"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)

Also Known As:

Alias (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
A Vingadora (Portugal) [pt]
Agentka o stu twarzach (Poland) [pl]
Alias (France) [fr]
Alias (Finland) [fi]
Alias - Die Agentin (Germany) [de]
Kodikos Alias (Greece) [el]

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:

Jennifer Garner's opening narration which was used throughout Season 1 was literally phoned in. She was working on location and had to read it down the phoneline to J.J. Abrams who was recording it on the other end.

Goofs:

Continuity: There is an episode in the first season where Sydney hides from a henchman by climbing onto a large pipe overhead. As the pipe begins to heat up and scald her hands, the henchman unlocks the deadbolt to an office door, leaving the keys visibly dangling as he enters. Just as the door closes, Sydney drops down in front of the door, but the keys are missing.

Quotes:

Will: I know, I just don't want to miss the previews, though. They're, like, my favorite part.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "HBO First Look: The Kingdom (#14.23)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Alias Theme

What a waste of potential

This show was the best in the first couple seasons. Kept me riveted with its story lines and great action scenes. Jennifer was beyond sexy, a confident woman, an independent woman. Then came the third season - wasn't horrible, but didn't keep me watching. The fourth season was an absolute mess. It should've been cancelled after the second season because what they offered was b.s.

I am really sick of JJ Abrams and his tendency to write great shows, lose interest, and move on to another idea and let the previous show to flounder. I've stopped watching shows he writes. It's just a waste of time.