"The Guardian" (2001) TV series 2001-2004

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Creator:

David Hollander
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

25 syyskuu 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime

Plot:

Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately...

Plot Keywords:

Drug Abuse | Child In Peril | Adoptive Mother | Child Welfare | Law Firm

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Simon Baker	...	Nick Fallin (67 episodes, 2001-2004)
Dabney Coleman	...	Burton Fallin (67 episodes, 2001-2004)
Alan Rosenberg	...	Alvin Masterson (67 episodes, 2001-2004)
Wendy Moniz	...	Louisa 'Lulu' Archer (56 episodes, 2001-2004)
Raphael Sbarge	...	Jake Straka (55 episodes, 2001-2004)
Charles Malik Whitfield	...	James Mooney (33 episodes, 2001-2003)
Denise Dowse	...	Judge Rebecca Damsen (32 episodes, 2001-2004)
Kathleen Chalfant	...	Laurie Solt (27 episodes, 2001-2004)

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Series Directed by
David Hollander		(3 episodes, 2002-2004)
Emilio Estevez		(3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jerry Levine		(2 episodes, 2002)
Vahan Moosekian		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)
James R. Bagdonas		(unknown episodes, 2003)
Mike Damski		(unknown episodes, 2003)
Félix Enríquez Alcalá		(unknown episodes, 2003)
Nancy Malone		(unknown episodes, 2003)
Bill L. Norton		(unknown episodes, 2003)
Arvin Brown		(unknown episodes)
Juan José Campanella		(unknown episodes)
Charles Haid		(unknown episodes)
John Heath		(unknown episodes)
Martha Mitchell		(unknown episodes)
John Patterson		(unknown episodes)
Michael Pressman		(unknown episodes)
Michael W. Watkins		(unknown episodes)
Jessica Yu		(unknown episodes)
Michael Zinberg		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
David Hollander		(50 episodes, 2001-2004)
Rick Eid		(13 episodes, 2002-2004)
Nick Santora		(9 episodes, 2002-2004)
Alfonso H. Moreno		(6 episodes, 2001-2003)
Michael R. Perry		(6 episodes, 2001-2002)
Tom Smuts		(5 episodes, 2002-2004)
Jennifer Johnson		(4 episodes, 2003-2004)
Peter Parnell		(3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Anne McGrail		(2 episodes, 2002)
Craig Turk		(unknown episodes, 2004-2005)
Barry M. Schkolnick		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Nick Santora	....	co-producer (5 episodes, 2004)
Joan Tewkesbury	....	consulting producer (1 episode, 2002-2004)
Rick Eid	....	supervising producer (1 episode, 2003-2004)
Robert M. Rolsky	....	co-producer (1 episode, 2003-2004)
Michael R. Perry	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer (unknown episodes, 2002)
Nick Bradley	....	associate producer (unknown episodes, 2003)
Sara B. Cooper	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Sara Cooper	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Anne McGrail	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Alfonso H. Moreno	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Peter Parnell	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Michael Pressman	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Adam J. Shully	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Jon Ehrlich		(67 episodes, 2001-2004)

Series Cinematography by
Jacek Laskus		(22 episodes, 2001-2002)
James R. Bagdonas		(1 episode, 2002-2004)

Series Film Editing by
Robert P. Seppey		(1 episode, 2004)
James Coblentz		(unknown episodes, 2004)
Lori Jane Coleman		(unknown episodes)
Gib Jaffe		(unknown episodes)
Michael N. Knue		(unknown episodes)
Chad Mochrie		(unknown episodes)
Lynne Willingham		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Jon Comerford		(1 episode, 2001)
Rick Millikan		(1 episode, 2004)
Elisabeth Rudolph		(unknown episodes, 2003)
Jeanie Bacharach		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Oleg M. Savytski		(1 episode, 2001)
Caty Maxey		(1 episode, 2002-2004)
Maia Javan		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Caty Maxey		(unknown episodes, 2001)
Jayne Couch		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Alexander Carle		(1 episode, 2003-2004)
Susan Benjamin		(unknown episodes)
Ane Christensen		(unknown episodes)
David Smith		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Darryl Levine		(22 episodes, 2001-2004)

