1Episode One
Sean and Beverly Lincoln are a happily married English couple who are also the creators of a hit British TV show. Their life seems complete...that is, until a hugely powerful and charismatic US television network president persuades them to move to Los Angeles and recreate their show for American television. Things begin to unravel as soon as Sean and Beverly arrive in L.A. It soon becomes clear that the network executive has never even seen their show. To make matters worse, he insists that they replace their brilliant lead actor, an erudite Royal Shakespeare veteran with...Matt LeBlanc!
2Episode Two
Sean and Beverly are still reeling from the network's decision to cast Matt LeBlanc as the star of their show. But when they meet him at a swanky LA dinner party at Merc's house, Matt couldn't be more charming or flattering about their show. Unfortunately, over time the natural animosity between Matt and Beverly rises to the surface, and Beverly learns just how much you don't want the former Friend as an enemy.
3Episode Three
Beverly can't stand Matt, and the feeling is mutual. As it's all she can do not to throttle the star of her show, she tells her husband, "He's yours." Sean and Matt end up spending the day together, including an extended adventure in Las Vegas. Soon the two guys are bonded, leaving Beverly feeling excluded by her husband's new bromance. Later, in a confrontation with Matt, Beverly learns just how "big" a star Matt LeBlanc actually is.
4Episode Four
Sean and Beverly have to retrieve Matt from a seedy bar outside of LA so that the paparazzi waiting outside won't see him driving home drunk. What follows is an all-night road trip which takes the trio from a run-in with a paparazzo to Matt's ex-wife's house and finally to his son's bedroom, where Matt is forced to confront the mess he's made of his life. The transformative evening even manages to bring Matt and Beverly closer together. The question is: for how long?
5Episode Five
Sean's infatuation with the lovely "Pucks!" actress Morning Randolph is given an opportunity to blossom when Matt invites the two of them to a charity benefit. Sean realizes that his attraction to her may be, in fact, mutual. Meanwhile, Beverly and Carol share a joint and commiserate about the men in their lives. At the end of the night, Sean has a difficult choice to make, and Beverly learns that she has more to worry about in regard to her husband and the actress than even she realized.
6Episode Six
Convinced that Sean is having an affair with Morning, Beverly packs a bag and leaves, intending to head back to London. However, in her distress, she is unaware that she's driving on the left side of the road. Beverly doesn't realize her mistake until she has a head-on collision - a collision which leads her down a road with even more dire consequences.
7Episode Seven
Back at Matt's beach house, he and Bev lie in bed naked. He smells like cinnamon. It's "Joey, the fragrance." He picked the scent himself. Turns out he doesn't have the most sophisticated nose. The day he picked it he was hungry. His mom uses it as an air freshener at Christmas.Bev announces she's a terrible person because of what they just did.Then she says she has nothing to feel bad about since Sean did it first. Matt finally tells her Sean never did a thing with Morning.Bev freaks out. Matt reaches over her in what seems like a comforting gesture -- but he's just going for his cigarette.Bev returns home to Sean. She listened to his messages. All 47 of them.Bev apologizes, saying she over-reacted and should have trusted him.He says the worst that happened is she missed a bizarro lunch with Merc. She mentions she also smashed up the rental car. But that, she says, is the worst that happened.Sean notices she smells like cinnamon."I had a bun," Bev says.On set, they finish shooting the pilot. Sean makes an announcement to the cast and crew, saying it's been a wonderful couple of weeks and thanks for making them feel welcome.In editing, they finish off the show."Is it any better?" Sean wonders."It's shorter," Bev offers.In a development meeting, Merc announces that none of their new shows are any good. He asks Sunshine why none of her shows are funny. She makes a face (of course) and says comedy is very subjective.Merc asks someone to speak up for a show and when Andy does, Merc promptly fires him.Merc asks someone to nominate one show that doesn't suck. Carol finally says she still likes "Pucks!" because the kids are cute and Matt is good. Merc says he won't fire her, but he thinks less of her.Carol reminds him they haven't tested anything yet.Back home, Sean and Bev pack up. He thinks the fact the network hasn't called is good news. Bev announces she doesn't care -- they're going home. "Home, to a place of proper tea and gentle irony," she says.Carol calls. She tells them she liked it, but it didn't screen so great at the network. Merc comes in for one last British accent joke, calling them Charles and Camilla and boldfaced telling them the pilot was great. He puts her hand on his crotch for the rest of the call.Sean wants to go over to say good-bye to Matt. Bev thinks it's best he go alone.Matt mentions that Bev was right, that everything that made the show worse was his fault. Sean is surprised they even spoke. Matt says it was on set.Sean tells him the best part of the whole thing was making friends with him. They man hug.Sean notices a scent and asks for a re-hug. He asks what it is, saying Bev smelled like it the other day. Matt tells him about "Joey" and then, to change the subject, he offers him some. He's got cases in the garage.Sean follows him into the garage and notices the Porsche is missing. Matt sees a Christmas decoration of a Rudolph and says he hit a deer. He tries to tell the story of a deer being "in the wrong lane."Sean points out that Bev was just in an accident as well. He sees the Rudolph. He follows Matt inside. (The slogan for "Joey" is "How you smellin'?")Sean isn't saying anything, then he finally asks Matt if he shagged his wife.Matt chooses to focus on his choice of the word "shag" and Sean knows.Sean asks how it happened, since Matt hates her.He says it wasn't planned. Then he tries to apologize, saying he's sorry and never meant to hurt him. Matt reminds Sean that it was Bev's fault too and it only happened because of Sean's thing with Morning."There is no 'me and Morning'!" Sean says."I know!""So why didn't you tell her?""I tried!" Matt says."How hard?""Let's not focus on that!"Matt apologizes again and says he doesn't have anything else to say. Sean reaches for the box of cologne and starts lobbing bottles at Matt. They break and smell ghastly, giving Sean the opportunity to tackle Matt.Sean climbs on his back and hits his head and lamely paws at his jaw. When he falls off, Sean looks at him, then reaches out and punches Matt square in the nose.An angry Matt start chasing Sean around the house.Bev leaves a message asking if they're up to hijinks of some sort.Matt and Sean continue fighting. Sean grabs a cactus and starts to go after Matt, but Matt picks up a nearby bottle of cologne and sprays it in Sean's eyes.Cut to Sean trying to wash it out and using Matt's guest towels. Matt wants to take him to the hospital -- and to start saying "to the hospital" instead of the British "to hospital."They both return to Sean and Bev's house, where Sean tells Bev not to touch him and Matt tells Bev that Sean knows. Matt says Sean went crazy.Bev says the thought of physically being with Matt makes her sick.She apologizes, but Sean can't be swayed. He eloquently tells her she lacks empathy and he's crushed. Matt chimes in to comment on the quality of their fighting. "We're just like, 'F--- you!'"Sean tells Bev it's over and he doesn't see how they can get past it.Matt's phone rings. It's his agent.He asks if they've heard anything from the network. Their phone rings. Carol and Merc are ecstatic -- the show tested through the roof."Woo hoo!" Matt shouts and goes for the high five.Sean and Bev stare at him in stunned silence.
