"Blind Justice" (2005) TV series

Creator:

Steven Bochco
(more)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

8 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime | Mystery

Tagline:

Blinded in the line of duty. His partners don't respect him. His wife lacks faith. Nobody believes in Jim Dunbar except himself.

Plot:

NYPD Detective Jim Dunbar returns to work after being blinded in the line of duty.

Plot Keywords:

Partners | Blind Detective | Husband Wife Relationship | Marriage | Workplace

Cast

Ron Eldard	...	Detective Jim Dunbar (13 episodes, 2005)
Marisol Nichols	...	Detective Karen Bettancourt (13 episodes, 2005)
Reno Wilson	...	Detective Tom Selway (13 episodes, 2005)
Frank Grillo	...	Detective Marty Russo (13 episodes, 2005)
Michael Gaston	...	Lt. Gary Fisk (13 episodes, 2005)
Rena Sofer	...	Christie Dunbar (13 episodes, 2005)
Saul Rubinek	...	Dr. Allan Galloway / ... (7 episodes, 2005)

Series Directed by
Gary Fleder		(3 episodes, 2005)
Bobby Roth		(3 episodes, 2005)
John Badham		(2 episodes, 2005)

Series Writing credits
Matt Olmstead		(5 episodes, 2005)
Nicholas Wootton		(5 episodes, 2005)
Russell Gewirtz		(2 episodes, 2005)
Michael Oates Palmer		(2 episodes, 2005)
Steven Bochco		(1 episode, 2005)

Series Produced by
Matt Olmstead	....	executive producer (13 episodes, 2005)
Tom Keefe	....	associate producer (11 episodes, 2005)
John Badham	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Jeremy Beim	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Steven Bochco	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Bill Clark	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Downer	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Dayna Kalins	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Nicholas Wootton	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Mike Post		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Jeff Jur		(4 episodes, 2005)
Rick Bota		(unknown episodes)
Kramer Morgenthau		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Jonathan P. Shaw		(6 episodes, 2005)
Conrad M. Gonzalez		(5 episodes, 2005)
Farrel Levy		(unknown episodes)
Padraic McKinley		(unknown episodes)
Greg Podunovich		(unknown episodes)
Steve Polivka		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Scott Genkinger		(unknown episodes)
Junie Lowry-Johnson		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Paul Eads		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Mindy Roffman		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Mary Ann Biddle		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Mary Jane Fort		(13 episodes, 2005)

Series Makeup Department
Michelle Rene Elam	....	key hair stylist (5 episodes, 2005)
Scott H. Eddo	....	makeup department head (unknown episodes)
Sherry Heart	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Dugg Kirkpatrick	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Mitchell Bell	....	production supervisor (12 episodes, 2005)
Michele Giordano	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carla Bowen	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Matt Buckler	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Chris DeAngelis	....	DGA trainee: New York (unknown episodes)
Valerie Finkel	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Louis Guerra	....	second assistant director: second unit (unknown episodes)
Timothy J. Lonsdale	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)
Jay Tobias	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Richard E. White	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Jordan Paul	....	set dresser (13 episodes, 2005)
Eric Wortmann	....	painter (5 episodes, 2005)
John Kelso	....	carpenter (2 episodes, 2005)
Erin J. Beverly	....	art department coordinator (unknown episodes)
Raymard Camp	....	on-set dresser (unknown episodes)
Erin Fite	....	set decoration buyer (unknown episodes)
Robin McCarthy	....	art department coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Paul Drenning	....	foley mixer (13 episodes, 2005)
Hugh Murphy	....	assistant sound editor (13 episodes, 2005)
Tim Kimmel	....	dialogue editor (11 episodes, 2005)
Mark Relyea	....	adr supervisor (10 episodes, 2005)
David Barbee	....	sound effects editor (5 episodes, 2005)
Tim Boggs	....	supervising sound editor (2 episodes, 2005)
David Baldwin	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Thierry J. Couturier	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Jesse Dodd	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Shelik Fernandez	....	assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)
Carrie Lisonbee	....	assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)
Kevin McCullough	....	foley editor (unknown episodes)
Jay Meagher	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Brian Miksis	....	sound mixer: New York (unknown episodes)
Rick Norman	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Peter Michael Sullivan	....	lead sound designer / sound re-recording mixer / ... (unknown episodes)
Noel Vought	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Karl Wasserman	....	boom operator: New York (unknown episodes)
Dan Wesson	....	sound utility: New York (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Ron Rosegard	....	special effects supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Robert Cribbett	....	digital compositor: yU+Co (unknown episodes)
Jon Doyle	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
O.T. Hight	....	Fire/Inferno artist (unknown episodes)
Petra Holtorf	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Sheila Molnar	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	stunt coordinator (1 episode, 2005)
Kevin Beard	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Pat Romano	....	stunt rigger (unknown episodes)
Dana Stein	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Ron Stein	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Trey Clinesmith	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (13 episodes, 2005)
Samuel Buddy Fries	....	camera operator: "a" camera (13 episodes, 2005)
Lee Schmicker	....	best boy electrician (13 episodes, 2005)
Niran Martin	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (12 episodes, 2005)
Danny Vincent	....	electrician (7 episodes, 2005)
Larry Huston	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, New York (6 episodes, 2005)
Steven J. Chambers	....	video assist (4 episodes, 2005)
Michael J. Walsh	....	rigging gaffer (4 episodes, 2005)
James J. Ferris	....	electrician (2 episodes, 2005)
James M. Sterba	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (2 episodes, 2005)
Keith Baber	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
David Chameides	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Donovan Davis	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Emily Geagan	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Jeff Hall	....	dimmer operator (unknown episodes)
Matthew Haskins	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (unknown episodes)
Timothy Hedgecock	....	best boy electric (unknown episodes)
David Knox	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Brett Laumann	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Mark Schwartzbard	....	second assistant camera: New York (unknown episodes)
Sean Sheridan	....	gaffer: New York (unknown episodes)
Don Spiro	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Steve Zvorsky	....	electrician (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Debbie George	....	casting associate (13 episodes, 2005)
Scott Lairson	....	casting associate (13 episodes, 2005)
Vanessa Portillo	....	extras casting (4 episodes, 2005)
Leah Kaplan	....	extras casting: New York (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Paula Truman	....	key costumer (1 episode, 2005)
Deborah Curtis	....	set costumer (unknown episodes)
Ángela Núñez	....	key costumer (unknown episodes)
Krissy Rudell	....	costume production assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Randy Beveridge	....	senior colorist (13 episodes, 2005)
Steven R. Miles	....	post-production house manager (13 episodes, 2005)
Jeff Tober	....	editor: main titles (12 episodes, 2005)
Damon Fecht	....	first assistant editor (6 episodes, 2005)
Joel Henry	....	post-production assistant (unknown episodes)
Greg Podunovich	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Debra Weinstein	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Ken Farnell	....	transportation (13 episodes, 2005)
Mel Langford	....	transportation captain (13 episodes, 2005)
Neil Marshall	....	transportation co-captain (13 episodes, 2005)
Steve Polon	....	transportation (13 episodes, 2005)

