Angel with a Broken Wing (22 Sep. 2011)

In the series reboot, we're introduced to three new angels: Abby Sampson, a Park Avenue princess who became a world-class thief: Kate Prince, a Miami cop who fell from grace, losing both ... See full summary »

Director:

Marcos Siega

Writers:

Ivan Goff (creator), Ben Roberts (creator),

Stars:

Annie Ilonzeh, Minka Kelly, Rachael Taylor

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Annie Ilonzeh	...	Kate Prince
Minka Kelly	...	Eve French
Rachael Taylor	...	Abby Sampson
Ramon Rodriguez	...	John Bosley
Carlos Bernard	...	Nestor Rodrigo / Pajaro
Ivana Milicevic	...	Nadia Ivanov
Nadine Velazquez	...	Gloria Martinez
Ford D'Aprix	...	James Mackal
Chaz Mena	...	Roger Fisk
Anahi Artica	...	Young Gloria (as Anahi Artiga)
Taylor Blackwell	...	Young Eve
Betsy Graver	...	Bridget Wentworth
Annilie Hastey	...	Priscella Wentworth
Jeff Chase	...	Rodrigo's Bodyguard (as Jeff S. Chase)
Aubrey Peeples	...	Sarah Daniels

Storyline

In the series reboot, we're introduced to three new angels: Abby Sampson, a Park Avenue princess who became a world-class thief: Kate Prince, a Miami cop who fell from grace, losing both her career and her fiance; and Gloria, a disgraced army lieutenant who has a way with explosives. Things go horribly wrong with one of the angels' missions, and their elusive boss, Charlie Townsend, persuades them to partner with Gloria's childhood friend, Eve, a street racer with a mysterious past.

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Plot Keywords:

exploding car | human trafficking | kidnap victim | sex trafficking | tied feet | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millar Gough Ink, Panda Productions Inc., Flower Films (II)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Townsend Agency address, 1976 Ocean Drive, is a nod to the year the original series began. The first episode aired 21 March 1976.

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Goofs

Near the end when Eve doughnuts the car into Pajaro the camera shows her letting off the brake and hitting the gas, but then they cut to the car coming to a full stop.

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Soundtracks

"On the Floor"
Performed by Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull

User Reviews

Lifeless, Souless & Boring

Remember back in the day when all cop shows were either middle age men in raincoats or 20 something males with huge sideburns? Well one show dared to be different: Charlie's Angels.

In a time when the female role in most cop shows was reduced to either a minor role, sidekick or wife of said detective Charlie's Angels took those values and, quite rightly, turned them on their head. However, in this "reboot", all those values, and more, have been thrown out of the window.

Instead of ex-police officers we now have 3 former criminals (4 if you include Bosely...but I'll get to that later) who have very little in the way of personality. Abby, the rich girl turned cat burglar, seems to spend most of her time being hacked off with everybody, Kate, a former dirty cop who has the personality of a plank of wood and, finally, we have Eve a car thief who, I'm pretty sure, is being touted as the "tomboy" by the writers but comes across more like a Barbie doll with schizophrenia.

I fully understand that, when making a reboot, you need to make it differ from the original. But making Bosley a hacker who stole "a penny off each person's Tax Return" just gives you yet another reason to dislike this whole sorry mess.

Believe me, I really wanted to like this show but I found myself not caring about one single thing or warming to any of the characters. Even in a scene where one of the Angels is blown up by a car bomb I found their overall reactions to be both forced and wooden.

Are there any good points about this show? Yes, the plot was a fairly decent, albeit too familiar, story about human trafficking and would have worked had it had better actors in the roles and the level of writing seemed OK compared to some of the other recent reboots we've seen.

In conclusion I'd give it a 1 out of 10 and, I hate to say it, but I honestly don't think this show will make it past it's first season.