Being Erica (2009– )

"Therapist" Dr. Tom - who is constantly spouting famous and not so famous historical quotes - is Erica Strange's savior and worst enemy. Erica, a young adult woman, is having a bad life ... See full summary »

Creator:

Jana Sinyor

Stars:

Erin Karpluk, Reagan Pasternak, Michael Riley

7 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Erin Karpluk	...	Erica Strange (54 episodes, 2009-2011)
Reagan Pasternak	...	Julianne Giacomelli (53 episodes, 2009-2011)
Michael Riley	...	Dr. Tom (51 episodes, 2009-2011)
Kathleen Laskey	...	Barb Strange (49 episodes, 2009-2011)
Joanna Douglas	...	Samantha Strange (49 episodes, 2009-2011)
Morgan Kelly	...	Brent Kennedy (48 episodes, 2009-2011)
Vinessa Antoine	...	Judith Winter (40 episodes, 2009-2011)
John Boylan	...	Gary Strange (40 episodes, 2009-2011)
Paula Brancati	...	Jenny Zalen (32 episodes, 2009-2011)
Michael P. Northey	...	Ivan (27 episodes, 2010-2011)
Adam MacDonald	...	Josh MacIntosh (27 episodes, 2009-2011)
Sebastian Pigott	...	Kai Booker (26 episodes, 2009-2011)
Tyron Leitso	...	Ethan Wakefield (25 episodes, 2009-2011)
Adam Fergus	...	Adam Fitzpatrick (24 episodes, 2010-2011)
Bill Turnbull	...	Dave (23 episodes, 2009-2011)

Storyline

"Therapist" Dr. Tom - who is constantly spouting famous and not so famous historical quotes - is Erica Strange's savior and worst enemy. Erica, a young adult woman, is having a bad life because of the bad decisions she's made. Erica provides Dr. Tom with a long list of those pivotal moments in her life that she feels have led to the bad state she is in today. Erica is initially unaware of what Dr. Tom is intending on doing with this list. What he does do is transport her back in time to each of those moments so that she, with all the knowledge of her present day life, can make better decisions to fix her life. Regardless of these new decisions, Dr. Tom hopes that Erica will come to the realization that although the opinions of others about her life do matter, it's what she thinks of her decisions and her life that are more important.

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Plot Keywords:

web series | time travel | family relationships | therapy | midlife crisis | 

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Taglines:

Life. Altered.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

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Details

Official Sites:

CBC [ca] Official Facebook

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Being Erica - Alles auf Anfang

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Temple Street Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), BBC Worldwide

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

Much better than I expected!

When I saw the commercials for Being Erica I thought it would be just another stupid low budget Canadian show but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised! The premise of the show is about Erica, a woman in her thirties, who has many regrets. She collides with this therapist who is very unconventional. He makes her go back in time and correct her "regrets"; each episode she corrects one. I watched it the first time because I was bored but have looked forward to each new episode ever since. I like it because it's very different. You learn so much more about the characters because you get to see them in different times. It is also funny, and I find the characters easy to relate to. The time travel stuff isn't too heavy; don't let that turn you off. I definitely say give it a try!