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  • TV-14
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Now and Again

Summary Now and Again premiered on CBS television in September 1999 and focused on what would happen if a dead man's brain were removed and placed in a body with superhuman strength and mental powers. Michael Wiseman, now Michael Newman, was drafted to assist a government scientist on a variety of projects. Michael's refusal to give up his famil...

Created By: Glenn Gordon Caron

  • 1999
  • TV-14
  • CBS
  • 1999
  • TV-14
  • CBS

Now and Again

Season 1 Premiere: Sep 24, 1999
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Summary Now and Again premiered on CBS television in September 1999 and focused on what would happen if a dead man's brain were removed and placed in a body with superhuman strength and mental powers. Michael Wiseman, now Michael Newman, was drafted to assist a government scientist on a variety of projects. Michael's refusal to give up his famil...

Created By: Glenn Gordon Caron

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Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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93% Positive
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7% Mixed
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100
Jun 12, 2013
The playful atmosphere of Now and Again provides a blissful kick unlike anything else in prime time.
By Ken Tucker FULL REVIEW
91
Jun 27, 2013
It's stylish, clever and unpredictable.
By Terry Kelleher FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 24, 2022
One of the best-written and crafted pilots of the season, Now and Again comes close to being truly great. [11 Sep 1999]
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80
Mar 24, 2022
Despite the echo of a hokey past, the quirky Now and Again is one of the season's most appealing shows, largely because it grafts its Frankenstein plot onto a romance: the hard-bodied hero has a mind that still yearns for his middle-aged wife.
By Caryn James FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 24, 2022
When Goodman goes, he creates a void, but "Now & Again" might survive it thanks to sharp writing and an offbeat premise. [29 Aug 1999, p.F1]
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75
Mar 24, 2022
It's a creaky TV concept, but stylishly freshened by Caron. [12 Sep 1999]
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50
Mar 24, 2022
It's an intriguing premise, and executive producer Glenn Gordon Caron (Moonlighting) promises liberal helpings of comedy mixed in the weekly doses of action/suspense. Success rides on where it goes from here. [12 Sep 1999]
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Production Company:
  • CBS Productions
  • CBS
  • Paramount Network Television Productions
  • Picturemaker Productions
Initial Release Date: Sep 24, 1999
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 3 Wins & 5 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 1 Nomination
YoungStar Awards
• 1 Nomination

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