[.ca] Once and Again: The Complete First Season

From 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

LOVE this show! Want the entire series on DVD!:
This is a most wonderful series for all ages. It appeals to adults as well as teens. My sons and I watched every episode and we miss the series but we watch the Season One DVD together. We hope they release the remainder of the seasons soon. Anyway....If you haven't seen this series, it is great. It deals with real life problems and has real life characters. Not one character is "perfect" and they all deal with their flaws as best as possible or remain in denial. There were so many issues I could personally connect to. This was a great series that got cancelled way WAY too soon. Guess we will just have to view the 3 seasons over and over and over again....Once and Again. Sigh...Once and Again...we miss you like an old friend taken from us in your prime!

The best series:
This series was so good! I can't believe more people didn't watch it. I just love all the life issues that it dealt with! I can't wait until the second season comes out on DVD!!

I loved this show!:
I just recently purchased Season One and I am so glad that I did. Watching all of the episodes again reminded me of what a great show this was and how sad it is that it's not on anymore. These characters felt like a part of my life. The show was so well done and so real, that I actually felt like I knew these people. I haven't seen acting of this caliber on TV since the show was cancelled. We just don't have any quality shows on TV today that are targeted towards adults. I emailed Buena Vista and asked about Seasons 2 and 3 and I never got a response. Let's just hope they realize there's a market for the remaining 2 seasons. I would so love to have the entire series on DVD to watch once...and again.

Great Series - ended way too soon:
I enjoyed this series about two families dealing with divorce, re-marriage and blended families. The show was very real and very touching. For those of you who like me were anxiously waiting for seasons 2 and 3 to come out on DVD, you can go to: http://www.oandafans.com/ for information. Right now it appears they won't be releasing them, but maybe if enough people sign the petition, they will reconsider. It's worth a try.

Fabulous show!:
I am eagerly awaitng the remaining seasons of this wonderful show however, according to my friend at tvshowsondvd.com since the first set didn't sell well *because BV made the set so damn hard to find!* he said BV had killed any plans for the remainder of the series. This is Buena Vista's fault!! It took me hours of driving to find any store that even had this release on it's computer yet they had all the other shows released that day! I finally found it in Media Play... I've written BV many times.. but, they don't care.. why should they? They're part of Eisner's Disney profiteering. Hey, if you only care about money Disney?! Guess what.. release the whole series and you'll have more!