Multi Awarded Drama - Joan of Arcadia
Millions of people speak to God, what if God spoke back?
What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home
Joan Osborne's song "One of Us" is the opening song of the drama TV
series Joan of Arcadia. The story about an average 16 year old teenage
girl, Joan Girardi living with just a typical ups and down of life and
family in a fictional town Arcadia, but having special communication
with strange people appeared as young children, teenage boys, elderly
ladies, transients or just a passers by introducing themselves as God.
God talks to Joan and give specific directions to do things and
perform special tasks to correct situations, making her act strange to
others and try to keep a normal teenage existence.
The show handled religion impressively by being never preachy,
authors' personal view is not flaunted and not offensive in the
presence of religious themes. The series show the interest in raising
questions of faith, do what we believe right and our choices to make a
difference in this world.
Joan of Arcadia won many awards and many nominations from Emmy,
Humanitaz Prize, People's Choice Award, special the "Best Dramatic
Series" for the first season (few for many TV shows). Completed 2
seasons with 45 episodes, aired from 2003 to 2005 on CBS, visit http://
www.tvaddicts.tv/movie/drama/Joan_Of_Arcadia.html
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