"Once and Again" (1999)TV series 1999-2002

Creators:

Marshall Herskovitz
Edward Zwick
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

21 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Romance

Plot:

A divorced father and a soon-to-be divorced mother meet and begin a romantic courtship which is always complicated by their respective children and their own life problems.

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Single Mother | Interracial Relationship | Bisexual | Dating

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 28 nominations

Cast

Sela Ward	...	Lily Manning (63 episodes, 1999-2002)
Bill Campbell	...	Rick Sammler (63 episodes, 1999-2002)
Julia Whelan	...	Grace Manning (59 episodes, 1999-2002)
Meredith Deane	...	Zoe Manning (59 episodes, 1999-2002)
Marin Hinkle	...	Judy Brooks (57 episodes, 1999-2002)
Shane West	...	Eli Sammler (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Evan Rachel Wood	...	Jessie Sammler (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Susanna Thompson	...	Karen Sammler (48 episodes, 1999-2002)
Jeffrey Nordling	...	Jake Manning (47 episodes, 1999-2002)
Todd Field	...	David Cassilli (27 episodes, 1999-2001)

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Series Directed by
Dan Lerner		(16 episodes, 1999-2002)
Marshall Herskovitz		(3 episodes, 1999-2001)
Claudia Weill		(3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Edward Zwick		(3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Michael Engler		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Peter Horton		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Barnet Kellman		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kenneth D. Collins		(2 episodes, 2001)
James Eckhouse		(2 episodes, 2001)
Robert Allan Black		(1 episode, 1999)
Todd Field		(1 episode, 1999)
Scott Winant		(1 episode, 1999)
Robert Berlinger		(1 episode, 2001)
Susan Kramer		(1 episode, 2001)
Elodie Keene		(1 episode, 2002)
Eric Stoltz		(1 episode, 2002)
Arvin Brown		(unknown episodes)
James Kramer		(unknown episodes)
Robert Lieberman		(unknown episodes)
Mark Piznarski		(unknown episodes)
Arlene Sanford		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Alexa Junge		(3 episodes, 1999-2001)
Winnie Holzman		(2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Marshall Herskovitz		(1 episode, 2000)
Edward Zwick		(1 episode, 2000)
Joseph Dougherty		(unknown episodes)
Maggie Friedman		(unknown episodes)
Liberty Godshall		(unknown episodes)
Pamela Gray		(unknown episodes)
James Grissom		(unknown episodes)
Curt Johnson		(unknown episodes)
Richard Kramer		(unknown episodes)
Donald Margulies		(unknown episodes)
Jan Oxenberg		(unknown episodes)
Daniel Paige		(unknown episodes)
Sue Paige		(unknown episodes)
David Schulner		(unknown episodes)
Lynn Siefert		(unknown episodes)
Michael Weller		(unknown episodes)
Emily Whitesell		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Maggie Friedman	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Liberty Godshall	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Marshall Herskovitz	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Winnie Holzman	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Shana Fischer Huber	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Christine Larson	....	coordinating producer (unknown episodes)
Dan Lerner	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Debra Lovatelli	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Jan Oxenberg	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Daniel Paige	....	co-executive producer / producer (unknown episodes)
Sue Paige	....	co-executive producer / producer (unknown episodes)
Peter Schindler	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Richard Solomon	....	consulting producer (unknown episodes)
Edward Zwick	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Joey Newman		(19 episodes, 2001-2002)
W.G. Snuffy Walden		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Charlie Lieberman		(unknown episodes)
Michael D. O'Shea		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
David Dworetzky		(unknown episodes)
Paul Karasick		(unknown episodes)
Jim Page		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Amy Lippens		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Stefania Cella		(1 episode, 1999)
Laurence Bennett		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Jeremy Cassells		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Kathy Orlando		(1 episode, 1999)
Caitlin Blue		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Kathryn Morrison		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Lori Madrigal	....	makeup department head (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Wendi Lynn Allison	....	second makeup artist (19 episodes, 2001-2002)
Carl Bailey	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Lisa Buono	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Peter Montagna	....	makeup department head (unknown episodes)
Solina Tabrizi	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Robert D. Simon	....	production manager (1 episode, 1999)
Shana Fischer Huber	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Christine Larson	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Velvet Andrews-Smith	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes, 2001)
Lori Ashfield	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes, 2001)
Kenneth D. Collins	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Stephen D'Amato Jr.	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Martha M. Elcan	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Philip Elins	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Rusty Mahmood	....	key second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Laura Nisbet	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Joth Riggs	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Jill Southern	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Cecilia Sweatman	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Jeanne Bueche	....	art department coordinator (63 episodes, 1999-2002)
Scott Nifong	....	assistant property master (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Chris Brewster	....	set dresser (6 episodes, 2002)
Eric J. Bates	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Don 'Tex' Clark	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Beth Emerson	....	set dressing shopper (unknown episodes)
Bart C. Hubenthal	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Brian Jewell	....	set designer (unknown episodes)
Bruce C. Knight II	....	assistant property master (unknown episodes)
Thomas D. Krausz	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Marc Meisels	....	lead man (unknown episodes)
Steve Morey	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes)
John Naehrlich	....	lead man (unknown episodes)
Tom Talley	....	location foreman (unknown episodes)
Jeffry C. Voorhees	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Skip Adams	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Kami Asgar	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Kelly Cabral	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Carlos Delarios	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Robert Edmondson	....	sound re-recorist mixer (unknown episodes)
