Roush Rant

By Matt Roush

Watching one of the final episodes of Once and Again air against the NCAA championship game, it was hard not to reflect on how badly ABC has treated this delicate drama. Bounced between time periods, put on hiatus just as one of its stories hit a shattering peak, this emotionally demanding but richly rewarding series deserved better. But ABC can barely do justice to its more commercially viable shows, airing pivotal original episodes of Alias against the Olympics and even the Golden Globes on the night its star, Jennifer Garner, won a surprise trophy. If Garner's character of Sydney Bristow can survive ABC, more power to her. __ TV Guide (April 15, 2002)

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