Is it any good?
It's actually quite fun. A little predictable, but still fun, even moving at times and also a little dark.

We know, even before it happens, for example, that Prom Night – which once ended with Erica getting drunk, dancing with the wrong men, getting dumped by her boyfriend, passing out on the dance floor and being called a slut and Prom Night-ruiner for the rest of her High School life – will still end up with Erica messing things up and behaving stupidly in a Lost in Austen kind of way. Which does indeed come to pass.

Yet it's edgier than its chick lit tendencies might suggest. There's the darkness of a dead brother she can now meet again in the past. She does quite adult things as a teenager, and others – particularly her boyfriend – find it hard to come to terms with that. Indeed, part of Erica's 'therapy' seems to be about coming to terms with her mistakes and who she is, discovering she's a better person than she thinks and becoming a more confident person as a result.

There's also the little issue of Dr Tom, who sends her on her way and joins her in the past at select moments. He has a mysterious disappearing office and no last name. He doesn't want money and doesn't say why he wants to help, but he does want total commitment to the therapeutic process. He might be Al to Erica's Sam Beckett but he could also be the devil, what with that beard n'all, and Erica's completely at his mercy.

At the moment, the show's all about Erica, who's pleasing enough in a non-threatening sort of way, so few of the supporting characters have had much of a look in yet. Fingers crossed, they'll get fleshed out in the coming weeks to become more than people who frown a lot and cast disparaging comments at Erica. In particular, her brother-in-law might turn out in interestingly different ways, if the events of the first episode are followed through.

One to stick with for a while, I reckon, if only to spot lots of actors from The Border popping up: so far, Zoe the daughter as a drunk Prom Nighter.

Here is a trailer for the show and some clips on YouTube. 'Erica' also has a blog and a video log if you're interested.