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8.6/10 Country of origin United States No. of seasons 1 Final episode date 26 October 2005 | 7.9/10 IMDb Genre Action
Drama
War Original language(s) English First episode date 27 July 2005 Network FX | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Steven Bochco
Chris Gerolmo Starring Josh Henderson
Luke Macfarlane
Erik Palladino
Keith Robinson
Kirk Jones
Omid Abtahi
Lizette Carrión
Nicki Lynn Aycox
Sprague Grayden
Brigid Brannagh
Lombardo Boyar
Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak Cast Luke Macfarlane, Erik Palladino, Josh Henderson, Nicki Aycox, Brigid Brannagh |
Over there tv drama
Over There is an American action / drama / war television series co-created by Steven Bochco and Chris Gerolmo and produced by 20th Century Fox Television. It premiered in the United States on July 27, 2005 on FX and in Canada on September 6, 2005 on the History Television channel. The series was presented in 16:9 widescreen format in the U.S. and UK, and mastered in high definition.
Contents
- Over there tv drama
- Reception
- Main cast and characters
- Recurring characters
- Other guest appearances
- References
The series followed a unit of the United States Army's Third Infantry Division on its first tour of duty in Iraq, and chronicled the war's effects on the soldiers' families in the United States. The Iraq sequences were filmed in the California desert, while the homefront scenes are shot in and around the Greater Los Angeles area.

The pilot was developed by Steven Bochco (who also created such acclaimed series as NYPD Blue, L.A. Law and Hill Street Blues). Originally, the show was to be produced by UPN, who subsequently decided that the prospects for international sales were not good and withdrew from the project. The series is, however, (according to Reuters) seen around the world on pay cable channels in about 100 territories.

The title of the series echoes "Over There" (1917), George M. Cohan's song about U.S. soldiers serving abroad during World War I. The theme song used for the series is Chris Gerolmo's "Over There".

The show (Bochco's first for basic cable) was the first scripted television series set in a current, ongoing military action involving the United States. In another unusual move, the pilot episode was released on DVD on August 2, 2005, less than a week after the show's premiere.

FX formally announced on November 1, 2005 that the show would not be returning due to declining ratings. The 13th and last episode of the series, "Follow the Money", first aired in the U.S. on October 26, 2005.
The complete series was released on DVD in the United States and Canada on March 21, 2006.
Reception
The show's critics complained that the show "bends over backward not to express any opinion whatsoever about the conflict." Also, given the show's subject matter, it is not surprising that some criticized it as one of the most graphically–violent television programs ever. Accordingly, the program was tagged with the television rating TV-MA for language and violence, and warning notices such as "VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED." FX advertised the show as being "...TV's most controversial series."