"The Middleman" (2008) TV series 2008-

Creator:

Javier Grillo-Marxuach
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Seasons:

1

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A struggling artist is recruited by a secret agency to fight against evil forces. Based on the graphic novels by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Les McClaine.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Comic | Supernatural Power

Cast

Matt Keeslar	...	The Middleman (12 episodes, 2008)
Natalie Morales	...	Wendy Watson (12 episodes, 2008)
Brit Morgan	...	Lacey Thornfield (12 episodes, 2008)
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Ida (12 episodes, 2008)
Jake Smollett	...	Noser (12 episodes, 2008)
Brendan Hines	...	Tyler Ford (5 episodes, 2008)

Series Directed by
Jeremiah S. Chechik		(4 episodes, 2008)
Michael Zinberg		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Writing credits
Javier Grillo-Marxuach		(12 episodes, 2008)
Les McClaine		(7 episodes, 2008)
Andy Reaser		(2 episodes, 2008)
Jordan Rosenberg		(2 episodes, 2008)
Tracey Stern		(2 episodes, 2008)
Sarah Watson		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Produced by
Javier Grillo-Marxuach	....	executive producer (12 episodes, 2008)
Shane Keller	....	associate producer (12 episodes, 2008)
John Ziffren	....	executive producer (12 episodes, 2008)
Hans Beimler	....	co-executive producer (11 episodes, 2008)
Jeremiah S. Chechik	....	supervising producer (11 episodes, 2008)
Jon Paré	....	producer (11 episodes, 2008)
Sarah Watson	....	co-producer (11 episodes, 2008)
Tracey Stern	....	supervising producer (4 episodes, 2008)

Series Original Music by
Tree Adams		(12 episodes, 2008)

Series Cinematography by
John Newby		(11 episodes, 2008)

Series Film Editing by
Raúl Dávalos		(5 episodes, 2008)
James Renfroe		(4 episodes, 2008)
Mallory Gottlieb		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Casting by
Anya Colloff		(12 episodes, 2008)
Amy McIntyre Britt		(12 episodes, 2008)
Michael V. Nicolo		(12 episodes, 2008)

Series Production Design by
Naomi Slodki		(11 episodes, 2008)

Series Art Direction by
Sachiko Tanaka		(9 episodes, 2008)
Ken Watkins		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Set Decoration by
Judi Giovanni		(11 episodes, 2008)

Series Costume Design by
Danielle Launzel		(11 episodes, 2008)

Series Makeup Department
Kimber Eastwood	....	makeup department head (11 episodes, 2008)
Todd Tucker	....	special effects makeup (10 episodes, 2008)
Danny Goldstein	....	hair department head (4 episodes, 2008)
Ketty Gonzalez	....	hair department head (4 episodes, 2008)
Leslie Lightfoot	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 2008)
Mark Nieman	....	special makeup effects artist / sculptor (3 episodes, 2008)
Steven R. Soussanna	....	hair department head (3 episodes, 2008)

