"Nowhere Man" (1995) TV series 1995-1996

User Rating:

8.9/10   

Creator:

Lawrence Hertzog

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

28 August 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Bruce Greenwood stars as documentary photographer Thomas Veil who, in the course of one evening, seemingly has his whole existence erased...

Plot Keywords:

Cigar | Lost Identity | Photography | Conspiracy

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Bruce Greenwood

...

Thomas Veil (25 episodes, 1995-1996)

Runtime:

45 min (25 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Aurora, Oregon, USA

Company:

Paramount Network Television

Quotes:

Thomas Veil: Soon, all my memories will be gone. Without ceasing to breathe, I will cease to exist.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Nowhere Man: Fact or Fiction? - True Stories of CIA Mind Control Techniques (2005) (V)

The best show that was ever cancelled.

Quite possibly the best show in age of modern television that was cancelled before it could shine. The concept of the "man on the run" and the conspiracy that invariably drives such events has been done before, but what made Nowhere Man a more effective, if not evocative story was the idea that Thomas Vail quite possilby fabricated the events that caused him to go on the run. Everything he was running from, he may have created. This plus the many turns and twists the episodes took made the series irresistable to many, maddening to most and unfortunately fodder for dismissal in the pantheon on UPN. Its really too bad SciFi hasn't sought fit to continue the series or at least pick it up for rerun. They did some good fan service when they picked up other slain series like "Prey" and "Burning Zone" for replay, and you would think this one would come up for the running. Shame really.