"The Sentinel" The Switchman (1996)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Danny Bilson

Writers:

Danny Bilson (writer)
Paul De Meo (writer)

TV Series:

"The Sentinel" (1996)

Original Air Date:

20 March 1996 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Sci-Fi

Plot:

After spending years in the Peruvian jungle during his tour in Army Special Forces, Cascade PD Detective James Ellison developed hyperactive senses...

Plot Keywords:

Senses | Buddy | Supernatural | Police | Friendship

Cast

Richard Burgi	...	Detective James Ellison
Garett Maggart	...	Blair Sandburg
Bruce A. Young	...	Capt. Simon Banks
Ken Earl	...	Joel Taggart
Kelly Curtis	...	Lt. Carolyn Plummer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Daniel Chen	...	Monk
Roger R. Cross	...	Captain Mathis
William deVry	...	Master Sergeant
Aurelio Dinunzio	...	Waiter (as Aurelio Di Nunzio)
Bob Frazer
Jason Furukawa	...	1st Investigator
Benjamin Glenday	...	Cop
Heather Hanson	...	Clerk
Deryl Hayes	...	SWAT Sergeant
Tim Henry	...	Colonel Winters
Maria Herrera	...	Tour Guide
Karin Konoval	...	Nancy
Gaetana Korbin	...	Young Woman
Kolja Liquette	...	Police Officer
Althea McAdam	...	2nd Investigator
Mike Mitchell	...	Tour Bus Driver (as Mike A. Mitchell)
Molly Parker	...	The Switchman
Kimani Ray Smith	...	Mark Jefferies
Brendan Stitchman	...	Agent Wilkens
Arnie Walters	...	Doctor
Rhys Williams

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

Paramount Television

Trivia:

Garett Maggart's name was misspelled "Garrett" in the opening credits. This was fixed in all future episodes.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The Pilot episode "The Switchman" contains a couple of references to Seattle, the intended setting. See the trivia section for details.

Quotes:

Jim Ellison: [throwing Blair up against a wall] Listen, you neo-hippy witchdoctor punk!

Movie Connections:

Followed by "The Sentinel" (1996)

Fun, Lightweight action show

Jim Ellison, a policeman in the city of Cascade, has super senses. He can hear, see, touch, smell to such a high degree that he can help solve seemingly unsolvable crimes. Blair Sandburg, a college student majoring in anthropology, is the guide who helps Jim Ellison control his super senses. Together, these two men help fight crime in Cascade.

This is a really fun action show! The actors are all very good and the writers for this show really know how to hook a viewer's attention in the first five minutes of the show. All the episodes are very well plotted and very exciting. What is a real shame is that one can see that this show had the potential to be even more. I wish there was more mysticism and more magic in this show. But other than that, it's a great hour of TV.

Richard Burgi is gorgeous and a great talent. I hope he makes it on the big screen one day.

I give this great show a "B++".