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| Greg Berlanti | .... | executive producer (23 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Melissa Kellner Berman | .... | producer / co-producer (23 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Matthew Gross | .... | executive producer (23 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Arturs Rusis | .... | co-producer (23 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Bryan Singer | .... | executive producer (23 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Craig Wright | .... | executive producer (23 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Yahlin Chang | .... | co-executive producer / supervising producer (22 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Kelly Van Horn | .... | producer / line producer (22 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Bill Chais | .... | supervising producer (13 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Jon Harmon Feldman | .... | executive producer (13 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Peter Krause | .... | producer (13 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Paul Redford | .... | co-executive producer (13 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Peter Elkoff | .... | supervising producer (10 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Christopher Landon | .... | consulting producer (10 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Tad Quill | .... | consulting producer (10 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Josh Reims | .... | executive producer (10 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Daniel Cerone | .... | executive producer (10 episodes, 2007) |
| Emily Whitesell | .... | consulting producer (9 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Nancy Won | .... | consulting producer (6 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Shana Fischer Huber | .... | co-producer (4 episodes, 2007) |
| Diane Ruggiero | .... | consulting producer (3 episodes, 2007) |
| Jill Soloway | .... | consulting producer (2 episodes, 2007-2009) |
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| Rick Johnson | .... | first assistant director (13 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Peter Merwin | .... | second assistant director (11 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Sarah Pryzibilla | .... | second assistant director (10 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Richard Denault | .... | first assistant director (9 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Dan Lazarovits | .... | second second assistant director (9 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Emily Hogan | .... | additional second assistant director / dga trainee (7 episodes, 2007) |
| Carla Graichen | .... | additional second assistant director (5 episodes, 2007) |
| Mark Lyon | .... | first assistant director (3 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Courtney Franklin | .... | second assistant director (2 episodes, 2008) |
| Melinda Johnson | .... | assistant director / second second assistant director (2 episodes, 2008) |
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| Michael Courville | .... | property master (22 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Keith Giller | .... | set dresser / set dresser: production staff credit (22 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Bruce E. Kasson | .... | set dresser / set dresser: production staff credit (22 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Eric Reichardt | .... | lead scenic (22 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Glenn H. Roberts | .... | on-set dresser / on-set dresser: production staff credit (22 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Matthew Murphy | .... | set dresser / set dresser: production staff credit (21 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Darrin Sullivan | .... | leadman / leadman: production staff credit (21 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Michael Keith Aleshire-Rezendez | .... | buyer / set dresser / ... (17 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Louise Dorton | .... | set designer / set designer: production staff credit (14 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Brendon Crigler | .... | set dresser (13 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Marissa Zajack | .... | art department coordinator / graphic designer (13 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Laura Voglesong | .... | art production assistant (12 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Ross A. Parker | .... | set dresser (12 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Drew Pierce | .... | scenic painter (12 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Daron Smith | .... | general foreman / general foreman: production staff credit (12 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Laura Evans | .... | set decoration buyer / set decorating buyer (11 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Eddie Acuña | .... | labor foreman (11 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Chris Forster | .... | construction coordinator / construction coordinator: production staff credit (11 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Genevieve Voglesong | .... | set decorating pa / set decorating pa: production staff credit (11 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Michael Leblovic | .... | painter (10 episodes, 2007) |
| Lauren Slatten Day | .... | art department coordinator (10 episodes, 2007) |