Series Other crew
Evan Peller	....	assistant location manager (13 episodes, 2005)
Richard Davis Jr.	....	location manager (12 episodes, 2005)
Jessica Shelton	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 2005)
Haley McLane	....	script supervisor (7 episodes, 2005)
Daniel Wagner	....	assistant office coordinator: New York (6 episodes, 2005)
Steve Altes	....	stand-in: Ron Eldard (3 episodes, 2005)
Creel Brown	....	production assistant: New York (unknown episodes)
Kenneth Chu	....	office production assistant: New York (unknown episodes)
Danielle Collins	....	assistant: Dayna Bochco (unknown episodes)
Michelle Debbaudt	....	assistant: Steven Bochco (unknown episodes)
Yuri Elvin	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Matt Gavin	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Rob Gomes	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Sissy Grover	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Vickie M. Hsieh	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Ronnie Kupferwasser	....	assistant location manager: New York (unknown episodes)
Georgina Marquis	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Kenneth Miller	....	key set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Michael Oates Palmer	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Guillaume Renberg	....	remote head technician (unknown episodes)
Vanessa Ruane	....	assistant to director / assistant to producer (unknown episodes)
Joe Sevey	....	location manager: New York (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Shepherd	....	key assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
David Soldinger	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Donna Tegan	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
John Tibbetts	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Christian Vendetti	....	production assistant: New York (unknown episodes)
Christopher H. Warner	....	production secretary (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Paramount Television
• Steven Bochco Productions

Distributors

• AXN (2009) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2005-) (USA) (TV)
• Paramount Television (2005) (USA) (TV)
• TV2 (2006-2007) (Hungary) (TV) (original airing)

Special Effects

• yU+Co. (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

60 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Hungary:16 | Greece:K-13

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Television

Trivia:

Every episode was broadcast with video description for the visually impaired available as Secondary Audio Programming. It was the first ABC scripted series to offer this option.

Quotes:

Detective Tom Selway:What makes you think she hired somebody as opposed to doing it herself?
Detective Jim Dunbar:I don't think she's capable of it. A shotgun blast to the face?
Detective Karen Bettancourt:Women shoot guys all the time.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Saturday Night Live: David Spade/Jack Johnson (#30.14)" (2005)

The end of Blind Justice?

I was searching ABC's fall lineup and saw no listing for Blind Justice. I continued to search and found a comment stating that it was canceled. I find this so hard to believe. I have never been more into a show than I have with Blind Justice. Ron Eldard does a fantastic job of portraying a blind detective. I watch other crime shows but this one quickly became my favorite. I hope that ABC will soon come to their senses and realize what a winner they truly had with Blind Justice and give it another chance. I have watched Juding Amy since it first started but had no trouble switching to ABC to view their new drama. I've never looked back. I'm not sure what the problem is but it is not the show or the actors. If this show is truly canceled then Justice has not been served.