{"id":15363,"date":"2017-06-09T15:32:38","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T22:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=15363"},"modified":"2017-06-09T15:33:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T22:33:00","slug":"review-joanofarcadia-series-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/06\/review-joanofarcadia-series-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Joan of Arcadia: The Complete Series DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Joan of Arcadia<\/em><\/strong> was a short-lived but well acted drama-fantasy highlighted by Amber Tamblyn in what could\u2019ve been a star-making role, alongside Joe Mantegna and Mary Steenburgen. At times it might not have been greatly compelling but it there were entertaining episodes spanning the two seasons.<\/p>\n

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“Joan of Arcadia”
\n\u2014 The Complete Series \u2014<\/span><\/span>
\n(2003-05)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Fantasy
\nParamount | NR \u2013 1996 min. \u2013 $36.98 | June 6, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 06\/09\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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SERIES INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Various
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Barbara Hall (created by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Joe Mantegna, Mary Steenburgen, Amber Tamblyn, Jason Ritter, Michael Welch, Kris Lemche<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Episode Commentaries, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>None
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE SERIES
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Just an average teenager going through the typical trials and tribulations of adolescence, Joan (AMBER TAMBLYN) and her family (JOE MANTEGNA, MARY STEENBURGEN, JASON RITTER, MICHAEL WELCH) move to Arcadia, where things get complicated as she struggles to find meaning in her ongoing surprise encounters with one important visitor: God.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This 12-disc set is contained in an exta-extra large clear DVD case matching other complete series sets from Paramount and has a title-embossed slip cover<\/strong>. These are the same discs from the two seasons so all features are carried over.<\/p>\n

SEASON 1
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  • Pilot \u2013 Creator Barbara Hall & Producer\/Director James Hayman<\/li>\n
  • Jump \u2013 Hall, Hayman & Consulting Producer\/Director Hart Hanson<\/li>\n
  • Recreation \u2013 Actors Amber Tamblyn, Mary Steenburgen, Michael Welch, Jason Ritter and Joe Mantegna<\/li>\n
  • The Gift \u2013 Producer\/Director Tom Garrigus, Writer David Grae, Co-Producer\/Writer Joy Gregory & Producer\/Writer Stephen Nathan<\/li>\n
  • Silence \u2013 Hall & Hayman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Deleted Scenes<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Pilot, The Fire and the Wood, The Boat, Just Say No, The Devil Made Me Do It, St. Joan, The Uncertainty Principle, Jump, Double Dutch, No Bad Guy, Vanity, Thy Name is Human, Silence<\/p>\n

    Featurettes:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • The Creation of Joan of Arcadia<\/em> (9:00)<\/li>\n
    • Joan of Arcadia<\/em>: A Look at Season One (18:10)<\/li>\n
    • God Gallery are a series of mini-featurettes as portrayed by six different actors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      SEASON 2
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      • Only Connect \u2013 Hall & Hayman<\/li>\n
      • Friday Night \u2013 Nathan & Hayman<\/li>\n
      • Common Thread \u2013 Hall & Hayman<\/li>\n
      • Something Wicked This Way Comes \u2013 Hall & Hayman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Featurettes:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • Joan of Arcadia<\/em>: A Look at Season Two (15:32)<\/li>\n
        • The Making of Queen of the Zombies (11:18)<\/li>\n
        • A Tour of Joan\u2019s High School (9:29)<\/li>\n
        • Common Thread: A Table Read (24:02)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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          VIDEO \u2013 3.75\/5, AUDIO \u2013 3.0\/5
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          Joan of Arcadia<\/em><\/strong> is presented with a 16×9 enhanced widescreen aspect ratio and each episode is given a standard but effective enough Dolby Digital Stereo track.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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          OVERALL \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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          Overall, Joan of Arcadia<\/em><\/strong> was a short-lived but well acted drama-fantasy highlighted by Amber Tamblyn in what could\u2019ve been a star-making role, alongside Joe Mantegna and Mary Steenburgen. At times it might not have been greatly compelling but it there were entertaining episodes spanning the two seasons. This complete series set offers some great featurettes and numerous commentary tracks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Joan of Arcadia was a short-lived but well acted drama-fantasy highlighted by Amber Tamblyn in what could\u2019ve been a star-making role, alongside Joe Mantegna and Mary Steenburgen. At times it might not have been greatly compelling but it there were entertaining episodes spanning the two seasons.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,970],"tags":[1444,1666,3657,1041,5358,2692,2495],"class_list":["post-15363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dvd-reviews","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-amber-tamblyn","tag-cbs","tag-jason-ritter","tag-joe-mantegna","tag-kris-lemche","tag-mary-steenburgen","tag-michael-welch"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15363"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15366,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15363\/revisions\/15366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}