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Overview

Note des utilisateurs:
7.8/10   9,008 votes
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Creator:
J.J. Abrams
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Contact:
View company contact information for Alias on IMDbPro.
Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 full episode list
Release Date:
30 septembre 2001 (USA) suite
Accroche:
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. suite
Plot:
Sydney Bristow is an international spy recruited out of college and trained for espionage and self-defense. full summary
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 19 wins & 100 nominations suite
Avis des utilisateurs:
So derivative that it actually hurts suite

Ensemble

 (Series Cast Summary - 10 of 175)

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)
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Additional Details

Autre(s) titre(s):
"Alias" (France) [fr]
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Durée:
42 min (105 episodes)
Pays:
USA
Couleur:
Couleur
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 suite

Curiosités

Anecdotes:
Sydney says to CIA Agent Michael Vaughn, "The L.A Kings are in town next week." She also says that they are playing the New York Islanders, and she suggests that they go. This episode was aired January 20th 2002; the Kings actually played the Islanders one night before this episode aired. suite
Goofs:
Factual errors: Many episodes feature a sequence in which a long-distance sniper uses a laser sight to hone in on a target, but a real sniper would never even consider using one. First of all, the laser gives away the presence of the sniper which, although used successfully in the show, completely defeats the purpose of a hidden sniper. Second, and more importantly, a laser sight is completely worthless to a sniper because there are so many factors that affect the trajectory of the bullet on long-distance shots - wind, altitude drop, and the Coriolis effect on very long shots to name a few - and have no affect whatsoever on the laser that the bullet would wind up being at least several feet, if not several yards, away from target the laser pinpoints! suite
Guillemet:
Marshall: You've got the looks. I've got the brains.
Vaughn: I've got the looks? You've got the brains?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.19)" (2005) suite
Soundtrack:
Alias Theme suite

foire aux questions

Is Nadia Jack's daughter?
Why didn't Carrie know Marshall worked for APO?
What is the timeline for the show?
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116 out of 226 people found the following comment useful:-
So derivative that it actually hurts, 2 March 2002
Author: Ripe Peach de Glasgow, Scotland

Is it La Femme Nikita? Is it Dark Angel? Is it Charlie's Angels? Is it Mission Impossible? Is it the conspiracy thread from X Files?

No! It's the worst bits of all of the above. Although to be fair, it's overwhelmingly Nikita, even down to the angst ridden protagonist.

What more needs to be said? Well, on the plus side, Alias has the courage to end on cliffhangers, which makes for an interesting change. That's about it though. The acting is sadly mediocre. The main character is bland and uninteresting, and (as with Dark Angel) the actress has clearly been cast to fit a preconceived look (collagen-lips-on-stilts in this case) and not for any particular acting ability. That's a damn shame, especially when you consider that X Files showed that you don't *have* to cast valley girls to attract viewers.

The supporting cast demonstrates that you get what you pay for, although what John Hannah is doing slumming it in this mess is beyond me. The blaring score jars with the attempts at genuine tension and drama, and they are so keen to showcase the star's mediocre physical skills just because they can that they never pause to wonder if they *should*. Leave the kickboxing to Buffy, guys, it's essentially frivilous and fantastical and ruins the pretentions towards a gritty feel that you insist on putting on.

Alias gives you no reason to care about its protagonist, other than the artificial Saturday Serial cliffhangers. On tha basis alone, it should be consigned to the archives as soon as possible. Unfortunately, audiences and critics aren't just tolerating it for being the least-bad of the current slew of Men In Black shows, they are rather sadly confusing least-bad with actively good. I guess that means that we get exactly the quality of show that we deserve. Sad, sad, sad.

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