Search - Now & Again: The Dvd Edition on DVD

Gloria B. (glowbird) from SPOKANE, WA
Reviewed on 9/29/2018...

The series is about a secret government experiment to bio-engineer the perfect man ("with the strength of Superman, the speed of Michael Jordan and the grace of Fred Astaire"). After a tragic accident a man's brain is transplanted into the created younger body, and is kept in a nifty apartment cage, fed the perfect, nutritional diet, physically trained and highly monitored down to bodily functions. He has no life of his own, but the alternative to his cooperation would be his second death. Cast includes: John Goodman, Eric Close ("Dark Skies," "The Magnificent Seven" series, "Without a Trace"), Margaret Colin, Gerrit Graham, and Dennis Haysbert ("The Unit").

This is a one-season-wonder, running 22 episodes, that I ran across while searching for something else and ended up ordering. I'm so glad I did! What a great cast, & excellent writing. Of the cast, I was familiar with Dennis Haysbert, who "playing with both a light touch and steel menace," who sings, dances as well as doling out threats; and Goodman, of course. How did this show ever get lost in the shuffle? It's a rare treat, so unlike everything else on TV, and is well worth watching. Unfortunately, the series was cancelled unexpectedly, and leaves one hangin' with no clear resolution to the storyline, however, you can view the extras with the writers to get a sense of where they were going.

Here is an example of some of the fun dialogue: Main character to the scientist: "Can we discuss this, please? Guy to guy? Man to man? Science fair project to scientist?" The main character often detracts conversations to food: "You heard of my company? Dominatrix-pizza.com? You place your order and then people in leather deliver your food, slap you around if you don't give them a big enough tip. I just made that last part up. We don't have to use it." Doctor/scientist: "We're not going to use it." Doctor/scientist: Why are you staring at the pigeons? Main character: "I'm jealous. That bread looks awfully good to me." And spooning his breakfast goop: "Yep. Nothin' says lovin' like plant life from the oven." They had a good team of writers.

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