On Sunday, October 5, there’s a marathon rebroadcast of the miniseries The Starter Wife, and for any woman going through divorce, this is a delicious way to spend a Sunday morning. The two-hour premier is at 9 am on the USA channel.

The premise: a stay-at-home Hollywood wife gets dumped by her weasely movie-producer husband. Then there are four more episodes, taking you right up to 2 pm and through shock, denial, tears, anger, resignation, and oh yes, having two men fighting over you while you live in a gorgeous Malibu beach house. The actual series begins at 9 pm and midnight (East Coast) on October 10, and you can get up to speed earlier that day asso you need to get up to speed. (And there go Friday nights.)

Debra Messing plays the wife, so you can kind of understand two men fighting over her. But what is it with fictional romances that feature a woman caught between two men? I mean, how often does a divorced woman have two men to choose between? Ok, Nancy Lee seems to have all the men she wants.

But the rest of us?

We can see it on screen, from Philadelphia Story, to Pillow Talk, to Jules and Jim, to Sleepless in Seattle, to Moulin Rouge, and The Notebook. Just this year, in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, it was a woman choosing between two guys; in Mamma Mia! it was a woman choosing between three men.

This must be the ultimate female fantasy, a wealth in choice of mates, like superheroes are for men.

Debra Messing as Molly has to choose between a wealthy powerful studio head, and a penniless (but hunky and soulful) beach bum. And this is before she and her husband have even negotiated the terms of the divorce!

Watch the divorce lawyers plot; watch fortunes go up and down, and affect the settlement. And when you get bored, go to the web page for The Starter Wife and play their “Whack an Ex” game.

Warning, you will need a photo of your ex. You can also try using a photo of his lawyer.

My friend Suzy Buckley from Miami is on the site as well, offering that Starter Wife wardrobe.

But most of all I hope you’ll be watching and blogging along with us at the brand new FWW Social Network Group on The Starter Wife.

For one thing, we’re going to be able to offer an expert opinion on what’s realistic or not. And we can be honest about things like… their web page… is that purple really a flattering color for a redhead? And what’s with that music?

Oh, did I mention that Judy Davis just won an Emmy for the role she plays in the series... the unhappy woman who has turned to alcohol to get through. Which just proves that this is so not Sex & the City set in the sand with divorcees.

Check it out, and you’ll see.