"Life As We Know It" (2004) TV series 2004-2005

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

7 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Enter virgin territory

Plot:

Life through the eyes of Dino Whitman (Faris), Jonathan Fields (Lowell) and Ben Connor (Foster), three hormone-charged teenage boys.

Plot Keywords:

High School | Boy | Masturbation Reference | Sex | Father Son Relationship

Cast

Sean Faris	...	Dino Whitman (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jon Foster	...	Ben Connor (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Chris Lowell	...	Jonathan Fields (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Missy Peregrym	...	Jackie Bradford (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Kelly Osbourne	...	Deborah Tynan (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jessica Lucas	...	Sue Miller (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Lisa Darr	...	Annie Whitman (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
D.B. Sweeney	...	Michael Whitman (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Evan Smith	...	Max Whitman (11 episodes, 2004-2005)
Marguerite Moreau	...	Monica Young (10 episodes, 2004-2005)
Sarah Strange	...	Mia Tynan (10 episodes, 2004-2005)
Carly McKillip	...	Ali O'Keefe (7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jessica Harmon	...	Zoe Cresswell (6 episodes, 2004)
James McDaniel	...	William Miller (6 episodes, 2004-2005)

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Series Directed by
Michael Engler		(4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Michael Spiller		(2 episodes, 2004)

Series Writing credits
Jeff Judah		(4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Gabe Sachs		(4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Melvin Burgess		(3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Donald Todd		(3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Joel Madison		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Allison Adler		(2 episodes, 2004)

Series Produced by
Richard Heus	....	co-executive producer / producer (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Stu Bloomberg	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jeff Judah	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Gabe Sachs	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Allison Adler	....	co-executive producer (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Michael Engler	....	co-executive producer (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Adam Horowitz	....	producer (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Edward Kitsis	....	producer (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Joel Madison	....	consulting producer (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Donald Todd	....	co-executive producer (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Melissa Carter	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Mark Pullyblank		(1 episode, 2004)
Josh Kramon		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Randal Platt		(9 episodes, 2004-2005)
John Peters		(6 episodes, 2004)

Series Film Editing by
Gordon Rempel		(4 episodes, 2004-2005)
David Dworetzky		(unknown episodes)
Ron Yoshida		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Jill Greenberg		(unknown episodes)
Allison Jones		(unknown episodes)
Coreen Mayrs		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Andrew Jackness		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Catherine Schroer		(1 episode, 2004)
Geoff Wallace		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Candice Stafford	....	makeup artist (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Kathleen P. Campbell	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Cleo Gagner	....	assistant hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Naomi Hirano	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Adina Shore	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Erin Smith	....	production manager (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Shona Miko	....	post-production supervisor (10 episodes, 2004-2005)
Terri Potts	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roger Scott Russell	....	second assistant director (12 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jack Hardy	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 2004-2005)
Rob Duncan	....	first assistant director: second unit (2 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Art Department
Michael Love	....	assistant property master (9 episodes, 2004-2005)
Julie Fontaine	....	set decoration coordinator (7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Andrew Reid	....	buyer (3 episodes, 2004)
Victoria Balharry	....	graphic designer (unknown episodes)
Steve Miller	....	lead dresser (unknown episodes)
Angela Schneider	....	art department assistant (unknown episodes)
Robert K. Smith	....	property master (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Anke Bakker	....	sound supervisor (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Kevin Konarzewski	....	adr mixer (12 episodes, 2004-2005)
Iain Pattison	....	sound re-recording mixer (2 episodes, 2004)
Kevin Belen	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Brian Campbell	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Kris Casavant	....	assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)
Kelly Cole	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Talvinder Gill	....	assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)
Megan Goudsward	....	background sound editor (unknown episodes)
Dave Hibbert	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Philip Hunter	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Martin Lacroix	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Jean Raymond	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Adam Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
William Unrau	....	sound assistant (unknown episodes)
Carmen Verin	....	sound assistant (unknown episodes)
Michael T. Williamson	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Adam Tayler	....	special effects best boy (11 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Visual Effects by
Corey Bramall	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
Chad Buehler	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Jim Finn	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Brenda Levert	....	visual effects producer: post-production, Northwest Imaging & FX (unknown episodes)
Thomas Tannenberger	....	digital compositor: pilot episode (unknown episodes)
Noel Wright	....	compositor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Ian Thompson	....	stunt bus driver (1 episode, 2005)
Ed Anders	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Clint Carleton	....	stunt double: Chris Lowell (unknown episodes)
Kylie Furneaux	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Clay Virtue	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Holland	....	generator operator (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Fred Boyd	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Mark Cohen	....	focus puller (unknown episodes)
Gil Forrester	....	dolly operator (unknown episodes)
David Gray	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Cheryl Kloner	....	casting associate (1 episode, 2004)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kurtis Reeves	....	costume set supervisor (1 episode, 2004)

