Karen Sisco
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| Karen Sisco | |
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 Carla Gugino as Karen Sisco |
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| Genre | Crime / Drama |
| Creator(s) | Elmore Leonard |
| Starring | Carla Gugino, Robert Forster, and Bill Duke |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Jersey Television with Universal Studios |
| Executive producer(s) | Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, John Landgraf, Bob Brush, and Michael Dinner |
| Running time | one-hour |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | 2003-10-01 – 2004-04-14 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | “Karen Makes Out” Out of Sight |
| Links | |
| Official website | |
Karen Sisco is a television series about a fictional United States Marshal created by novelist Elmore Leonard.
As a U.S. Marshal, based on Miami, Florida’s Gold Coast, Karen must deal with the underbelly of South Beach nightlife and Palm Beach highlife while tracking down fugitives. She also struggles to win the respect of her fellow officers. Karen occasionally gets advice from her father, a retired Miami police officer turned private investigator. He’s Karen’s confidant, counselor, and confessor. He is also her rock when her confidence wavers.
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[edit] Appearances
- “Karen Makes Out” – 1996 short story, from two collections:
- Murder for Love
- When the Women Come Out to Dance, and Other Stories
- Out of Sight – 1996 novel, and 1998 film
- (Played by Jennifer Lopez)
- Karen Sisco – 2003–2004 ABC TV-series. The show was cancelled before the show finished airing; the last three episodes aired on USA
- (Played by Carla Gugino)
- “Blown Away” — 2003-10-01
- “Dumb Bunnies” — 2003-10-08
- “The One that Got Away” — 2003-10-15
- “Justice” — 2003-10-22
- “Nostalgia” — 2003-10-29
- “Dear Derwood” — 2003-11-05
- “Nobody’s Perfect” — 2003-11-12
- “Dog Day Sisco” — 2004-03-31
- “No One’s Girl” — 2004-04-07
- “He Was a Friend of Mine” — 2004-04-14
[edit] TV show cast and crew
- Carla Gugino as Karen Sisco
- Robert Forster as Marshall Sisco
- Bill Duke as Amos Andrews (Karen’s boss)
- Scott Frank, nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Out Of Sight, served as an executive consultant and writer.
- Jason Smilovic and Peter Lefcourt were co-executive producers and writers.
[edit] International
- In Croatia, the show was shown on HRT.
- In France, the show was shown on TF1.
- In Poland, the show was shown on TVN
- In The United Kingdom, the show was shown on ITV3
- In India, the show was shown on Star World
- In The Middle East the show is shown on MBC Action
[edit] External links
- Official site hosted by ABC
- Karen Sisco at the Internet Movie Database
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