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Editor's Notes
How I started watching...
As a guy in his 20's, a show like this is supposed to be a bit sappy and effeminate for my taste.
But the subject matter is just too interesting for me to ignore altogether. A while ago, through the movie The Messenger,
I was reacquainted with the story of Joan of Arc. But for most of the time, all I did was making fun of her issue with sanity
and doing impressions of Dustin Hoffman's phantom character in that entertaining dialog (i.e. "The Sword In The
Field") toward the end of the film. Yet at least I liked the movie for giving an account of a faithful young girl's belief
in communication with God.
When first hearing about this humorously named TV show, I was about to make fun of it too. But first I have
to watch a portion of Joan of Arcadia to do that, and I did not do so until recently. Friday
nights are always a bad time for anybody to be home that early. That's why we have VCRs. Once I started watching,
I must say that the sublime and mind-stirring feel, as well as the quality of the writing and acting just
won me over.
I follow very few shows on television nowadays, especially in an age when reality shows drown out the
overall quality of TV. Kudos to Barb Hall for making an effort to put forth a drama that is not afraid
to explain everyday personal matters in the context of God's masterful plan.
What is the intention of this site?
This neat little site is in its experimental Beta stage, and is maintained only by me. In the future, I
may open it up so that it would be a collaborate effort of many contributers. In other words, it is like Google before
going public. As of now, I am learning to do the hard work of writing and designing by myself.
At this point, I am trying to provide a summary and a capsule of each episodes I have watched, for
people who missed it or who want a recap, or who happen to be the folks just checking out what show is about. It is not meant
to be as detailed as an episode transcript or a recap on www.televisionwithoutpity.com, but intended to be much longer than the TV Guide plot summary.
My episode reviews and extras are contained in the episode capsules. The physics glossary
is a quick look-up of physics terms used on the show. Besides these, I am going to have a link page to places that
might have nothing to do with the show, but Joan of Arcadia fans would appreciate.
What's with the right-wing agenda?
I like that fact the actors on Joan of Arcadia are similar to their roles in real life.
Joe Mantegna, who plays the father of a disabled son, has a daughter who is autistic. Amber Tamblyn was taught to believe
in God, but was raised up to be open as to which religion she would follow. As a result, Amber is still searching
to find her path to God, but she is becoming more interested in religion in general. You would think that the
show helps them because they can relate to the characters. Being a Christian, I get some something out of it as well,
and I will continue to reflect what I can interpret from the Joan of Arcadia according to my faith.
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