"Without a Trace" (2002) TV series 2002-????

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Creator:

Hank Steinberg

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

26 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

The cases of a FBI unit specializing in missing persons investigations.

Plot Keywords:

Missing | FBI | Missing People | New York City | Missing Person

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 15 wins & 29 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5	1:35 AM	CBS	A Bend in the Road	#6.14
Sun. July 5	10:00 PM	CBS	Heartbeats	#7.19

Cast

Anthony LaPaglia	...	Jack Malone (160 episodes, 2002-2009)
Poppy Montgomery	...	Samantha Spade (160 episodes, 2002-2009)
Enrique Murciano	...	Danny Taylor (160 episodes, 2002-2009)
Eric Close	...	Martin Fitzgerald (160 episodes, 2002-2009)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	...	Vivian Johnson (159 episodes, 2002-2009)
Roselyn Sanchez	...	Elena Delgado (89 episodes, 2005-2009)

Also Known As:

"Vanished" (USA) (working title)
"W.A.T" (USA) (short title)
"FBI - portés disparus" (France) (Switzerland: French title) [fr]
"Sin rastro" (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
"Brottskod: Försvunnen" (Sweden) [sv]
"FBI - Portés disparus" (France) (new title) [fr]
"FBI: Shissôsha wo oe! 2" (Japan) (second season title) [ja]
"FBI: Shissôsha wo oe! 3" (Japan) (third season title) [ja]
"FBI: Shissôsha wo oe!" (Japan) [ja]
"Forsvundet sporløst" (Denmark) [da]
"Horis ihnos" (Greece) [el]
"Ilman johtolankaa" (Finland) [fi]
"Jälgi jätmata" (Estonia) [et]
"Místo cinu" (Czech Republic) (informal title) [cs]
"Missing: Without a Trace" (Netherlands) [nl]
"Nyomtalanul" (Hungary) [hu]
"Sans laisser de trace" (Canada: French title) [fr]
"Sem Rasto" (Portugal) [pt]
"Senza traccia" (Italy) [it]
"Sta ihni tou eglimatos" (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
"Without a Trace - Spurlos verschwunden" (Germany) [de]

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG (some episodes) | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:M18 (season 2) | Singapore:PG (season 1) | Chile:14 | Singapore:NC-16 (season 3) | South Korea:15 | Hungary:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television

Trivia:

A few episodes are based on real life disappearances.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In more than one instance, suspects being interviewed with a polygraph answer all the control questions (Is your name John Doe? Are you 39?) truthfully. In reality, a suspect is told to answer all the control questions "yes", whether true or not, to determine the accuracy of the polygraph machine.

Quotes:

Danny: [whispers] Two years working white-collar in Seattle and he gets this assignment?
Samantha: Doesn't hurt to be Victor Fitzgerald's kid.
Danny: Mmm. No wonder he's smiling.
Samantha: Not a bad smile, either.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Road to Rupert (#5.9)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

One of These Mornings

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

WAT is the show I look forward to watching most every week (comes in a close 2nd after The Closer). I don't know why so many people think the show has gone downhill. It still holds my interest for that hour. My only criticism (and it's not about Rosalyn Sanchez) is that they have one of the most talented actresses alive today, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and they hardly use her! She deserves much more character development and depth to her role. It's the same story with S. Epatha Merkerson on Law & Order. Another underused great talent. However, perhaps after being recognized for Lackawanna Blues, NBC will wake up. Let's see more Marianne in the future. At least let her express an emotion every now and then. Even Tony LaPaglia is allowed to do that.