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'CASHMERE MAFIA' IS AN OFFER THE AUDIENCE CAN REFUSE.(LA.COM)
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Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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January 6, 2008
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Daily News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: DAVID KRONKE
>TV CRITIC
ABC's "Cashmere Mafia" makes the network's disappointingly glib newcomer "Big Shots" seem insightful by comparison. It's another titans-of-industry-whining/much-ado-about-not-much melodrama that aspires to be amusing but barely manages to be droll.
Too bad, because the principals -- Lucy Liu, Frances O'Connor, Miranda Otto and Bonnie Somerville -- boast both comedic chops and decent chemistry; they're good enough to occasionally con you into thinking you're being entertained.
Alas, they're undone by material that's by turns hackneyed, hoary and not particularly empathetic.
"Cashmere Mafia" concerns four longtime female ...
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