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

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Creator:

Jeffrey Klarik
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

23 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

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.

Awards:

1 win & 18 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Oct. 13	4:00 PM	MyNetwork	The Big In With the In Crowd Episode	#1.9
Tue. Oct. 14	4:00 PM	MyNetwork	The Big Thanks for Forgiving Episode	#1.10

Cast

Essence Atkins

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Dee Dee Thorne (92 episodes, 2002-2006)

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Series Directed by
Ellen Gittelsohn		(82 episodes, 2002-2006)
Maynard C. Virgil I		(2 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Writing credits
Beth Seriff		(10 episodes, 2002-2006)
Geoff Tarson		(10 episodes, 2002-2006)
Jamie Wooten		(10 episodes, 2002-2006)
David M. Matthews		(9 episodes, 2002-2006)
Carla Banks-Waddles		(9 episodes, 2002-2005)
Michaela Feeley		(8 episodes, 2002-2006)
Yvette Lee Bowser		(8 episodes, 2003-2006)
Heather MacGillvray		(7 episodes, 2003-2006)
Linda Mathious		(7 episodes, 2003-2006)
Winifred Hervey		(6 episodes, 2002-2005)
Chauncey B. Raglin-Washington		(6 episodes, 2003-2006)
Temple Northup		(5 episodes, 2003-2006)
Bill Fuller		(3 episodes, 2002-2005)
Jim Pond		(3 episodes, 2002-2005)
Jay Dyer		(3 episodes, 2002)
David L. Moses		(3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Tamiko K. Brooks		(2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jeffrey Klarik		(1 episode, 2002)

Series Produced by
Yvette Lee Bowser	....	executive producer (1 episode, 2003)
David M. Matthews	....	producer / supervising producer (unknown episodes, 2002-2003)
Jamie Wooten	....	co-executive producer / executive producer (unknown episodes, 2005-2006)
Carla Banks-Waddles	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Jay Dyer	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Winifred Hervey	....	consulting producer (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Klarik	....	consulting producer (unknown episodes)
Heather MacGillvray	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Linda Mathious	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Beverly Rose	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Gina Scheerer	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Bryan Hays		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Dennis C. Vejar		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Kevin Scott		(42 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jill L. Uyeda		(21 episodes, 2005-2006)
Reuben Cannon		(unknown episodes)
Kim Williams		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Lynn Griffin		(88 episodes, 2002-2006)

Series Set Decoration by
Maralee Zediker		(67 episodes, 2002-2006)

Series Makeup Department
Kemi Cooks	....	key hair stylist (1 episode, 2006)
Kim Ayers	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Adam Christopher	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Carla Farmer	....	hair department head (unknown episodes)
Gail Gulino	....	third makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Valerie Abron Harrell	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Kathleen Karridene	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Andrew Ortner	....	post-production supervisor (22 episodes, 2005-2006)
Beverly Rose	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
León	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Marquet	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Darrin Sullivan	....	set dresser (91 episodes, 2002-2006)
Daniel Saks	....	set designer (44 episodes, 2002-2004)
Courtney Jackson	....	property master (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Richard Partlow	....	foley artist (67 episodes, 2003-2006)
Mike Clark	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Greg Orrante	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Bruce Peters	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Eric Pierce	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Kevin Pike	....	special effects supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Daniel Carrington	....	Flame artist / flame artist (8 episodes, 2002-2005)
Scott Milne	....	titel designer / visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Bryan Whitaker	....	Flame artist: MFX (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Kelsee King-Devoreaux	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Ray Liu	....	camera operator (21 episodes, 2002-2003)
Chris Bangma	....	Steadicam assistant (unknown episodes)
Kevin Edwards	....	key grip (unknown episodes)
Jerome Fauci	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Stephen A. Jones	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Justin M. Lubin	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Scott Webb	....	dimmer board operator (unknown episodes)
Monty Woodard	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Sabina Edwards	....	extras casting (22 episodes, 2005-2006)
Summer Wesson	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Lenny Duge	....	post-production duplication (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Marqui Jackson	....	production assistant (23 episodes, 2002-2003)
Micah Goldman	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 2005-2006)
Craig Bender	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes, 2003-2005)
Michaela Feeley	....	story editor (unknown episodes, 2003-2004)
Beth Seriff	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes, 2003-2004)
Geoff Tarson	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes, 2003-2004)
Michele Black	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Neal Carlos	....	associate director / technical coordinator (unknown episodes)
Dana Cooper	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Adam D'Andrea	....	assistant to writers (unknown episodes)
Mike Diaz	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Crystal S. Garrett	....	stand-in (unknown episodes)
Wil Fred Gelin	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Sheryl Hayward	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Elizabeth Insalaco	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Lise E. Lee	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Temple Northup	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
David Robinson	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Gregory Thornton	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Kris White	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• SisterLee Productions
• CBS Productions
• Eye Productions Inc.

Distributors

• United Paramount Network (UPN) (2002-2006) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• CBS Television Distribution (2007) (worldwide) (TV)
• Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij (VTM) (2007) (Belgium) (TV)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• MFX  visual effects

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

SisterLee Productions

Trivia:

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.

Quotes:

Big Dee Dee Thorne: [during construction in Dee Dee's apartment] I don't want to see anything else in this apartment that has to be repaired with a bucket of spackle and a putty knife!
[suddenly noticing Phyllis]
Big Dee Dee Thorne: Too late. Phyllis is here. Come to see what pricey porcelain looks like?
Phyllis Thorne: I've already seen your teeth.

The most watchable UPN sitcom

"Half & Half" is not groundbreaking, built on a standard sit-com foundation of "mismatched partners", but considering its initial lack of promise, it does a good job of staying afloat, even offering the occasional bit of unexpected hilarity. Rachel True ("CB4"), who plays lead character Mona, is a refreshing switch from the women of "Girlfriends", the show's whiny lead-in. Another noteworthy surprise is Mona's gay receptionist, partially because his brand of flamboyance is much more sympathetic than the usual snooty fops that sit-com writers like to parade around to incorporate a few played-out one-liners, but also because his delivery is on-point, and he serves as a good diversion from just how conventional this show can be at times. Chico Benymon, as the thus-far platonic buddy Spencer, is also talented and amiable, although I believe he is not as integral a player now as he may become if this show can endure its sophomore season. On the plot front, the show has been hesitant to address anything that will last longer than 22 minutes, but we have watched Mona land an A&R job (her star artist, in-the-closet R&B teen idol Dante, continues to be mentioned in dialog although the actor who played him, Merlin Santana, was tragically murdered shortly after appearing in just one episode), and most recently, we've learned that Spencer is looking at Mona in a new light, probably as a result of being picked up for another season. All in all, only time will tell if this show can tweak all the right things and stay put, or if it will dive into UPN oblivion, but here's hoping the writers stray from convention a little more often.

(Note from the future: The show did dive into oblivion, right along with UPN, as it was not picked up for the transition to the CW network. -Patrick, Oct. 2, 2006)