"Once and Again" (1999) TV series 1999-2002

Creators:

Marshall Herskovitz
Edward Zwick

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

21 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Romance

Plot:

A divorced father and a soon-to-be divorced mother meet and begin a romantic courtship which is always complicated by their respective children and their own life problems.

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Bibliophilia | Single Mother | Bookstore | Dating

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 28 nominations

Cast

Sela Ward	...	Lily Manning (63 episodes, 1999-2002)
Bill Campbell	...	Rick Sammler (63 episodes, 1999-2002)
Julia Whelan	...	Grace Manning (60 episodes, 1999-2002)
Meredith Deane	...	Zoe Manning (60 episodes, 1999-2002)
Marin Hinkle	...	Judy Brooks (58 episodes, 1999-2002)
Evan Rachel Wood	...	Jessie Sammler (55 episodes, 1999-2002)
Shane West	...	Eli Sammler (54 episodes, 1999-2002)
Susanna Thompson	...	Karen Sammler (49 episodes, 1999-2002)
Jeffrey Nordling	...	Jake Manning (47 episodes, 1999-2002)
Todd Field	...	David Cassilli (28 episodes, 1999-2001)

Runtime:

60 min (63 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bedford Falls Productions

Trivia:

The character 'Rick Sammler' was ranked #36 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" (20 June 2004 issue).

Quotes:

[Lily and Rick are contemplating having more children]
Jessie Sammler: You guys should totally do it.
Eli Sammler: Yeah, any kid you guys had would know every single word of 'The Philadelphia Story'.
Grace Manning: Oh, and all those stupid tenor songs you listen to.
[singing facetiously]
Grace Manning: I am a tenor! I love myself! Oh, I'm a tenor and I am so amazing! I looove myseeeeelf!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Marshall Herskovitz (2007) (V)

So real it's hard to believe it isn't...

Sela Ward stars in the role of her career as Lily Manning, the compassionate and sexy mother in the midst of a divorce and a new beginning with Rick (Billy Campbell). Besides the brilliant Sela, Billy Campbell is exceptional in his breakthrough role as are Shane West, Evan Rachel Wood, and the rest of the younger castmembers. Marin Hinkle is radiant as Lily's sister, and the exes of Rick and Lily are remarkable too. With this superb cast and intelligent (and real) storylines, this series is possibly the best family series in TV history.