1Episode One
Four months later Beverly and Sean are living apart and both are cool towards Matt. After Beverly has consoled Carol over her unrequited love for Merc she and Sean brave the hostile critical reviews of 'Pucks'. However the show is a huge popular success and there is double cause for celebration as it is Sean's birthday and cast and crew throw him a party. Though Beverly has put a present,a watch,in his car he goes off on a date with Morning without seeing it.
2Episode Two
Sean and Morning celebrate his birthday with a night of sex but next day Sean is annoyed to find Matt trying to buy his friendship back with the gift of a sports car,especially as Beverly has accepted a similar gift from the star. Unfortunately the second episode of 'Pucks' bombs and Merc is forced to reemploy ideas man Andy Button,who has threatened to sue him for dismissal because Andy is gay. Sean learns that Matt has had sex with Merc's wife Jamie but Matt counters with the knowledge of Sean and Morning's fling so Sean reluctantly accepts the car and Matt's friendship again - though grudgingly.
3Episode Three
As Matt confesses to the Lincolns his affair with Jamie the news breaks that Merc's father - whom he once reported for tax evasion - has died and,as studio employees they are expected to attend the funeral,as well as send gifts of food or charity donations. Sean finds his birthday present watch but by this time Beverly has found out that Morning knows what the inside of his bedroom looks like and,at the funeral,she is rather tearful as she reflects on their marriage.
4Episode Four
The audience ratings for 'Pucks' are continuing to fall and Sean - who now has his own Facebook page - and Beverly are told by the network that the scripts should be less about Matt and more about the boys in the team. This enrages Matt,who gets drunk and threatens to both leave the show and tell Merc of his affair with Jamie. However,at Beverly's request,he holds back on both of his threats.
5Episode Five
Sean meets Labia,who has been stalking Matt since she was a little girl and is subject to an injunction to keep away from him. Morning has plastic surgery in the hopes that more youthful looks will give her a bigger part in 'Pucks!' but she ends up with a swollen cheek. Merc and Carol and Matt and Jamie both plan dirty weekends but unwisely use the same travel agent who accidentally gives the game away. As a result Carol tells Beverly she and Merc are through.
6Episode Six
Matt has to throw out a half-naked Labia who has climbed into his kitchen. Whilst make-up men do their best to salvage Morning's botched plastic surgery Beverly meets her attractive brother,whom Carol thinks she should date. Merc feels that Matt should get a former 'Friends' co-star to appear on the show to boost ratings but they all refuse except the man who played Gunther the waiter and Matt is shocked that he is still in touch with all the cast members who have shunned him.Beverly and Sean get drunk whilst writing speech for Matt at a presentation for Merc. They start to have sex but Sean claims he is unable to and walks out.
7Episode Seven
Merc asks Beverly and Sean to gently remind Matt that he is overweight. He takes the news badly but during a filming session the bulge in his trouser pocket turns out to be caused by loose sweets he is hoarding. Later he notes that a computer image has been posted,terming him Matt LeBlob and he rings Labia for comfort. She is happy to come round. Beverly goes to dinner with Rob but she is nervous and they are interrupted. Nonetheless he asks to see her again.
8Episode Eight
Labia stays the night with Matt and appals Diane when she answers his phone. Eyebrows are raised when he takes her to the studio but Merc is more concerned with ideas for new shows - such as sea monsters and succubi - as 'Pucks' is flagging. In fact Elliot Salad,the network head,takes Carol out for a drink and tells her that Merc will be dropped from the network after receiving his Man of the Year award and that she is top of the list to replace him. Beverly has another date with Rob,which is much more successful than the first,and they end up kissing.
9Episode Nine
On the eve of Merc's presentation Sanford Shamiro,Matt's lawyer,rings to tell him that,because he is seeing Labia,Diane plans to stop him seeing his children. Carol,aware that Merc will never leave Jamie,tells him about his wife's affair with Matt. Merc's Man of the Year presentation starts well,despite the fact that,unknown to him,the network are clearing his office to make way for Carol. However,after his speech he accuses Matt of seeing Jamie and the two men fight,Matt dislocating his shoulder. Merc fires Matt but Carol fires Merc,who has accidentally hit Beverly during the affray,causing Sean to rush to her defence. The couple realise that they love each other after all.
