"1-800-Missing" (2003) TV series 2003-2006

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Creators:

Glenn Davis
William Laurin

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

2 August 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Common sense. Sixth sense. Together they're the FBI's newest team.

Plot Keywords:

Vision | Missing Person | Phone Number In Title | Dream | FBI

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Caterina Scorsone	...	Jess Mastriani (54 episodes, 2003-2006)
Vivica A. Fox	...	FBI Agent Nicole Scott (36 episodes, 2004-2006)
Mark Consuelos	...	FBI Agent Antonio Cortez (36 episodes, 2004-2006)
Justin Louis	...	Assistant Director John Pollock (36 episodes, 2004-2006)

Also Known As:

Missing (UK) (USA) (second season title)
Porté disparu (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Riverdale Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

NDG Productions

Trivia:

Based on the series "1800 Where are you" by Meg Cabot

Quotes:

FBI Agent Nicole Scott: I guess that's why we're partners.
Jess Mastriani: Yeah... of course, most friends do see each others apartments.
FBI Agent Nicole Scott: Here we go about the apartment. What do you think I have in there the Hope Diamond or something?
Jess Mastriani: I was thinking more of your fantastic shoe collection.
FBI Agent Nicole Scott: Ooh, now there is something to see, you wanna check it out?
Jess Mastriani: Yeah.

Soundtrack:

This Dream is Real

Not like the books, but similar enough

I read the teen book series on which this new TV series was based, and am a bit disappointed in the show. The four books could have provided at least four good episodes to start off (or even more), but were largely ignored.

The series, which premiered on Lifetime Channel on August 2, 2003, skips most of the events in the book, leaving out the father and barely touching on her mentally ill brother, completely ignoring her long battle against the FBI and the team of psychics she eventually works with at the very end of the book series.

So, the show is only vaguely related to the books. Yes, she is a psychic who gained her powers after being hit by lightning and finds missing people in her dreams. But don't expect to see anything from the books.

Casting for the main character is good, any other casting is immaterial since none of the other characters from the book are in the series.

It is unclear if they intend her to be the high school student she was in the books, or if she is college age (as is stated in the series, which may have just been a smartass comment and not her "real age").

Overall, the new series is worth watching, if you like psychic cop shows. If you liked Profiler, you will probably like 1-800-Missing. It has a similar feel, with a *much* younger heroine.