"The Dead Zone" Total Awareness (2004)

Director:

Kevin Speckmaier

Writers:

Michael Piller (created for television by) &
Shawn Piller (created for television by) ...

TV Series:

"The Dead Zone" (2002)

Original Air Date:

4 July 2004 (Season 3, Episode 5)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Johnny and a young woman who can "see" numbers are on the run from defense contractor agents out to protect an information gathering program which could mean an end to all privacy.

Plot Keywords:

Psychic Power | Psychic | Sheriff | Dark Hero | Illuminati

Cast

Anthony Michael Hall	...	Johnny Smith
Nicole de Boer	...	Sarah Bracknell Bannerman
Chris Bruno	...	Sheriff Walt Bannerman
John L. Adams	...	Bruce Lewis
Lauren Lee Smith	...	Bonnie Gibson
Aaron Douglas	...	Rob Coulter
Kevin McNulty	...	Dr. Scanlon
Diego Diablo Del Mar	...	Neal Pynchon
Spencer Achtymichuk	...	Little Johnny Bannerman
Bill Mondy	...	Deputy Roscoe
Phillip Mitchell	...	Agent Adams
Ken Roberts	...	Doug
Michael Roberds	...	Fitch
Karin Konoval	...	Sylvia Tesich
Constance Barnes	...	Department Store Clerk

Runtime:

43 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Trivia:

Since JJ was told that Johnny is his biological father in the previous episode, the introduction has been changed from "My son doesn't know who I am." to "They're raising my son."

Quotes:

Rob Coulter: Do you think you can stop the future? You take down Eyetrap, and there's going to be another program just like it on-line before the new year. And you know why? Because the American public is buying what we're selling. They think our technology protects them, that it's good for them.
Johnny Smith: The technology is not good or bad. It's the people in charge of it.

Movie Connections:

References Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

The Net meets The Dead Zone

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

I'm new to posting on databases and I'm not sure how much plot discussion is considered spoiler and how much spoiling is too much spoiling so I'm just going to spoil vaguely and check the spoilbox to keep things safe. There just needs to be someone giving props to my favorite show on IMDb, so here I go beginning with this episode as I embark on watching every show from the 3rd season starting now. So, this was a fun 42 minutes of a cat and mouse plot. Johnny meets some people who are similar yet different to him and their interactions come together nicely. Of course, seeing that the girl who plays Bonnie Gibson is also in an almost-porn flick makes her good acting more enjoyable and hot to watch. The conspiracy thesis plausibility of this episode doesn't seem possible really, but maybe in 20 years, who knows. The episode entertained and had me gripped, wanting more. Maybe these characters will show up again. Unfortunately, us DZ fans are getting used to new characters that grace us with their stories once, never to show up again. But I am used to that now and therefore found enjoyment from "Total Awareness."