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Starring [[Jessica Alba]]; created by [[James Cameron]].
'''Dark Angel''' is an SF-action TV series that originally aired from 2000-2002. It featured a [[List of action heroines in SF|kick-ass woman]] as its protagonist (the eponymous "Dark Angel", [[Max Guevara]]), a notably diverse cast (in its first season), and an interesting near-future dystopic setting.


[[category:TV series]]
The first season was straight-forwardly [[science fiction]]. The second season delved into some [[secret society]] mysticism.
 
Starring [[Jessica Alba]] as [[Max Guevara]] (X5-452); created by [[James Cameron]].
 
* See [[List of Dark Angel episodes]]
 
==Characters==
* [[Max Guevara]] - the eponymous protagonist
* Logan Cale ("Eyes Only"), born 1988/11/11<ref>"Female Trouble", medical chart.</ref> - friend, ally, boyfriend; a renegade hacker journalist
* [[Original Cindy]] (Cynthia McEachon) - Max's best friend; a lesbian & woman of color; Diamond, her first girlfriend, appeared only in episode "[[Shorties in Love]]"
* Kendra Maibaum - Max's friend & roommate
* Theo - Max's friend at Jam Pony; died in first episode; his son Omar & partner -?
* Normal (Reagan Ronald) - boss at Jam Pony X-press
* Sketchy (Calvin Simon Thedore) - friend at Jam Pony
* Herbal - friend at Jam Pony
* Walter Eastep - corrupt cop from season 1
* Detective Matt Sung - a good cop
* Vogelsang - a local PI Max hired during first season
* Asha Barlow - S.1.W. activist
 
* Colonel Donald Lydecker (villain then ally)
* Ames White (villain) - Wendy White (wife), Ray White (son), C.J. White (brother)
* Sandeman (flashbacks only; geneticist)
* Madame X / Renfro
 
The twelve X5 series co-escapees:
* Max - X5-452
* Zack - X5-599, born 1997/9/13 (first appearance, "411 on the DL")
* Brin - X5-??? (another female X5; played by Asian-American actor; appears in "Cold Comfort", "Hit a Sista Back", "...And Jesus Brought a Casserole")
* Tinga - X5-656 (another female X5; appears in "The Kidz Are Aiight", "Hit a Sista Back", "Meow")
* Ben (appears in "Pollo Loco" episode)
* Jondy
* Zane
* Krit (appears in "...And Jesus Brought a Casserole")
* Syl (appears in "...And Jesus Brought a Casserole")
* Vada (named only in novel, and killed in novel so may be non-canon)
* Kavi (named only in novel, and killed in novel so  may be non-canon)
* Seth (named only in novel, and killed in novel so  may be non-canon)
 
Other mutants:
* Eva - X5 series
* Jace - X5 series; another female X5 played by a woman of color; first appeared in "Female Trouble"
* Sam, Max's X7 clone
* Alec, Ben's clone; important in season 2
* Joshua (an early experiment
* characters in "Gill Girl"
* PsyOps character from "Fuhgeddaboudit"
 
==Canon & semi-canon==
* ''[[Dark Angel: Before the Dawn]]'' (2002 novel) by Max Alan Collins - a prequel to the TV series; looking at Max between 2009 and 2019
* ''[[Dark Angel: The Eyes Only Dossier]]'' (2003) - other materials centering on Logan from the days of the Pulse to 2021
* [[List of Dark Angel episodes#Season 1, 2000-01|Season 1]]
* [[List of Dark Angel episodes#Season 2, 2001-02|Season 2]]
* ''[[Dark Angel: Skin Game]]'' (2003 novel) by Max Alan Collins - immediate sequel to "Freak Nation", taking place in March-May 2021
* ''[[Dark Angel: After the Dark]]'' (2003 novel) by Max Alan Collins - immediate sequel to ''Skin Game'', taking place in 2021
* ''[[Dark Angel video game]]'' (2002) (didn't add anything to the story)
 
==Further reading==
* [http://dystopic.net/news/ Dystopic.net] (fansite)
* [http://www.eyes-only-online.net/ Eyes Only Online] (fansite)
* [http://www.darkangelfan.com/ DarkAngelFan.com] (fansite)
* [http://www.darkangel-network.com/ Dark Angel Network] (forum)
 
==Notes==
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[[Category:TV series]]
[[Category:Dark Angel| ]]
[[category:Series first published in 2000]]

Latest revision as of 07:39, 29 October 2011

Dark Angel is an SF-action TV series that originally aired from 2000-2002. It featured a kick-ass woman as its protagonist (the eponymous "Dark Angel", Max Guevara), a notably diverse cast (in its first season), and an interesting near-future dystopic setting.

The first season was straight-forwardly science fiction. The second season delved into some secret society mysticism.

Starring Jessica Alba as Max Guevara (X5-452); created by James Cameron.

Characters

  • Max Guevara - the eponymous protagonist
  • Logan Cale ("Eyes Only"), born 1988/11/11[1] - friend, ally, boyfriend; a renegade hacker journalist
  • Original Cindy (Cynthia McEachon) - Max's best friend; a lesbian & woman of color; Diamond, her first girlfriend, appeared only in episode "Shorties in Love"
  • Kendra Maibaum - Max's friend & roommate
  • Theo - Max's friend at Jam Pony; died in first episode; his son Omar & partner -?
  • Normal (Reagan Ronald) - boss at Jam Pony X-press
  • Sketchy (Calvin Simon Thedore) - friend at Jam Pony
  • Herbal - friend at Jam Pony
  • Walter Eastep - corrupt cop from season 1
  • Detective Matt Sung - a good cop
  • Vogelsang - a local PI Max hired during first season
  • Asha Barlow - S.1.W. activist
  • Colonel Donald Lydecker (villain then ally)
  • Ames White (villain) - Wendy White (wife), Ray White (son), C.J. White (brother)
  • Sandeman (flashbacks only; geneticist)
  • Madame X / Renfro

The twelve X5 series co-escapees:

  • Max - X5-452
  • Zack - X5-599, born 1997/9/13 (first appearance, "411 on the DL")
  • Brin - X5-??? (another female X5; played by Asian-American actor; appears in "Cold Comfort", "Hit a Sista Back", "...And Jesus Brought a Casserole")
  • Tinga - X5-656 (another female X5; appears in "The Kidz Are Aiight", "Hit a Sista Back", "Meow")
  • Ben (appears in "Pollo Loco" episode)
  • Jondy
  • Zane
  • Krit (appears in "...And Jesus Brought a Casserole")
  • Syl (appears in "...And Jesus Brought a Casserole")
  • Vada (named only in novel, and killed in novel so may be non-canon)
  • Kavi (named only in novel, and killed in novel so may be non-canon)
  • Seth (named only in novel, and killed in novel so may be non-canon)

Other mutants:

  • Eva - X5 series
  • Jace - X5 series; another female X5 played by a woman of color; first appeared in "Female Trouble"
  • Sam, Max's X7 clone
  • Alec, Ben's clone; important in season 2
  • Joshua (an early experiment
  • characters in "Gill Girl"
  • PsyOps character from "Fuhgeddaboudit"

Canon & semi-canon

Further reading

Notes

  1. ↑ "Female Trouble", medical chart.
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