• Director: Brian Grant
• Release Year: 2002

Plot

Based on the British series of the same name, the UPN network dramedy As If emulated such "reality" programs as The Real World, albeit with professional actors following sketchy, improvisational scenarios. In standard cinéma-vérité fashion, a team of cameramen follow six twentysomethings as they cope with life in the Big City -- and with each other. The neatly compartmentalized characters included the sullen Sooz (played by Emily Corrie, the sole carryover from the original British As If), the egocentric Rob (Chris Engen), the worldly Sasha (Tracie Thoms), the sexually voracious Nicki (Adrienne Wilkinson), the prankish Jamie (Derek Hughes), and the obligatory gay character, Alex (Robin Dunne). The American version of As If premiered March 5, 2002, in tandem with another brand-new UPN series, Random Years. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Robin Dunne - Alex
Derek Hughes - Jamie
Tracie Thoms - Sasha
Emily Corrie - Sooz
Adrienne Wilkinson - Nicki
Chris Engen - Rob

Credit

Brian Eastman - Executive Producer; Brian Grant - Director; Dean Hargrove - Executive Producer; John Duthie - Director; Andi Peters - Executive Producer; Julian Murphy - Producer