"Any Day Now" (1998) TV series 1998-2002

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Creator:

Nancy Miller
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

18 August 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Mary Elizabeth, an outgoing white girl, and Rene, a shy black girl, become close friends as they grow up in 1960's Alabama...

Plot Keywords:

Interracial Relationship | Friendship Between Women | Flashback Sequence | Childhood Friend | Birmingham Alabama

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 19 nominations

Cast

Annie Potts	...	Mary Elizabeth 'M.E.' Sims / ... (88 episodes, 1998-2002)
Lorraine Toussaint	...	Rene Jackson / ... (88 episodes, 1998-2002)
Mae Middleton	...	Young Mary Elizabeth 'M.E.' O'Brien (66 episodes, 1998-2001)
Shari Dyon Perry	...	Young Rene Jackson (66 episodes, 1998-2001)

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Series Directed by
Oz Scott		(2 episodes, 1998)
Jeff Bleckner		(unknown episodes)
Arvin Brown		(unknown episodes)
Janice Cooke-Leonard		(unknown episodes)
Mel Damski		(unknown episodes)
Janet Davidson		(unknown episodes)
Jan Eliasberg		(unknown episodes)
James Hayman		(unknown episodes)
Elodie Keene		(unknown episodes)
Joanna Kerns		(unknown episodes)
Briana London		(unknown episodes)
Artie Mandelberg		(unknown episodes)
Bob McCracken		(unknown episodes)
Tom McLoughlin		(unknown episodes)
Valerie E. Norman		(unknown episodes)
Michael Pavone		(unknown episodes)
Gary A. Randall		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Nancy Miller		(88 episodes, 1998-2002)
Sibyl Gardner		(9 episodes, 1998-2001)
Dayna North		(5 episodes, 2000-2002)
Nicole Mirante		(3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Annie Brunner		(2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Star Frohman		(2 episodes, 1999)
Alexandra Bleckner		(unknown episodes)
Denitria Harris-Lawrence		(unknown episodes)
Dee Johnson		(unknown episodes)
Lois Johnson		(unknown episodes)
Valerie Woods		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Nancy Miller	....	executive producer (88 episodes, 1998-2002)
Valerie Woods	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer (unknown episodes, 2000-2002)
Mark Bakunas	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Dauri Chase	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Bill Finnegan	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Denitria Harris-Lawrence	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Mark Israel	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Deborah Joy LeVine	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Bob Lowry	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Kathleen McGhee-Anderson	....	consulting producer (unknown episodes)
Sheldon Pinchuk	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Gary A. Randall	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Lori-Etta Taub	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Susan Marder		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
John Fleckenstein		(88 episodes, 1998-2002)
Alan Caso		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Janet Bartels-Vandagriff		(unknown episodes)
Tod Feuerman		(unknown episodes)
Briana London		(unknown episodes)
Edward Ornelas		(unknown episodes)
Sharon Silverman		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Carol Kritzer		(unknown episodes, 1998-2000)
Robert J. Ulrich		(unknown episodes, 1998-2000)
Eric Dawson		(unknown episodes)
Alexa L. Fogel		(unknown episodes)
Shay Griffin		(unknown episodes)
Judith Holstra		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Joe Aubel		(unknown episodes)
Veronica Hadfield		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Ken Hardy		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Mary Olivia McIntosh		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Elizabeth Palmer		(2 episodes, 1999)
Robin Lewis-West		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Angela Gurule	....	department head hair (44 episodes, 1999-2001)
Jeff Angell	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Greg Cannom	....	special age makeup (unknown episodes)
Linda Hardy	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Mary Kim	....	makeup effects production supervisor: Captive Audience Productions Inc. (unknown episodes)
Michael Peterson	....	lab makeup effects: Captive Audience Productions (unknown episodes)
Brian Sipe	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Keith VanderLaan	....	makeup effects producer: Captive Audience Productions (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Katrin L. Goodson	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Kim Maree Smith	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Lori-Etta Taub	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Laura Sylvester	....	second assistant director (85 episodes, 1998-2002)
John Tagamolila	....	dga trainee (10 episodes, 2001-2002)
Paul Schneider	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes, 1999)
Stephen D'Amato Jr.	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Janet Davidson	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Gabriel Echeverria	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Jeani Harris	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Staci Lamkin	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Ann C. Salzer	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Cynthi Stefenoni	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Chip Touhey	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Susan E. Walter	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Jack Blanchard	....	set dresser (1 episode, 1998)
Scot Broadus	....	set dresser (1 episode, 1998)
Wright McFarland	....	set designer (1 episode, 1998)
Scott Ambrose	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Mark Andresen	....	lead person (unknown episodes)
George Atamian	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Joe Barden	....	propmaker foreman (unknown episodes)
Manuel Castillo	....	greens (unknown episodes)
Kenneth J. Creber	....	set designer (unknown episodes)
Steven DeSantis	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes)
Vincent DeSantis	....	general foreman (unknown episodes)
Paul Dowler	....	lead man (unknown episodes)
Paul 'Butch' Kitchen Jr.	....	property assistant (unknown episodes)
Brandy Mancinelli-DeSantis	....	painter (unknown episodes)
Patrick McGuire	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Jason Perlander	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Ian Morgan	....	supervising sound editor (87 episodes, 1998-2002)
Kevin Maloney	....	additional boom operator (unknown episodes, 2001)
Dicken Berglund	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Stephen Fitzmaurice	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Stanley Kastner	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Todd Langner	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Stacey Michaels	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Jacques Nosco	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Chris Ostler	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Elmo Ponsdomenech	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Steve Fink	....	prosthetic effects (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Rick Kerrigan	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Craig Kuehne	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Sean Mullen	....	digital artist: Encore Visual Effects / digital compositor: Encore Visual Effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
