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The show was about three female convicted felons who were incarcerated for electronic crimes ("DD"), con tricks ("Cassie") and battery ("Shane") and get paroled out of prison in exchange for work as secret operatives for the [[United States|US]] government. In addition, the trio had to answer to a special agent who was in charge of their operations and of making sure that the terms of their release were abided by. Although the show had a relatively short run, there was much instability in this last character. Successive problems with the actors who played this role led to three people playing different characters who oversaw the women, requiring plot twists that may have hurt the show's popularity. In fact, many attribute the cancellation to the replacement of the Jack Wilde character, who posed as a comic element, with the contrastingly darker character of Quentin Cross. |
The show was about three female convicted felons who were incarcerated for electronic crimes ("DD"), con tricks ("Cassie") and battery ("Shane") and get paroled out of prison in exchange for work as secret operatives for the [[United States|US]] government. In addition, the trio had to answer to a special agent who was in charge of their operations and of making sure that the terms of their release were abided by. Although the show had a relatively short run, there was much instability in this last character. Successive problems with the actors who played this role led to three people playing different characters who oversaw the women, requiring plot twists that may have hurt the show's popularity. In fact, many attribute the cancellation to the replacement of the Jack Wilde character, who posed as a comic element, with the contrastingly darker character of Quentin Cross. |
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''She Spies'' had a very strong [[comedy|comic]] element, which at times was even more relevant to the storytelling than the spy-related situations and gadgets. This was considered the show's ''forte'', and possibly responsible for its second season, since the stories and the quality of production were sometimes found wanting. However, the type of humor changed markedly from season one to season two: season one contained many instances of self-referential humor and breaking of the "third wall", while both these elements were removed in season two. This caused the show to lose much of what made it unique, turning it into yet another typical sitcom. The cheesecake factor also seems to have been reduced in season two. An open question remains as to just |
''She Spies'' had a very strong [[comedy|comic]] element, which at times was even more relevant to the storytelling than the spy-related situations and gadgets. This was considered the show's ''forte'', and possibly responsible for its second season, since the stories and the quality of production were sometimes found wanting. However, the type of humor changed markedly from season one to season two: season one contained many instances of self-referential humor and breaking of the "third wall", while both these elements were removed in season two. This caused the show to lose much of what made it unique, turning it into yet another typical sitcom. The cheesecake factor also seems to have been reduced in season two. An open question remains as to just why a successful formula was altered. |
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Revision as of 17:06, 3 October 2005
She Spies was a television show that ran from July 20, 2002 (date of the first episode) until May 17, 2004 (date of the last episode), in two seasons. The show was on syndication since the beginning, and although it did fairly well in its first season (which paved the way for a second season), disappointing ratings during the show's second season led to its cancellation after season two ended.
The show was about three female convicted felons who were incarcerated for electronic crimes ("DD"), con tricks ("Cassie") and battery ("Shane") and get paroled out of prison in exchange for work as secret operatives for the US government. In addition, the trio had to answer to a special agent who was in charge of their operations and of making sure that the terms of their release were abided by. Although the show had a relatively short run, there was much instability in this last character. Successive problems with the actors who played this role led to three people playing different characters who oversaw the women, requiring plot twists that may have hurt the show's popularity. In fact, many attribute the cancellation to the replacement of the Jack Wilde character, who posed as a comic element, with the contrastingly darker character of Quentin Cross.
She Spies had a very strong comic element, which at times was even more relevant to the storytelling than the spy-related situations and gadgets. This was considered the show's forte, and possibly responsible for its second season, since the stories and the quality of production were sometimes found wanting. However, the type of humor changed markedly from season one to season two: season one contained many instances of self-referential humor and breaking of the "third wall", while both these elements were removed in season two. This caused the show to lose much of what made it unique, turning it into yet another typical sitcom. The cheesecake factor also seems to have been reduced in season two. An open question remains as to just why a successful formula was altered.
Cast
- Natasha Henstridge played Cassie
- Kristen Miller played D.D. Cummings
- Natashia Williams played Shane Phillips
- Carlos Jacott played Jack Wilde (2002 - 2003)
- Jamie Iglehart played Duncan Baleu (2003 - 2004)
- Cameron Daddo played Quentin Cross (2003 - 2004)