"Without a Trace" (2002) TV series 2002-????

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Creator:

Hank Steinberg

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

26 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

The cases of a FBI unit specializing in missing persons investigations.

Plot Keywords:

Federal Bureau Of Investigation | Co Worker | Mystery Individual | Kidnapping | Death

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 13 wins & 30 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Oct. 12	1:35 AM	CBS	Article 32	#6.12
Mon. Oct. 13	1:00 PM	TNT	Freefall	#4.9

Cast

Anthony LaPaglia	...	Jack Malone / ... (138 episodes, 2002-2008)
Poppy Montgomery	...	Samantha Spade (138 episodes, 2002-2008)
Enrique Murciano	...	Danny Taylor (138 episodes, 2002-2008)
Eric Close	...	Martin Fitzgerald (138 episodes, 2002-2008)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	...	Vivian Johnson (137 episodes, 2002-2008)
Roselyn Sanchez	...	Elena Delgado (67 episodes, 2005-2008)

Also Known As:

Vanished (USA) (working title)
W.A.T (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG (one episode) | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:M18 (season 2) | Singapore:PG (season 1) | Chile:14 | Singapore:NC-16 (season 3) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television

Trivia:

A few episodes are based on real life disappearances.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In more than one instance, suspects being interviewed with a polygraph answer all the control questions (Is your name John Doe? Are you 39?) truthfully. In reality, a suspect is told to answer all the control questions "yes", whether true or not, to determine the accuracy of the polygraph machine.

Quotes:

[Staking out the father of two 'kidnappers']
Martin: Doesn't look like he needs any more money. He's probably just protecting his kids.
Samantha: Yeah, remind me not to have any.
Martin: They don't all turn out to be psychopathic kidnappers, you know.
Samantha: Let me guess - 2.2, white picket fence, golden retriever.
Martin: Yeah, maybe. Something like that.
Samantha: Not for me. Not in this world.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: I Take Thee, Quagmire (#4.21)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

One of These Mornings

Another CSI disguised

Whereas CSI is about a crime scene unit team, Without A Trace involves missing persons and the FBI. Otherwise, it's nothing more than another CSI spin off. = "CSI: Without A Trace". People tend to disagree but they fail to see CSI: Without A Trace for what it is, Bruckheimer TV.

CSI deals with a crime scene to solve a murder or two while CSI: Without A Trace backtracks a person or person(s) last steps at a "crime scene" of sorts to find this person. Both shows genres deal with lengthy interviews with suspects or witnesses and the hunt for forensic evidence. Flashback scenes are used in both series and are filmed under similar sequences. At the end of an episode, a small snippet involves the personal lives of the crime-solving team.