In the early 2000s, CBS produced a television show called Joan of Arcadia. Lasting two seasons, the show depicted a teenager, Joan (played by Amber Tamblyn), who regularly encountered God. God would often show up as different people and converse with Joan, giving her “missions” to complete that helped people in her neighborhood or school. In the first episode, Joan, doubting that she is actually talking to God (this time, being portrayed by a teenaged boy), asks God to sho