"In Plain Sight" (2008) TV series 2008-????

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Creator:

David Maples

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

1 June 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Mary Shannon is a U.S. Marshal in the witness protection program who spends her time relocating federal witnesses....

Awards:

3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 19

1:00 AM

USA

Who's Bugging Mary?

#2.9

Cast

Mary McCormack	...	Mary Shannon (27 episodes, 2008-2009)
Fred Weller	...	Marshall Mann (27 episodes, 2008-2009)
Nichole Hiltz	...	Brandi Shannon (27 episodes, 2008-2009)
Paul Ben-Victor	...	Stan McQueen (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
Cristián de la Fuente	...	Raphael Ramirez (19 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lesley Ann Warren	...	Jinx Shannon (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Todd Williams	...	Detective Robert Dershowitz (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Holly Maples	...	Eleanor Prince (14 episodes, 2009)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque Studios - 5650 University Boulevard SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Trivia:

The prop police cars used for Albuquerque Police vehicles have the same color and graphic scheme as real APD vehicles, however the seal on the rear fender is not the real APD seal, however it is the same shape as the real thing.

Quotes:

Mary Shannon: [intro] Since 1970, the Federal Witness Protection Program has relocated thousands of witnesses, some criminal, some not, to neighborhoods all across the country. Every one of those individuals shares a unique attribute, distinguishing them from the rest of the general population. And that is, somebody wants them dead.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Contract (#7.12)" (2008)

Love it!

With the addition of In Plain Sight, it's official...the summer cable shows like The Closer, Saving Grace, Burn Notice and Damages are so much better than anything the major networks have to offer during the "regular" season. Love the chemistry between Mary and Marshall. Love the quick quips and the realistic dialog. And the addition of a fine looking black detective with the unlikely name of Dershowitz for Mary to butt heads and crack wise with is pure gold.

I do agree that the mother and sister are best in small doses, but they do provide a nice slightly off-balance counterpoint to the thoroughly professional handle Mary has on her work life. One line describes the relationship beautifully: in replying to her n'er-do-well sister's question about why Mary won't just get rid of her defective car, she says "because, like my family, I love it a little more than I want to kill it." The people she's protecting have been getting better and better with each successive show. The most recent, David Foley, was a real hoot as an assassin's middleman.

All in all, I don't care if it's not exactly as law enforcement would do it. I'm not looking for authenticity in a summer show. I'm looking for fun, and In Plain Sight has it in spades.