The Guardian (TV series)

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The Guardian
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season 2 intertitle of The Guardian
Genre Drama
Created by David Hollander
Written by
Starring
Opening theme
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes67 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Cinematography
  • James R. Bagdonas
  • Jacek Laskus
Editors
  • James Coblentz
  • Lori Jane Coleman
  • Gib Jaffe
  • Michael N. Knue
  • Chad Mochrie
  • Robert P. Seppey
  • Lynne Willingham
Running time44 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network CBS [1] [2]
ReleaseSeptember 25, 2001 (2001-09-25) 
May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)

The Guardian is an American drama television series created by David Hollander which originally aired on CBS from September 25, 2001, to May 4, 2004. The show stars Simon Baker as Pittsburgh corporate attorney Nick Fallin, with Dabney Coleman as his father and boss. When Nick is convicted of drug use he is sentenced to 1,500 hours of community service as a guardian ad litem; the show focuses on this, his recovery from drug addiction, and his strained relationship with his father. It includes guest stars such as Farrah Fawcett, and featured scenes with the Pittsburgh Police in multiple episodes.

Contents

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 22September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)May 21, 2002 (2002-05-21)
2 23September 24, 2002 (2002-09-24)May 13, 2003 (2003-05-13)
3 22September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Notable guest stars

Production and location

The fictional offices of Fallin & Fallin is located at the Frick Building FrickBuildingPittsburgh.jpg
The fictional offices of Fallin & Fallin is located at the Frick Building

The show was set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was filmed in the city from time to time. Beginning in season 2, the theme song was "Empire in My Mind" performed by The Wallflowers. The fictional offices of Legal Services of Pittsburgh are located at 121–123 Seventh Street, Pittsburgh, while Fallin & Fallin's offices are located in the Frick Building, 437 Grant Street, Pittsburgh.

Broadcasters

In the United States, as of September 2018, it was being broadcast in re-runs on Heroes & Icons and Paramount+. The Guardian has aired in the United Kingdom on the Hallmark Channel, ABC1 (April 2006) and, more recently, 5USA (May 2009) and Five (August 2009). In Turkey, the show aired on TNT and in Australia on Network Ten; as of 2011 re-runs are airing on the Nine Network following episodes of Simon Baker's 2008–2015 vehicle The Mentalist , but before on free-to-air television, the show has also aired on Foxtel's defunct station TV1 (now TVH!TS) in 2003 during the Saturday Night's Crime Time Block before Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: SVU . In India and Pakistan the show airs on Animax from June 2010 and AXN and FX. In Singapore, the show airs on AXN through Starhub Cable Television. In New Zealand, the show airs on Vibe, channel 7, via sky TV. In Latin America, the series premiered in October 2012 on the Sony Spin channel.

Home media

CBS DVD (distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment) has released all three seasons of The Guardian on DVD in region 1.

On February 6, 2018, CBS Home Entertainment released The Guardian: The Complete Series on DVD in region 1. [4]

DVD NameEp#Release Date
The First Season22October 27, 2009 [5]
The Second Season23September 7, 2010 [6]
The Final Season22February 8, 2011 [7]
The Complete Series67February 6, 2018

CBS/Paramount controls video rights only in the USA (where CBS Television Distribution has ancillary rights). Outside the US, Sony Pictures Television controls distribution rights, and international DVD releases will be mostly from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

In Germany Koch Media has released the first two seasons on DVD and Blu-ray. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResult
2002ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards"Top TV Series" – Jakob Dylan Won [12]
Family Television Awards"Actor" – Simon Baker"Won [12]
"New Series"Won [12]
GLAAD Media Awards "Outstanding Individual Episode (In a Series Without a Regular Gay Character)" – "The Men from the Boys"Nominated [12]
Golden Globe Award "Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama" – Simon BakerNominated [13]
Young Artist Award "Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor" – Erik Knudsen Nominated [14]
"Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor" – Jesse Plemons Nominated [14]
2003ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards"Top TV Series" – Jakob DylanWon [15]
Emmy Award "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series" – Farrah FawcettNominated [16]
Environmental Media Awards "Drama - TV Episodic" – "Assuming the Position"Nominated [17]
2004ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards"Top TV Series" – Jakob DylanWon [18]
Environmental Media Awards"Drama - TV Episodic" – "Big Coal"Nominated [19]
Young Artist Award"Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress" – Danielle Panabaker Won [20]
2005Prism Awards"Performance in a Drama Series Storyline" – Simon BakerNominated [21]
"TV Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline" – "Beautiful Blue Mystic" and "Amends"Nominated [21]
Young Artist Award"Best Performance in a Television Series - Recurring Young Actress" – Scout Taylor-Compton Nominated [22]

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