0043396114029. New condition. DVD. Run time: 30 mins. Language: English. Here s the premise for season one of Ned and Stacey: abrasive counter-culture journalist Stacey (Debra Messing) is in desperate need of an apartment. Arrogant advertising executive Ned (Thomas Haden Church) needs a wife to improve his image at the ad firm of Kirkland and Haywood which caters heavily to the family values crowd. It so happens that Stacey s sister Amanda (Nadia Dajani) is married to Ned s chief accountant and best friend Eric (Greg Germann). At Amanda s urging Ned and Stacey enter into an in-name-only marriage with the understanding that they can continue going out with others. Not surprisingly the couple find it impossible to get along for any more than a few minutes at a time but they do manage to find prospective dates for one another. As the season progresses Stacey leaves her job at The Village Voice and signs on with Skyward a cheap in-flight magazine for a cut-rate airline. Ned finally fixes Stacey up with Mr. Right and she falls deeply in love -- thus neatly bollixing up the couple s marriage of convenience. The season ends with a spirit of hearty recrimination and a determination on the part of both Ned and Stacey to get a divorce. But how can one dismiss that long passionate kiss between them in the middle of Ned s apartment? Recurring characters during season one include Harry Goz and Dori Brenner as Stacey s parents Saul and Ellen; Andrew Arons as Eric and Amanda s son Howard; and James Karen as Ned s boss Patrick Kirkland. Hal Erickson Rovi