Karen Sisco
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Karen Sisco | |
|---|---|
 Carla Gugino as Karen Sisco |
|
| Format | Crime / Drama |
| Created by | Elmore Leonard |
| Starring | Carla Gugino, Robert Forster, and Bill Duke |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, John Landgraf, Bob Brush, and Michael Dinner |
| Producer(s) | Jersey Television with Universal Studios |
| Running time | one-hour |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | October 1, 2003 – April 4, 2004 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | “Karen Makes Out” Out of Sight |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
Karen Sisco is a television series about a fictional United States Marshal created by novelist Elmore Leonard.
As a U.S. Marshal, based on Miami, Florida’s Gold Coast, Karen must deal with the underbelly of South Beach nightlife and Palm Beach highlife while tracking down fugitives. She also struggles to win the respect of her fellow officers. Karen occasionally gets advice from her father, a retired Miami police officer turned private investigator. He’s Karen’s confidant, counselor, and confessor. He is also her rock when her confidence wavers.
Contents |
[edit] Episodes
Prior to the events of the series, the character appeared in two stories:
- “Karen Makes Out”, a 1996 short story, available in two collections: Murder for Love, and When the Women Come Out to Dance, and Other Stories
- Out of Sight, a 1996 novel, and 1998 film wherein she was played by Jennifer Lopez, and Marshall Sisco was played by Dennis Farina.
Karen Sisco – 2003–2004 ABC TV-series. The show was cancelled without airing all of the finished episodes. The last three were first broadcast when the series was re-aired on the USA Network.
- “Blown Away” — 2003-10-01
- “Dumb Bunnies” — 2003-10-08
- “The One that Got Away” — 2003-10-15
- “Justice” — 2003-10-22
- “Nostalgia” — 2003-10-29
- “Dear Derwood” — 2003-11-05
- “Nobody’s Perfect” — 2003-11-12
- “Dog Day Sisco” — 2004-03-31
- “No One’s Girl” — 2004-04-07
- “He Was a Friend of Mine” — 2004-04-14
[edit] TV show cast and crew
- Carla Gugino as Karen Sisco
- Robert Forster as Marshall Sisco
- Bill Duke as Amos Andrews (Karen’s boss)
- Scott Frank, nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Out Of Sight, served as an executive consultant and writer.
- Jason Smilovic and Peter Lefcourt were co-executive producers and writers.
[edit] International
- In Croatia, the show was shown on HRT.
- In France, the show was shown on TF1.
- In Poland, the show was shown on TVN
- In the United Kingdom, the show was shown on ITV3 and is currently re-airing on the ITV Network in the early hours of the morning.
- In Asia, the show was shown on Star World
- In the Middle East the show is shown on MBC Action
- In Greece the show is shown on Star Channel
- In the Republic of Macedonia the show is being shown on Kanal 5.
- In Brazil the show was shown on Rede Globo
- In Finland the show was shown on both SubTV and MTV3.
[edit] External links
 |
This article about a character in literature is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