| Leslie A. Tokunaga | .... | construction buyer (10 episodes, 2007) |
| Wendy Jerde | .... | scenic painter gang boss (9 episodes, 2007) |
| Douglas Womack | .... | construction coordinator (9 episodes, 2007) |
| Joshua Cheek | .... | assistant property master (7 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Sharon Speller | .... | decorator painter (6 episodes, 2007) |
| Jim Falkenstein | .... | assistant property master (3 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Ty Jones Jr. | .... | set dresser (3 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Gina B. Cranham | .... | set designer (2 episodes, 2007) |
| Lisa Goldsmith | .... | buyer (2 episodes, 2007) |
| J.B. Zawacki | .... | stage foreman (2 episodes, 2008) |
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| Pete Elia | .... | re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer (23 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Kurt Kassulke | .... | re-recording mixer (23 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Richard Lightstone | .... | production sound mixer (22 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Marla McGuire | .... | supervising sound editor (20 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Mark Lanza | .... | sound effects editor / sound editor (17 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| David S. DiPietro | .... | sound recordist / adr mixer (15 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Damon P. Harris | .... | sound utility / sound utility: production staff credit (14 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Gabriel Cubos | .... | boom operator (13 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Noel Vought | .... | foley artist (12 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Jeff Erdmann | .... | boom operator (10 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Stacey Michaels | .... | foley mixer (9 episodes, 2007) |
| Philip A. Schwartz | .... | second boom operator: second unit (7 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Jeremy Balko | .... | adr mixer (7 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Shelik Fernandez | .... | assistant sound editor (5 episodes, 2007) |
| Andrew Morgado | .... | adr mixer (4 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Michael Miller | .... | adr mixer (3 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Michael Mullane | .... | supervising sound editor (3 episodes, 2008) |
| T.J. O'Mara | .... | production sound mixer / sound mixer (2 episodes, 2007) |
| Richard Bullock Jr. | .... | boom operator (2 episodes, 2008) |
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| Kent Johnson | .... | visual effects supervisor (22 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Tom Kendall | .... | visual effects producer (17 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Frank Lawas | .... | visual effects I/O supervisor / visual effects i/o supervisor (12 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Tyler Foell | .... | visual effects producer (12 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Ragui Hanna | .... | digital compositor (11 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Ahren Thomas | .... | digital compositor (11 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Christopher D. Martin | .... | digital compositor (7 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Meliza Fermin | .... | compositor (6 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Reid Paul | .... | visual effects producer / visual effects producer: Stargate Digital (6 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Sean Ware | .... | visual effects camera operator / visual effects cinematographer (6 episodes, 2007) |
| Megan Omi | .... | digital compositor (5 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Diego Galtieri | .... | digital compositor (4 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| J. David Everhart | .... | visual effects producer (4 episodes, 2007) |
| Doug Spilatro | .... | visual effects (4 episodes, 2008) |
| Alfredo Tognetti | .... | digital compositor / motion graphics designer (3 episodes, 2008) |
| Brian McIntyre | .... | digital compositor (2 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Josh Miyaji | .... | digital compositor (2 episodes, 2007) |
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| Raymond Gonzales | .... | chief lighting technician / best boy electric / ... (23 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Michael Sapienza | .... | grip / grip: production staff credit (23 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Bonnie S. Blake | .... | camera operator (22 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Harry K. Garvin | .... | camera operator / Steadicam operator (22 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Joel Jaspan | .... | key grip (22 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Kelly Price | .... | grip / grip: production staff credit (21 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Greg Wilson | .... | grip / grip: production staff credit (21 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Jedediah Shoemaker | .... | rigging grip / rigging grip: production staff credit (20 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Jaswinder Bedi | .... | camera loader / camera loader: production staff credit (18 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Ian S. Casas | .... | dolly grip: second unit (13 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| James Stiritz | .... | best boy rigging grip / best boy rigging grip: production staff credit (11 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Brian Christie | .... | grip (11 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Michael Garner | .... | key rigging grip (11 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Michael Goldman | .... | rigging grip / best boy rigging grip (11 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Mitch Gulbin | .... | dolly grip (11 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Garrett Benson | .... | first assistant camera / first assistant camera: production staff credit (11 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Tim Guffin | .... | assistant camera (10 episodes, 2007) |
