"Alias" (2001) TV series 2001-2006

Creator:

J.J. Abrams

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

30 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

Plot:

Sydney Bristow is an international spy recruited out of college and trained for espionage and self-defense.

Plot Keywords:

CIA | Double Agent | College | Fight | Spy

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 19 wins & 100 nominations

Cast

Jennifer Garner	...	Sydney Bristow (105 episodes, 2001-2006)
Ron Rifkin	...	Arvin Sloane (105 episodes, 2001-2006)
Carl Lumbly	...	Marcus Dixon (105 episodes, 2001-2006)
Kevin Weisman	...	Marshall Flinkman (105 episodes, 2001-2006)
Victor Garber	...	Jack Bristow (105 episodes, 2001-2006)
Michael Vartan	...	Michael Vaughn (96 episodes, 2001-2006)
Greg Grunberg	...	Eric Weiss (68 episodes, 2001-2006)
David Anders	...	Julian Sark (56 episodes, 2002-2006)
Merrin Dungey	...	Francie Calfo / ... (48 episodes, 2001-2006)
Bradley Cooper	...	Will Tippin (46 episodes, 2001-2006)

Runtime:

42 min (105 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

Bulgarian | English | Arabic | Cantonese | French | German | Hebrew | Hindi | Hungarian | Indonesian | Italian | Japanese | Portuguese | Romanian | Russian | Spanish | Thai | Ukrainian | Uzbek | Dutch

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:NC-16 (season 5) | Finland:K-15 (DVD) (2004) | New Zealand:M (season 5) | Hungary:16 | South Korea:15 (season 5) | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Germany:16 | Singapore:PG | UK:15 (DVD rating) | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

1731 N. Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

After episode #2.13 (Phase One) the show's prominent use of cliffhangers at every episode's end was abandoned for a more traditional (one episode, one story) way of storytelling. This was apparently done due to demands from ABC TV execs who were under the impression that new viewers wouldn't "get" the show and feared the drop of ratings.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: One episode has brief scene in Helsinki, Finland. The scene involves high skyscrapers, but no such buildings exist in Helsinki.

Quotes:

[to Vaughn]
Agent Jack Bristow: And, just because you have gotten comfortable with my daughter doesn't mean you can get comfortable with me.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Spaced: Gone (#2.5)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Alias Theme

One of my all-time favorite shows

I loved watching Alias. It was one of the few series where I would freak out if I missed an episode - it was just that good. Season 1 through 3 were the best seasons though and I think it got rather heavy after that - ridiculous plot lines and Sloane's crazy obsession with Rembaldi, clones...

The cast are terrific - Jennifer Garner's such a terrific actress and she's surrounded by a stellar cast - Victor Garber, Michael Vartan, Ron Rifkin..

It really is a great show - if you don't mind the confusion now and again and just watch it with an open mind, take it for what it is - a really great series!