"Profiler" (1996) TV series 1996-2000

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Creator:

Cynthia Saunders

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

21 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller | Mystery

Plot:

Ally Walker stars as Dr. Sam Waters, a psychic detective with the Violent Crimes Task Force, a federal agency which often works with the FBI...

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Mother Daughter Relationship | Psychology | Blood | Heroine

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 13 nominations

Cast

Robert Davi	...	Agent Bailey Malone (82 episodes, 1996-2000)
Julian McMahon	...	Det. John Grant (82 episodes, 1996-2000)
Roma Maffia	...	Grace Alvarez (82 episodes, 1996-2000)
Peter Frechette	...	George Fraley (82 episodes, 1996-2000)
Ally Walker	...	Dr. Samantha 'Sam' Waters (64 episodes, 1996-1999)
Erica Gimpel	...	Angel Brown (45 episodes, 1996-1999)
Dennis Christopher	...	Jack of All Trades / ... (45 episodes, 1996-1999)
Caitlin Wachs	...	Chloe Waters (41 episodes, 1996-1998)

Runtime:

60 min (83 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Three Putt Productions

Trivia:

Throughout the series the producers used stylized visual sequences to illustrate Sam's intuitive leaps. Because the show debuted at the same time as the similarly themed "Millennium" (1996/I), which stared a profiler with actual psychic abilities illustrated with similar stylized segments, many assumed that Sam was supposed to be psychic. In reality the flashes were never supposed to be psychic. Instead they were supposed to illustrate Sam's though process as she made intuitive leaps.

Quotes:

John Grant: We don't have a lot of time here, Dr. Lawson. So if you've got a theory, I want to hear it.
Dr. Samantha 'Sam' Waters: You want a "theory"? You've got Chinese food in the refrigerator, you like your women in heels, your scotch straight, and yourself definitely on top.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Homicide: Life on the Street: Abduction (#6.17)" (1998)

A good thriller

I once believed this was the best show on earth (thriller that is) until Ally Walker left. Don't get me wrong, I like Rachel Burke (Jamie Luner) too, but it's just not the same. Rachel is very much like Samantha, yet she is totally different. She's the same kind of pretty female, she's got the sixth sense and all. But still I found the power that drove Sam (Jack of all trades) much stronger. There is just something lost now. But it still is good. I mean you still have Davi, Maffia, George and the other guy who are funny sympathetic and believable. Luner is good too, but no-one could replace Walker. She does the best that can be done.