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Once and Again - The Complete First Season

starring: Sela Ward, Bill Campbell, Jeffrey Nordling, Julia Whelan, Meredith Deane
directed by: Arvin Brown, Barnet Kellman, Claudia Weill, Dan Lerner, Edward Zwick

: Once and Again - The Complete First Season
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780788839047
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color
ISBN: 0788839047
Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 05, 2002
Running Time: 1080 minutes
Sales Rank: 50515
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1999



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Description:
Starring Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning Sela Ward and Golden Globe nominee Billy Campbell, Once And Again explored brave new territory with the compelling story of two families blending at the seams. The second marriage of Lily Manning (Ward) to Rick Sammler (Campbell) pushes both to the limit as they try for domestic normalcy while navigating divorce, parenting, financial hardship and many other life lessons.

From the creators of thirtysomething and My So-Called Life comes the complete first season DVD Collection. Enjoy all the moving moments and memorable performances of a brilliant supporting cast, including Shane West (A Walk To Remember) and Evan Rachel Wood (Practical Magic) once and again.

Amazon.com:
Rick (Billy Campbell) and Lily (Sela Ward) are fortysomething parents with two kids; both are still feeling the repercussions of their failed first marriages; both are haplessly single and consumed by their family identities (plus, let's just face it, both are gorgeous beyond belief). Dropping off their respective kids at school in their respective SUVs, they spy each other across a crowded driveway. Granted, it's not terribly romantic, but sparks fly and tentatively, embarrassingly, like teenagers, they embark on a first date--awkward conversation and fumbling make-out sessions in cars included. So begins the acclaimed TV series Once and Again from producers Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz, the guys who brought you über-sensitive dramas thirtysomething and My So-Called Life. And like those award-winning shows, Once and Again mines the mundane and ordinary to find extraordinary drama, tackling both midlife crisis and teen angst, as Rick and Lily's kids (most notably heartthrob Shane West and blooming wallflower Julia Whelan) navigate the perils of high school while their parents traverse the mine field of adult romance, with ex-spouses and disapproving family members lurking in the shadows.

The first season takes Rick and Lily from first date alone to first date en famille, in which their respective broods finally meet and confront the fact that their parents--gasp!--like each other. Along the way, there's amazing writing, pitch-perfect direction that takes scenes from comedy to drama in seamless swoops, and a tight-knit ensemble that hits all the right notes. Ward won an Emmy for this first season as the anxiety-ridden Lily, but she's equally matched by the quietly stunning Campbell, and their interaction is touching, funny, sexy, and heartbreaking--everything you could want in a romance, and more. --Mark Englehart



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - I'm still waiting for the 3rd and final season....
It has been 3 years since the release of the first 2 seasons of ONCE AND AGAIN on DVD, and we are ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Series
Being a fan of Sela Ward's, I decided to invest in this series and I'm happy to say I love it. Great ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - I almost forgot how good this show is...
I love the real reactions of the exes and kids to the whirlwind romance of Rick and Lily. The acting ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - JUST LOVE IT
I love this show. I would recommend it to anyone. I wish it was still on the air. I like that it includes ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Herskovitz and Zwick bring the drama of divorce to prime time television
I do not know if I can take another television series created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick. When ... Read More

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