Life As We Know It | |
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Created by |
Jeff Judah Gabe Sachs |
Starring |
Sean Faris Jon Foster Chris Lowell Missy Peregrym Jessica Lucas Kelly Osbourne Lisa Darr D. B. Sweeney Marguerite Moreau |
Opening theme | "Sooner or Later" by Michael Tolcher |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 (2 unaired) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 44 minutes |
Production company(s) | Sachs/Judah Productions Cabloom! Productions Touchstone Television |
Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television (formerly Buena Vista Television) |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | October 7, 2004 | – January 20, 2005
Life as We Know It is an American teen drama television series which aired on the ABC network during the 2004-2005 season. It was created by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah. The series was based on the novel Doing It by British writer Melvin Burgess.
Set at Woodrow Wilson High School in Seattle, Washington, Life as We Know It's lead was Dino Whitman (Sean Faris), a star ice hockey player. He had an uneasy relationship with his girlfriend, Jackie Bradford (Missy Peregrym), a soccer player. Jackie's best friend was Sue Miller (Jessica Lucas), a very competitive academic star. His best friends were Ben Connor (Jon Foster), who was carrying on an affair with a teacher, Monica Young (Marguerite Moreau); and Jonathan Fields (Chris Lowell), a nervous soul, especially about his girlfriend, Deborah Tynan (Kelly Osbourne). Jonathan was made even more nervous by Deborah's mother Mia (Sarah Strange), a nurse, sitting him down for a frank and graphic discussion about sex and its consequences.
Dino's parents' marriage fell apart after his mother had an affair with his hockey coach. His father, Michael, was played by D. B. Sweeney and his mother, Annie, was played by Lisa Darr. Coach Dave Scott was played by Martin Cummins.
The show broke the fourth wall by having characters step out of the scene—which proceeded behind them in slow motion—and directly address the camera.