"Dark Angel" (2000) TV series 2000-2002

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Creators:

James Cameron
Charles H. Eglee

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

3 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

She is the shape of thing to come...

Plot:

A group of genetically-enhanced children escape from a lab project. Years later we meet Max, one of the escapees who now works for a messenger service in the post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest.

Plot Keywords:

Escape | Future | Messenger | Disguise | Dark Heroine

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 18 nominations

Cast

Jessica Alba	...	Max Guevera / ... (42 episodes, 2000-2002)
Michael Weatherly	...	Logan Cale (42 episodes, 2000-2002)
Richard Gunn	...	Calvin 'Sketchy' Theodore / ... (42 episodes, 2000-2002)
J.C. MacKenzie	...	Reagan 'Normal' Ronald (42 episodes, 2000-2002)
Valarie Rae Miller	...	Cynthia 'Original Cindy' McEachin / ... (42 episodes, 2000-2002)
John Savage	...	Donald Lydecker (24 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jensen Ackles	...	Alec / ... (22 episodes, 2001-2002)
Alimi Ballard	...	Herbal Thought (21 episodes, 2000-2001)
Martin Cummins	...	Ames White (21 episodes, 2001-2002)
Kevin Durand	...	Joshua (21 episodes, 2001-2002)
Ashley Scott	...	Asha Barlow (21 episodes, 2001-2002)

Also Known As:

James Cameron's Dark Angel (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

60 min | USA:60 min (42 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Ireland:15 (Season 1) | Ireland:18 (Season 2) | South Korea:12 (Episodes 1-8) | South Korea:15 (Episodes 9-20) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

All of the escaped X5's can be seen wearing black leather jackets when mingling with the public.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: In "Flushed", after Max throws the shoplifter's buddy out of his car, as she zips away in it, a boom mic and a small stage light are reflected in the rear window very briefly.

Quotes:

Max Guevara: " think I'll call you Alec, as in Smart Alec.
X5 494/"Alec": I can live with that.
Max Guevara: Good, cuz my second choice was Dick.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hitman: Contracts (2004) (VG)

Weird gender-related double standards

Reading what other people have commented on the show, it seems this series is a rather mixed bunch, trying to cater to many audiences but apparently satisfying only few.

Female viewers are offended because Max is pretty and portrayed as such a sex object in every turn, but love the series because watching a girl kick (male) butt strokes their egoes.

Male viewers are offended because almost all the male characters are useless, impotent losers who (deservedly) get insulted and their asses kicked, but love the series for the action, and the hot lead character.

Pschah.

The series has an intentionally controversial message - with nothing substantial to say. It doesn't seem to offer much besides the usual endlessly expandable treadmill of standard cliche plot twists. I lost interest after the first couple of episodes.