Yancy Butler as Eve Edison
1992

Genre: Sci-fi, Police drama
Directors: Various (details below)
Scripts: Robert DeLaurentis, Dick Wolf, and various others
Producers: Dick Wolf, Robert DeLaurentis, Glenn Davis
Score: Mark Mothersbaugh
Editor: Michael Kewley
Costume Design: Catherine Adair
Cast: Yancy Butler as Sergeant Eve Edison
David Andrews as Detective Bobby Mann
S. Epathat Merkerson as Captain Margaret Claghorn
Location: Los Angeles

by Wolf Films, MCA Television, Universal City Studios, Inc. for NBC

 
Synopsis:
A familiar sci-fi premise was combined with a standard cop show in this hybrid series set in Los Angeles in the near future (references within some of the episodes narrows it down to somewhere between 1998 and 2009). Homicide detective Bobby Mann, a guy so unmechanical he couldn't even get the soft-drink dispenser to work, found himself paired with "Eve", a beautiful, highly competent cyborg - the department's latest gizmo in the war against crime. 

He's a brash, wise-cracking maverick; she's serious, naive, by-the-book and tends to take things literally. Eve had strength and superhuman capabilities that were certainly handy in a pinch, but she lacked Mann's street smarts and the ability to deal with surprises. While the two detectives learn a lot  from each other while solving a variety of crimes, most of the series dealt with his efforts to make her a little more human and a little less coldly rational. Mann disliked robots, but came to like Eve quite a lot. 

Episode list:
  • 1. Prototype: In this pilot episode Eve and Mann become partners and she find evidence that implicates another cop, Mann's childhood friend, in the murders of international steel brokers.  Directed by: Vern Gillum  Script by: Robert DeLaurentis and Dick Wolf
  • 2. Dating Game: Eve has her first date - with the top suspect in the serial murders of women linked by the same dating service.  Directed by: Bill Corcoran   Script by: Robert DeLaurentis and Glenn Davis and William Laurin
  • 3. No Pain, No Gain: Eve revives a spiritless ex-cop by getting him to join an investigation of murders committed for body parts.  Directed by: Brian Grant  Script by: Robert DeLaurentis and Michael Wagner
  • 4. Water, Water, Everywhere: Mann's food-reported neighbor investigates the murder of a reporter who broke a story about a contaminated reservoir.  Directed by: Allan Arkush  Script by: Robert DeLaurentis and Glenn Davis and William Laurin
  • 5. Torch Song: Eve's capacity for emotion expands when she makes friends with a singer who thinks she's being tormented by a music exec she suspects killed her sister. Directed by: Jim Contner  Script by: Robert DeLaurentis and Glenn Davis and William Laurin
  • 6. Mann's Fate: Mann moves in with Eve after his home is destroyed by a psychotic bomber seeking the person who busted him. Directed by: James Quinn  Script by: Robert DeLaurentis and Glenn Davis and William Laurin
  • 7. Truth or Consequences: Eve learns more about the human condition while guarding a young girl and her mother, who's decided to testify against her accountant husband's mobster employers. Directed by: Armand Mastroianni  Script by: Robert DeLaurentis and Michael Wagner
  • 8. Billion Dollar Baby: A genetically specific bundle of joy is worth a bundle to baby brokers who'll kill for the child, whose presence prompts parental passion in Eve. Directed by: Vern Gillum  Script by: Robert DeLaurentis and Nancy Ann Miller
  • 9. Cold, Cold Heart: Mann plays Eve's dying brother to investigate the death of a doctor who was the only hope for a terminally ill cryonics scientist. Directed by: James Quinn  Script by: Phil Bedard and Larry Lalonde
Mann & Machine originally aired on NBC from April 5, 1992 to July 14, 1992 and has been re-run on the Sci-Fi Channel's Sci-Fi Series Collection many times.
Comments:
Another perfect showcase for Yancy's talent. Portraying an android is, contrary to what some might think, far from easy. 
I really enjoyed this shows' humor and character development. Yancy was so gorgeous in this and she did fit the role of Eve perfectly. As with South Beach, I can't understand why they pulled the plug in it so soon. It was just starting to get really interesting...
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External Links
Mann & Machine on the SciFi2K Site
Dick Wolf Bio


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