Blurb reviews for Taking Sides

From Mike Duffy, Detroit Free Press:
New time period. "Once and Again" moves into its new 9 p.m. home with everyone in the family babbling about the relationship of Sam (Steven Weber) and Judy (Marin Hinkle). He's decided that he wants her to be more than just a friend. Isn't that sweet? Yes, but only if Sam's not a romantic sham.

From David Bianculli, New York Daily News:
This series begins the new year by being shifted to a new time. Wherever it's shown on Fridays, though, this serialized, mature drama is being tossed away slowly; Friday is no place for a show that needs to be seen regularly in order to appreciate it fully. That said, tonight's episode is an easy place to dive in, because it looks back, not ahead: Its plot involves flashbacks, but ones newly created for the episode.

From Robert Bianco, USA Today
One of television's best series, ABC's Once and Again (tonight, 9 ET/PT), tries again to find a wider audience in a new time slot, as it moves up one hour earlier on Fridays. In this week's episode, Sam puts his relationship with Judy in jeopardy.

From the New York Post:
Judy is just about to give up on Sam because his idea of a relationship doesn't jibe with hers.

From Cheryl Everette, Gist TV:
The relationship between Sam (Steven Weber) and Judy (Marin Hinkle) takes a surprising turn when he decides he wants more of a commitment from her. Meanwhile, a lonely Karen (Susanna Thompson) is wounded when Jessie (Evan Rachel Wood) breaks a date with her to spend time at Lily's (Sela Ward).

From the Columbus Dispatch:
In the critically acclaimed drama, airing an hour earlier, Jessie (Evan Rachel Wood) is torn between her mother and her stepmother.

From the Detroit News:
Judy (Marin Hinkle) gets a big surprise from Sam (Steven Weber) in this new episode. He didn't seem to want to invest in their relationship as much as she wanted him to, but he does a turnaround and tells her he's ready to be more responsible to her. Meanwhile, Karen (Susanna Thompson) fears Lily (Sela Ward) is becoming more and more her maternal rival.

From Tim Cuprisin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
The often whiny but well-written drama about a blended family moves up an hour, and it could benefit from the post-"Providence" audience.

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