Dark Angel

[Dragon78]

Any fans of this series?

[Fromper]

Good series - well worth picking up on DVD. Just don't ask me to talk about specifics, as it's been a few years since I watched it last. Maybe I should dig those DVDs out again one of these days.

[Tiny Coffee Golem]

I've heard of it, but never really paid much attention. Sell me on it. ;-)

[Sunderstone]

Jessica Alba at her hottest. Nuff Said!

[lynora]

Michael Weatherly wasn't too bad back then either.

But mostly young Jessica Alba. In very form-fitting outfits.

I have very fond memories of that show. :)

[Fromper]

Tiny Coffee Golem wrote:

I've heard of it, but never really paid much attention. Sell me on it. ;-)

It's near-future sci-fi, with Jessica Alba as a superhero in the fascist, poverty stricken remains of the US. But not an unstoppably powerful superhero like Superman - she's more like Captain America in being a few times stronger and faster than the average person, but not bulletproof or anything like that.

Because it was a TV show, rather than a movie, they had time to have ongoing storylines and stuff, which is the type of thing I like in these types of shows. The show only lasted two seasons, unfortunately, but that at least means that it's cheap to pick up on DVD, since there aren't many seasons to buy.

[Psiphyre]

Oooh! Jessica Alba!!

It was a fun series! Good times!! ^^

Carry on!

-- C.

[Drejk]

I don't know if Jessica Alba is the best selling point of that show for Tiny Coffee Golem :P Returns to reading LGBT Gamers thread

[Psiphyre]

Drejk wrote:

I don't know if Jessica Alba is the best selling point of that show for Tiny Coffee Golem :P Returns to reading LGBT Gamers thread

Actually, I was responding to Dragon78's query...

I posted my comment before reading the thread, so...

For Tiny Coffee Golem:
The series does have some good-looking guys, too. (Although personal tastes will differ. Hmm... This sentence turned out a little too... 'kinky'... :p )
Namely:
Michael Weatherly (from NCIS and the male lead of Dark Angel - both seasons);
Jensen Ackles (of Supernatural fame - 1 episode [+ cameos] in season 1, & as a different character throughout season 2); and
Alimi Ballard (also acted in Numb3rs - season 1 mainly).

A fun series!
Carry on!

-- C.

[KTFish7]

Essentially, the first season focuses on Alba's character, who is one of several geneticly experimented upon children who escaped the facility they were being held within right before some wackado bombed America into a third world nation with a massive EM Pulse, creating an impoverished police state within which we find Alba's character attempting to lead a "normal" life while playing the role of vigilante and occasional street guardian. The second season focused more on the other kids who escaped with her, and the attempts by them all to reconnect. There were a few moments of excellence in the show, as well as more than its fair share of shark jumping moments (the dog faced boy for one). It's well worth the watch, and you can grab the entire series on DVD for under 20 usually, or just watch it on Netflix.

[Fromper]

Yeah, there were one or two silly subplots in the second season. But mostly, it was just a good action series, which should be its main selling point.

[Tiny Coffee Golem]

Drejk wrote:

I don't know if Jessica Alba is the best selling point of that show for Tiny Coffee Golem :P Returns to reading LGBT Gamers thread

I was going to say, yea...not so much. Although you have stumbled upon the main reason I used to watch Angel. ;-)

[Sunderstone]

Besides for Jessica Alba, the two seasons that it lasted were pretty good. The Jam Pony supporting cast wasn't that bad either. The second season main plot was good overall and the last episodes were handled well and left it open enough (with decent closure), should it ever get picked up.

[Spanky the Leprechaun]

I liked it. She talked a lot of s!#+.

[Dragon78]

I really wish this show lasted at least a couple more seasons.