J. Mark Donaldson	....	stunts (1 episode, 1999)
Larry Nicholas	....	stunt double (1 episode, 1999)
Petra Sprecher	....	stunt double: Lorraine Toussaint (1 episode, 2000)
Kevin Beard	....	utility stunts (1 episode, 2001)
Tony Donno	....	stunt performer (1 episode, 2001)
Kelsee King-Devoreaux	....	stunt double / stunts (unknown episodes, 2000)
Julie Adair	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Keith Adams	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Brian Avery	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Sandra Lee Gimpel	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Paul E. Short	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Tamas Mack	....	second assistant camera (43 episodes, 2000-2002)
Gregory L. Edwards	....	dolly grip (38 episodes, 2000-2002)
Ted Caloroso	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (21 episodes, 1998-1999)
Alex Jachno	....	gaffer (21 episodes, 1998-1999)
Henry Tirl	....	Steadicam operator / camera operator: "a" camera (16 episodes, 1998-1999)
Pat Dames	....	key grip (unknown episodes, 2002)
Michael Applebaum	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Craig Bilodeau	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Steve Cohen	....	company grip (unknown episodes)
Kia Dawson	....	additional second assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Mark Fragale	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Diamantina Jannon	....	second assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Michael A. Johnson	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Marc Lyons	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Richard Masino	....	camera loader (unknown episodes)
Bonnie Osborne	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Scott Romsos	....	electrician / set lighting technician (unknown episodes)
Robert Stillman	....	grip (unknown episodes)
R. Michael Stringer	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (unknown episodes)
Lynda Vincent	....	second assistant camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Faras Rabadi	....	casting assistant (1 episode, 1998)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robyn Williams	....	set costumer (32 episodes, 2000-2002)
Mary-Anne Aston	....	costume supervisor (2 episodes, 1999)
David Erwin	....	on-set dresser: New Orleans (unknown episodes)
Stephanie Siemens	....	key costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Greg Faluszczak	....	on-line editor (86 episodes, 1998-2002)
Steve Porter	....	final colorist (85 episodes, 1998-2002)
Revis Meeks	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes, 2001)
Kim Cybulski	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Melissa Gearhart	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Christal Khatib	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Lisa Morlas	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Bonnie Yamahiro	....	driver (1 episode, 1999)
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (unknown episodes)
Bradley Sackin	....	driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Steven Jetton	....	location assistant / layout board (74 episodes, 1999-2002)
Andrew McCulloch	....	production assistant (66 episodes, 1999-2002)
R. Scott Poole	....	location manager (21 episodes, 1998-1999)
Debra A. Girard	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1999)
Christopher Lee	....	assistant location manager (7 episodes, 1998)
Steve Grantowitz	....	assistant to director / assistant: Michael Zinberg (6 episodes, 1998-2000)
Andrew R. Gardiner	....	key assistant location manager/scout (4 episodes, 1998-1999)
Mir Bahmanyar	....	technical advisor: military (unknown episodes)
Mark Bakunas	....	production accountant (unknown episodes)
Alexandra Bleckner	....	assistant: Gary A. Randall (unknown episodes)
Keith Bohanan	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
George Bott	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Lorie Chambers	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Dominick Clark	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Geoffrey L. Coatar	....	assistant to producer (unknown episodes)
Kim Cybulski	....	assistant: Sheldon Pinchuk (unknown episodes)
Hope Diamond	....	senior publicist (unknown episodes)
Rob Gomes	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Karen Hacker	....	assistant: Nancy Miller (unknown episodes)
Reid Hamm	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Elizabeth Hatrick	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Lyal Holmberg	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Patrick G. Ingram	....	construction medic (unknown episodes)
Lois Johnson	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes)
Alissa M. Kantrow	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Harvey Lowry	....	operations manager: Cannom Creations Inc. (unknown episodes)
Byron MacDonald	....	accountant (unknown episodes)
Michael H. Miller	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Nicole Mirante	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Stevie Nelson	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Valerie E. Norman	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Dayna North	....	assistant to writer (unknown episodes)
John Phillip Nybe	....	executive assistant (unknown episodes)
Romina Paola	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Michael Peterson	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Karen Weissman	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
• Paid Our Dues Productions
• Spelling Entertainment

Distributors

• Lifetime Television

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Company:

Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions

Trivia:

The Paid Our Dues Productions logo featured in the closing credits shows a bartender removing an empty mug from on top of a coaster that has the production company's logo on it. The drinker drops money onto the bar to pay for the drink: a quarter, one dime, two nickels, and two pennies for a total of forty-seven cents.

Quotes:

Mary Elizabeth: I put ketchup covered tampons in the trash.

Great Performances

This show is wonderful! The cast the storylines, they are unseen to my eyes. The direction of the show was well done too, but I'm upset to see that it was cancelled or whatever happened to it. Reneé's issues with men and other people in the Black community was very realistic. They drew upon topics that people are scared to talk about and I admire that. I wish people could be that open about race relations and the systematic injustices that still exist for ALL minorities. With this show, it's not just a Black/White issue. Other ethnic groups are affected as well. Beyond that, the comparison of one era of racial tension to another is superb. Many think that just because some laws are changed and it's an openly integrated society that all is well. This show proves correctly that discrepancies still exist whether people are aware of it or not. Shows like this do not often succeed, because no one wants to be told what's still wrong with society when it comes to race relations. Kudos to the cast and the crew for this excellent show.