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BEING ERICA
Air Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on SOAPNET
Episode Title: (#101) "Dr. Tom"
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PREMIERE

DO YOU EVER WISH YOU COULD HAVE A DO-OVER? ERICA STRANGE CAN, WITH THE HELP OF A MYSTICAL THERAPIST, ON THE SERIES PREMIERE OF SOAPNET'S "BEING ERICA," THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 AT 10 PM ET/PT

Episode 101 ("Dr. Tom") -- Erica is having a bad day. She loses her job, her date cancels on her and, to top it all off, she almost dies from a hazelnut latt�. While recovering in the hospital, she meets Dr. Tom, an enigmatic therapist who offers to help her in an unconventional way�by sending her back in time to revisit choices she made at her high school dance�on the series premiere of "Being Erica," THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 (10:00 � 11:00 p.m., ET/PT) on SOAPnet.

We all have regrets, we've all made mistakes. Imagine if you could actually go back in time and correct them? Here's someone who can. "Being Erica" delves into the quirky life of Erica, a highly educated and underachieving single woman who struggles to understand why her life is heading nowhere. She's made years of bad decisions and has a list of regrets. As a result, her life is at a standstill. Enter Dr. Tom, a mysterious man who is part therapist, part rogue. In each episode, Dr. Tom launches Erica back in time to a specific regret from her past, giving her the opportunity to re-live and even alter past choices in the hope of changing her present. The show stars newcomer Erin Karpluk (Erica), Michael Riley (Dr. Tom) and Tyron Leitso (Ethan.)

"Dr. Tom" was written by Jana Sinyor.

The one-hour series, created by Emmy Award-winning writer Jana Sinyor, is executive-produced by Sinyor, Aaron Martin, Ivan Schneeberg and David Fortier, and is produced by Temple Street Productions in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Temple Street Productions is an award-winning independent production and distribution company based in Toronto, Canada, which counts among its productions "Billable Hours" (Showcase), "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?" (CBC), "Canada's Next Top Model" (CityTV/A), "Spoiled Rotten" (Slice), "Mr. Friday" (Slice), "Queer As Folk" (Showtime, Showcase), "Darcy's Wild Life" (NBC, Discovery Kids, Family Channel, Nick UK) and "Blueprint for Disaster" (Discovery). The series is distributed by BBC Worldwide.

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