Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)

Infobox television
show_name = Twice in a Lifetime


caption =
format = Drama / Mystery
runtime = 60 minutes per episode
creator = Steve Sohmer
director = David Winning
starring = Al Waxman
Gordie Brown
Paul Popowich
country = Canada
network = PAX, CTV
first_aired = August 25, 1999
last_aired = May 30, 2001
num_episodes = 44
imdb_id = 0207933

"Twice in a Lifetime" is a television series from 1999 to 2001.

The series was created by Steve Sohmer. A key concept to the series was that each episode featured a different guest star in the leading role, while series regulars played a supporting role.

The series centered around an individual who had reached the end of their life in one timeline, and due to circumstances seen by their advocate or the judge, been given 3 days to travel into their past and convince their younger self to make a different choice at a pivotal point to affect a different outcome.

Season One featured Gordie Brown as Mr. Jones, and Paul Popowich played the role of Mr Smith in Season Two. Al Waxman, who played Judge Othniel, died shortly before the end of the series.

Andrew Airlie, Daniel Baldwin, Corbin Bernsen, Yannick Bisson, Richard Burgi, Gordon Currie, Patrick Duffy, Ron Glass, Kate Jackson, Steve Landesberg, Cloris Leachman, Dale Midkiff, Donna Mills, Martin Mull, Michelle Phillips, Kim Poirier, Markie Post, John Schneider, Janaya Stephens, and Reginald VelJohnson, were among the guest stars on Twice In a Lifetime.

The Canadian-produced series aired on CTV in Canada and Pax in the United States.

Ten episodes were directed by scifi veteran David Winning; including The Trouble with Harry, Moonshine Over Harlem and It's a Hard Knock Life.

Veteran television producer Barney Rosenzweig (Charlie's Angels, Cagney and Lacey) oversaw the first season of Twice.

Episodes

eason 1

*01 Sixteen Candles. Guest lead Gwynyth Walsh
*02 Death and Taxes. Guest lead Corbin Bernsen
*03 Healing Touch. Guest lead Jonelle Allen, also starring Maurice Dean Wint
*04 Ashes to Ashes. Guest lead Stephanie Zimbalist
*05 Double Exposure. Guest lead Kate Jackson, Richard Eden,
*06 The Blame Game. Guest lead Ron Glass, (Polly Bergen as Judge Deborah)
*07 Blood Brothers. Guest lead Joe Penny, (Polly Bergen as Judge Deborah)
*08 School's Out. Guest lead Roberta Maxwell, Cedric Smith
*09 O'er the Ramparts We Watched. Guest lead Mariette Hartley, (Diahann Carroll as Judge Jael)
*10 A Match Made in Heaven. Guest lead Patrick Duffy
*11 Quality of Mercy. Guest lead Joanna Cassidy
*12 What She Did for Love. Guest lead Donna Mills
*13 Second Service. Guest lead Susan Blakely
*14 The Gift of Life. Guest lead Michele Greene
*15 Birds of Paradise. Guest lead Steve Landesberg
*16 Take Two. Guest lead Daniel Hugh Kelly, also starring William Hutt
*17 For Love and Money. Guest Lead Julia Duffy
*18 Old Flames. Guest lead Michelle Phillips, also starring Amy Price Francis
*19 Pride and Prejudice. Guest lead Lance Kinsey
*20 Party Girls. Guest lead Tracey Gold
*21 The Trouble with Harry. Guest lead Jere Burns, also starring Brent Carver
*22 The Sins of Our Fathers. Guest lead Thomas Ian Nicholas

eason 2

*01 Fallen Angel. Guest lead Bruce Boxleitner
*02 It's a Hard Knock Life. Guest lead Markie Post
*03 Matchmaker, Matchmaker. Guest lead Lesley Ann Warren
*04 Curveball. Guest lead Miko Hughes, also starring Ed Marinaro
*05 My Blue Heaven. Guest lead Ralph Macchio
*06 War of the Poseys. Guest lead Martin Mull,
*07 The Escape Artist. Guest lead C Thomas Howell
*08 Expose. Guest lead Maria Conchita Alonso
*09 Some Like It ... Not. Guest lead Patrick Cassidy
*10 Whistle Blower. Guest lead Reginald VelJohnson
*11 Used Hearts. Guest lead Jackée Harry
*12 Grandma's Shoes. Guest lead Cloris Leachman
*13 The Night Before Christmas. Guest lead Stephanie Kramer, also starring Gordon Currie
*14 Frat Pack. Guest lead Dale Midkiff
*15 Even Steven. Guest lead Ian Ziering, also starring Dean McDermott
*16 Moonshine Over Harlem. Guest lead Earle Hyman also starring Candace Cameron Bure
*17 Daddy's Girl. Guest lead Eric Lutes
*18 The Knockout. Guest lead Richard Burgi
*19 Then Love Came Along. Guest lead Daniel Baldwin
*20 Mama Mia. Guest lead Joan Van Ark
*21 Final Flight. Guest lead John Schneider
*22 The Choice. Guest lead Wil Wheaton

DVD Release

Video Service Corp has released 2 Volume collections of "Twice in a Lifetime", with each volume featuring 2 episodes.

External links

* [http://www.duke.edu/~wc4/PaulPopowich/Twice.htm Paul Popowich fan site: Twice in a Lifetime]
*imdb title|id=0207933|name=Twice in a Lifetime
* [http://www.davidwinning.com/ David Winning (director) official web site]