| Special Unit 2 | |
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 Season 2 cast |
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| Genre | SciFi/comedy |
| Starring | Michael Landes, Alexondra Lee |
| Country of origin |  USA |
| Language(s) | English language |
| No. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Michael Christopher Landes They have 2 children Mimi and Dominic Alexondra Lee (born February 6 1975 is an American actress She was born in Pennsylvania to parents Mae and Harry Lee English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 19 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Chicago, IL |
| Running time | 60 min. Special Unit 2 is a short-lived American SciFi / Comedy Television series that aired on UPN for two seasons from April 2001 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | UPN |
| Original run | April 2001 – February 2002 |
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Special Unit 2 is a short-lived, American SciFi/comedy television series that aired on UPN for two seasons from April 2001 through February 2002. United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven The show focused upon the exploits of a top-secret Chicago police division known as Special Unit 2, charged with the task to police the city's large population of mythological beings, known as "Links. The Chicago Police Department, also known as the CPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of the City of Chicago, Illinois "
Plot
"Links" are the common monsters from folklore and mythology (except vampires, whose existence is specifically identified as preposterous), and are described as being the missing link between apes and humans (although other human-like species have evolved, for instance gargoyles, who are identified as humanoid descendants of dinosaurs). History The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of Romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living In Architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone Grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building They live in hiding and/or disguise among the human population. On occasions when Links are seen by humans, they are usually dismissed as hallucinations or optical illusions, except by those who are especially perceptive. Special Unit 2 is the top-secret division of the Chicago police specifically designated to handle Link-related cases.
Detective Nick O'Malley (Michael Landes) and his newly assigned partner, Detective Kate Benson (Alexondra Lee), are the two central characters. Michael Christopher Landes They have 2 children Mimi and Dominic Alexondra Lee (born February 6 1975 is an American actress She was born in Pennsylvania to parents Mae and Harry Lee Nick is a maverick veteran in Special Unit 2. His initial callous, jaded, and at times cruel demeanor is revealed to be a result of the loss of his previous partner to a particularly vicious Link who cut her up into "600 inch-sized cubes. " Kate is one of the rare individuals who acknowledges the existence of Links instead of finding a more acceptable (albeit incorrect) explanation for the traditionally unexplained phenomena that they cause. Her refusal to deny her observations jeopardizes her career as a police officer and estranges her from her fellow officers. Kate's tenacity and conviction leads to her recruitment by Special Unit 2.
Supporting characters include Captain Richard Page (Richard Gant), SU2's commanding officer who sports a fake wooden hand that plays in multiple gags to comedic effect. Richard E Gant (born March 10, 1944) is an American Actor. His credits include the films Rocky V (as the Don King The unit's liaison with the Link community is Carl (Danny Woodburn), a verbally expressive, gnome with kleptomania and a penchant for armed robbery and an antagonistic attitude towards Nick, which Nick returns in kind. Danny Woodburn (born July 26, 1964) is an American film TV and stage actor best known for having played Mickey Abbott on the hit sitcom A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle Kleptomania ( Greek: κλέπτειν, kleptein "to steal" μανία, " Mania " is the condition of not being able The antics of Nick and Carl's love-hate relationship contribute a significant element of humor within the fantasy universe of the show. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Carl is completely invincible to everything but a diamond coated saw and dragon fire, teeth.
Other members of the unit are the technical experts, who provide background, research and technology on various Links. Initially the primary technician is the acerbic Link biologist Sean Radmon (Sean Whalen), succeeded in later episodes by Jonathan (Jonathan Togo), SU2's obsessively enthusiastic technician who analyzes Link evidence and produces a seemingly endless stream of Link-related inventions with positive glee. Sean M Whalen (born May 19, 1964) is an American Actor. He has appeared in many films including Ferris Bueller – Scenes Jonathan Frederick Togo (born August 25, 1977) is an American actor Another recurring character is Alice Cramer (Pauley Perrette), who is the Unit's public relations person and acts to convince the press and witnesses that the crimes and strange events committed by Links are merely toxic spills, mass hallucinations, drugged out street gangers, etc. Pauley Perrette (born March 27 1969 In an interview with Craig Ferguson who is the host of The Late Late Show, she said she has a lifelong crime obsession
The unit further maintains secrecy by hiding the physical location of the unit's headquarters behind the facade of a Chinese laundry. The detectives drive unmarked, stylish sports cars and utilize sophisticated weaponry and technology to deal with Link threats.
A partial list of Links encountered by SU2 in the course of the episodes include a trash-talking Gargoyle, the scheming Pied Piper posing as a children's television host, the homicidal Sandman, and deadly snake-haired Medusa, all revealed to be criminals in these particular cases. In Architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone Grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building The Pied Piper of Hamelin is a legend about the abduction of many children from the town of Hamelin ( Hameln) Germany. The Sandman is a Fictional character, a popular figure in Western Folklore who brings good Sleep and Dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto In Greek mythology, Medusa ( Greek: Μέδουσα (Médousa "guardian protectress" was a monstrous Chthonic female character gazing upon Most of the monsters are portrayed as behaving rather human-like, forming urban communities. Considering this, it can be noted that SU2 does not always treat suspects respectfully. They refer to "Link" suspects as "scum" and make use of harassment, unlawful arrest, torture, and willful murder against them.
Episodes
- The Brothers - April 11, 2001
- The Pack - April 18, 2001
- The Wraps - April 25, 2001
- The Web - May 2, 2001
- The Waste - May 9, 2001
- The Depths - May 16, 2001
- The Grain - October 3, 2001
- The Skin - October 10, 2001
- The Years - October 17, 2001
- The Invisible - October 24, 2001
- The Eve - October 31, 2001
- The Rocks - November 7, 2001
- The Drag - November 14, 2001
- The Beast - November 21, 2001
- The Wall - November 28, 2001
- The Straw - January 16, 2002
- The Love - January 30, 2002
- The Piper - February 6, 2002
- The Wish - February 13, 2002
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