Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)
| Twice in a Lifetime | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama/Mystery |
| Created by | Steve Sohmer |
| Written by | Randy Brown Liz Coe Star Frohman Babs Greyhosky Jim Kramer Neil Landau Suzanne Marcus Levine Pamela K. Long Mike Scott Steve Sohmer Marcy Vosburgh Robert Wolterstorff |
| Directed by |
Graeme Campbell Holly Dale Steve DiMarco Alan Goluboff Manfred Guthe Allan King Eleanor Lindo Graeme Lynch David Winning |
| Starring |
Al Waxman Gordie Brown Paul Popowich |
| Theme music composer | Glenn Morley |
| Composer(s) | Marvin Dolgay Glenn Morley |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 44 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Stephen J. Brackely (2000-2001) Pamela K. Long (2000-2001) Michael Prupas (1999-2000) Barney Rosenzweig (1999-2000) |
| Producer(s) | Paul Leishman Deborah Nathan Michael J. Maschio Paula Smith Marilyn Stonehouse |
| Cinematography | Manfred Guthe Maris H. Jansons Harald Ortenburger |
| Editor(s) | Jean Coulombe Eric Goddard Rob MacKinnon Brett Sullivan |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | CTV |
| Original release | August 25, 1999 – May 30, 2001 |
Twice in a Lifetime is a Canadian mystery/drama series that originally aired from 1999 to 2001. Created by Steve Sohmer, the series aired on CTV in Canada and PAX in the United States.
The series follows an aspiring angel who for some reason, will not enter heaven, but is assigned to guide a man who died prematurely. The prematurely deceased, played by the episode guest stars, may choose from the afterlife to correct something that went wrong earlier in his life. The key concept to the series was that each episode featured a different guest star in the leading role, while the series regulars played a supporting role.
Episodes are centered on an individual who had reached the end of his life in one timeline, and due to circumstances seen by his advocate or judge, been given 3 days to travel into his past, and without revealing his true identity, convince his younger self to make a different choice at a pivotal point to effect a different outcome for example, by quitting smoking, or choosing a different job. This way, the series was an anthology of many different arenas and characters.
Season One featured Gordie Brown as advocate Mr. Jones, and Paul Popowich played the role of advocate Mr. Smith in Season Two. Al Waxman played Judge Othniel in 42 of the 44 episodes, spelled for two episodes of Season One by Polly Bergen as Judge Deborah. Waxman died in heart surgery on January 18, 2001, while the second season was airing.
Ten episodes were directed by sci-fi veteran David Winning; including "The Trouble with Harry" (Jere Burns, Brent Carver), "Moonshine Over Harlem" (Earle Hyman) and "It's a Hard Knock Life" (Markie Post). Veteran television producer Barney Rosenzweig (Charlie's Angels, Cagney and Lacey) oversaw the first season of the series.
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