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Joan of Arcadia: The First Season

Amber Tamblyn (Actor), Joe Mantegna (Actor), Alan Myerson (Director), David Petrarca (Director) | Rated: Unrated | Format: DVD

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Actors: Amber Tamblyn, Joe Mantegna, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Ritter, Michael Welch
Directors: Alan Myerson, David Petrarca, Elodie Keene, Gloria Muzio, Helen Shaver
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of discs: 6
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Studio: CBS
Release Date: May 10 2005
Run Time: 1028 minutes

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

ASIN: B0007TKHKC
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #11,857 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #2 in DVD > Drama > Television > Joan of Arcadia
- #37 in DVD > TV Shows > TV Series > TV Series By Letter > J

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Once in awhile a show comes along that breaks the mold. Most such programs fail, but Joan of Arcadia set out to do something new, beat the odds, and found an audience. Created by Barbara Hall (Judging Amy), it’s a unique hybrid of My So-Called Life, The Commish, and--well, something different. Unlike CBS predecessor Touched by an Angel, faith creates more questions than answers (and God even has a sense of humor).

Joan (Amber Tamblyn) is an ordinary 16-year-old. Father Will (Joe Mantegna) is the local Arcadia police chief, mother Helen (Mary Steenburgen) is a teacher/administrator, younger brother Luke (Michael Welch) is a fellow student, and older brother Kevin (Jason Ritter, son of John Ritter) is a high school graduate who was paralyzed the year before. He used to be popular and athletic. Now he watches TV and builds models. In the pilot, God speaks to Joan for the first time, as a cute boy, and asks her to get a job. Once she's convinced He's really God, she does. Her action inspires Kevin to get one, too, and his process of rejoining the world begins.

As in Joan Osborne’s theme song, "One of Us" (featured on two episodes), God will continue to appear to Joan in a variety of guises--even as a dog walker who looks like Russ Tamblyn (Amber's father). He’ll often ask her to do things that make her uncomfortable, but she'll always learn from the experience and some good will always come from it. Unfortunately, she isn't able to talk to anyone about this or they'd think she was crazy, not even friends Grace (Becky Hahlstrom) or Adam (Christopher Marquette). By the season finale, faith will be replaced by doubt, setting the scene for the second season, in which Joan’s faith will be restored. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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After patriarch Will gets a job as the chief of police, the Girardi family moves to the small town of Arcadia from the big city. Middle child Joan isn't happy, and her family, consisting of science nerd Luke, paralyzed former jock Kevin, and their perpetually flustered mother Helen, isn't helping. Joan finds herself talking to God, in the form of random people who give her assignments to help the people around her. Joan keeps following God's assignments, never sure if she's really speaking to him, or just going crazy!

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5.0 out of 5 stars An incredible show - Joan of Arcadia, May 19 2005

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Joan of Arcadia is an incredible show that keeps you wanting to come back every week ! Each episode makes you laugh, angry, cry ... all in one emotions ... there's always a lesson learned and in this day and age, we all need a little reminder at times of what's good and what's not. I'm disappointed that the show is being cancelled after 2 seasons .. we need more of these types of shows on the air. There are far too many Reality Shows occupying good TV space ... someone needs to relook at what is put on the air!

Joan of Arcadia ROCKS!

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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, Aug 31 2005

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Always something new to be seen with each viewing. Great quality tv. Believeble charcters that teens can relate to. When will season 2 be out?

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5.0 out of 5 stars A real quality show, Aug 11 2009

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I had seen quite a few of these episodes when this show was first on TV but I had missed the pilot and some of the first episodes. Watching it in sequence made so much more sense. This series is extremely well-written with several ongoing plots, and the overall message is very uplifting. I watched this with my 14 year old nephew and he loved it too. When several of my friends found out I had the series, they asked to borrow the DVDs. This has been an excellent purchase and will get a lot of play!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Get to know Joan of Arcadia - your life will change forever
A stunning achievement that truly should have lived for one more season. This thought-provoking show pushed at the boundaries of faith in God. Lisez davantage

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