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(53,661 posts)Now and Again is an American television series that aired in the US from September 24, 1999 until May 5, 2000 on CBS. The story revolves around the United States government engineering the perfect human body for use in espionage, but not being able to yet perfect the brain. In an attempt to get the project up and running, they take the brain of overweight family man Michael Wiseman, who is killed in a subway accident.
Given a new life, Michael is kept in an apartment where he is trained by government experts, led by Dr. Theodore Morris, in the art of espionage. Despite his new life and new abilities, Michael longs to return to his wife Lisa and daughter Heather, who are themselves discovering that not all is as it seems with Michael's death.
The show mixed action with comedy (particularly in the relationship between Dr. Morris and Michael), and focused largely on Michael's emotional connection to his family.
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There was another one about that time on SciFi I loved that got cancelled. People have been trying to bring it back for ten years with no luck. Another one was let go at the same time.
None of these had DVD releases, nor were the re-runs allowed for very long. I feel like it had to do with the effect of 9/11 and the industry cutting back and focusing on warlike themes.
I miss the ensembles they had playing the roles together so well, making it seem so credible yet delving into so many facets of the stories. They were popular with millions of viewers but TIIC appeared to be having problems within their management and not the shows themselves. Okay, maybe they couldn't afford them...