"Joan of Arcadia" (2003) TV series 2003-2005

Creator:

Barbara Hall
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

25 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy

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...

Plot Keywords:

Assignment | Friendship | Nerd | Depiction Of God | Brother Sister Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

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)

Series Directed by
James Hayman		(8 episodes, 2003-2005)
Kevin Dowling		(6 episodes, 2003-2005)
Steve Gomer		(5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Martha Mitchell		(3 episodes, 2003-2005)
Rob Morrow		(3 episodes, 2004)
Elodie Keene		(2 episodes, 2004)
Gloria Muzio		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Barbara Hall		(45 episodes, 2003-2005)
David Grae		(5 episodes, 2004-2005)
Stephen Nathan		(4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Tom Garrigus		(3 episodes, 2003-2005)
Joy Gregory		(3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Hart Hanson		(3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Randy Anderson		(2 episodes, 2003)
Lindsay Sturman		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Marc Flanagan		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Drew Matich	....	co-producer / producer (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
Stephen Nathan	....	executive producer / consulting producer (32 episodes, 2004-2005)
Barbara Hall	....	executive producer (23 episodes, 2003-2004)
James Hayman	....	executive producer / producer (23 episodes, 2003-2004)
Peter Schindler	....	co-executive producer (23 episodes, 2003-2004)
Sandra Nebel	....	associate producer (22 episodes, 2004-2005)
Tom Garrigus	....	producer / supervising producer (21 episodes, 2003-2004)
Hart Hanson	....	consulting producer (7 episodes, 2003-2004)
Randy Anderson	....	co-executive producer (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Herb Adelman	....	co-producer (4 episodes, 2004)
Joy Gregory	....	co-producer (4 episodes, 2004)
Ellen Herman	....	consulting producer (4 episodes, 2004)

Series Original Music by
Jonathan Grossman		(45 episodes, 2003-2005)

Series Cinematography by
Charlie Lieberman		(20 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Film Editing by
Nina Gilberti		(16 episodes, 2003-2005)
Daniel A. Valverde		(14 episodes, 2003-2005)
Tracy Curtis		(8 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Casting by
Chuck McCollum		(22 episodes, 2003-2004)
Vicki Rosenberg		(20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Alexis Frank Koczara		(19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Christine Smith Shevchenko		(5 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Production Design by
Bill Eigenbrodt		(20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Daniel A. Lomino		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Gary Myers		(35 episodes, 2003-2005)
Stephen Runningen		(9 episodes, 2004)

