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The Inside 
Genre Crime drama Created by Starring Country of origin United States Language(s) English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 13 (List of episodes) Production Executive producer(s) Running time 44 minutes Broadcast Original channel Fox Original run June 8, 2005 – July 13, 2005 The Inside is an American crime drama television series created by Tim Minear and Howard Gordon and produced by Imagine Television. The Inside follows the work of the FBI's Los Angeles Violent Crimes Unit (VCU), a division dedicated to investigating particularly dangerous crimes. The Inside initially aired on the Fox Network from June 8 to July 13, 2005.[1] Although thirteen episodes were produced, Fox aired only seven episodes before canceling the series. All thirteen episodes were subsequently aired on Britain's ITV4 in 2006.
Contents
Premise
Rookie FBI Agent Rebecca Locke (Rachel Nichols) joins the Los Angeles Violent Crimes Unit (VCU) after the death of a previous member. While she proves to be a brilliant investigator, she has a secret known only to herself and the VCU's mysterious director Virgil "Web" Webster (Peter Coyote): that as a 10-year-old girl, Rebecca was kidnapped from her home and held captive for 18 months (à la Elizabeth Smart). Astonishingly enough, no one found and rescued her; she escaped the trauma all by herself, setting a fire and escaping in the resulting chaos. Webster manipulates Rebecca's experience on each case, using the insight she gained through it to establish the mindset of the victim—and the criminal.
Another sidebar to the plot is the moral struggle between Webster, who seems willing to use Rebecca's gift to catch the "unsub" at all costs, and Rebecca's partner Paul Ryan (Jay Harrington), who views himself as the voice of conscience in the battle for Rebecca's soul. Additionally, Webster's past is very much unknown; viewers are left wondering exactly how much he has in common with the perpetrators he pursues.
Production
Originally produced by Kathryn Bigelow, the original premise centered around a 23-year-old woman, Rebecca Locke (Rachel Nichols), posing as a 16-year-old high school student in order to investigate a drug ring. Peter Facinelli was also attached to star.[2] In September 2004, it was announced that Tim Minear would redevelop the series as original creators/executive producers Todd Kessler and Glenn Kessler exited the series. It was also revealed that Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and David Nevins would executive produce the series.[3] In December 2004, Facinelli opted out of the series after Minear revamped the premise to feature Rebecca Locke as young FBI agent working for the L.A. bureau's Violent Crimes Unit.[4] Later in December 2004, Jay Harrington was cast, taking over the role from Facinelli; and Adam Baldwin joined the cast, who worked with Minear on Firefly.[5][6] In May 2005, Fox announced the series would premiere June 8, 2005, airing Wednesdays at 9:00 pm.[7] Fox aired seven episodes (although out of production order) before canceling the series due to low ratings.[8]
Characters
- Rebecca Locke (Rachel Nichols) is the rookie field agent brought in by Web, who wishes to use her gift to his advantage. She is able to put herself in the shoes of the victims, since she was one herself. This makes her excellent at getting inside the mind of a killer. Series creator Minear described her as a "character with no inside," hence the show's title.[9] With clear trust issues and a lack of a social life, she slowly grows to like her colleagues more as the series progressed.
- Danny Love (Adam Baldwin) is an ex-marine who is blunt and crude, but not without his own morals and has a certain rapport with Agent Melody Sim. He often leads assaults on crime scenes. Originally his name was to be Danny Coulter.[1]
- Melody Sim (Katie Finneran) is a quick-witted, intelligent and friendly agent who often mourns her lack of social life and shares a friendship with Danny.
- Carter Howard (Nelsan Ellis) is the technological go-to guy of the group, making an appearance whenever the team need technological expertise.
- Paul Ryan (Jay Harrington) is a young, married agent who Web chose to be his 'conscience'. Idealistic and kind, he sees things in black and white. He is often paired up with Agent Locke, which leads him to discover her past secret. On more than one occasion, he and Web have clashed based on differing principles. Originally, his name was to be Paul Fatorre.[1]
- Virgil "Web" Webster (Peter Coyote): The supervisor. He is not married as far as we can tell. He chose his squad based on their secrets, their weaknesses and their strengths. He is known to push his agents to the max, especially Agent Locke, much to the disgust of Agent Ryan. He is also known to bend the rules or justify actions.
