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

Creator:

Hank Steinberg

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

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:

Murder Suspect | Co Worker | Interrogation | Female Agent | Mystery Individual

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 13 wins & 27 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 6	12:35 AM	CBS	The Thing With Feathers	#5.10
Mon. July 7	1:00 PM	TNT	Kam Li	#1.17

Cast

Anthony LaPaglia	...	Jack Malone / ... (136 episodes, 2002-2008)
Poppy Montgomery	...	Samantha Spade (136 episodes, 2002-2008)
Enrique Murciano	...	Danny Taylor (136 episodes, 2002-2008)
Eric Close	...	Martin Fitzgerald (136 episodes, 2002-2008)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	...	Vivian Johnson (135 episodes, 2002-2008)
Roselyn Sanchez	...	Elena Delgado (65 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:

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

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television

Trivia:

The original title of the show was "Vanished", but when CBS opted to pick it up the title was changed to "Without a Trace".

Goofs:

Errors in geography: There are a number of scenes which indicate that the show is actually shot in Los Angeles and not New York, where the show is supposed to take place. There are several supposed one way streets with double yellow lines painted down the middle (which do not exist in New York), large blue street signs (which are used in LA, as opposed to NY, which uses green street signs), and house numbers on each street painted into the sidewalk in front of each house, which is also not done in New York, but instead in Los Angeles.

Quotes:

Jack Malone: What kind of ambiguity?
Paula Van Doren: The ambiguous kind.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Fade Into You

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

WAT is the show I look forward to watching most every week (comes in a close 2nd after The Closer). I don't know why so many people think the show has gone downhill. It still holds my interest for that hour. My only criticism (and it's not about Rosalyn Sanchez) is that they have one of the most talented actresses alive today, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and they hardly use her! She deserves much more character development and depth to her role. It's the same story with S. Epatha Merkerson on Law & Order. Another underused great talent. However, perhaps after being recognized for Lackawanna Blues, NBC will wake up. Let's see more Marianne in the future. At least let her express an emotion every now and then. Even Tony LaPaglia is allowed to do that.