Eli Stone (2008–2009)

San Francisco lawyer Eli Stone begins to see things, which leads him to discover a brain aneurysm. But his visions lead him to accept cases with little monetary gain but a lot of moral goodness.

Creators:

Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim

Stars:

Jonny Lee Miller, Natasha Henstridge, Loretta Devine

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jonny Lee Miller	...	Eli Stone (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Natasha Henstridge	...	Taylor Wethersby (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Loretta Devine	...	Patti Dellacroix (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Matt Letscher	...	Nathan Stone (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Sam Jaeger	...	Matt Dowd (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
James Saito	...	Dr. Frank Chen (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Victor Garber	...	Jordan Wethersby (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Julie Gonzalo	...	Maggie Dekker (25 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jason George	...	Keith Bennett (20 episodes, 2008-2009)
Tom Amandes	...	Martin Posner (11 episodes, 2008-2009)

Storyline

San Francisco lawyer Eli Stone begins to see things, which leads him to discover a brain aneurysm. But his visions lead him to accept cases with little monetary gain but a lot of moral goodness.

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Plot Keywords:

vision | lawyer | san francisco california | character name in title

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Taglines:

Just when you think you've found your way... life changes direction.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

ABC [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC Studios, After Portsmouth, Berlanti Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (26 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Boston Legal: Smoke Signals (2008)

User Reviews

Liked it

OK I missed the first episode but here's what I got--Lawyer Eli Stone (Jonny Lee Miller) starts seeing and hearing people singing music which all seem to help him at particular points in his life. The problem is no one else sees or hears them. He thinks he's dying of a brain aneurysm (which killed his father) but others think he may be a prophet. In any case it's screwing up his work and love life. What to do? This reminds me of "Cop Rock" (which only lasted 4 months). That was a cop show where people just broke out into song and dance and nobody saw it as strange. I loved the show but it bombed badly. That was back in 1990--people weren't ready for it then--maybe they will be now.

This show has interesting characters, tight scripts (judging from the one episode I've seen), great music and singing. The cast is going full force too. Miller manges to completely cover his English accent and is certainly very attractive. Loretta Devine as his assistant casually tosses insults left and right in a delightful way. Victor Garber is strangely muted as Stone's boss (but that may change). This isn't for everyone but I thought it was fun, well-made and entertaining. Worth seeing.