Pilot (17 Jan. 2010)

Christopher Chance is a man who seems to get his thrills on protecting people from all walks of life. In the opener, he takes a case where he needs to protect a mechanical engineer who ... See full summary »

Director:

Simon West

Writers:

Jonathan E. Steinberg (developed for television by), Jonathan E. Steinberg,

Stars:

Mark Valley, Chi McBride, Jackie Earle Haley

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Valley	...	Christopher Chance
Chi McBride	...	Winston
Jackie Earle Haley	...	Guerrero
Tricia Helfer	...	Stephanie Dobbs
Mark Moses	...	Hollis
David Meunier	...	Tom
Donnelly Rhodes	...	Guerrero's Friend
Adrian Hough	...	James Dobbs
Michael St. John Smith	...	McNamara
Danny Glover	...	Client
Sean Allan	...	Lydecker
Artine Brown	...	Latino Thug
Anna Cummer	...	Hostage Woman
Mike Desabrais	...	Assassain Steward
Keith Martin Gordey	...	Suspicious Guy (as Keith Gordey)

Storyline

Christopher Chance is a man who seems to get his thrills on protecting people from all walks of life. In the opener, he takes a case where he needs to protect a mechanical engineer who designed California's first bullet train, capable of reaching speeds up to two hundred miles an hour.

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Plot Keywords:

explosion | false identity | party | poison | hugging | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wonderland Sound and Vision, DC Comics, Human Target Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

'The Human Target' comic book series was co-created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino.

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Goofs

Stephanie Dobbs says she ran the design team for the monorail. However, the vehicle changes from being a regular bullet train to being a monorail. For example all but one exterior CGI shots show it to be a normal train, however all the interior scenes show it to be a monorail (the brake disc bursting through the centre of the car for example)

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Quotes

Christopher Chance: So what was the tab for all this?
Stephanie Dobbs: All in? About $80 billion.
Christopher Chance: How much of this came out of my taxes?
Stephanie Dobbs: About $62 billion.
Christopher Chance: Even I want to kill you for a little bit right now.

User Reviews

Processed Cheese and Cardboard

This show is mildly amusing, just for the cliché after cliché storyline. A protagonist who can do everything (James Bond, pre-Daniel Craig, would be jealous); air ducts large enough to crawl through and fight in (and they're on a train!); and the ever-popular time bomb plot ("We've got to get off this train before it crashes!").

SPOILER: Superman, uh, "Christopher Chance", engages in a shoot-out with an assassin, escapes, then follows the assassin and prepares to shoot him. But *click*! He's out of ammunition! Yes, Mister Perfect was too stupid to check his weapon, and reload after he'd sprayed the area with lead.

Summary: "Human Target" is like Domino's Pizza: it's television of the last resort.