Joan of Arcadia. I love this show. I hoped to like it because I knew someone who worked on the show and I wanted it to be a success for his sake, but I was worried... I mean, a show where God talks to Joan through various people she encounters? On a network show? I was worried it was going to be cheesy or preachy or both.
And it's not. I don't really know how it's not. The premise screams cheesy, and instead, it hits the mark every single time. There's a fine balance on the show between difficult choices, and things don't always work out the way Joan hoped -- in fact, they often don't work out the way she expects and she often feels pain from those efforts. There's a texture to the show, a layering that feels real, feels like the writers get how difficult high school is, how even having a "normal" family can have so many problems, just day-to-day difficulties, and yet, have an element of spirituality that seems normal and accessibly and applicable in normal lives, without being the least bit preachy. It surprises me each time; I haven't really predicted an outcome yet, which keeps me interested.
But for every good show I like, I end up liking something super cheesy... I really like the re-runs of this old show called "Seven Days," which should have more appropriately been called "Back Step." It's an SF show, I have no clue who made it or when it aired, only that it's cheesy and bad in a good way. (Hey, it gets me through accounting, so who am I to be choosey?)
Posted by toni at February 9, 2004 01:00 PM | TrackBack
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I love it, too, and the recapper at TWoP loves it, and I've directed the person you know's wife to check the recaps/forums out, because there is so much love out there! I thought I would hate it, too, but I think it's so well done, and I cry every single week.
Posted by toni at February 9, 2004 01:56 AM