"Two" (1996)TV series 1996-1997

Creator:

Charles Grant Craig

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

15 November 1997 (Germany)

Plot:

Gus McClain is a college professor, whose life is perfectly idyllic, he has a good job, good friends...

Plot Keywords:

Mistaken Identity | Twins | Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Evil Twin | Good Twin Evil Twin

Cast

Andrew Johnston	...	Special Agent James Fairchild (4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Lochlyn Munro	...	Agent Andrew Forbes (4 episodes, 1996)
Allison Hossack	...	Sarah McClain / ... (2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Andrew Wheeler	...	Dr. Mark Walker (2 episodes, 1996)
Donnelly Rhodes	...	Anton Kostrov (2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Roman Podhora	...	Mike Barton / ... (2 episodes, 1996)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

New World Television Productions

Quotes:

Gus McClain: [From the shows introduction] I didn't kill my wife
Booth Hubbard: [Appears behind Gus] But I did
Gus McClain: I never knew I had a brother
Booth Hubbard: I couldn't live your life
[Smiles with devilish glee]
Booth Hubbard: So I arranged for you to live mine

Mediocre Adventure show

"Two" was a show on TV during the mid-90s. It was on the air, at the same time as several other late-night adventure-dramas. In fact, I thought that the 90s seemed to be the last great era of TV adventure shows. Don't know why, but I suspect folks just don't find the adventure show genre as appealing as they once did. Who knows?? I watched "Two" on a local syndicated station every Saturday night, and it came on after the 11:00 news. It starred hunky Michael Easton as the main character, named Gus McClain. Gus McClain was an earnest, milquetoast college professor, who led a nice, tame life.

Everything was great for Gus, until he found his wife had been suddenly murdered one day. This show had the exact same premise as the "Fugitive" series. Instead of chasing a one-armed culprit, Gus McClain finds that his own evil twin brother, Booth, had committed his wife's murder. And Gus vows to capture Booth, and bring him to justice.

There's just one hitch though-the FBI thinks Gus committed the crime, since they've no way of knowing that Gus has a twin brother. It gets even more complicated, when Booth kills one of the pursuing FBI agent's partner. This FBI agent then becomes insanely obsessed with capturing Gus. And she almost does, on more than one occasion during the series run. But Gus always manages to slip through her proverbial 'grasp'.

Basically the whole series is based on Gus capturing Booth, before the FBI can get Gus. Nothing new about this type of cat-and-mouse scenario. Anyone who watches TV with any frequency, has seen it all before. I'd say the only reason to watch "Two", is if you happen to be a Michael Easton fan. Otherwise, "Two" is, at best, a mediocre adventure show.