Now and Again (CBS 1999, Eric Close, Dennis Haysbert)

Quirky drama Now and Again revolves around a programme set up by the United States government in which they are trying to engineer the perfect human body for use in espionage, but not being able to yet perfect the brain. In an attempt to get the project up and running, they take the brain of overweight family man Michael Wiseman, who is killed by a train.

Given a new life, Michael is kept in an apartment where he is trained by government experts, led by Dr. Theodore Morris, in the art of espionage. Despite his new life and new abilities, Michael longs to return to his wife Lisa and daughter Heather, who are themselves discovering that not all is as it seems with Michael’s death.

production details
USA | CBS | 23×45 minutes | 1999

Creator: Glenn Gordon Caron
Theme Song: Now And Again Theme by Narada Michael Walden and Sunny Hilden, Sung by Ariel Ryder with rap by Narada Michael Walden.

cast
Eric Close as Michael Wiseman’s Body
John Goodman as Michael Wiseman’s Brain
Gerrit Graham as Roger Bender
Dennis Haysbert as Dr. Theodore Morris
Margaret Colin as Lisa Wiseman
Heather Matarazzo as Heather Wiseman