Special Unit 2 - The Monster Hunters

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Television series
German title Special Unit 2 - The Monster Hunters
Original title Special Unit 2
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2001-2002
length 45 minutes
Episodes 19 in 2 seasons
genre Action series ,
horror ,
mystery
idea Evan Katz
music Mark Snow
First broadcast April 11, 2001 ( USA ) on UPN
German-language
first broadcast		 May 12, 2003 on ProSieben
occupation

Special Unit 2 - The Monster Hunters is an American television series that premiered on the US broadcaster UPN between 2001 and 2002 . It was developed by Evan Katz, who had also worked on the series JAG - On behalf of the honor and Seven Days - Das Tor at the time .

action

A secret police unit called Special Unit 2 , which operates in Chicago today, fights so-called links . Links, associated with the missing link of evolutionary theory, appear in the series as the typical fairy tale and myth monsters; Werewolves , gargoyles , the black man and also beings from Greek mythology.

At the center of the plot are the two police officers from Special Unit 2 Detective Nicholas O'Malley and Detective Kate Benson. O'Malley and Benson are each assigned to cases in which a link has committed a crime. The task of Special Unit 2 is to hunt down the criminal links and to keep the population in the dark before knowing the existence of the monsters.

The approach of the two detectives is usually extremely unorthodox, and large-caliber firearms are not infrequently used. The police officers often get support from Carl, a gnome who is usually only reluctant to help with insider information.

background

concept

The basic concept of the series is, besides the teasing of serious mystery series like the X-Files , above all the undemanding and sometimes biting humor . This is particularly noticeable in the sometimes minute-long dialogues with mostly friendly taunts and in the often creative links (e.g. a sphinx , a living statue that prefers to just stand around and can only speak in riddles).

The series Buffy - The Vampire Slayer is made fun of by discovering that there is a real link behind all the legendary characters - except for vampires, which Buffy is mainly about, who are fictitious.

attitude

The rumor that the ratings for Special Unit 2 - The Monster Hunters were not convincing, which is why the series was discontinued after 19 episodes in 2002, is false. In fact, there was a pen-and-paper game ( Bureau 13 ) in the USA in the 1980s , which exactly thematizes the starting point of the series. Since the creator of the game and the producers could not agree on further cooperation or financial compensation, the producers decided to discontinue Special Unit 2 - The Monster Hunters . There were hardly any fan protests against the discontinuation of the series, which is why neither party made any attempt to approach each other or at least to film a worthy conclusion.

Episodes

Special Unit 2 - Die Monsterjäger premiered in two seasons with six and 13 episodes.

season 1

Number
(total) 		Number
(season) 		Original title German title First broadcast (USA) German premiere (DE)
01 01 The Brothers These brothers usually come in pairs April 11, 2001 May 12, 2003
02 02 The Pack Werewolves on Wall Street? April 18, 2001 May 19, 2003
03 03 The wraps The mummy of the samurai April 25, 2001 May 26, 2003
04 04 The Web The poison of the black widow May 2, 2001 June 2, 2003
05 05 The waste The murderous fat monster May 9, 2001 June 23, 2003
06 06 The Depths The merman and the girls May 16, 2001 June 16, 2003

season 2

Number
(total) 		Number
(season) 		Original title German title First broadcast (USA) German premiere (DE)
07 01 The grain A particularly nasty parasite October 3, 2001 June 30, 2003
08 02 The Skin In the chameleon's skin October 10, 2001 June 30, 2003
09 03 The Years The mystery of the years without a trace October 17, 2001 July 7, 2003
10 04 The Invisible Who's Afraid of the Boogeyman? October 24, 2001 July 7, 2003
11 05 The Eve Everyone hates Halloween October 31, 2001 July 14, 2003
12 06 The Rocks Medusa's petrified lovers November 7, 2001 July 14, 2003
13 07 The drag The dragon and the princess November 14, 2001 July 21, 2003
14th 08 The Beast The beauty and the beast November 21, 2001 July 21, 2003
15th 09 The Wall Who live in the walls November 28, 2001 July 28, 2003
16 10 The Straw Playing with fire January 16, 2002 July 28, 2003
17th 11 The Love Love can be a nuisance January 30, 2002 August 4, 2003
18th 12 The Piper The thieves of Chicago February 6, 2002 August 4, 2003
19th 13 The Wish The desire of the genie in a bottle February 13, 2002 October 25, 2003

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