Series Makeup Department
Thereze Berquist	....	makeup artist (1 episode, 2001)
Karola Dirnberger	....	key hair stylist (1 episode, 2001)
Karl Wesson	....	hair stylist (1 episode, 2003-2004)
Deborah K. Larsen	....	makeup department head (1 episode, 2004)
Brigitte Bugayong	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes, 2002-2004)
Sean Flanigan	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Jake Garber	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Deborah Patino	....	special makeup effects artist (unknown episodes)
Christopher Pizzerelli	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Lana Sharpe	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Shasti Sharpe	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Michele Teleis-Fickle	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Debbie Zoller	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Robert M. Rolsky	....	unit production manager (1 episode, 2004)
Nicolas Bradley	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Adam J. Shully	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cy Roscoe Strickland	....	second second assistant director (57 episodes, 2001-2004)
Harmony Gosbee	....	dga trainee (6 episodes, 2002)
Marisol 'Ari' Oyola	....	dga trainee (6 episodes, 2002)
A.K. Pavri	....	dga trainee (5 episodes, 2003)
Franklyn Gottbetter	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Larry Lipton	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Shawn Pipkin	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Sarah Pryzibilla	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Ellen Rosentreter	....	trainee assistant director (unknown episodes)
Elizabeth Scherberger	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Gerrod Shully	....	third assistant director (unknown episodes)
Angelo Sotereanos	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Alison Troy	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Matthew Cavaliero	....	property master (67 episodes, 2001-2004)
Craig Pittman	....	lead man (23 episodes, 2002-2003)
Wendy Stanton	....	art department coordinator (22 episodes, 2001-2002)
Eva Firshein	....	buyer (6 episodes, 2002)
Thomas J. Garrigan	....	assistant property master: Pittsburgh (4 episodes, 2002-2003)
Manny Silvia	....	construction coordinator (1 episode, 2002-2004)
Susan E. Lomino	....	assistant art director (1 episode, 2003-2004)
Dan Bezaire	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Austin Gorg	....	assistant art director (unknown episodes)
Will Grant	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Robert Hale	....	head paint foreman (unknown episodes)
Henry Ilola	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes)
Betty Krul	....	set designer (unknown episodes)
Michael F. Loomer	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Gregory Puchalski	....	sign painter: Pittsburgh (unknown episodes)
Scott Reiber	....	painter (unknown episodes)
John J. Rutchland Jr.	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes)
Nick Stanton	....	assistant property master (unknown episodes)
Jim Wardell	....	lead man (unknown episodes)
John Youngblood	....	on-set dresser (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Ryan Darden	....	assistant sound editor (16 episodes, 2002-2003)
Deb Adair	....	sound re-recording mixer (1 episode, 2003-2004)
Carlos Delarios	....	sound re-recording mixer (1 episode, 2003-2004)
John Kincade	....	supervising sound editor (1 episode, 2003-2004)
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
William Freesh	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Larry Goeb	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
John Garret Gorman	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Victor Iorillo	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Michael LaCroix	....	production sound editor (unknown episodes)
Larry Mann	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Brian McKinney	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Gary Montgomery	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Robert Nichols II	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Rudy Pi	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
R. Russell Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey R. Whitcher	....	sound designer (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 2001-2003)
Alex Daniels	....	stunt car hit (unknown episodes)
Thomas M. Ficke	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Conrade Gamble	....	stunt actor (unknown episodes)
Joe Green	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Zach Hudson	....	stunt double: Simon Baker (unknown episodes)
Rob Mars	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Jeffrey S. Lorenz	....	first assistant camera (45 episodes, 2001-2003)
Tommy Garcia	....	grip (18 episodes, 2001-2002)
Michael Yarish	....	still photographer (6 episodes, 2001-2003)
David J. Frederick	....	Steadicam operator (6 episodes, 2001)
Andrew B. Horton	....	lighting technician (5 episodes, 2001)
Steve Randolph	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Brian Bartolini	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
David Breeze	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Kevin Cadwallader	....	electrician: re-shoots (unknown episodes)
Daniel Casey	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Steve Charnow	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Andreas Crawford	....	dolly grip (unknown episodes)
Richard Emerson	....	key grip (unknown episodes)
Steve Gilbert	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician (unknown episodes)
Tony Guerin	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Orlando Hernandez	....	best boy electric (unknown episodes)
Kenneth G. Kalous	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Michael Kennedy	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Terry Kramer	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Damon Marcellino	....	lighting technician (unknown episodes)
Tim Merrill	....	key grip (unknown episodes)
John S. Moyer	....	camera operator: specific segments (unknown episodes)
Chris Murphy	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Scott Romos	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
David Schmalz	....	video assist operator (unknown episodes)
Peter Burgess Smith	....	rigging electrician (unknown episodes)
