"October Road." (2007) TV series 2007-2008

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Creators:

Josh Appelbaum
André Nemec
Scott Rosenberg
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Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

An author returns to his hometown to face the people whom he based his book on.

Plot Keywords:

Hometown | Friendship Between Men | High School Friends | Brotherly Love | Title Ends With Period

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Bryan Greenberg	...	Nick Garrett (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Laura Prepon	...	Hannah Daniels (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Brad William Henke	...	Owen Rowan (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Geoff Stults	...	Eddie Latekka / ... (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jay Paulson	...	Physical Phil (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Tom Berenger	...	The Commander / ... (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Evan Jones	...	Ikey (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Warren Christie	...	Ray 'Big Cat' Cataldo / ... (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Slade Pearce	...	Sam / ... (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Odette Yustman	...	Aubrey (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Rebecca Field	...	Janet / ... (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jonathan Murphy	...	Ronnie / ... (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Lindy Booth	...	Pizza Girl (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Elizabeth Bogush	...	Alison Rowan (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Penny Johnson	...	Dean Etwood / ... (10 episodes, 2007-2008)

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Series Directed by
Gary Fleder		(6 episodes, 2007-2008)
David Paymer		(4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Sandy Smolan		(2 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Writing credits
Josh Appelbaum		(19 episodes, 2007-2008)
André Nemec		(19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Scott Rosenberg		(19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Stacy Rukeyser		(3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Victoria Strouse		(3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Becky Hartman-Edwards		(2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Phil M. Rosenberg		(2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Bryan Oh		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Produced by
Mary Beth Basile	....	associate producer (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
André Nemec	....	executive producer (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Mark H. Ovitz	....	producer (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Stacy Rukeyser	....	co-producer (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Josh Appelbaum	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 2007)
Paul Rabwin	....	co-producer (3 episodes, 2007)
Gary Fleder	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Scott Rosenberg	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Michael A. Price		(13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Theo van de Sande		(5 episodes, 2007)

Series Film Editing by
Briana London		(3 episodes, 2008)
Avi Youabian		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Casting by
Donna Rosenstein		(19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Janet Murphy-Butler		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Jessica Kender		(13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Nelson Coates		(6 episodes, 2007)

Series Art Direction by
Melissa Bartley		(12 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Set Decoration by
Frank Galline		(1 episode, 2007)

Series Costume Design by
Vicki Sánchez		(13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Peggy Stamper		(6 episodes, 2007)

Series Makeup Department
Shutchai Tym Buacharern	....	key makeup artist (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
T.A. Henderson	....	hair stylist (6 episodes, 2007)
Judy Ponder-Patton	....	key makeup artist (6 episodes, 2007)
Donna M. Premick	....	key makeup artist (5 episodes, 2007)
Andrea C. Brotherton	....	hair stylist (4 episodes, 2007)

Series Production Management
Zed Starkovich	....	post-production supervisor (6 episodes, 2007)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dan Leatham	....	second second assistant director (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Robert Andrew Reeves	....	second assistant director (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jay Tobias	....	first assistant director / second unit director (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Alicia Cho	....	dga trainee (7 episodes, 2007-2008)
Todd Turner	....	assistant director (6 episodes, 2007)
Robert Ballentine	....	second second assistant director (5 episodes, 2007)
Valerie Finkel	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes, 2006)