| Andy Sydney | .... | first assistant camera: "b" camera (10 episodes, 2007) |
| John Hankammer | .... | camera operator: second unit / steadicam operator: second unit (10 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Jay Pope | .... | grip (10 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Deron Tse | .... | additional grip / grip / ... (9 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| James Hatridge | .... | lighting technician (9 episodes, 2007) |
| Raman Rao | .... | chief lighting technician (9 episodes, 2007) |
| Jan Ruona | .... | first assistant camera: "a" camera (9 episodes, 2007) |
| Jordan Garretson | .... | key grip: second unit / best boy grip / ... (8 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Jim Leidholdt | .... | dolly grip / dolly grip: production staff credit (8 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Michael Piekutowski | .... | rigging electrician / lighting technician (7 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Ken Woodbury | .... | rigging grip (6 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Christopher Kidder | .... | rigging grip / grip: production staff credit (4 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Noah Bishop | .... | technocrane operator (4 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Russell Ayer | .... | electrician / electrician: production staff credit (3 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Damon Marcellino | .... | set lighting technician / set lighting technician: production staff credit (3 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Sean Piper | .... | best boy grip: second unit (3 episodes, 2007) |
| Alpheus Underhill | .... | grip (3 episodes, 2007) |
| Elisha Christian | .... | grip (2 episodes, 2007) |
| Michael Goi | .... | additional cinematographer (2 episodes, 2007) |
| John Haselbusch | .... | lighting technician / lighting technician: production staff credit (2 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Kelly Krotine | .... | assistant camera / assistant camera: production staff credit (2 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Tyler Ayer | .... | lamp operator: production staff credit (2 episodes, 2008) |
| Peter Enneking | .... | electrician: production staff credit (2 episodes, 2008) |
| Dave Lujan | .... | electrician / electrician: production staff credit (2 episodes, 2009) |
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| Andrew Balek | .... | post-production coordinator (20 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Michael Levy | .... | colorist (12 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Evan J. Warner | .... | post-production assistant / post-production assistant: production staff credit (11 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Amy Flint Catherwood | .... | assistant editor (8 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Geofrey Hildrew | .... | assistant editor (4 episodes, 2007) |
| John Mullin | .... | assistant editor (4 episodes, 2007) |
| Jennifer Harrington | .... | assistant editor (4 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Michelle Tesoro | .... | assistant editor (3 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Philip Malamuth | .... | assistant editor (2 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Nicholas Sousa | .... | assistant editor (2 episodes, 2007-2009) |
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| Al Cerullo | .... | helicopter pilot (23 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Matthew Klipper | .... | production accountant (23 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Kelly Akers | .... | script supervisor (22 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Vanessa Gibson | .... | construction accountant (22 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Gladys Rodriguez | .... | script coordinator / production staff (22 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Jamie Stern | .... | production coordinator (22 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Maureen Dunn | .... | assistant production coordinator / assistant production coordinator: production staff credit / ... (19 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Justin Lillehei | .... | production staff / production assistant (19 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Josh Kuhn | .... | key craft service / key craft service: production staff credit / ... (17 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Jake Coburn | .... | story editor (13 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Brad Bemis | .... | location manager / location manager: production staff credit / ... (12 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Jannie Penvari | .... | set production assistant / set production assistant: production staff credit (12 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Nicole Marostica | .... | publicist (10 episodes, 2007) |