Series Set Decoration by
Martin Price		(15 episodes, 2003-2004)
Timothy Oakley		(9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Sharon Viljoen		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Christine Peters		(20 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Makeup Department
Wendi Lynn Allison	....	key makeup artist (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
Carl Bailey	....	key hair stylist (40 episodes, 2003-2005)
Lori Madrigal	....	makeup department head / key makeup artist (25 episodes, 2003-2004)
Bernard Gough	....	key hair stylist (8 episodes, 2003-2004)
R.J. McCasland	....	tattoo/prosthetic makeup designer (unknown episodes)
Yesim 'Shimmy' Osman	....	additional hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Cynthia Stegner	....	post-production executive (36 episodes, 2003-2005)
Herb Adelman	....	unit production manager (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Sandra Nebel	....	post-production supervisor (8 episodes, 2004)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Velvet Andrews-Smith	....	second assistant director (22 episodes, 2003-2005)
W. Thomas Snyder	....	first assistant director (14 episodes, 2003-2004)
Laura Nisbet	....	first assistant director (10 episodes, 2003-2004)
Joseph Payton	....	dga trainee (6 episodes, 2004)
Anne Berger	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 2003)
Mara Lee	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 2004)
Ellen Rosentreter	....	day player second assistant director (2 episodes, 2005)
Mindee Clem	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes, 2004)
Kea Watson	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes, 2004)
Nick Candy	....	dga trainee day player (unknown episodes)
Merry Chen	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Stephen D'Amato Jr.	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Yor-El Francis	....	day player DGA trainee (unknown episodes)
Marla Hudnall	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Joann Matsuo	....	DGA trainee day player (unknown episodes)
Pamela Monroe	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Jenny Nolan	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Krista Reymann	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Chani Siegel	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Tim Castagnola	....	labor foreman (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
Chris Kubin	....	general foreman (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
David A. Weinman	....	construction coordinator (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jason Wolf	....	assistant property master (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
Timothy Sheehan	....	on-set dresser (37 episodes, 2003-2005)
Amber Haley	....	set buyer (23 episodes, 2003-2004)
Katherine LeBlond	....	set decoration buyer (23 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jacob P. Rodriguez	....	laborer (22 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jeanne Bueche	....	assistant property master (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
David Touster	....	property master (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Emily A. Wilson	....	art department coordinator (12 episodes, 2004-2005)
Joel Ruiz	....	set dresser (3 episodes, 2004)
Katie Gonzalez	....	props (unknown episodes)
Christopher Isenegger	....	artist (unknown episodes)
Holiday Landa	....	art coordinator (unknown episodes)
Michael Marcus	....	lead graphic artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Samuel C. Crutcher	....	dialogue editor (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
Takako Ishikawa	....	sound effects editor (23 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jon Wakeham	....	supervising sound editor (12 episodes, 2004-2005)
Joseph Geisinger	....	production sound mixer (11 episodes, 2003-2004)
Deb Adair	....	sound re-recording mixer (10 episodes, 2004)
Carlos Delarios	....	sound re-recording mixer (10 episodes, 2004)
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
David Diamond	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
David C. Eichhorn	....	sound / supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Robert L. Harman	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Maury Harris	....	production sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Robert Nichols II	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Erin Oakley	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Mortesa Rezvani	....	second sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Susumu Tokunow	....	production sound mixer (unknown episodes)
David Weisberg	....	adr artist (unknown episodes)
Anna D. Wilborn	....	assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Edward T. Reiff Jr.	....	special effects (8 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Visual Effects by
Chris Pechin	....	storyboard artist / visual consultant (9 episodes, 2003-2005)
Henrik Fett	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes, 2004)
Adam Avitabile	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Chad Buehler	....	digital compositor: LOOK! Effects, Inc. (unknown episodes)
Christopher Ivins	....	digital compositor: LOOK! Effects, Inc. (unknown episodes)
Danny S. Kim	....	creative director (unknown episodes)
Tefft Smith	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Catherine Petra Villalobos	....	stunt performer (18 episodes, 2003-2004)
Mark Stefanich	....	stunts (2 episodes, 2003)
Marc Schaffer	....	stunt double (2 episodes, 2004)
Karin Silvestri	....	stunt double: Amber Tamblyn / stunt double (2 episodes, 2005)
Wendi Bromley	....	stunt double: Constance Zimmer (unknown episodes)
Brennan Dyson	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Tom Elliott	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Nicola C. Hindshaw	....	stunt double: Amber Tamblyn (unknown episodes)
Kevin L. Jackson	....	stunt rigger (unknown episodes)
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Heidi Pascoe	....	stunt double: Amber Tamblyn & Sprague Grayden (unknown episodes)
Christie Sanders	....	stunt double: Hilary Duff (unknown episodes)
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Trace Schneider	....	electrician (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jon Zarkos	....	assistant camera (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
Paul V. Perkins	....	dolly grip (44 episodes, 2003-2005)
Bruce Sharp	....	best boy electric (23 episodes, 2003-2004)
David J. White II	....	first camera assistant (18 episodes, 2003-2004)
John Hatchitt	....	key grip / first company grip (8 episodes, 2003-2004)
Sam Griffin	....	electrician (8 episodes, 2005)
David Chameides	....	steadicam operator (7 episodes, 2004)
Jeff Levy	....	chief lighting technician (7 episodes, 2004)
Brian W. Nordheim	....	Steadicam operator (7 episodes, 2004)
Darcy Spires	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 2004)
Pete Escobar	....	grip (3 episodes, 2005)
John S. Campbell	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Paolo Cascio	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
James Chressanthis	....	director of photography: additional photography (unknown episodes)
Gregory Cohen	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Stephan Dalyai	....	chief lighting technician (unknown episodes)
Jerome Fauci	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Samuel Buddy Fries	....	additional camera operator (unknown episodes)
Randy Greer	....	aerial cinematographer (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Maroun	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Jamie Maxtone-Graham	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Spencer McDonald	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Frédéric North	....	pilot: camera helicopter (unknown episodes)
Thomas J. Ruffner	....	dolly grip (unknown episodes)
Matthew J. Siegel	....	camera operator / unit director of photography (unknown episodes)
Jay W. Yowler	....	chief lighting technician (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Erin Toner	....	casting assistant (1 episode, 2003)
Alexis Frank Koczara	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)
Chuck McCollum	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)
Karen P. Morris	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alyson MacInnis	....	key costumer (20 episodes, 2004-2005)
David Swope	....	costume supervisor (15 episodes, 2003-2004)
Gloria Fonseca	....	set costumer (unknown episodes)
Mary Iannelli	....	costumer (unknown episodes)
Shelli Nishino	....	costumer (unknown episodes)
Brenda M. Ware	....	key costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Rick Dalby	....	final colorist (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
Brian Sherwin	....	post-production assistant / post-production coordinator (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
Janet Gratz	....	assistant editor (22 episodes, 2003-2005)
Matthew R. Laudermilk	....	post-production assistant (22 episodes, 2004-2005)
Ken Woodburn	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Joe Rockom	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Jeff Lingle	....	music editor (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
John McCullough	....	music supervisor (10 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Transportation Department
Greg Van Dyke	....	transportation coordinator (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jack Jay Reece	....	driver (8 episodes, 2003-2004)
Scott Howard	....	transportation (4 episodes, 2004)
Shawn Coulter	....	driver (unknown episodes)
George A. Miki	....	driver (unknown episodes)
Kathryn Moll	....	driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Pam Des Vigne	....	payroll accountant (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
Andy House	....	production executive (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
Carey Goldstein	....	stand-in (32 episodes, 2004-2005)
Catherine Petra Villalobos	....	production assistant (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Crystal Taylor	....	script coordinator (23 episodes, 2003-2004)
Eddy Vallante	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 2004-2005)
Joy Gregory	....	executive story editor (17 episodes, 2003-2004)
Susan Ellis	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Marta Goldstein	....	script supervisor (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Gordon K.K. Loi	....	production accountant (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jeffrey T. Spellman	....	location manager (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Ken Thompson	....	assistant: Barbara Hall (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Serena Baker	....	location scout (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Matthew Donlan	....	assistant: Stephen Nathan (12 episodes, 2004)
Paul Conti	....	computer screen graphics (10 episodes, 2003)
Jon Barlow	....	assistant: James Hayman (8 episodes, 2003-2004)
Gavin James	....	assistant: Peter Schindler (8 episodes, 2004)
David Grae	....	story editor (4 episodes, 2004)
David Halver	....	location assistant (3 episodes, 2004)
Myke Mansberger	....	studio services manager (3 episodes, 2004)
Annette Mathews	....	assistant: Peter Schindler (3 episodes, 2004)
Gary Rieck	....	script coordinator (3 episodes, 2004)
Julie Ross	....	assistant: James Hayman (3 episodes, 2004)
Larry Sullivan	....	assistant: Peter Schindler (2 episodes, 2003)
Selma Al-Faqih	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Emily Bracken	....	assistant to writer (unknown episodes)
Gaye Ann Bruno	....	photo publicity (unknown episodes)
Bob Corff	....	voice teacher (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Davidson	....	publicist (unknown episodes)
T.J. Healy II	....	location manager: Delaware (unknown episodes)
Dan Helias	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Daniel Helias	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jean Hodges	....	food stylist (unknown episodes)
Lara Marcelonis	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jeremy Martin	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Lucas Moore	....	studio teacher (unknown episodes)
George Phillip Gutierrez	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Rosa-Lee Pierce	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Jeff 'Doc' Porter	....	production medic (unknown episodes)
Kitty Rourke	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Matthew Steinberg	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Maureen Tenenbaum	....	script supervisor: second unit (unknown episodes)
John Trujillo	....	layout board (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Barbara Hall Productions
• CBS Productions
• Sony Pictures Television (in association with)

