Royal Pains

5. June 2009 | 05:30

‘Royal Pains’ could be just what the concierge doctor ordered

When actor Mark Feuerstein heard USA Network had greenlit Royal Pains (premiering tonight, 10 ET/PT), he left a playful voice-mail for friend and series co-creator Andrew Lenchewski. It told “Chewy” he had decided to star in the medical comedy/drama. (News Source: USA Today - 15:27:16)

The pleasure of ‘Royal Pains’ is impossible to resist

Paige Wiser: In summer, we feel less guilty about guilty pleasures. And “Royal Pains” is just what the doctor ordered for a shameless seasonal fling: a cute doctor, his entertaining brother, the Hamptons, scantily clad snobs and the estimable Campbell Scott playing a German billionaire — accent and all. What’s not to like? (News Source: Chicago Sun-Times - 09:37:40)

Review: ‘Royal Pains’

Mark Feuerstein is given a straitjacketed role as a skilled city doctor relocated to the snooty Hamptons, but the supporting cast is colorful and the setting is a summer vacation. There is something refreshing, in the way that a Popsicle is refreshing, about a summer series set in the summer in a place where people go to summer — it amplifies the season. “Royal Pains,” which takes place in the … (News Source: Los Angeles Times - 01:52:57)

Mark Feuerstein on Royal Pains’ Dr. Hank: He’s the Robin Hood of Medicine

Let’s face it: Mark Feuerstein is the menschiest mensch who ever mensched. He is known mostly for his good-guy roles on Good Morning, Miami and The West Wing , and in movies like What Women Want and In Her Shoes . Next up he plays Hank Lawson, a noble surgeon, on USA Network’s Royal Pains (its 75-minute premiere is Thursday at 10 pm/ET). After a rich patient dies on Hank’s watch, he’s … (News Source: TV Guide - 04:21:15)

Reviews | ‘Royal Pains, The Listener’: An MD makes mansion calls

Summertime, and the TV is cheesy, full of ungodly-stupid reality shows, cheapie imports and burn-offs of stuff that was canceled months ago. Any show that doesn’t make you want to thrust your face into a woodchipper feels like Masterpiece Theatre. Hence, my recommendation for USA’s Royal Pains: Watching it won’t induce uncontrollable compulsions toward self-mutilation. Hey, let’s see if they’ll … (News Source: Miami Herald - 07:04:53)

Rich characters supply booster shot to USA’s ‘Royal Pains’

A light, breezy show about a New York doctor who finds himself a fish out of water in the tony Hamptons, USA’s “Royal Pains” is an amusing, enjoyable addition to basic cable. (News Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 04:46:56)