"Dark Angel" (2000) TV series 2000-2002

Creators:

James Cameron
Charles H. Eglee

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

3 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

She is the shape of thing to come...

Plot:

A group of genetically-enhanced children escape from a lab project. Years later we meet Max, one of the escapees who now works for a messenger service in the post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest.

Plot Keywords:

Escape | Future | Messenger | Disguise | Dark Heroine

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 18 nominations

Cast

Jessica Alba	...	Max Guevera / ... (42 episodes, 2000-2002)
Michael Weatherly	...	Logan Cale (42 episodes, 2000-2002)
Richard Gunn	...	Calvin 'Sketchy' Theodore / ... (42 episodes, 2000-2002)
J.C. MacKenzie	...	Reagan 'Normal' Ronald (42 episodes, 2000-2002)
Valarie Rae Miller	...	Cynthia 'Original Cindy' McEachin / ... (42 episodes, 2000-2002)
John Savage	...	Donald Lydecker (24 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jensen Ackles	...	Alec / ... (22 episodes, 2001-2002)
Alimi Ballard	...	Herbal Thought (21 episodes, 2000-2001)
Martin Cummins	...	Ames White (21 episodes, 2001-2002)
Kevin Durand	...	Joshua (21 episodes, 2001-2002)
Ashley Scott	...	Asha Barlow (21 episodes, 2001-2002)

Also Known As:

James Cameron's Dark Angel (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

60 min | USA:60 min (42 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Ireland:15 (Season 1) | Ireland:18 (Season 2) | South Korea:12 (Episodes 1-8) | South Korea:15 (Episodes 9-20) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Max's twin, Sam, is X5-453.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In "Exposed", Original Cindy opens Sketchy's camera, overexposing the film. Later on, the prints are all shown to be solid black. In reality, the prints would have been solid white.

Quotes:

Max Guevara: I had to have radical emergency amateur brain surgery to remove a nanochip from my cerebellum before I stroked from a neurochemical overload."

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002) (VG)

What's the big deal???

There is nothing below the surface in this obvious and shallow show. Yes the stunts are all right, and Jessica Alba sure knows how to pout. But come on, for this she got nominated for a Golden Globe???? When she talks she sounds like a handful of marbles was stuffed in her mouth, (I guess that's supposed to be sexy). And both her and Michael Weatherly's reactions are incredibly planned and fake looking. Their performances would look fine in an Acting 101 class at a community college. It's really quite a shame, because the show had incredible promise. The scenario was good and original, and the scripts aren't half bad. But the horrible casting, which was so obviously based on looks alone, just ruins the rest of the show. But I suppose it does reach a target audience, mainly twenty something guys who drool over Alba, or twelve and thirteen year old girls who giggle over Weatherly. Personally, I'd hate to say this show was the launching point of my career, (sorry Jessica)