I watched this show when it aired back in 1999, and I
loved it. I watch most scifi shows, but also I loved Eric
Close ever since I saw him on "Santa Barbara" years ago.
He's been in tons of shows, most of them canceled, until he
finally got a ratings winner in "Without a Trace" in 2002.
It's unfortunate that this show didn't last longer than a
year, but I'm glad to have it on DVD finally. I think people
who weren't scifi fans probably had trouble believing that
John Goodman could become Eric Close, or the other fantastic
things in the show. Scifi fans maybe have just dismissed it
as a "Six Million Dollar Man" or "Robocop" rip-off.
Perhaps some people thought it was too low-key, or too
intelligent (not enough action). Or perhaps they were
wondering why a 32-year-old is playing a 25-something
year-old guy. Also, it has some very strange and
offbeat humor, so maybe that turned some people off. I
hope people can discover it now because it's very good.
You can see Margaret Colin as his wife; she's always
fantastic. It's a shame she didn't get more successful shows
in her career. At least she did get to play a good
role in "Gossip Girl" for a while. You also get to see
a younger Dennis Haysbert before he went on to great success
in "24" and "The Unit"! Not to mention those Allstate ads.
The show's beginning really stays with you; watching it
now, I immediately remembered the chilling murder scene at
the beginning. The way they did John Goodman's "death" is
pretty weird, too. All in slow motion and almost like a
comic book.
John Goodman plays the protagonist at the beginning of
the show, when he's just a husband and insurance agent. Then
later, they turn him into Eric Close. Check it out and
you'll really love it, like I do. Glenn Gordon Caron created
the show. I loved his other shows, "Moonlighting" and
"Medium", too.
There are many excellent features. There's one
called "On the Set" that's obviously from way back when the
show aired, judging from how young they all look. "Gimme a
Sign" is a new one they made for the TV. It's long and has
many parts. Great for us fans! Lastly, there's a
writer's roundtable with the show's creator Glenn Gordon
Caron and the other writers.
MORE INFORMATION:
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
SERIES ARRIVES ON DVD
FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER
NOW AND
AGAIN
Every Episode Of The
Drama From Glenn Gordon Caron Starring Dennis Haysbert,
Eric Close And Margaret Colin Makes DVD Debut
August 26 Packed With
Newly Produced Special Features
You only live twice in the gripping series
NOW AND AGAIN.
Hailed as “stylish, clever, and unpredictable” (
People)
and “a joy ride full of surprises” (
New York Daily
News) upon its broadcast premiere in 1999, the drama
stars Eric Close, Dennis Haysbert, Margaret Colin and
Heather Matarazzo.
From the creator of Moonlighting and Medium, Glenn
Gordon Caron, NOW AND
AGAIN: THE DVD COLLECTION
arrives
August 26 as a five-disc
set including all 22 episodes of the series, along with
all-new bonus material exclusive to the collection from
CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Media
Distribution.
Special to this release are several must-see, in-depth
featurettes that delve into the making of the critically
acclaimed series. A special highlight is the four-part
documentary, “Gimme A Sign: Engineering
Now And
Again,” which
features newly filmed interviews with the cast members
including Eric Close, Dennis Haysbert, Margaret Colin,
Gerrit Graham,
Heather Matarazzo, Chad Lowe, along with Glenn Gordon
Caron, director and executive producer Ronald L. Schwary,
and writers René Echevarria, and Michael Angeli.
Plus, “
Now And
Again: On The Set” takes
fans on location with behind-the-scenes looks at the
making of the series, including interviews and footage
filmed during its production. Also, “In Conversation:
Writing
Now And
Again” includes fascinating
interviews with the series creator Glenn Gordon Caron
and members of the show’s writing staff as they discuss
the process of crafting the series-long story arc, and
share details on some of the ideas that were in
development had the show been picked up for a second
season.
Insurance salesman and family man Michael Wiseman is
tragically killed in a subway accident, leaving behind
his wife (Colin) and daughter (Matarazzo). Little do
they know that the U.S. government, with the help of Dr.
Theo Morris (Haysbert), preserved his brain and inserted
it into a new, genetically bio-engineered body (Close)
to use as a top-secret weapon. Artificially created for
physical perfection and superhero strength and agility,
the new and improved Michael – with Morris as his mentor
– takes on deadly terrorists, corrupt agents, killer
bugs, and an extremely dangerous international criminal
known as “the Egg Man.” However, Michael can never let
his wife and daughter know his true identity, and is
forced to watch from the shadows as they grieve for the
man he used to be.
NOW AND
AGAIN: THE DVD COLLECTION will be
available in 4x3 Full Screen with English Stereo audio
and English SDH subtitles. It will be available for the
suggested retail price of $42.99 U.S. and $47.99 CAN.
The disc breakdown is as follows:
Disc One:
·
Origins
·
On The Town
·
Over Easy
·
One for the Money
·
The Insurance Man Always Rings Twice
Special Feature:
·
Now and
Again: On The Set
Disc Two:
·
Nothing to fear But Nothing to Fear
·
A Girl’s Life
·
Pulp Turkey
·
By the Light of the Moon
·
I’ve Grown Accustomed to His Face
Disc
Three:
·
Fire and Ice
·
Disco Inferno
·
I Am The Greatest
·
Film At Eleven
·
Deep In My Heart Is A Song
Disc
Four:
·
Everybody Who’s Anybody
·
Boy Wonder
·
Lizzard’s Tale
·
There Are No Words
·
The Bugmeister
Disc
Five:
The
Bugmeister, Part Bee
·
The Eggman Cometh
Special
Features:
·
Gimme A Sign: Engineering Now
And Again
o
Part One: Genesis
o
Part Two: New Life
o
Part Three: Remembrance
o
Part Four: Timelessness
·
In Conversation: Writing
Now and Again
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