Wonderland

Wonderland

2000
Wonderland
Wonderland

Wonderland

7.5 | en | Drama

Wonderland is a short-lived and controversial 2000 ABC television drama directed by Peter Berg. It depicted daily life in a mental institution, from the perspectives of both the doctors and patients. Only two episodes aired on ABC during its original run in 2000. DirecTV aired all eight episodes on its channel The 101 Network starting January 14, 2009. The show had many controversial positions on the mental health crisis and its treatment. TV Guide included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP8  Hello/Goodbye
Mar. 04,2009
Hello/Goodbye

Banger and Neil examine a murderer who wants to be deemed unfit to stand trial. Miles deals with a guy who leans. While at a "half-way house" with Abe, Lyla gives birth.

EP7  Personality Plus
Feb. 25,2009
Personality Plus

A man with multiple personalities has kidnapped his diabetic son, and Banger has only hours to discern the boy's whereabouts before he'll die.

EP6  Wilt Chamberlain 3.0
Feb. 18,2009
Wilt Chamberlain 3.0

A Kosovo family suffers post-traumatic stress disorder and are in denial about the daughter's brutal rape. Miles is in a life-threatening car accident. Banger helps an armed robber come to a decision about taking a plea bargain.

EP5  The Raw and the Cooked
Feb. 11,2009
The Raw and the Cooked

Matthews tries to help a self-destructive stand-up comedian. Harrison fears that Garrity is in denial about the possible damage to her unborn child. Hatcher has to call for backup when treating a woman with unfulfillable sexual desires.

EP4  Full Moon
Feb. 04,2009
Full Moon

Abe takes a patient's pills and finds himself in an altered state. A new patient is admitted after he convinces his wife to cut off his foot in order to look like a war hero. Banger and Tammy go out to dinner to discuss their impending divorce.

EP3  Spell Check
Jan. 28,2009
Spell Check

In the E.R., Hatcher tries to save the lives of two stockbroker brothers who were almost beaten to death. Garrity tries to help a disturbed man who jumps off a bridge every year on his birthday. Banger discovers that his ex-wife wants sole custody of their children.

EP2  20/20 Hindsight
Apr. 06,2000
20/20 Hindsight

As Garrity is hounded by the media, a peer review panel censures her for misdiagnosing Rickle, the Times Square gunman, and Banger fights to put the man in treatment rather than in prison.

EP1  Pilot
Mar. 30,2000
Pilot

Dr. Garrity must deal with having released a patient who went on to shoot five people in Times Square, and must decide whether or not to continue her pregnancy after the developing fetus suffers an accidental head trauma. Dr. Banger battles his ex-wife in a competency hearing for custody of his two sons. Dr. Matthews, whose own marriage is troubled, must counsel a man who has become suicidal because his wife is leaving him.

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Synopsis

Wonderland is a short-lived and controversial 2000 ABC television drama directed by Peter Berg. It depicted daily life in a mental institution, from the perspectives of both the doctors and patients. Only two episodes aired on ABC during its original run in 2000. DirecTV aired all eight episodes on its channel The 101 Network starting January 14, 2009. The show had many controversial positions on the mental health crisis and its treatment. TV Guide included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".

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Cast

Michelle Forbes , Ted Levine , Sharon Wilkins

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Reviews

ngear-2 I saw the pilot of this show six years ago, and when it crossed my mind a few minutes ago, I had to see if I could find out why the series didn't continue. I recall thinking at the time that it was probably the finest pilot I had ever seen. When the show didn't materialize, I was so disappointed. I don't recall details, after all this time, but now I read that it was canceled because of pressure from advocates for the mentally ill. This is interesting, because I donate regularly to NAMI, and NARSAD, and am very much concerned with the wellbeing of victims of mental illness, as two very close, very beloved family members have died as a result of mental illness.It seems to me that this series could actually have been used to educate the public about mental illness. If there were issues with how mentally ill persons were depicted, it seems to me that it would have been more beneficial to address those issues within plots rather than cancel the series. I feel certain that the writers were up to the challenge of keeping the show entertaining, dramatic, and not overly "politically correct" while actually making the public MORE aware of the plight of mentally ill people, and possibly removing some of the stigma and "otherness" which we add to the burden of their disease.
wry I am a sufferer of major depression. I am on a medication that is very effective and am fine now with a full time job a loving relationship and a very satisfying life. However six years ago, after a suicide attempt I was admitted to the CPEP unit at Bellevue, the place that Wonderland depicts. After one day people with mental illness are diagnosed and treated with medication and a day or two later they are no longer suffering from the delusions that are so common in such a chemically imbalanced illness and are no longer violent as the patients in Wonderland were potrayed. I spent three months at Bellevue before my release and I NEVER saw anyone acting out like the patients of Wonderland. This show only continued to further the stigma that haunts all of us suffering from some form of mental illness and keeps us from finding fulfilling gainful employment. I am lucky since i work in the field of treating those with mental illness and i can understand what many are going through.i must add that i did enjoy some of the best acting TV has ever allowed us to see. Especially Ted Levine (Jame Gumm in Silence of the Lambs) who is one of my favorite character actors but as a first hand observer the storylines were not an accurate portrayal of the reality in the CPEP Unit at Bellevue.
hero Ditto AltonMann review. This new presentation is almost "too good" for TV. It does follow in Homicide's quality footsteps. I'm a psychiatrist by trade and can attest to the show's accuracy and realism in the chaotic ward/emergency scenes and the feeling tone generated in the action (which wondrously persists as a realistic backdrop to the personal conflicts of the principal charactors in the drama). The group therapy sessions were terrific and revealed even more depth in terms of the principal's personality and professional attributes. These are great actors, and I'm extremely impressed with Peter Berg's writing and directing skills. I wish to add my appreciation for the inclusion of Ted Levine to the fine cast. I sincerely hope this show can outlast the scheduling maneuvers and dilemmas. NYPD BLUE finally made it, Homicide died too fast (and never found a large audience), and the superior West Wing apparently is finding an audience and may surprise us by sticking----perhaps Wonderland will survive--hope so, but experience tells me not to hold my breath.
DrCarol I came to "Wonderland" with a combination of high hopes (based on the universally favourable reviews and ABC's intriguing ads) and fears that NAMI's charges of violence and hopelessness might have some basis in fact. Of course "Wonderland" contains moments of violence--the subject matter makes that inevitable. But they are balanced by moments of hope and love, in particular the funny, tender scenes involving Dr. Banger (Ted Levine) and the little sons he loves and fears he'll lose in a custody battle with his soon-to-be ex-wife. Never mind that these two people obviously love each other and ought to stay together--this is just one example of the human element, the blending of work and private life in this marvelously written, beautifully acted, impeccably filmed tv series. I'm judging by one episode, but I have no reason not to expect the same high quality in future episodes that I saw tonight watching "Wonderland" for the first time. Bravo, Peter Berg and ABC and all the marvellous cast, psychiatrists and patients alike.