Harper's Island !

Harper's Islandbegins as wedding guests board a ferry bound for a small vacation island off the coast of Seattle. They bring along beer, children, and dates, all busy with their own dramas. The boat’s engine rumbles as the camera peers beneath to find a person is tied up, scuba mask fixed tightly so he’s still living—until he’s caught in the rudder. None of the guests notices the blood churning in the water as they set off for the island.
Even without a killer traipsing around the island, this party would be in trouble. The bride has a boyfriend on the side. Her father is trying to stop the marriage. The female guests maraud around in their underwear, Henry’s uncle threatens to blackmail his father-in-law-to-be, and Henry’s brother is suicidal. Even the flower girl seems pained, frying slugs with a magnifying glass and looking generally creepy.

All this emotional turmoil appears premised on class differences. It’s no secret that bride Trish (Katie Cassidy) is much wealthier than Henry. She originally came to the island as a vacationer, while he cleaned the luxury boats to earn his keep. The show clearly delineates between the locals (Henry, Abby, and Abby’s torch-holding ex-boyfriend Jimmy, played by C.J. Thomason) and the upper-echelon vacationers (Trish, her father, and all her friends). Abby wears a denim jacket, while her fellow guests—when they see fit to put clothes on—prefer chic party dresses. This conflict could unfold intelligently, a la Veronica Mars, or perhaps offer Dirty Sexy Money-style exploits of the rich and their bad behavior.