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Steven Barwin (writer)
Phil Bedard (writer)
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September 1997 (USA) more
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Mac, LiAnn, and Vic are recruited by a top-secret government agency, working out of Vancouver, British Columbia... more
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1 win & 3 nominations more
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Reed’s Bargain Bin: Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
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Don't Bother more (11 total)
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(Series Cast Summary - 8 of 13) | Ivan Sergei | ... | Mac Ramsey (22 episodes, 1996-1998) |
 | Sandrine Holt | ... | Li Ann Tsei (22 episodes, 1996-1998) |
| Nicholas Lea | ... | Victor Mansfield (22 episodes, 1996-1998) |
 | Jennifer Dale | ... | The Director (22 episodes, 1996-1998) |
 | Howard Dell | ... | Agent Dobrinsky (16 episodes, 1997-1998) |
 | Victoria Pratt | ... | Jackie Janczyk (13 episodes, 1997-1998) |
 | Greg Kramer | ... | Murphy (11 episodes, 1997-1998) |
 | Julian Richings | ... | Camier (10 episodes, 1997-1998) |
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John Woo's Once a Thief (Canada: English title) (USA) (complete title)
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Rated R for some strong violence.
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Germany:97 min | 60 min (22 episodes)
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A sad case of a series being created to cash in on a name. John Woo had very little to do with "John Woo's Once A Thief"; he certainly didn't direct any of the episodes. Consequently, the action sequences one might expect from a John Woo project were lacking -- which is actually no surprise considering the constraints of a television shooting schedule. However, it was the writing of the show that was the real villain. Viewers got treated to the worst features of lowbrow action flicks (shallow characters, absurd dialogue, implausible situations, leaden pacing), and none of the compensatory strengths (a sense of humour about it all).
Towards the end of the series, the writing got a little better, and a couple of episodes were almost passably entertaining in a campy sort of way. But it was too little, too late, and the series mercifully came to an end after 22 episodes.