Joan of Arcadia
(9/2003 - 4/2005)



Airs: Canceled (CBS)

DVD releases:

Season One (5/10/05) [Buy It]
Season Two (11/28/06)

Premise:

A drama series that follows the Girardi family, a typical family facing not so typical situations. Spirited 16 year old Joan Girardi starts receiving unexpected visits from God, in the form of different people. Questioning her sanity, she follows God’s cryptic messages, while trying to maintain a “normal” teenager life. Joan’s dad Will Girardi is the new chief of police of Arcadia and must deal with a serious outbreak of crime. Rounding out the rest of Joan’s family is her mother, Helen, her 15-year-old science-geek brother, Luke, and her older brother, Kevin, a former high-school sports star who is in a wheelchair as a result of a car accident.

News: (05/18/05) - CBS announced on Wednesday, May 18, that Joan of Arcadia will not return for a third season.

(05/04/05) - Executive producer Stephen Nathan told TV Guide Online about a new character with dark tendencies, "[Ryan Hunter, played by Wentworth Miller,] is like a fallen angel," Nathan told the site. "He feels more powerful than God. We decided to introduce the idea at the end of this season to show what we will do if—and hopefully when—we come back next fall."

The site also reported that Hunter, a 30-year-old multimillionaire who can talk with God, just like Joan, will taunt her by desecrating a church and buying an interest in the newspaper where her brother Kevin works.

(1/31/05) - Amber Tamblyn told TV Guide Online that she is not happy about the direction the supernatural series has taken in its second season. In December, Tamblyn met with producers to push them to take the show in a darker direction. Currently, the series has 8.4 million viewers a week this season, down from 10 million last season.

"Joan is digressing," Tamblyn, 21, told the site. "Joan is backtracking. Joan is more confused. She learns something in [one] episode, but then she seems to redo [her mistakes] in another, so she never seems to learn anything. I'm not really sure where the growth is."

"Joan's life is tough. Her reactions are not as hard as they should be. I want to see her more challenged. The producers know how I feel."

Executive producer Stephen Nathan told TV Guide Online, "The reality is that we are a family show, and we have been getting a lot of critical praise this season, even though the numbers have wavered. ... Creative differences between producers and actors on a series is the norm, and we think Amber is a phenomenal talent."

(7/16/04) Joan of Arcadia has been nominated for three awards (for the 56th Annual Prime-Time Emmy Awards), including outstanding drama series, outstanding lead actress in a drama (Amber Tamblyn) and outstanding guest actress in a drama (Louise Fletcher).

(01/20/04) CBS announced over the weekend that Joan of Arcadia has been renewed for a full second season.

Joan of Arcadia won the People's Choice Awards for Favorite New Dramatic Series.

Amber Tamblyn has been nominated for a Golden Globe for best actress in a drama television series. The Golden Globes will be presented Jan. 25, 2004 airing live on NBC.

TV Guide Online reported that Joan of Arcadia and Alias were among the picks of the American Film Institute for the top 10 shows of 2003.


Cast:

Amber Tamblyn as Joan Girardi
Joe Mantegna as Will Girardi
Mary Steenburgen as Helen Girardi
Jason Ritter as Kevin Girardi
Michael Welch as Luke Girardi
Christopher Marquette as Adam Rove (Season 2)
Becky Wahlstrom as Grace Polk (Season 2)

Crew:

Barbara Hall - Creator, Executive Producer
James Hayman - Executive Producer


Episode List

Episode #Prod #Original
Air Date		 Episode Title
 
 
Season One
1. 1-110026-Sep-2003 Pilot
2. 1-210103-Oct-2003 The Fire and the Wood
3. 1-310210-Oct-2003 Touch Move
4. 1-410317-Oct-2003 The Boat
5. 1-510424-Oct-2003 Just Say No
6. 1-610531-Oct-2003 Bringeth It On
7. 1-710607-Nov-2003 Death Be Not Whatever
8. 1-810714-Nov-2003 The Devil Made Me Do It
9. 1-910821-Nov-2003 St. Joan
10. 1-1010905-Dec-2003 Drive, He Said
11. 1-1111012-Dec-2003 The Uncertainty Principle
12. 1-1211109-Jan-2004 Jump
13. 1-1311216-Jan-2004 Recreation
14. 1-1411306-Feb-2004 State of Grace
15. 1-1511513-Feb-2004 Night Without Stars
16. 1-1611620-Feb-2004 The Ties That Bind
17. 1-1711427-Feb-2004 No Bad Guy
18. 1-1811712-Mar-2004 Requiem For A Third Grade Ashtray
19. 1-1911802-Apr-2004 Do The Math
20. 1-2011930-Apr-2004 Anonymous
21. 1-2112007-May-2004 Vanity, Thy Name Is Human
22. 1-2212114-May-2004 The Gift
23. 1-2312221-May-2004 Silence
 
Season Two
24. 2-120124-Sep-2004 Only Connect
25. 2-220201-Oct-2004 Out of Sight
26. 2-320308-Oct-2004 Back To The Garden
27. 2-420415-Oct-2004 The Cat
28. 2-520522-Oct-2004 The Election
29. 2-620629-Oct-2004 Wealth of Nations
30. 2-720705-Nov-2004 P.O.V.
31. 2-820812-Nov-2004 Friday Night
32. 2-920919-Nov-2004 No Future
33. 2-1021026-Nov-2004 The Book of Questions
34. 2-1121110-Dec-2004 Dive
35. 2-1221207-Jan-2005 Game Theory
36. 2-1321314-Jan-2005 Queen of the Zombies
37. 2-1421428-Jan-2005 The Rise & Fall of Joan Girardi
38. 2-1521511-Feb-2005 Romancing the Joan
39. 2-1621618-Feb-2005 Independence Day
40. 2-1721725-Feb-2005 Shadows and Light
41. 2-1821804-Mar-2005 Secret Service
42. 2-1921901-Apr-2005 Trial and Error
43. 2-2022008-Apr-2005 Spring Cleaning
44. 2-2122115-Apr-2005 Common Thread
45. 2-2222222-Apr-2005 Something Wicked




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