"The Crow: Stairway to Heaven" (1998) TV series

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Scott Williams

Writers:

Brent V. Friedman (writer)
Naomi Janzen (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

3 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

All of their pain. All at once. All for you.

Plot:

A deceased street musician returns to life, and must restore the balance between good and evil to be reunited with his dead girlfriend.

Plot Keywords:

Crow | Supernatural | Occult | Comic Book | The Crow

Cast

Mark Dacascos	...	Eric Draven (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Marc Gomes	...	Detective Darryl Albrecht (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Sabine Karsenti	...	Shelly Webster (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Katie Stuart	...	Sarah Mohr (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Lynda Boyd	...	Darla Mohr (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Jon Cuthbert	...	Lieutenant David Vincennes / ... (16 episodes, 1998-1999)

Runtime:

45 min (22 episodes) | USA:60 min (including commercials)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | Hungary:16

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Trivia:

With Season 1 ending on a cliffhanger, decent ratings, and good fan response, pre-production on season two began. It only got as far as the writing stage when Universal bought out PolyGram Productions. Universal canceled the show, stopping dead in it's tracks. Executive Producer Bryce Zabel made attempts at reviving the series, and then at a TV-movie that would wrap up the major loose ends of the series, but to no avail.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Crow: City of Angels (1996)

Soundtrack:

Goodbye

Great!

I have noticed that Brandon Lee's Eric Draven seemed to be very distant, very ghost like. He would talk in riddles and just had a supernatural demeanor or presence about him. You would get a cold shiver down your back just by looking at him and talking with him, even without him using his abilities. Mark Dacascos' Eric Draven seems much more human. He seems like a human being who has been given supernatural powers and is trying to figure them out. Brandon Lee knew what he had to do, while Mark Dacscos has to discover it on his journey. I like this series and the new direction that it has taken. People see one episode and then they judge it. They then miss out on the new mythology that is created i.e. The Crows & The Snakes constant struggle. I reserved judgement until I had seen a number of episodes and I think it is well written with great new ideas and new conflicts i.e. Eric Draven being arrested for Shelly Webster's murder. It's a great show that I will watch every week!