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| Total Fan  Joined: Aug 2003
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| Special Unit 2 Tonight SciFi starts airing the short-lived UPN series Special Unit 2. It lasted only 19 episodes and according to SciFi's schedulebot, all 19 will be aired by the end of March. The basic premise is that there is a special unit within the Chicago Police Department that searches out and deals with "missing links", aka various mythological beings, except, apparently, vampires. The four main characters were: Michael Landes .... Detective Nicholas O'Malley Alexondra Lee .... Detective Kate Benson Richard Gant .... Captain Richard Page Danny Woodburn .... Carl the Gnome Tonight's episodes: The Brothers Written by Evan Katz Directed by John T. Kretchmer Officer Kate Benson is recruited into Special Unit 2. Her first assignment: Help stop a mass-hatching of gargoyles. The Pack Written by James Krieg Directed by Oscar Costo Nick risks becoming a monster to infiltrate a pack of werewolves that are terrorizing the city. The Wraps Written by Joel Surnow Directed by Terry Windell A mummified samurai awakens and seeks to gather three female human sacrifices — and it intends for Kate to be one of them. | |||
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| Obsessed Fan  Joined: Aug 2005
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| interesting. i never heard of this show. thanks for the info dukesmom | |||
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| Elite Fan   | I saw a preview for this show....and if ever there was something that could make Mutant X look cool, this was it. I might watch it for comedy's sake.  Thanks for the new thread Dukesmom. __________________ "Be quiet brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip!" "Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic." Twilight isn't about vampires, it's about teenagers with sharp teeth. Vampires don't "sparkle" in the sun: they screech in horror, burst into flame and wither to ash. | |||
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| Total Fan Joined: Aug 2003
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| I had forgotten just how silly this series was. And the special effects could have been better. IMO, the acting in the first episode was pretty bad but was better in 2 & 3. It amuses me so I will keep watching. | |||
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| Elite Fan | By all means, continue being amused. If I can find time on Fridays (HA!) I'm going to watch at least one episode, to get a feel fo rit. __________________ "Be quiet brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip!" "Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic." Twilight isn't about vampires, it's about teenagers with sharp teeth. Vampires don't "sparkle" in the sun: they screech in horror, burst into flame and wither to ash. | |||
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| Total Fan Joined: Aug 2003
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| The funniest thing, IMO, is that creature that is locked up in the station because they can't figure out how to kill it. Characters randomly throw food onto the floor and it sends out a tentacle to retrieve it - no need for trash cans or a cleaning crew! I can't remember if Carl the Gnome was teasing it or not, but at one point last Friday it apparently got the idea he was food and latched onto him until someone (Kate, IIRC) threw it a new piece of food to distract it. *** added 2/16/07: Tonight's episodes: The Web Written by Sara Israel Directed by John T. Kretchmer The team must track down and eliminate spider-women, who prey on young men by seducing them and then drinking their blood. The Waste Written by Joel Surnow Directed by Oscar Costo Nick must cross his old partner to destroy a creature that feeds on human fat removed by liposuction. The Depths Written by James Krieg & Joel Surnow Directed by John T. Kretchmer A beast from Lake Michigan steals the souls of virgin women — and Kate believes that her kid sister Megan might be its next target. Last edited by dukesmom : 02-16-2007 at 09:02 AM. | |||
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| Elite Fan | See, now hearing about the creature in the jail, that makes me want to watch it....that and the spider-women....though why choose spider women, when that screams vampire? __________________ "Be quiet brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip!" "Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic." Twilight isn't about vampires, it's about teenagers with sharp teeth. Vampires don't "sparkle" in the sun: they screech in horror, burst into flame and wither to ash. | |||
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| Total Fan Joined: Aug 2003
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| Because, according to Captain Page, vampires are pure fiction. Don't know why TPTB decided that, but they did. | |||
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| Elite Fan | Well isn't that just silly.....now I don't like the show  __________________ "Be quiet brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip!" "Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic." Twilight isn't about vampires, it's about teenagers with sharp teeth. Vampires don't "sparkle" in the sun: they screech in horror, burst into flame and wither to ash. | |||
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| Total Fan Joined: Aug 2003
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| Maybe they just didn't want to compete with Buffy & Angel so they decided to skip vampires all together?  Anyway, unless I am mistaken, Smallville's Superman, Tom Welling, was the first casualty in the episode titled The Depths. Last edited by dukesmom : 02-19-2007 at 05:40 PM. | |||
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| Elite Fan | See now, you bring up another good point. Any time you can see Tom Welling die, is a good show. __________________ "Be quiet brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip!" "Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic." Twilight isn't about vampires, it's about teenagers with sharp teeth. Vampires don't "sparkle" in the sun: they screech in horror, burst into flame and wither to ash. | |||
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| Total Fan Joined: Aug 2003
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| There is alot of silly humor in this show. At one point last Friday, Carl was trying to get at an itch on his back and resorts to "borrowing" Captain Page's artificial hand. He was not amused. | |||
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| Elite Fan | See, now that's funny....This show is on on Friday nights, right? __________________ "Be quiet brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip!" "Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic." Twilight isn't about vampires, it's about teenagers with sharp teeth. Vampires don't "sparkle" in the sun: they screech in horror, burst into flame and wither to ash. | |||
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| Total Fan Joined: Aug 2003
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| Yes, Friday night from 7-10 pm CST. According to scifi.com, the 3 episodes airing 2/23 (below) are the first three of season 2. Apparently season 1 was only 6 episodes. The Grain Written by Jack Bernstein Directed by David Straiton A parasite known as the Sandman occupies people's bodies as they sleep and compels them to act out their darkest impulses, resulting in a baffling citywide crime spree. The Skin Written by William Schmidt Directed by Oscar Costo Nick swears vengeance when a shape-changing "link" called a Chameleon, which can read people's minds and appear as anyone it wants, returns to Chicago. The Years Written by Evan Katz Directed by John T. Kretchmer The unit tangles with a witch who feeds on humans' life-forces, turning young adults into withered old corpses. | |||
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| Elite Fan | How do you have a 6 episode season? __________________ "Be quiet brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip!" "Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic." Twilight isn't about vampires, it's about teenagers with sharp teeth. Vampires don't "sparkle" in the sun: they screech in horror, burst into flame and wither to ash. | |||
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