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Television lawyer Dean Sanderson moves back to his small home town after a stint in Hollywood thinking his time on TV qualifies him to run his family's law firm.

The Grinder: Season 1 of The Grinder  Season 1 (Full Season)

An actor quits his successful TV law drama to live with his lawyer brother and possibly become a real lawyer.
posted by drezdn on Apr 17, 2016 at 5:31 PM - 5 comments

The Grinder: Giving Thanks, Getting Justice  Season 1, Episode 8

We find out why Dean quit The Grinder, and we also find out why the Sandersons stopped having Thanksgivings five years ago. It was a surprisingly good enough episode to mention here. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Nov 25, 2015 at 10:22 AM - 2 comments

The Grinder: Buckingham Malice  Season 1, Episode 7

Instead of following in his father's footsteps and joining the backstage technical crew, Ethan auditions for a role in the school play. Meanwhile, Stewart questions his father about why he gave Dean and him two different takes on how to live their lives.
posted by 2ht on Nov 18, 2015 at 5:56 AM - 2 comments

The Grinder: A Bittersweet Grind (Une Mouture Amer)  Season 1, Episode 5

In an effort to perk up Dean's love life and to move out of their house, Stewart and Debbie set Dean up with Gail Budnick (Christina Applegate), his high school prom date. Stewart and Debbie then become worried that Dean is jumping into his relationship with Gail too fast, with him already being the surrogate father of Gail's son. Lizzie is upset when Stewart and Debbie allow Ethan to bring his girlfriend home, feeling that it is double standard knowing that they do not allow her to date.
posted by filthy light thief on Nov 7, 2015 at 8:53 AM - 0 comments

The Grinder: Little Mitchard No More  Season 1, Episode 4

Stewart thinks that his snooty neighbors, the Gerharts, Lyle (Nat Faxon) and Vanessa (Alexie Gilmore), are only being friendly with him and Debbie because they are related to Dean, who continues to make romantic advances (that are rebuffed by) Claire.
posted by filthy light thief on Oct 29, 2015 at 2:07 PM - 1 comment

The Grinder: The Curious Disappearance of Mr. Donovan  Season 1, Episode 3

Debbie and Stewart try to get Ethan and Lizzie to confess to deleting an episode of Ray Donovan from the family DVR, which brings up the old dispute of who broke Stewart's window back when he and Dean were in high school. Back in the office, Dean believes that Claire is a mole for Sanderson & Yao, when confidential information on their cases continue to leak.
posted by filthy light thief on Oct 18, 2015 at 1:14 PM - 3 comments

The Grinder: A Hero Has Fallen  Season 1, Episode 2

Dean's faced with brutal reality (in the form of Natalie Morales, Voice Of Reason) when he finds out that solving a case like he did on TV doesn't work in real life. OR DOES IT?! [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Oct 6, 2015 at 9:07 PM - 3 comments

The Grinder: Pilot  Season 1, Episode 1

When his long-running hit series comes to an end, Dean decides to move back to his small home town to take over his family's law firm.
posted by 2ht on Sep 30, 2015 at 8:24 AM - 12 comments