Back In The Game: Discussion Thread

Back In The Game

Terry Gannon Jr. (Maggie Lawson) was an All Star softball player until life threw her a few curve balls — a baby, a lost college scholarship and a loser for a husband. After striking out on her own, Terry and her son, Danny (Griffin Gluck), move in with her estranged father, Terry Sr., aka “The Cannon” (James Caan). The Cannon is an opinionated, beer-guzzling, ex-athlete who never quite made the cut either as a single father or professional baseball player. As hard as Terry tries to keep Danny away from the sports-driven lifestyle of her youth, Tommy wants to play Little League. His stunning lack of baseball skills (he doesn’t even know which hand the mitt goes on) makes him the laughing stock of the baseball field and of his grandfather’s living room. When Danny and a group of other athletically-challenged hopefuls fail to make the team, Danny’s disappointment forces Terry to face her past. So when a wealthy neighbor volunteers to finance a team for the rejected kids, Terry reluctantly offers to coach the team of misfits. “Back in the Game” stars Maggie Lawson (“Psych”) as Terry, Jr., James Caan (“Las Vegas”) as Terry “The Cannon” Gannon, Sr., Lenora Crichlow (“Being Human,” “Fast Girls”) as Gigi, Griffin Gluck (“Private Practice”) as Danny, Ben Koldyke (“Big Love”) as Dick, Kennedy Waite (“I-Doll”) as Vanessa, J.J. Totah (“Jessie”) as Michael and Cooper Roth as David.

“Back in the Game” was written by Mark and Robb Cullen (“Lucky,” “Las Vegas”), who also executive-produce along with directors John Requa and Glenn Ficarra (“Bad Santa,” “Crazy, Stupid, Love”) and Aaron Kaplan (“The Neighbors”). “Back in the Game” is from 20TH Century Fox Television/ Kapital Entertainment.

Here's a little more to add on to Toups' earlier post...

Back in the Game (Comedy, fka She’s Got Balls)
EPs | Mark and Robb Cullen (Las Vegas), Aaron Kaplan, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra
CAST | Maggie Lawson (Psych), Jr., James Caan (Las Vegas), Sr., Lenora Crichlow (Being Human), Griffin Gluck (Private Practice), Ben Koldyke (Big Love), Kennedy Waite, J.J. Totah, Cooper Roth
When Terry Gannon (Lawson), a recently divorced, single mother, temporarily moves in with her estranged father (Caan), a beer-swilling former baseball player, she reluctantly starts coaching her son’s Little League team and is drawn back into the world of sports she vowed to leave behind.

VERY happy to see Lenora Crichlow on my screen again, she and the cast of Being Human UK were excellent and I've missed her on my telly.

Cast promotional!



Lenora looks gorgeous! It'll be interesting to see Maggie Lawson in something other than Psych!

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Don't know if its still available but the pilot is/was on Hulu. It was actually really funny I thought. I laughed a lot at the little kids, my bb Lenora and James Caan. Intestested to see how this will do with a full season or even with an additional season.

Show is being canceled after its 13 episode run. I actually liked it.