Always a decade or two late to good views, I have just finished an extended watching of this series. (I don't say bingeing any longer, it is too crude.) I fell in love with this cast and crew, and with the acting that made the characters seem so believable. The writers were especially adept in investing each character with good and bad qualities, and with propensities for deep love as well as destruction. I can't say enough good things about Everwood, so I will say no more, except that I look forward to the day when I have forgotten enough to make rewatching with new eyes another treat. (Oh, dear, I did make that pun. Quite unintentional. Sorry.)

Everwood. The story of a man and his family, whom upon a tragic death, uproot their life in New York city and move to Everwood, Colorado.Treat Williams pulls off a fine display as Dr. Andrew Brown, a single father trying to restart his life after an emotional loss. Andy tries hard to fix things, be it a local marriage, the town's awareness of STDs, or his less than perfect relationship with his son, Ephram, played by Gregory Smith. Ephram, a gifted pianist, has his own troubles to deal with... notably his "new guy" status and the connection he makes with Amy Abbot, daughter of his father's medical rival and girlfriend of the local 'Mr. Popular'.All in all, the series plays out wonderfully. The lush setting of Everwood keeps it far from the fancy glitz often seen in today's television, and gives the show a home feel to it. The developing characters weave together a complete picture of the mountain town. A place where everyone knows one another, and community is hard to avoid.In my personal opinion, Everwood is one of the best shows on television today. With as much emphasis as there is being put on bright lights and big city, it is refreshing to find a down to earth realistic show that doesn't scream for attention through forced drama and scandalous plot.Personal rating: 10/10

Okay. Quick confession: I hated the pilot. I found it cheesy, badly acted and generally full of clichés. I nearly gave up after the second or third episode because it was so bad...But, rather like the town and people of Everwood itself, it slowly got under my skin. The scripts and the acting get more consistent and I found myself warming to the whole cast. They are a little two dimensional at first but are played with warmth and skill by an accomplished cast and slowly they grow into their roles and flesh out a series that has long, satisfying story arcs that are always resolved. The teenagers seem to get equal screen-time as the adults and this adds a layer of richness to the show that bridges a gap that other shows seem to miss. The show has obviously spawned lots of acting talent who have gone onto other things but I think honorable mentions should go to Treat Williams as Dr Brown, Gregory Smith as Dr Browns dishonorable teenage son and Tom Amandes who manages to be both annoying and extremely likable at the same time. I know that it is Doc Hollywood done - AGAIN! (Cars? Anyone?) - but it's done well. With warmth and panache. This is not The Wire - and it has no intent to be - but it is well made, easy going drama that does everything you need it to do. It wraps up rather suddenly - and that is a crying shame because by the third season the show really gets into it's stride - it gets a bit over lit and some of the sets are a bit 'whoa' but the writing gets better.I sometimes despair of the networks. This was a good show that had some serious legs left in it and one wonders if any of the output they replaced it with were as good. I suspect not. Watch it. You won't regret it.

The first time that I saw Everwood was last year, and it had just come on ABC family. Immediately I was hooked on it and I couldn't stop watching it for one second. I told all of my friends about it, and now they're really interested in it too. The thing that got me hooked on it was its great story line, awesome actors, and 1 very special actor that I really like to watch. Anyways, it's a shame that the CW or WB took it off the air, and I would really like to see it continue on throughout more seasons. I still have hope that they will bring it back like they did 7th Heaven. I will continue to watch it even if there aren't any more fresh episodes.