Profiler (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Profiler |
| Original title | Profiler |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1996-2000 |
| length | 44 minutes |
| Episodes | 84 in 4 seasons |
| genre | Drama , crime , thriller |
| idea | Cynthia Saunders |
| music |
Angelo Badalamenti , Wendy Blackstone , Jeff Rona , Danny Lux |
| First broadcast | September 21, 1996 (USA) on NBC |
| German-language first broadcast |
March 26, 1997 on VOX |
| occupation | |
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Profiler (1996-2000) is a US American mystic thriller series produced by NBC and is about the work of the VCTF team, which was formed around the profiler Samantha Waters, to solve particularly cruel crimes, mostly mentally disturbed criminals. In each episode of the series, she has to solve a new criminal case while looking for her husband's murderer.
The German first broadcast took place on March 26, 1997 on VOX .
action
Dr. Samantha Waters, once one of the FBI's most skilled court psychologists , has lived in fear and seclusion since the murder of her husband by the mysterious "Jack, the everyday guy". But when her old friend Bailey Malone, even FBI agent, the special unit VCTF ( V iolent C rimes T ask F calls orce) to life, whose aim should be to pursue difficult aufzuklärende crime, he asks for their help.
Sam has the ability to see what happened in a crime from the perspective of both the perpetrator and the victim and thus understand what went on. Eventually she agrees and together with Detective John Grant, ex-attorney Detective Nathan Brubaker, coroner Grace Alvarez and computer hacker George Fraley, she hunts down elusive criminals.
But Jack also lets himself be heard over and over again, he plays with Sam and tries repeatedly to destroy her and the people around her. Only at the very end will Sam face him.
background
At the beginning of the fourth season, the storyline about Sam and Jack, the everyday guy was broken up. Ally Walker and her character dropped out of the series; In the grand finale of the story of Sam Waters, the profiler Rachel Burke, played by Jamie Luner, was introduced, who became the central figure in the fourth season. However, the series was permanently discontinued after the dramatic open end of that season. The series takes place in the same series universe as the series Pretender . Michael T. Weiss also played the role of Jarod , the main character in the series Pretender, in some guest appearances in Profiler .
Ex-porn actress Traci Lords played "Jack's" assistant Sharon Lesher aka "Jill" during the course of the second season.
After being portrayed by various "representatives" within the series, "Jack" finally got the face of the mime Dennis Christopher , who appeared in numerous US series, including Roswell , Six Feet Under and in several Star Trek -Series. "Jack's" resolute mother embodied Oscar winner Louise Fletcher ( one flew over the cuckoo's nest ).
Awards
Profiler was nominated for two Emmys and a Saturn Award .
Web links
- Profiler in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.fernsehserien.de/index.php?serie=3619&seite=12&version=906&staffel=4
- ↑ Lois' Daily Planet The Pretender SYNOPSIS FOR SPIN DOCTOR and CLEAN SWEEP Pretender / Profiler Crossoverwhich aired on Saturday, February 5, 2000 ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked . Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
