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
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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.
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Episode list:
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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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Local links:
Images
& Screen Caps
External Links:
Mann
& Machine on the SciFi2K Site
Dick
Wolf Bio
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