Episodes
The first seven episodes originally aired on Fox between June 8 and July 13, 2005. The rest of the unaired episodes aired on ITV4 in 2006.
Fox aired the episodes out of order. The episode listing below is the correct viewing order, not the airing order. Creator Tim Minear posted the correct episode order on his website.[10]
# Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code 1 "New Girl in Town" Tim Minear Story by: Tim Minear & Howard Gordon
Teleplay by: Tim MinearJune 8, 2005 1AJW01 2 "Everything Nice" Allan Kroeker Jane Espenson June 29, 2005 1AJW02 3 "Old Wounds" Nick Gomez Mark Fish June 15, 2005 1AJW03 4 "Pre-Filer" Dwight Little Rob Pearlstein June 22, 2005 1AJW04 5 "Loneliest Number" James A. Contner Richard Hatem July 6, 2005 1AJW05 6 "Point of Origin" Marita Grabiak Karine Rosenthal 1AJW06 7 "Thief of Hearts" Allan Kroeker Tim Minear & Craig Silverstein July 6, 2005 1AJW07 8 "Declawed" Fred Gerber Craig Silverstein July 13, 2005 1AJW08 9 "Aidan" Kevin Hooks Jane Espenson & Ahmed Lavalais 1AJW09 10 "Little Girl Lost" Karen Gaviola Tim Minear & Craig Silverstein 1AJW10 11 "The Perfect Couple" Vern Gillum Ben Edlund 1AJW11 12 "Gem" Kevin Hooks Story by: Bob Hame
Teleplay by: David Fury & Jane Espenson1AJW12 13 "Skin and Bone" Dwight Little Story by: Tim Minear
Teleplay by: Jane Espenson1AJW13 References
- ^ a b c "The Inside - Peter Coyote". PeterCoyote.com. http://www.petercoyote.com/theinside.html. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ "Development Update: April 22". The Futon Critic. April 22, 2004. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2004/04/22/development-update-april-22-16562/6546/. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ "Development Update: September 27-28". The Futon Critic. September 28, 2004. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2004/09/28/development-update-september-27-28-16990/6744/. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ "Development Update: December 6-8". The Futon Critic. December 8, 2004. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2004/12/08/development-update-december-6-8-17405/6782/. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ "Development Update: December 13-15". The Futon Critic. December 15, 2004. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2004/12/15/development-update-december-13-15-17441/6787/. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ "Development Update: December 27-28". The Futon Critic. December 28, 2004. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2004/12/28/development-update-december-27-28-17471/6792/. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ "FOX Gives 'The Inside' June Premiere, Wednesday Slot". The Futon Critic. May 12, 2005. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2005/05/12/fox-gives-the-inside-june-premiere-wednesday-slot-18365/6900/. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ "Future Crumbling for FOX's 'The Inside'". The Futon Critic. July 4, 2005. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2005/07/04/future-crumbling-for-foxs-the-inside-18647/6938/. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ "Tim Minear - "The Inside" Tv Show - Ifmagazine.com Interview 2". Ifmagazine.com. August 4, 2005. http://www.whedon.info/Tim-Minear-The-Inside-Tv-Show,10631.html. Retrieved June 27, 2008.
- ^ "A look at the writing on THE INSIDE". TimMinear.net. June 25, 2006. http://www.timminear.net/archives/the_inside/000115.html. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
External links
- The Inside at the Internet Movie Database
- The Inside at TV.com
- PopGurls' review of the show, which doubles as an appreciation of the Rebecca Locke character
- Part One of an interview with Minear, in which he discusses the demise of the series
- Part Two of that interview, in which Minear talks about plots that audiences will not see because of cancellation
- Part Three, where Minear speaks on his future projects, including an Inside DVD
Categories:- Crime television series
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- Fox network shows
- 2005 American television series debuts
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- 2000s American television series
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- Television shows set in Los Angeles, California
- English-language television series
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