Series Art Department
George Atamian	....	gang boss: set dressing (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Arthur Chadwick	....	set designer (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Elizabeth Hershberger	....	art department coordinator (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christopher Amy	....	property master (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Cheryl Adams	....	set dressing buyer (6 episodes, 2007)
Sammy Ray Hill	....	gang boss / lead person / ... (6 episodes, 2007)
Carolyn Kayne	....	painter (6 episodes, 2007)
Johnny Land	....	scenic artist (6 episodes, 2007)
James F. Oñate	....	scenic foreman (6 episodes, 2007)
Heather Bowers	....	set dresser (5 episodes, 2007)
Roland Heart	....	carpenter (5 episodes, 2007)
Ryan Shelor	....	props (5 episodes, 2007)
Greg Waddle	....	on-set dresser (5 episodes, 2007)
Laurie Garner	....	set dresser (4 episodes, 2007)
Chris J. Champagne	....	set dresser (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Sound Department
Geordy Sincavage	....	foley mixer (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jeremy J. Gordon	....	supervising sound editor (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Glenn E. Berkovitz	....	sound mixer (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Mark C. Grech	....	boom operator (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Daniel A. Greenwald	....	utility sound technician (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Bob Kellough	....	assistant sound editor (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Lyndsey Schenk	....	foley editor (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christopher B. Reeves	....	dialogue editor (7 episodes, 2007-2008)
Julie Altus	....	adr recordist (6 episodes, 2007)
Onnalee Blank	....	sound recordist (6 episodes, 2007)
Carrie Lisonbee	....	assistant sound editor (6 episodes, 2007)
Dean Okrand	....	sound re-recording mixer (6 episodes, 2007)
Peter Michael Sullivan	....	sound re-recording mixer (6 episodes, 2007)
Andrea Horta	....	dialogue editor (5 episodes, 2007)
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer (5 episodes, 2007)
Mary H. Ellis	....	sound mixer (4 episodes, 2007)
Colt Logan	....	utility sound / additional boom (4 episodes, 2007)
Drew Ponder	....	boom operator (4 episodes, 2007)
Aron Siegel	....	utility sound / additional boom / ... (3 episodes, 2007)
Alexandra Gallo	....	utility sound technician (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Special Effects by
Dean W. Miller	....	special effects coordinator (10 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Visual Effects by
Tony Pirzadeh	....	visual effects producer (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Frank Lawas	....	visual effects I/O supervisor (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christopher D. Martin	....	digital compositor / visual effects supervisor (6 episodes, 2007-2008)
Curt Miller	....	visual effects supervisor (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christopher M. Wright	....	visual effects producer (2 episodes, 2007)
Ryan Wieber	....	digital compositor (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Stunts
Danny Weselis	....	stunt coordinator (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Tina Mckissick	....	stunt double (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Piekutowski	....	lighting technician (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Alex Scott	....	film loader (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Sean Sutphin	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Benny Alvarado	....	lighting technician (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gary Stark	....	lighting console programmer (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Frank Esposito	....	gaffer (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christopher Taylor	....	first assistant camera (10 episodes, 2007)
Kevin Wilt	....	electrician (8 episodes, 2007-2008)
Reid Andrews	....	gaffer: base camp (6 episodes, 2007)
Sherri Angela Leger	....	loader (6 episodes, 2007)
Robert Robinson	....	first assistant camera (6 episodes, 2007)
Mike Tyson	....	electrician (6 episodes, 2007)
Dan Cornwall	....	gaffer (5 episodes, 2007)
Stephen Crowley	....	pre-rig gaffer (5 episodes, 2007)
Guy D'Alema	....	still photographer (5 episodes, 2007)
Ronald 'Ronnie' Martin	....	rigging electrician (5 episodes, 2007)
Ted Sapp	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (5 episodes, 2007)
Jonas Lagunoff	....	grip (4 episodes, 2008)
Alex Fleming	....	camera production assistant (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christopher Campbell	....	grip (2 episodes, 2007)
Steve Zigler	....	best boy rigging (2 episodes, 2007)
Pete Bowman	....	rigging key grip (unknown episodes)
Jos'h Hancher	....	second assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Ross Sebek	....	second assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Joseph Thomas	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Mike Torino	....	second assistant camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Kendra Castleberry	....	casting associate (18 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jeffrey M. Paal	....	extras casting (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Patrick Ingram	....	extras casting (6 episodes, 2007)
Janella Bersabal	....	extras casting assistant (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joshua Coleman	....	costumer (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Deborah Curtis	....	set costumer (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Fred Lloyd	....	assistant to costume designer (5 episodes, 2007)
Eulyn Womble	....	set costumer (5 episodes, 2007)
Rhonney Greene	....	set costumer (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Editorial Department
Orlando Machado Jr.	....	apprentice editor (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Larry Field	....	final colorist (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kurt Courtland	....	assistant editor (7 episodes, 2007-2008)
Angela Jackson	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 2007-2008)
John Petersen	....	colorist (6 episodes, 2007)
Greg Podunovich	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 2007)

