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ABC’s ‘GCB’ is only OK

By Sarah Rodman

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 02, 2012

“GCB’’ a new series premiering Sunday on ABC, is about a widowed mother of two who returns to her affluent Dallas roots after the scandalous death of her thieving, philandering husband. It’s like “Desperate Housewives’’ - minus the murderous intrigue, plus plot elements of the Sandra Bullock film “Hope Floats,’’ divided by the acidic quippage of “Steel Magnolias,’’ and featuring multiplying Bible verses. Alas, it doesn’t add up to the most entertaining result, given the promise of the cast and creative minds involved.

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