Toby Tucker	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera / second assistant camera: "a" camera (unknown episodes)
Donna Vega	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Kieran Waugh	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Jeff Zucker	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting (67 episodes, 2001-2004)
Diana Jaher	....	casting associate (1 episode, 2003-2004)
Larissa Giroux	....	casting associate: Canada (unknown episodes)
Chuck McCollum	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Karen Bellamy	....	costume supervisor (9 episodes, 2002)
Laura E. Little	....	set costumer (7 episodes, 2004)
Lisa Buchignani	....	key costumer (unknown episodes)
David Ferry	....	costumer (unknown episodes)
Julie Glick	....	costume supervisor (unknown episodes)
Molly Grundman	....	set costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Shaley Brooks	....	colorist (22 episodes, 2001-2002)
George Carlston	....	dailies colorist (5 episodes, 2001)
Chad Mochrie	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes, 2002-2004)
Jennifer Books	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Dustin Brown	....	post-production assistant (unknown episodes)
Cindy Fret	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Ian Harbilas	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Eduardo Ponsdomenech	....	music editor (67 episodes, 2001-2004)
Sharyn M. Tylk	....	music editor (unknown episodes)
Cody Westheimer	....	music tracking editor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Shawn Coulter	....	driver (22 episodes, 2003-2004)
Mark A. James	....	transportation captain (22 episodes, 2003-2004)
Roger Still	....	transportation coordinator (1 episode, 2003-2004)
Howard Bachrach	....	transportation captain (unknown episodes)
Tim Hilts	....	transportation coordinator (unknown episodes)
Paul Schwanke	....	transportation captain (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Larry Geyer	....	production assistant: Pittsburgh (66 episodes, 2001-2004)
Ed Lippman	....	location manager (66 episodes, 2001-2004)
Kirk Scott	....	production assistant (41 episodes, 2002-2004)
Dominic Mecchia	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Christopher Lee	....	assistant location manager (3 episodes, 2001)
Justin Wayne Hill	....	key assistant location manager (3 episodes, 2004)
Rosemarie Clemente-Johnstone	....	script supervisor (1 episode, 2003-2004)
Beth Hickman	....	production coordinator (1 episode, 2003-2004)
Tom Smuts	....	story editor (1 episode, 2003-2004)
Beth Haiken	....	publicist (unknown episodes, 2003)
Jennifer Johnson	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes, 2003)
Nick Santora	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes, 2003)
Jennifer Davidson	....	publicist (unknown episodes, 2004)
Kate Fisher	....	publicist (unknown episodes, 2004)
Stacey Babb	....	production assistant: Pittsburgh (unknown episodes)
Emma Baksi	....	assistant: Simon Baker (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Books	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Lesley Boylen	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Casey Brown	....	assistant to executive producer: Pittsburgh (unknown episodes)
Scotty Brown	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Kathryn Buck	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Sean Thomas Byrnes	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Matt Candito	....	intern (unknown episodes)
Wendy Dallas	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Hope Diamond	....	senior publicist (unknown episodes)
Rick Eid	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Kevin Funston	....	key assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Lily Garcia	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Maria Lease	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Karin Lewicki	....	researcher (unknown episodes)
James A. Mahathey	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Michael Miller	....	second assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Dustin Paddock	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Amy Smith	....	assistant to executive producer (unknown episodes)
Duffy Taylor	....	key assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Vickie Toner	....	production coordinator: Pittsburgh (unknown episodes)
Christian W. Trokey	....	assistant to executive producer (unknown episodes)
John Trujillo	....	layout board (unknown episodes)
Lary Vinocur	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Nikki Woods	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Scott Wouda	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• David Hollander Productions
• Gran Via
• CBS Productions
• Sony Pictures Television
• Columbia TriStar Television
• Rosecrans Productions Inc.
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)

Distributors

• CBS Television (2001) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• AXN (2005-2006) (Czech Republic) (TV)
• AXN (2005-2006) (Bulgaria) (TV)
• AXN (2005-2006) (Hungary) (TV)
• AXN (2005-2006) (Slovakia) (TV)
• AXN (2005-2006) (Romania) (TV)
• CanWest Global Communications (Canada)
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001)
• Fox Crime (2006-) (Japan) (TV)
• RTL-TVi (2004) (Belgium) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-)

Other Companies

• Executive Assurance  security
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Micdi Productions  music editorial
• Movie Movers  production trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers

Also Known As:

Oikeuden puolesta (Finland) [fi]

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

David Hollander Productions

Trivia:

Inspired by the work of producer David Hollander's brother, a child advocate lawyer.

Quotes:

Nick: My mom-my mom said I will always treat woman better than my father does.
Lulu: So do you?
Nick: I don't know, want to find out?

Soundtrack:

The Empire In My Mind

pretty good so far

This series has potential as a legal drama. The twist is that the main character has been busted for drug use and been sentenced to community service with children, making him look at things from a whole new light. The performances are good, and I like the premise. I might recommend this one if you like Simon Baker and Dabney Coleman.