Alias: Season 03
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Alias [TV Series]
The weekly, hour-long TV adventure series Alias wasted no time in establishing a high level of suspense. Its first episode, "Truth Be Told," ran a full 65 minutes, with no commercial interruptions -- and be assured that few viewers were willing to leave their seats for the duration. Jennifer Garner starred as college student Sydney Bristow, who during her senior year was recruited into SD-6, the shadowy "special operations" division of the CIA of which her father, Jack (Victor Garber), was a top functionary. Given a crash course in martial arts and high technology, Sydney still did not quite appreciate the gravity of her mission in life until she inadvertently caused the murder of her fiancé. Thereafter, she kept her profession a secret from everyone she knew -- and did her best to stay at least one step ahead of whatever enemy happened to be after her during a given episode. Created by Felicity's J.J. Abrams, Alias made its ABC network debut on September 30, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Alias: Season 03
As season three of the ABC espionage series gets under way, secret agent Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner) has still not entirely adjusted to the startling revelation that she has somehow lost track of two years in her life -- and that her partner and erstwhile lover Michael Vaughn (Michael Vartan) is now married to Lauren Reed (Melissa George). Also, she is informed that her double-agent father, Jack (Victor Garber), who thought Sydney was dead, has been jailed -- in solitary confinement -- for a year, and her duplicitous boss, Sloane (Ron Rifkin), has disavowed his evil ways and "gone straight." But just as in previous seasons, what seems true on the surface is a different story as Sydney digs deeper into the mystery of her missing years. Placed back on active duty, Sydney tortuously tries to put the pieces back together, with Vaughn at her side and Lauren agonizing over the likelihood that her marriage is doomed. Various links to Sydney's past include her old nemesis Julian Sark (David Anders), who has hatched a scheme to cripple the nation's satellite system; and freelance thief Simon Walker (Justin Theroux), whose team is involved in stealing a dirty weapon. There are also unexpected encounters with Sydney's old friend Will Tippin (Bradley Cooper), newly dragged from the bowels of the Witness Protection Program, and the redoubtable Allison Doren (Merrin Dungey), the evil doppelganger of Sydney's murdered roommate, Francie. Throughout, there is a concerted effort to prevent Sydney's memory from coming back -- an effort engineered not only by her enemies, but by those who know that she is harboring a terrible secret that will destroy her once she knows all. In the mid-season episode "Full Disclosure," Sydney finally receives the whole shocking story about those lost two years, and her complicity in the murder of a Russian diplomat. Thereafter, we're back to the basics, with Sydney and Vaughn collaborating on a variety of top-secret missions, several tied in with the ubiquitous Rambaldi code, which when broken will lead to a super-weapon capable of wiping out all of humankind. And in the time remaining in season three, the scorned Lauren is at the center of a startling betrayal -- and, ultimately, Sydney is slapped with a bitter disillusionment that makes all past disillusionments in her life pale in comparison. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Includes Episodes:
Alias: The Two
Alias: Succession
Alias: Reunion
Alias: A Missing Link
Alias: Repercussions
Alias: The Nemesis
Alias: Prelude
Alias: Breaking Point
Alias: Conscious
Alias: Remnants
Cast Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow Victor Garber as Jack Bristow Michael Vartan as Michael Vaughn Melissa George as Lauren Reed Ron Rifkin as Arvin Sloane Carl Lumbly as Marcus Dixon Lauren George as Laureen Reed Vaughn David Anders as Sark Kevin Weisman as Marshall Flinkman
| Crew Ken Olin - Executive Producer Sarah Caplan - Executive Producer J.J. Abrams - Executive Producer Jesse Alexander - Executive Producer Jeff Pinkner - Executive Producer John Eisendrath - Executive Producer J.J. Abrams - Composer (Music Score) J.J. Abrams - Show Creator
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Alias: Season 03
(not reviewed)
General Specifications: | | Language Options: | English, Spanish | | Subtitle Options: | English | | Sound Processing: | DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel
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The Animated Alias: Tribunal -- An unknown chapter of Sydney's missing two years revealed
"Alias Up Close":Bbehind the scenes with the cast and crew
Deleted scenes
Blooper reel
Monday Night Football teaser
Actor and filmmaker commentaries
The Museum of Television & Radio -- Creating characters
ScriptScanner (DVD-ROM)
And more | | DVD Aspect Ratio: | 1.78:1: Alternate Wide Screen
| | MPAA Rating: | TV14 | | DVD Discs Included: | 6 | | DVD Sides: | 6 | | DVD DVD Region Code: | 1 | | Content Length: | 940 min | | | |
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