Series Production Management
Keith Patterson	....	post-production supervisor (12 episodes, 2008)
Jon Paré	....	unit production manager (11 episodes, 2008)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Melody Beam	....	second assistant director (12 episodes, 2008)
Lisa Chu	....	second second assistant director (11 episodes, 2008)
Richard W. Abramitis	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 2008)
Derek E. Johansen	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 2008)
Robert Rogers	....	trainee assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Kent Kidman	....	construction foreman (12 episodes, 2008)
Danny Ronay	....	second foreman (12 episodes, 2008)
Gene Bowen	....	general foreman (11 episodes, 2008)
Mary Kay Campbell	....	lead scenic (11 episodes, 2008)
Roberta Chapman	....	painter (11 episodes, 2008)
Joshua Cheek	....	assistant property master (11 episodes, 2008)
Gregory M. Edgar	....	property master (11 episodes, 2008)
Star Fields	....	construction coordinator (11 episodes, 2008)
Paul Ford	....	leadman (11 episodes, 2008)
Colin Kirkpatrick	....	art department coordinator (11 episodes, 2008)
Jon Klein	....	propmaker (11 episodes, 2008)
Fredderick Jackson	....	set painter (10 episodes, 2008)
Chris Withrow	....	set dresser (9 episodes, 2008)
Tyler James Cook	....	set dresser (4 episodes, 2008)
Derrick Hinman	....	buyer (3 episodes, 2008)
Iva Sasheva	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes, 2008)
Shannon Courte	....	assistant art director (unknown episodes)
Doug Currie	....	paint coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist (12 episodes, 2008)
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer (12 episodes, 2008)
John-Thomas Graves	....	sound recordist (12 episodes, 2008)
Mark Friedgen	....	supervising sound editor (11 episodes, 2008)
Rick Hinson	....	sound designer (11 episodes, 2008)
Terry O'Bright	....	sound re-recording mixer (11 episodes, 2008)
Buck Robinson	....	production sound mixer (11 episodes, 2008)
Keith Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer (11 episodes, 2008)
Andrew Morgado	....	adr mixer (9 episodes, 2008)
Mike Anderson	....	utility sound (7 episodes, 2008)
Debbie Pinthus	....	boom operator (7 episodes, 2008)
William Hinson	....	sound effects editor (4 episodes, 2008)
Penny Harold	....	dialogue editor (2 episodes, 2008)
Dale Chaloukian	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Harvey Lowry	....	special effects supervisor (12 episodes, 2008)
Randy Cabral	....	special effects coordinator (10 episodes, 2008)
Danielle Lyn Saunders	....	special effects makeup (2 episodes, 2008)
James Kozier	....	special effects pyrotechnician (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Stephen Lebed	....	visual effects supervisor (11 episodes, 2008)
Casey Yahnke	....	digital compositor: Mechnology Visual Effects / digital compositor: Mechnology VFX (11 episodes, 2008)
Jessica Amzoll	....	digital compositor (7 episodes, 2008)
Erica Jean	....	visual effects editor (5 episodes, 2008)
Derek Zavada	....	visual effects producer (5 episodes, 2008)
Julie Leibovitz	....	visual effects producer (4 episodes, 2008)
Mauricio Monroy	....	visual effects artist (4 episodes, 2008)
David Fred Masselink	....	digital compositor (2 episodes, 2008)
Roberto Biagi	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes, 2008)
Caleb Wagner	....	visual effects (unknown episodes, 2008)
Tara Conley	....	visual effects producer (unknown episodes)
Bob White	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunt coordinator (11 episodes, 2008)
Kelly Bellini	....	stunt double (8 episodes, 2008)
David Kilde	....	stunt double: Matt Keeslar (6 episodes, 2008)
Jeffrey G. Barnett	....	stunts (5 episodes, 2008)
Linda Jewell	....	stunts (4 episodes, 2008)
Michael H. Barnett	....	stunts (3 episodes, 2008)
Mark Rayner	....	stunt rigger (2 episodes, 2008)
Robert Alonzo	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes, 2008)
Kevin Derr	....	stunts (unknown episodes, 2008)
Zack Duhame	....	stunts (unknown episodes, 2008)
Guy Bews	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Allen D. Easton	....	camera operator / camera operator: "a" camera (12 episodes, 2008)
Nicholas Tredway	....	grip (12 episodes, 2008)
Ben Beaird	....	key grip (11 episodes, 2008)
Sean Mennie	....	second assistant camera (11 episodes, 2008)
Keith Roverud	....	gaffer (11 episodes, 2008)
Kelly Beaird	....	grip (9 episodes, 2008)
Michael Gfelner	....	camera operator (9 episodes, 2008)
Maxwell Thorpe	....	grip (5 episodes, 2008)
James Schlittenhart	....	camera utility (4 episodes, 2008)
Kirk Bartolata	....	grip (3 episodes, 2008)
Jason Blount	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2008)
Chris Cotterman	....	grip (unknown episodes, 2008)

Series Casting Department
Stuart Aikins	....	casting: Canada (1 episode, 2008)
Sean Cossey	....	casting: Canada (1 episode, 2008)
J.J. Ogilvy	....	casting assistant (1 episode, 2008)
Elizabeth Boykewich	....	casting executive (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
April Krueger	....	set costumer (11 episodes, 2008)
Perri Kimono	....	costume supervisor (7 episodes, 2008)
Rochelle Best	....	costume supervisor (4 episodes, 2008)

Series Editorial Department
Heydar Adel	....	on-line editor (12 episodes, 2008)
Keith Ponschock	....	colorist: dailies (12 episodes, 2008)
Ken Van Deest	....	final colorist (10 episodes, 2008)
Albert Coleman	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 2008)
Susan Godfrey	....	assistant editor (5 episodes, 2008)

