Joan of Arcadia<\/strong> is the surprise hit of the sason \u2013 or is it a surprise? Barbara Hall (Judging Amy) has created a metaphysical space \u2013 Arcadia \u2013 for us to drop in and visit every week as\u00a0God visits the teenager Joan. God has many faces \u2013 young, old, all races, cultures\u00a0and occupations \u2013 and invites her (sometimes with a little more conviction) to do something that ends up helping someone or inspiring them. The show is thoughtful and I think the acting is excellent. Joe Mantegna as the police chief and the rather dark side of life he represents seemed at first to be too extreme a counterpoint to the supernatural aspect of Joan\u2019s relationship with God, but as the show is finding its pace, the elements are integrating well. The show invites us in, and makes me think \u201cah ha!\u201d rather than weep into my\u00a0hankie (as Touched by an Angel<\/strong> could do so well).\u00a0And that\u2019s OK. Joan of Arcadia<\/strong> is a show filled with seekers for seekers. I like it very much.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Joan of Arcadia is the surprise hit of the sason \u2013 or is it a surprise? Barbara Hall (Judging Amy) has created a metaphysical space \u2013 Arcadia \u2013 for us to drop in and visit every week as\u00a0God visits the teenager Joan. God has many faces \u2013 young, old, all races, cultures\u00a0and occupations \u2013 and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n