Series Music Department
Peter Afterman	....	music supervisor (18 episodes, 2007-2008)
Alison Litton	....	music supervisor / associate music supervisor (18 episodes, 2007-2008)
Zed Starkovich	....	music editor (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Joanie Diener	....	music editor (6 episodes, 2007)

Series Transportation Department
Rob Byer	....	transportation dispatcher (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Greag Waldrop	....	transportation captain (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Dennis G. Carter	....	driver (6 episodes, 2007)
Richard Denson	....	driver (6 episodes, 2007)
Rich Bennetti	....	transportation coordinator (5 episodes, 2007)
Windi Robinson	....	art driver (5 episodes, 2007)
Paul Tumber	....	transportation co-captain (5 episodes, 2008)
Wayne Williams	....	transportation coordinator (4 episodes, 2007)
Randy Southerland	....	transportation (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
M. Everette Flynn	....	assistant to executive producer/writer / assistant to executive producers and writers / ... (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Rebecca Poulos	....	script supervisor (16 episodes, 2007-2008)
Geoff A. Hubler	....	assistant accountant / production accountant (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jennifer Scott	....	first assistant accountant (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Zuzana Cernik	....	assistant to producer (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
John DeSilva	....	production assistant (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jason Neudecker	....	set production assistant (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Marlis Pujol	....	production coordinator (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jake Worden	....	set production assistant (9 episodes, 2007-2008)
Johnny Richardson	....	set production assistant / production assistant (8 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ben Raymond	....	assistant production office coordinator (6 episodes, 2007-2008)
Evans Griffin	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 2007)
John T. Haun	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2007)
Kenyea Johnson	....	office production assistant (6 episodes, 2007)
Timothy Meehan	....	assistant: Gary Fleder (6 episodes, 2007)
Tom Oastler	....	assistant accountant (6 episodes, 2007)
Matthew Peters	....	assistant location manager (6 episodes, 2007)
Bill Rinier	....	script coordinator (6 episodes, 2007)
David Dilley	....	set production assistant (5 episodes, 2007-2008)
John Findley III	....	location manager (5 episodes, 2007)
Marie James	....	catering helper (5 episodes, 2007)
Zach Kane	....	craft service assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Elizabeth Kealoha	....	assistant production coordinator (5 episodes, 2007)
Jonathan Penn	....	intern (5 episodes, 2007)
Jonathan Persky	....	assistant location manager (5 episodes, 2007)
Jeremy Thomas	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Flávia Toledo	....	assistant to producer (5 episodes, 2007)
James E. Williams	....	production accountant (5 episodes, 2007)
Caleb Womble	....	production coordinator (5 episodes, 2007)
Teresa Jolene Lee	....	set production assistant / additional set production assistant (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Molly Franken	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2007)
Elizabeth Ludwick-Bax	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 2007)
Ashley Patterson	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2007)
Senia Phillips	....	head animal trainer (2 episodes, 2007)

Production Companies

• Touchstone Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2006) (USA) (all media)
• Net5 (2007-) (Netherlands) (TV)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Inter Video  video equipment
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script research
• Movie Movers  hair and make-up trailers
• Movie Movers  production trailers
• Runway  post-production

Runtime:

43 min (19 episodes)

Filming Locations:

Candler Park, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

The show was canceled after only its second season, and the final episode left many questions unanswered. To give the fans closure, the producers wrote a 10-minute epilogue, paid for its production costs out of pocket, and the main cast members agreed to come back and film these scenes without pay. "Road's End: the Final Chapter" answers fans' questions, including the identity of Sam's father, and was released as a bonus feature on the second season DVD.

Refreshing and titillating

With so many copy cats, knockoffs and duds out there it is so nice to come across a show with great content. Too bad this show is not getting the same executive support as Heroes for example.

For those that get the subplots and subtle allusions there is clearly much more going on with these characters than meets the eye. This isn't just another WB show - it has more to offer. It brings back the kind of writing that one came to expect from Twin Peaks, but with a more engaging and alluring cast.

Losing this show would be a mistake - not giving it better exposure and a better time slot will greatly reduce the ROI for this show! The executive that decided to air this show should show some moxie and follow through - your instincts were right on this one!