My Own Worst Enemy (TV series)

My Own Worst Enemy was a short-lived American television drama airing on NBC, and Global in Canada. It premiered on October 13, 2008. The series was produced by Universal Media Studios. Jason Smilovic was the executive producer; David Semel was the director and executive producer. It ended on December 15 after 9 episodes. The final episode ended with a cliff-hanger, and the major plot lines ended without resolution

The series followed the life of American secret agent Edward Albright and his cover alias, Henry Spivey, who had no knowledge of his double life. Albright, played by Christian Slater, was implanted with a chip that allowed his handlers to physically switch Albright's personality to that of his alias. However, in the pilot episode, there was a malfunction which caused Albright's personalities to switch at random, revealing his secret life to his alias. Henry is then thrown into the highly dangerous life of Edward, with no real way for the two to communicate except through short cell phone video messages

General Motors was a promotional sponsor of the show, and the new SUV model Chevrolet Traverse, along with the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, appeared as cars for the program's characters via a product placement agreement.

The complete series was released to DVD on April 21, 2009

Cast and characters

• Henry Spivey/Edward Albright (Both played by Christian Slater) - Henry is a middle-class efficiency expert living a humdrum life in the suburbs with a wife, two kids, and a dog. Edward is an operative who speaks 13 languages, runs a four-minute mile, and is trained to kill. Henry and Edward are polar opposites who share only one thing in common—the same body. When the carefully constructed wall between them breaks down, Henry and Edward are thrust into unfamiliar territory where each man is dangerously out of his element. The first names match those of the two dueling spirits that shared a body in Robert Louis Stevenson's novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

• Angie Spivey (played by Madchen Amick) - A housewife who lives with her loving husband Henry Spivey and two children, Jack Spivey and Ruthy Spivey.

• Jack Spivey (played by Taylor Lautner) - Son and oldest child of Henry and Angie Spivey.

• Ruthy Spivey (played by Bella Thorne) - Daughter and youngest child of Henry and Angie Spivey.

• Mavis Heller (played by Alfre Woodard) - Edward's supervisor in the superspy organization

• Tom Grady/Raymond Carter (played by Mike O'Malley) - Raymond Carter is a superspy partner with Edward Albright. Tom Grady is Henry Spivey's friend.

• Dr. Nora Skinner (played by Saffron Burrows) - Dr. Skinner is the AJ Sun therapist who helps the employees. At the end of the third episode, it is discovered that she knows about Henry/Edward's secret and is currently carrying on an affair with Edward.

• Alistair Trumbull (played by James Cromwell) - Trumbull is the chief of operations for Project Janus. He is both cunning and devious, and places very little faith in Edward's capabilities as he suspects he has broken

Reception

The first online review of the series said the show was a "snappily written, fast-paced thriller that shows Slater can be a likable TV star."Metacritic gave the show a score of 61/100 based on 25 critic reviews