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2003-2005) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006-) (USA) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Television (2003-) (non-USA) (TV)
• Canadian Television (CTV) (2003-) (Canada) (TV)
• Flextech Television Limited (2004-) (UK) (TV)
• LivingTV (2004-) (UK) (TV)
• AXN (2009) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005-2006) (USA) (DVD)
• ProSieben Television (2004-2005) (Germany) (TV) (season 1)
• RTL Entertainment (2005-200?) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL4)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (reruns) (RTL8)
• RTL Klub Televízió (2006-2007) (Hungary) (TV)
• VT4 (200?-200?) (Belgium) (TV)

Special Effects

• LOOK! Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• Khaos Digital  video playback services
• Modern VideoFilm  post-production video services
• Montgomery & Co. Creative  main title design
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Sony Post Production Facilities  sound editing
• i24P  dailies processing (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:60 min (including commercials) | 45 min (45 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:13 | USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

1816 1/2 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Barbara Hall Productions

Trivia:

Although Chris Marquette (Adam Rove) and Becky Wahlstrom (Grace Polk) did not become regular cast members until the second season, they both appeared in every episode of the series except for the first.

Quotes:

Joan:You think they
[the cheerleaders]
Joan:know?
Luke:What? That Mom turned in their alpha dog? Probably.
Joan:They're going to eat me alive.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

One of Us

Quality=Doomed

I discovered this show, just this last week. My 9 year old daughter had watched once or twice before and seemed to really enjoy it. I make it a point to watch what my children watch, to see if it's acceptable viewing. Surprise! Great Show!

Without going over all the obvious details, I'll say this: Take the time for "Family Viewing" and have a look at this charming CBS Friday night show.

9 out of 10 on my scale.

2005 UPDATE....

Yup, the goons at CBS have pulled the plug. What a shame. Quality DOES equal probable cancellation, I guess.....