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Melanie McFarland

"Shining Vale" and the horror of midlife

Greg Kinnear (left) and Courteney Cox (right) in “Shining Vale” on STARZ Photo courtesy of STARZ

Sharon Horgan has created some of TV funniest shows about disastrous couples on TV, with her best known credits being  "Catastophe" and "Divorce." But her latest comedy, "Shining Vale," takes her comedy into another realm. It might be Hell, insanity, or a classic midlife crisis. Maybe it's all three!

Whatever it is, Courteney Cox and Greg Kinnear's couple, Pat and Terry, teeters on the verge of the unknown. Pat, a writer having a tough time producing her second novel, has a one-time fling with a handyman. To recover, Terry suggests relocating to a small town, where they and their teenage children move into a creepy house.

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