"Special Unit 2" (2001) TV series 2001-2002

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Creator:

Evan Katz

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

11 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Action | Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Monsters are real. Deal with it!

Plot:

Chicago cops hunt monsters.

Plot Keywords:

Monster | Enemy | Supernatural | Chicago Illinois | Friendship

Cast

Michael Landes	...	Detective Nicholas O'Malley (19 episodes, 2001-2002)
Alexondra Lee	...	Detective Kate Benson (19 episodes, 2001-2002)
Richard Gant	...	Captain Richard Page (19 episodes, 2001-2002)
Danny Woodburn	...	Carl the Gnome (19 episodes, 2001-2002)
Jonathan Togo	...	Jonathan / ... (12 episodes, 2001-2002)

Also Known As:

"SU2" (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

Runtime:

60 min (19 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Paramount Television

Trivia:

Took several opportunities to poke fun at its fellow UPN supernatural/action/comedy series _"Buffy The Vampire Slayer" (1997)_. For instance, in the pilot episode, Captain Page tells Kate that all myths and stories of monsters are based on actual creatures, except vampires, which are total fiction.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The Chicago Police Uniforms in the show are perfect except for the Left Shoulder Patches, which 'should' read Chicago Police, but instead are a fictional patch that reads 'Police Department of the City of Chicago'. This is common when any show films in Chicago (even when most of the filming is done in Canada). Chicago has a rule that no representation of their real Police Patch can be shown without express permission from the city. Since most movie productions don't want to hassle having a bureaucrat 'approving' all of their scripts, most depictions of the "Chicago Police Department" have bogus patches versus the real thing. Thus this is an intentional "mistake" but one that sharp eyed viewers will pick up.

Quotes:

Nick O'Malley: [answering phone] This is Nick, loving every moment of my life and yours. Hello.

greatest witty show on tv

It's all about mixing together a cast of excellent actors, good scripts, nice effects, and, to top it all off, truly witty dialogue. Really, everything written by Jeff from Wisconsin is true. The show and the characters tackle serious crimes, but they do it with style. The cast really does work well together. The characters respect each other, but they don't let that get in the way of constantly barraging each other with barbs and sarcastic comments. You can't help but relate to them--they're the kind of people you'd like to go drinking with--there's something appealing about each one. But the wit is what puts it over the edge. This is wit like The Thin Man, like Bogie, like Jimmy Stewart. Good stuff. Who would have guessed.

Oh, and the music by is by Mark Snow. Enough said.