Joel Fein	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Joseph Geisinger	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Jonathan Golodner	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Bill Kaplan	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
David Kirschner	....	production sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Sherry Klein	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Ken Kobett	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Peggy McAffee	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Marla McGuire	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Robert Nichols II	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Erin Oakley	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Craig T. Rosevear	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Matt Temple	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Tim Tuchrello	....	assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Eric Coon	....	prop maker (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Sean Mullen	....	digital artist: high definition main title rebuild: Encore (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Mary Albee	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Alex Madison	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Michael J. Sarna	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Rick Senteno	....	assistant chief lighting technician (21 episodes, 1999-2000)
Doug Huete	....	electrician (13 episodes, 2001-2002)
Danny Barfield	....	key best boy grip (unknown episodes)
Michael Fuhr	....	film loader (unknown episodes)
Michael Genne	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Mike Gentile	....	film loader (unknown episodes)
John Hatchitt	....	key grip (unknown episodes)
Neil Holcomb	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Dan Kneece	....	steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Rick Lawrence	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Greg Lopez	....	lamp operator (unknown episodes)
David Maddux	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Scott Medcalf	....	lamp operator (unknown episodes)
Andrew Parke	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Thomas J. Ruffner	....	dolly grip (unknown episodes)
Nick Shuster	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (unknown episodes)
David St. Onge	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Michael Hothorn	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)
Alisa Kasmer	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)
Lizzie Scheck	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tina Ficaro	....	costume supervisor (63 episodes, 1999-2002)
Bridgitte Ferry	....	key set costumer (14 episodes, 1999-2000)
Eva Fagen	....	cutter/fitter (unknown episodes)
Christina Gabriel IV	....	costumer (unknown episodes)
Leslie Herman	....	set costumer (unknown episodes)
Cleo Mannell	....	set costumer (unknown episodes)
Silvia Raiano	....	costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Michael Levy	....	colorist (63 episodes, 1999-2002)
Michelle Sabrina Wong	....	post-production coordinator (9 episodes, 2000)
Jack Paulson	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Pulver	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Ron Rosen	....	supervising editor (unknown episodes)
Anthony Scott	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Michael Mason	....	music production coordinator (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Stuart Goetz	....	music editor (unknown episodes)
Troy Hardy	....	music editor (unknown episodes)
Avi Kipper	....	music scoring mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Bobby Jo Cawley	....	driver (unknown episodes)
Robert Dulys	....	driver (unknown episodes)
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (unknown episodes)
Maxwell R. Johnson II	....	transportation captain (unknown episodes)
Malcolm Mazer	....	driver / transportation captain (unknown episodes)
Fred Moshier	....	driver (unknown episodes)
Greg Van Dyke	....	transportation coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Thomas D. Jennings	....	payroll accountant (63 episodes, 1999-2002)
Kristen Jordan	....	second assistant accountant (21 episodes, 1999-2000)
Adell Aldrich	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Randy Braverman	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Karen Golden	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
David 'Cajun' Guilbeau	....	craft service (unknown episodes)
Josh Gummersall	....	assistant: Marshall Herskovitz (unknown episodes)
Shannon Herlihy	....	assistant to writer (unknown episodes)
Cathryn Humphris	....	assistant to writer / production assistant (unknown episodes)
Eddee Kolos	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Graham Larson	....	assistant: Edward Zwick / assistant: Marshall Herskovitz (unknown episodes)
Hector Leal	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Karin Lewicki	....	assistant to co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Trent Othick	....	assistant to director (unknown episodes)
Heather Parker	....	assistant to producers (unknown episodes)
Jeff 'Doc' Porter	....	production medic (unknown episodes)
Judy Race	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey T. Spellman	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Giancarlo Spolidoro	....	assistant to supervising producer / production assistant (unknown episodes)
Susan Eileen Stewart	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Laurence Sullivan	....	assistant to co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Fred Toye	....	title designer (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Susan Murphy	....	acknowledgment (1 episode, 2000)

Production Companies

• Bedford Falls Productions
• Touchstone Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1999) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• ABC1 (2004-) (UK) (TV)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Television
• TV1

Other Companies

• Executive Assurance  security
• Bill Dance Casting  extras casting
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Encore Video  electronic assembly
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Rex Post  additional adr recorded at
• Sony Pictures Studios  post-production sound services

Runtime:

60 min (63 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bedford Falls Productions

Trivia:

The character 'Rick Sammler' was ranked #36 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" (20 June 2004 issue).

Quotes:

Grace Manning: Sometimes I wonder why I ever hope for anything.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Marshall Herskovitz (2007) (V)

My Favorite Show Of All Time

"Once and Again" is an absolute treasure of a show. I could not be more amazed at the incredible acting from every member of the talented cast, the stellar writing,and the perfect pacing. This show was criminally ignored at the Emmys and that is a shame because I believe that this is easily the best family drama of all time, if not the best drama series of all time. It is certainly my favorite show of all time. Every single actor gave consistently brilliant performances week after week, with the standouts being Susanna Thompson, a totally underrated actress, and the lovely Evan Rachel Wood, who has more talent in her left pinky finger than Hillary Duff has at all. I miss this show, but I will always treasure the three amazing seasons we had of it!