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Joan of Arcadia

  • TV Series
  • 2003–2005
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
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7.1/10
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Joan of Arcadia (2003)
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A teenage girl is visited by God, disguised as everyday people, and is given assignments and tasks that eventually have a positive outcome on people's lives.A teenage girl is visited by God, disguised as everyday people, and is given assignments and tasks that eventually have a positive outcome on people's lives.A teenage girl is visited by God, disguised as everyday people, and is given assignments and tasks that eventually have a positive outcome on people's lives.

  • Creator
    • Barbara Hall
  • Stars
    • Amber Tamblyn
    • Joe Mantegna
    • Mary Steenburgen
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    9.3K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,037
    302
    • Creator
      • Barbara Hall
    • Stars
      • Amber Tamblyn
      • Joe Mantegna
      • Mary Steenburgen
    • 105User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 10 wins & 26 nominations total

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    On the set of "Joan Of Arcadia" with Amber Tamblyn and Laura Marano
    Joe Mantegna, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Ritter, Amber Tamblyn, and Michael Welch in Joan of Arcadia (2003)
    Joe Mantegna, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Ritter, Amber Tamblyn, and Michael Welch in Joan of Arcadia (2003)
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    Joe Mantegna, Mary Steenburgen, and Alexander Hall in Joan of Arcadia (2003)
    Joe Mantegna, Mary Steenburgen, and Alexander Hall in Joan of Arcadia (2003)
    Joe Mantegna, Mary Steenburgen, and Alexander Hall in Joan of Arcadia (2003)
    Joe Mantegna, Mary Steenburgen, and Alexander Hall in Joan of Arcadia (2003)
    Joe Mantegna, Mary Steenburgen, and Alexander Hall in Joan of Arcadia (2003)
    Joe Mantegna, Mary Steenburgen, and Alexander Hall in Joan of Arcadia (2003)
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    Amber Tamblyn
    Amber Tamblyn
    • Joan Girardi
    Joe Mantegna
    Joe Mantegna
    • Will Girardi
    Mary Steenburgen
    Mary Steenburgen
    • Helen Girardi
    Jason Ritter
    Jason Ritter
    • Kevin Girardi
    Michael Welch
    Michael Welch
    • Luke Girardi
    Becky Wahlstrom
    Becky Wahlstrom
    • Grace Polk
    Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
    Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
    • Adam Rove
    Aaron Himelstein
    Aaron Himelstein
    • Friedman
    Mageina Tovah
    Mageina Tovah
    • Glynis Figliola
    Elaine Hendrix
    Elaine Hendrix
    • Ms. Lischak
    Mark Totty
    Mark Totty
    • Det. Carlisle
    Patrick Fabian
    Patrick Fabian
    • Gavin Price
    April Grace
    April Grace
    • Sergeant Toni Williams…
    Catherine Petra Villalobos
    • Skater Girl
    Derek Morgan
    Derek Morgan
    • Undersheriff Roy Roebuck…
    Annie Potts
    Annie Potts
    • Lieutenant Lucy Preston
    Constance Zimmer
    Constance Zimmer
    • Sister Lilly Watters
    Kris Lemche
    Kris Lemche
    • Cute Boy God…
    • Creator
      • Barbara Hall
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    • Trivia
      Show creator Barbara Hall wrote a list of guidelines for the writers, which she called "The Ten Commandments of Joan of Arcadia". These "commandments" are:
      • 1. God cannot directly intervene.
      • 2. Good and evil exist.
      • 3. God can never identify one religion as being right.
      • 4. The job of every human being is to fulfill his or her true nature.
      • 5. Everyone is allowed to say "no" to God, including Joan.
      • 6. God is not bound by time. This is a human concept.
      • 7. God is not a person and does not possess a human personality.
      • 8. God talks to everyone all the time in different ways.
      • 9. God's plan is what is good for us, not what is good for him.
      • 10. God's purpose for talking to Joan, and everyone, is to get her (us) to recognize the interconnectedness of all things - i.e., you cannot hurt a person without hurting yourself; all of your actions have consequences; God can be found in the smallest actions; God expects us to learn and grow from all our experiences. However, the exact nature of God is a mystery, and the mystery can never be solved.
    • Quotes

      God: Good is relative. Beauty's relative. Everything's relative. Except for me. I'm absolute.

      Joan: I thought that was vodka.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      One of Us
      (aka "What if God was One of Us?")

      (Title Song)

      Written by Eric Bazilian

      Performed by Joan Osborne

    User reviews105

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    Excellent, high quality program
    Television itself is a barren wasteland of programming upon the ushering in of each new fall season. So many choices, each one with less and less quality to them. Hence, there is one show that pushed past this.

    "Joan of Arcadia" is about 16-year old Joan Girardi (20-year old Amber Tamblyn), who is visited by beautiful stranger who calls himself "God." He tells her that because he let her wheelchair-bound brother Kevin (hottie Jason Ritter) survive a car crash that paralyzed him, Joan has to listen to him. Each week, he has her do something new (hold a yard sale, get a job, try out for cheerleading, take AP Chem). It's a weird world out there, and Joan's just got a little weirder.

    I remember CBS rolling out the commercials for this program in July, and I was fascinated immediately. I knew I was compelled to watch this show, since I wanted to try to get into shows geared toward my age brackett (the elusive 18-25 group--I'm 21). Joan herself is completely relatable to myself (I wrote an essay on her for a college course 1 1/2 months ago--I got an A). I see that sarcastic personality in her that I had in high school. She's just trying to survive there--that's what I did.

    My favorite episode was when Joan was told by God to try out for cheerleading. That cheer at the end was priceless. I was laughing and clapping. Jason Ritter (the son of late legendary John Ritter) is great as Kevin. I really think he's hot, and he reminds me so much of his dad. Thankfully, Jason will carry on the name. As Joan's parents, Joe Montenga and Mary Steenburgen are wonderful--they're like everyone's parents, and aren't most just slightly neurotic??? Absolutely. Michael Welch, as Luke Girardi, reminds me of a young Anthony Michael Hall that I came to know in the Brat Pack movies I fell in love with in the late '90s when I was a love-struck teenager in high school. I know, it wasn't THAT long ago, but still...

    All in all, this is quality programming. If CBS knows what they're doing (and what's good for them) they'll keep this show on the air. This is good for whether you're religious or non-religious (I'm non-religious). I'm so glad a program this high-caliber came along. People need shows with a little faith. This is the one!
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    • AllisonLVenezio
    • Nov 10, 2003

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    • Release date
      • September 25, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • CBS
      • SCI-FI Channel
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Le monde de Joan
    • Filming locations
      • 1816 1/2 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA(Skylight book store)
    • Production companies
      • Barbara Hall Productions
      • CBS Productions
      • Sony Pictures Television
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      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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