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1.00  Pilot
Original Airdate: 9-26-03
Written By: Barbara Hall
Directed By:
James Hayman & Jack Bender
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Episode stills:
Logline: 16-year-old Joan Girardi is approached by someone claiming to be God. He gives her a mission, get a job. Will Girardi, Joan's dad and new chief of police for Arcadia, is trying to solve the case of a serial killer.
Guest Stars: Patrick Breen (Sammy), Kris Lemche (Cute Boy God), David Burke (Father Ken Mallory), Ivonne Coll (Marleen), Morocco Omari (Principal Chadwick), Deborah Theaker (Mrs. Marx), Stephanie Lineberg (Sophie), Baadja-Lyne Odums (Cafeteria Worker God), Noah Bean (Offiver Osborne), Spencer Redford (Leslie), Erik Palladino (Lt. Michael Daghlian)
Summary: n/a
The Many Faces of God:
Music:


                                          
                                       Song:
"One of Us" [redone]
                                       Scene:
Show theme
                                       Artist:
Joan Osborne
                                       Album:
Relish (1995)


                                          


                                       Song:
"Overdrive"
                                       Scene:
Plays as Joan gets ready for school
                                       Artist:
Katy Rose
                                       Album:
Because I Can (2004)


                                          


                                       Song:
"Kryptonite"
                                       Scene:
Joan first meets Cute Boy God
                                       Artist:
3 Doors Down
                                       Album:
The Better Life (2000)

                                          
                                          
                                      

                                       Song:
"Run"
                                       Scene:
Joan and Kevin wrestle
                                       Artist:
David Loring
                                       Album:
Unknown


                                          


                                       Song:
"Tomorrow"
                                       Scene:
Plays on headphones as Joan browses the bookstore
                                       Artist:
Avril Lavigne
                                       Album:
Let Go (2002)


                                          


                                       Song:
"I Believe In You"
                                       Scene:
Joan hides under the covers in her room
                                       Artist:
Sinead O'Conner
                                       Album:
n/a
Trivia:
- The shots of Arcadia are filmed in Fredrick, Maryland.
- The school used as Arcadia High is actually
El Segundo High School in El Segundo, California.
- The aired episode differs slightly from the original pilot as it was reshot.

Cute Boy GodCute Boy God: The first time Joan meets God he appears as a young guy about her own age on the bus. He follows her to school and tries to convince her he really is God. He tells Joan that he "won't always look like this" and that his appearance will change each time they meet. He suggests she get a job at a local bookstore.

Cafeteria Lady GodCafeteria Worker God: The second time Joan meets God is in the lunch line at her school cafeteria. God appears as a sassy black middle-aged lunch lady. She asks Joan why she didn't get the job at the bookstore. Joan realises who she's really talking to and looks around, embarrassed. She explains that if Joan had simply done what she was asked to then then this encounter would not be necessary. She tells Joan to move along as she's holding up the line.