Series Music Department
Allison Wright Clark	....	music supervisor / musical director (12 episodes, 2008)
Jessica Harrison	....	music editor (12 episodes, 2008)
Peymon Maskan	....	co-music supervisor / music supervisor (12 episodes, 2008)
Jake Staley	....	composer: additional music / musician: drums / ... (12 episodes, 2008)
Tree Adams	....	composer: theme music (11 episodes, 2008)

Series Transportation Department
Tim Farrands	....	driver (11 episodes, 2008)
Malcolm Mazer	....	transportation coordinator (9 episodes, 2008)
Neil Chisholm	....	driver (2 episodes, 2008)
Richard Cavazzi	....	driver: cast (unknown episodes)
Doug McCord	....	transportation captain (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr voice director (12 episodes, 2008)
David Park	....	key assistant location manager (12 episodes, 2008)
Joey Rivera	....	craft service (12 episodes, 2008)
Nancy Solomon	....	script supervisor (12 episodes, 2008)
Melanie E. Gonzalez	....	production coordinator (11 episodes, 2008)
April Prosser	....	production staff / assistant to producers (11 episodes, 2008)
Andy Reaser	....	story editor (11 episodes, 2008)
Brendan Ryan	....	production staff / production secretary (11 episodes, 2008)
Harold Vaz	....	production assistant / production staff (11 episodes, 2008)
Brett Born	....	production controller (10 episodes, 2008)
Briana Burke	....	location manager (10 episodes, 2008)
Jennifer Herman	....	set production assistant (10 episodes, 2008)
Mason LeCompte	....	executive assistant / production assistant / ... (9 episodes, 2008)
Joel Meyer	....	assistant to executive producer / production staff (9 episodes, 2008)
Susan Ciari	....	production staff / production accountant (8 episodes, 2008)
Margaret Dunlap	....	writing assistant (8 episodes, 2008)
Zack Krone	....	assistant coordinator / production staff (8 episodes, 2008)
Jeff McKibben	....	script coordinator / production staff (8 episodes, 2008)
Neil Levin	....	production staff / production assistant (6 episodes, 2008)
Ben White	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 2008)
Christina Mar	....	production staff (5 episodes, 2008)
Heidi Tieben	....	production staff / production assistant (5 episodes, 2008)
Jason Brown	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 2008)
George Mims	....	stand-in (4 episodes, 2008)
Jacque Paré	....	production staff (4 episodes, 2008)
Stephenie Galvan	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2008)
Victoria Rickham	....	production staff (2 episodes, 2008)
Ben Sensabaugh	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2008)
Gina Vreeland	....	assistant location manager (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Thanks
Neil Levin	....	dedicated to the memory of (1 episode, 2008)

Production Companies

• ABC Family

Distributors

• ABC Family (2008) (USA) (TV)
• Shout! Factory (2009) (USA) (DVD) (complete series)

Special Effects

• Drac Studios

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Encore Hollywood  post-production facilities
• LCW Props  set equipment
• Level 3 Post  post-production facilities
• Mosquito Productions  script clearance
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Sonic Magic  adr recording
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Todd-AO Studios  sound post-production (as Todd-AO Burbank)
• Zoic Studios  visual effects

Runtime:

USA:43 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

ABC Family

Short but sweet

If there is one thing that makes me want to kick a cat it's when I find out a TV show that I've fallen in love with has been cancelled in its first year. Lucky for me and the cat I don't own any pets. Animal cruelty aside, it is very frustrating when a TV network cuts short something as wonderfully odd and brilliant as The Middleman.

Based on the graphic novels by Javier Grillo-Marxuach it's the story of Wendy Watson, played by Natalie Morales, a young attractive artist who finds herself working for The Middleman (Matt Keeslar) a square-jawed all-American hero who saves the world on a daily basis from supernatural forces while not even uttering a curse word.

Taking in elements of Men in Black, The X-Files and a host of other past sci-fi classics, it manages to be a light-hearted entertaining comedy drama. While clearly a low budget show – most of the set pieces are played off camera; it rarely feels cheap and if anything, that's part of the joke.

There is great re-watch value too, with each episode filled with in-jokes, nods to other sci-fi references and the obligatory Wilhelm scream. In the current climate of TV channels that are filled with near identical crime or medical dramas with Brits playing Americans, spending most of their 43 minutes sarcastically mouthing off to a group of near identical supporting cast members, it seems crazy to let something as original as The Middleman join the likes of Firefly, Wonderfalls, Odyssey 5 and American Gothic as one season gems. We should however at least be grateful for the few fine episodes made.