Series Editorial Department
Ryan Hogan	....	final colorist (11 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jennifer Pearson	....	first assistant editor (6 episodes, 2004-2005)
Armando Bareño II	....	post-production (unknown episodes)
Bob Barger	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Shae Salmon	....	first assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Stephen M. Davis	....	music editor (1 episode, 2004)
Mike Beckett	....	music editor (unknown episodes)
Nic Harcourt	....	music supervisor (unknown episodes)
Shawn Pierce	....	music editor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Andrea Connacher	....	key production assistant (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Scott Steyns	....	playback coordinator (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Nathan Holley	....	production assistant (11 episodes, 2004-2005)
Grant Lutz	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 2004-2005)
Michael Farias	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2004)
Gillian Andrew	....	production accountant (unknown episodes)
Michael Bendner	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Ian Doig	....	animal trainer (unknown episodes)
Ainsley Dowle	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Teresa Gough	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Russ Hamilton	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Tom J. Lawson	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Nathan Lomax	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Nicole Marostica	....	publicist (unknown episodes)
Kenneth Meisenbacher	....	location scout (unknown episodes)
Amy Morrison	....	second assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Odessa Munroe	....	choreographer (unknown episodes)
Robert Murdoch	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Matthew Nicholson	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Louisa Phung	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Shane Sendey	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jeremy Smith	....	assistant to producer (unknown episodes)
Stephen Tibbetts	....	stand-in (unknown episodes)
Annie Wilkinson	....	set tutor (unknown episodes)
Ross Woo	....	assistant to producer (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Sachs/Judah Productions
• SpudTV
• Touchstone Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (USA)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Television (2004) (worldwide) (TV)
• LivingTV (2005) (UK) (TV)
• MTV Italia (2005) (Italy) (TV)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• LOOK! Effects (digital visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes

Runtime:

43 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Lion's Gate Studios, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Sachs/Judah Productions

Trivia:

13 Episodes were made but ABC only aired 11.

Quotes:

Dino Whitman: I have to talk to you.
Jackie Bradford: About what?
Dino Whitman: It's about Zoe.
Jackie Bradford: Oh, my God, Dino. Don't tell me that you got her pregnant.
Dino Whitman: Not even close.

Soundtrack:

Sooner or Later

Hope It Lasts!

There have only been two episodes of this so far, but I am hooked already! Kudos to ABC for presenting a teenage drama that does not sugarcoat teenage issues or pretend to moralize. I look forward to seeing what develops in the future. I knew guys (and girls) just like this when I was in high school. Sex, drugs, drinking, parties...yes, parents, it all happens. This is very well-written and developed, and I hope it can escape the axe. ABC needs to give this show a chance to build a fan base. I also enjoy "The O.C.," but it is more fantasy escapism. "Life As We Know It" is more edgy and real. Also, Kelly Osbourne is such a natural actress! I am impressed with her acting and I love her character.