Part drama, part mystery and part unintentional comedy, "Dirty Sexy Money," the creation of executive producer Craig Wright, is full of well-drawn characters. Unfortunately, except for the two played by Peter Krause and Donald Sutherland, each is more tiresome and off-putting than the last.
Krause plays Nick George, whose father had the all-consuming job of being personal attorney to the Darlings, the wealthiest family in New York. Nick's dad was such a workaholic that Nick's mother couldn't stand it and left, thereby depriving little Nick of a close relationship with either parent.
As the series begins, Nick's dad has died in a plane crash. By now, Nick is a lawyer himself, specializing in low-paying but fulfilling work for charitable groups. The funeral was to be Nick's last contact with the Darlings.
However, Tripp Darling (Donald Sutherland), the family patriarch, thinks Nick was the only one who could replace his dad. "No one seems right," he tells Nick. "You're the guy." That may not seem sufficiently persuasive to overcome a lifetime of negativity, but when coupled with a big salary and an offer of $10 million a year for charity, the deal is sealed. Nick assures his wife that, this time, things will be different. Of course.
In just hours, the five adult Darling children start calling. Patrick the politician (William Baldwin) needs help dumping his transgender hooker girlfriend. Karen (Natalie Zea) needs a pre-nup for her fourth husband but still carries an Olympic-sized torch for Nick.
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