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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   2,101 votes
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Creator:
Barbara Hall
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Contact:
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Seasons:
1 | 2 full episode list
Release Date:
25 September 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Fantasy more
Plot:
Millions of people speak to God. What if God spoke back? Life just got a hell of a lot more confusing for teenage Joan Girardi... more
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 17 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
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User Comments:
WONDERFUL show more (97 total)

Cast

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Joe Mantegna ... Will Girardi (45 episodes, 2003-2005)

Mary Steenburgen ... Helen Girardi (45 episodes, 2003-2005)

Amber Tamblyn ... Joan Girardi (45 episodes, 2003-2005)

Jason Ritter ... Kevin Girardi (45 episodes, 2003-2005)

Michael Welch ... Luke Girardi (45 episodes, 2003-2005)

Becky Wahlstrom ... Grace Polk (44 episodes, 2003-2005)

Chris Marquette ... Adam Rove (44 episodes, 2003-2005)
Aaron Himelstein ... Friedman (33 episodes, 2003-2005)

Mageina Tovah ... Glynis Figliola (23 episodes, 2003-2005)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:60 min (including commercials) | 45 min (45 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The fictional town of Arcadia is set in the state of Maryland. more
Quotes:
Joan: You remember normal?
Adam: Not really!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Family Guy: Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High (#4.2)" (2005) more
Soundtrack:
One of Us more

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38 out of 43 people found the following comment useful.
WONDERFUL show, 19 November 2004
Author: tamasin105 from Massachusetts

This show is nothing like Touched by an Angel or anything insipid delivered on the Pax network. It is instead a deep reflection on how complicated it is to to be human. How do we find moments of consolation in those dark moments of desolation? How do we connect to ourselves and others?

It just so happens, Amber Tamblyn as title character Joan Girardi, (one of my personal favorites since her days as Emily Quartermaine on General Hospital) plays a cynical teenager who sees God. But God doesn't perform miracles. And he/she looks a little different every week. Joan is just trying to figure out who she is, like any of us she's digging around "in the trash trying to find something that matters." Joan's family is going through some real stress in Season 2 with the lawsuit against the oldest son Kevin who was left permanently paralyzed after a drunk driving accident...

Not being particularly religious, I feel incredibly drawn to the questions and issues this show raises every week.

Incisive writing, compelling acting. I can't remember what I was taping Friday nights.

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