I never got to watch Alias during its initial tv run, but I have been watching it on dvd at the rate of about a season a week, just finishing season 4 and, wow, I'm hooked. This is such a fun show I don't even know where to begin. The characters are wonderful and the stories they are in are fantastic. Jack Bristow is a wonderful study in what lengths a father will go to to protect a daughter. But Marshall, the tech guy, is my favorite. He always seems to save the day and is such a likeable guy who loves to talk. In one episode he is kidnapped to give the the bad guys a code and he ends up giving them the computer code for the video game pong, totally hysterical. Any other Alias fans out there.
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Alias is one of my favorites, for the reasons you said, plus the fact that they have a woman in such a kick@ss role.
And it had Bradley Cooper long before anyone knew who he was.
And it had Bradley Cooper long before anyone knew who he was.
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This is my favorite TV show of all time. I thought the "first generation" characters in particular -- Jack, Sloane, Irina, etc. -- were incredibly brilliant, and this is my #1 DVD to pull out when I need some escapist fun.
JJ Abrams wins at life.
Although I got frustrated with the show often in its later seasons, I thought the second half of season two and all of three were the best--despite Bradley Cooper not being on the show at that point.
Although I got frustrated with the show often in its later seasons, I thought the second half of season two and all of three were the best--despite Bradley Cooper not being on the show at that point.
This was one of my all-time faves. I loved the initial prickly relationship between Jack and Sydney. Lena Olin as Irina was amazing. Show got a bit too much toward the end, but still good.
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Another big fan here, especially of all the pre-Sydney and Vaughn hookup episodes when it was just "will they or won't they". Then there were all of Syd's disguises...'nough said.
I think that's what disappointed me most about the final seasons--Jennifer Garner and Michael Vartan had broken up in real life and couldn't stand being on screen together. They were always just talking on the phone. What a bummer.
I also loved the earlier seasons, but lost interest in the last two ones as the series focused more and more on all the Rambaldi hocus-pocus.
Alias is how I first heard about JJ Abrams and why I got interested in what he did later on.
Alias is how I first heard about JJ Abrams and why I got interested in what he did later on.
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Heh. Alias is the reason I will never, ever, watch anything JJ Abrams puts his fingers on.
I loved seasons 1&2, and even 3, which most fans seemed to hate. After that... whoa. Unbelievable storylines and retcon aside, all the backstage drama really ruined it for me.
I loved seasons 1&2, and even 3, which most fans seemed to hate. After that... whoa. Unbelievable storylines and retcon aside, all the backstage drama really ruined it for me.
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I loved all the Rambaldi-stuff more than the romance aspects, and would like to have seen more done with the Amy Acker/Prophet Five storyline.
Ugh, I forgot Amy Acker was even on the show, that's how long it's been since I saw the later seasons.
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Yeah, I was so happy Amy got a role on the show after "Angel" was canceled.
I think I have all of seasons 4 and 5 on tape (know I have all of 5..). I'd love to own it, but the box set was bloody expensive for a long time.
I think I have all of seasons 4 and 5 on tape (know I have all of 5..). I'd love to own it, but the box set was bloody expensive for a long time.