"Half & Half" (2002)Serie TV 2002-2006

Creator:

Jeffrey Klarik

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Data di uscita:

23 settembre 2002 (USA)

Genere:

Comedy

Plot:

Mona and Dee Dee are half-sisters who share the same father. They are completely unlike each other, but they live in the same apartment building, so disagreements are common.

Premi:

1 win & 18 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Confounding expectations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 27	6:00 PM	MyNetwork	The Big Gen-Why Me? Episode	#4.1
Sun. July 27	6:30 PM	MyNetwork	The Big Dollars & Sense Episode	#4.2

Cast

Rachel True	...	Mona Thorne (19 episodes, 2002-2006)
Essence Atkins	...	Dee Dee Thorne (19 episodes, 2002-2006)
Alec Mapa	...	Adam / ... (19 episodes, 2003-2006)
Valarie Pettiford	...	Big Dee Dee Thorne / ... (18 episodes, 2002-2006)
Chico Benymon	...	Andre Spencer Williams (17 episodes, 2002-2006)
Telma Hopkins	...	Phyllis Thorne (17 episodes, 2002-2006)
MC Lyte	...	Kai Owens (14 episodes, 2004-2006)
Obba Babatundé	...	Charles Thorne (12 episodes, 2002-2006)
Penny Bae Bridges	...	Young Mona (11 episodes, 2002-2004)
Christopher Boyd	...	Dave (11 episodes, 2003-2006)
Al Whiting	...	Graduate (11 episodes, 2005)
Suzy Nakamura	...	Tina (10 episodes, 2002-2006)
Joseph Lawrence	...	Brett Mahoney / ... (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Gabby Soleil	...	Young Dee Dee (8 episodes, 2002-2006)
Lamman Rucker	...	Chase (8 episodes, 2005-2006)

Durata:

30 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Sonoro:

Stereo

Luoghi delle riprese:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

SisterLee Productions

Curiosità:

The 4th season finale was originally billed as a season finale but then The CW announced three days after the initial broadcast of this episode that it was canceled leaving a nasty cliffhanger of Mona choosing between Chase and Lorenzo.

Citazioni:

Dee Dee Thorne: [chanting] Chaos cannot enter the place wherein the Serenity Candle burns...
Big Dee Dee Thorne: [storming through the door] I've left your father!
Dee Dee Thorne: Well's there 30 bucks down the toilet.
[blows out candle]

Confounding expectations

This is the story of two half-sisters establishing a friendship for the first time in their lives. Mona, the older sister, grew up resenting DeeDee because their father had left her mother, remarried, become wealthy and raised DeeDee in a much more affluent lifestyle than Mona's. It really surprised me, watching the first few episodes then, when none of the characters turned out to be what I expected. The virtuous, hardworking Mona turned out to be judgmental and aloof, while the spoiled DeeDee was sweetly eager-to-please and savvy. The cast is excellent (both mothers are hilarious) and I like the developing friendship so far. It's not important, but I also love the opening theme. My only complaint is that the ratio of genuine laughs is fairly low; that's usually easier to fix than other potential problems.