| Carl Ogawa | .... | production associate (10 episodes, 2007) |
| Sallie Patrick | .... | production staff (10 episodes, 2007) |
| Andre Campbell | .... | set production assistant / production staff (9 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Kylie King | .... | key production assistant / production staff (9 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Sarah E. Fahey | .... | assistant: Mr. Feldman (8 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Ricky Wiebe | .... | production assistant (7 episodes, 2007) |
| Rick Baca | .... | payroll accountant / payroll accountant: production staff credit / ... (6 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Susan Crawford | .... | office production assistant (6 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Saray Deiseil | .... | assistant: producer (6 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Corinne Wedlake | .... | office production assistant (6 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Gabrielle Glorious | .... | first assistant accountant / production staff (5 episodes, 2007) |
| Jeremy Martinez | .... | second assistant accountant / production staff (5 episodes, 2007) |
| Kent Matsuoka | .... | location scout (4 episodes, 2008) |
| M. Wilson Burdorff | .... | assistant to producer / production staff (3 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Patrice Harper | .... | production staff (3 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Paul Lindsay | .... | production assistant (3 episodes, 2007) |
| Debbie Pearl | .... | animal trainer / production staff (3 episodes, 2007) |
| Mike Tsucalas | .... | set production assistant (3 episodes, 2007) |
| Ben White | .... | set production assistant (3 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Joey Rivera | .... | craft service (2 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Titus Carson | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| James Gibler | .... | production assistant (2 episodes, 2007) |
| Celine Manier-Huscher | .... | assistant location manager / production staff (2 episodes, 2007) |
| Traci D. Nickerson | .... | set production assistant (2 episodes, 2007) |
| Arek Bagboudarian | .... | set production assistant (2 episodes, 2008) |
| Iwona Kanclerz | .... | script supervisor: second Unit (2 episodes, 2008) |
| Brandice Lawson | .... | set production assistant (2 episodes, 2008) |
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This has become my favorite show on television. It has its own special charm to it. I love the characters in the Darling family. The acting is superb for nearly all of them. Donald Sutherland is incredible as always in the role of Tripp, the tactful businessman. Then you have Glenn Fitzgerald as Brian, the flawed priest; William Baldwin as Patrick, the spineless politician; Samaire Armstrong as Juliet, the spoiled daughter; Seth Gabel as Jeremy, the reluctant playboy; Natalie Zea as Karen, the impetuous harlot; and Jill Clayburgh as Letitia, the spaced-out mother.
The character of Brian is the one I find the most entertaining. He perfectly pulls off being a complete jerk, which makes his contrasting moments of humanity that much more impressive. His relationship with his son brought some of the funniest and most heartfelt moments of the season, which is really saying something considering the strength of the rest of the show. The character of Jeremy is intriguing as well, as he's somewhat of a security blanket for Juliet. Fitzgerald and Gabel show off their acting talents in these roles, but it's Sutherland that steals the show.
The well-acted characters don't stop there, though. Peter Krause nails the role of Nick, the lawyer/babysitter for the family. Will Shadley is adorable as Brian Jr. Blair Underwood adds mystery as the rival billionaire. Daniel Cosgrove gave a memorable performance as Karen's boytoy Freddy. Shawn Michael Patrick adds even more talent as the obedient limo driver. Zoe McLellan is stuck in that middle as Nick's wife Lisa, along with fascinated-by-rich-life daughter Kiki, portrayed by Chloe Moretz.
There are precious few flaws with this show. Leticia, Patrick, Juliet, and Karen can grow tiresome, partly because their characters are sometimes intended to annoy the viewers with their actions. However, the truth is that Clayburgh, Baldwin, Armstrong, and Zea simply don't possess the acting talent of the rest of the cast. I can hate and love Brian at the same time, and I can't say that for the rest of these characters who are supposed to elicit similar feelings.
The only reason I gave it a 9 instead of a 10 is because the latest episodes haven't been quite as good as the early ones. Still, I think that speaks more to the excellence of the show's beginning more than anything else. There's plenty of potential to develop all the characters much further, as you could make a lesser series based on any one of the characters. I don't know what the future holds for this show, but I can only hope that we haven't seen the last of it. If they give this enough of a chance, I think it will be truly great.
I worry, though, because nearly everyone I try to talk to about it hasn't heard of it, and we're going on a few weeks now without a new episode. It seems pretty high-budget as well. I think a little more promotion or patience could save the show. I fear the worst, but I'll breathe a sigh of relief if I see another new episode in the new year.
Please, ABC, keep this show going. If it disappears, it will be sorely missed.