:
Lisa, Beth, and Kylie are all equally upsetted by the absence of Greg during Lisa's recovery. They don't believe Greg, when he claims he stopped by and saw both his wife and Kylie sleeping and then left. Lisa is curious and goes back to the hospital to ask the nurse if she noticed if Greg stopped by or not. The nurse tells her a man stopped in for a couple minutes-not too long before leaving. Lisa has a heart-to-heart with Greg and apologizes to him, who refuses to accept her apology--leaving Lisa confused once again about her complicated marriage.

Ep6: The Gig, The Wig, And The Bag:
Derek gets a gig for his band, he asks Kylie and Jessie to come and support the band. Also, Beth decides to buy and wear a blonde wig to enhance her slowly-decreasing sex life with Jeff, who finds the wig to be a big turn-on. Which after a while makes Beth angry. Meanwhile, Greg and Lisa find a bag of marijuana in Kylie's dresser. Greg and Lisa have different ways of wanting to handle the new situation, when Kylie returns from Derek's band's gig.

Ep7: It's Not Mine, It's...His:
Kylie is confronted by her parents about the pot. Kylie explains it's not hers, its her boyfriend's (the drummer in Derek's band). Lisa informs Beth and Jeff about Derek's bandmember and his habits, causing them to have a talk with Derek-who is very defensive and stands up for his friend and fellow bandmate. Derek and Kylie join together and defend their drummer friend, against their four angry, anti-drug parents.

Ep8: Too Big, Too Small:
Jeff unintentionally embarrasses Jessie at the mall, when going clothes shopping. Jeff makes a comment about Jessie's shirt size being a XL, as a two-year-older Derek only wears a Medium. Jessie refuses to leave the changing room, Jeff calls for some female back-up: Beth, Kylie, and Lisa. Jessie won't listen to motherly Beth and fit Kylie, but only will allow Lisa to enter and have a talk. Beth becomes slightly jealous yet happy that Jessie is talking to someone..especially Lisa.

Ep9: Marriage Counseling:
Lisa drags a reluctant Greg to attend a group marriage counseling session-hosted by Dr. Susan Weeks (Patricia Richardson), where Beth and Jeff go along for support and hope to better their marriage. Meanwhile, Beth and Jeff get into an argument (in front of everyone) pertaining to Jeff never telling Beth about Jeff's old high school girlfriend going out to lunch with him last week. Kylie, Derek, and Jessie are faced with a dilemma: 10-year-old Jordan having a high fever and an earache.

Ep10: The Big Shocker:
Lisa starts experiences abdominal pains and heads to Dr. Martins, with Beth in tow. Dr. Martins proudly informs the sisters of Lisa's shocking new pregnancy. Beth is just as shocked as Lisa, who is in awe of her being pregnant at age 45. Lisa is worried how Greg will take the news of her pregnancy. Just as Lisa predicted, Greg flips out and announces he wants nothing to do with her or the baby, and wants a divorce afterall. Lisa is stunned and devastated all at once.

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Ep11: Out You Go:
Greg ultimately kicks Lisa out of the house, resulting in Kylie becoming furious with her dad, and decides to move out along with her mom. Lisa and Kylie move in with Beth, Jeff, and the kids, forcing Kylie to bunk in with Jessie, and Lisa moving into the family's guest bedroom temporarily. Lisa, Beth, and Jeff discuss Lisa's pregnancy, and Lisa and Greg's divorce.

Ep12: A Friend, A Follower:
Jeff and Beth get Jeff's college roommate, whose a lawyer, to represent Lisa in her divorce case. Meanwhile, Kylie is getting sick of Jessie following her around when she's with her friends, yet she'd rather have her become a part of the group instead of just a follower. Tensions mounts in Derek's band.

Ep13: One Too Many:
Derek's band has one too many fights, which pushed each of them to their last nerves with each other. Kylie decides to step in, only to have they all want out of the band. Meanwhile, Jeff and Beth try to explain to Jordan about his Aunt Lisa's current situation, yet not wanting to talk about it around her. Jessie has writer's block the night before a big essay is due.

Ep14: Published:
Jessie's English teacher, Mrs. Wilkes (Bebe Neuwirth) wants to get Jessie's essay (which she wrote about her family's current situation) published due to the fact, she was astonished by how well Jessie wrote it. Jessie becomes overly-modest and wants it to be kept private and unpublished. Yet, after a talk with her teacher, her parents, and her aunt, Jessie changes her mind and has Mrs. Wilkes get her essay published. Meanwhile, Kylie and Derek jokingly give Jordan a hard time after they catch him holding hands with another female classmate (whom she's got a crush on).

Ep15: Tough Love:
Greg demands Lisa to allow him to have Kylie for a weekend, Kylie ultimately refuses, and once-again Lisa is caught in the middle and catchs all the blame. Beth learns Jessie's essay will appear in the local newspaper, Jessie and her family are excited to read it in the paper. Yet an already-upset Kylie reads it, and becomes furious at Jessie for giving out the utmost personal details about her and her parents's divorce.

MORE EPISODES TO COME LATER ON....