The first season of ''
Alias'' premiered September 30, 2001 on
ABC and concluded May 12, 2002 and was released on DVD in
region 1 on September 2, 2003. Guest stars in season one include
Sir Roger Moore,
Terry O'Quinn,
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino (; born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker, actor, and author. Quentin Tarantino filmography, His films are characterized by graphic violence, extended dialogue often featuring much profanity, and references to ...
, and
Gina Torres.
Apart from "Truth Be Told", the episodes of ''Alias'' are often unconventionally structured in that the title credits are usually shown well into the plot, almost as an afterthought. Also, usually a plot finishes at mid-episode and a new plot begins, so that every episode finishes with a
cliffhanger
A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious situation, facing a difficult dilemma or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction or bef ...
. The impression thus created is that an episode will conclude the previous one and plant the seeds of the next one.
Cast and characters
Main
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Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Anne Garner (born April 17, 1972) is an American actress. Born in Houston, Texas and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, Garner studied theater at Denison University and began acting as an understudy for the Roundabout Theatre Company ...
as
Sydney Bristow
Sydney Anne Bristow (played by Jennifer Garner) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the television series '' Alias''. She is an American woman with a Russian-Canadian family background who thought she was working as a spy for the ...
(22 episodes)
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Ron Rifkin as
Arvin Sloane (22 episodes)
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Michael Vartan as
Michael Vaughn (22 episodes)
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Bradley Cooper
Bradley Charles Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and three Grammy Awards. In addition, he has been nominated for twelve Acade ...
as
Will Tippin (22 episodes)
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Merrin Dungey as
Francie Calfo (20 episodes)
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Carl Lumbly as
Marcus Dixon (19 episodes)
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Kevin Weisman as
Marshall Flinkman (21 episodes)
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Victor Garber as
Jack Bristow
Jonathan "Jack" Donahue Bristow, played by Victor Garber, is a fictional character of the ABC television series '' Alias''. He is the father of the central character Sydney Bristow, played by Jennifer Garner.
For playing the character, Garber ...
(22 episodes)
Recurring
Episodes
Reception
''
Entertainment Weekly
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'' put the pilot episode on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, saying, "Fiery red hair. Weird red ball. Black ops. White knuckles. Our 2001 introduction to Jennifer Garner's Sydney Bristow--the grad-student/fakebanker/double-agent superspy at the rapidly beating heart of this intricate action serial--was mesmerizingly colorful."
[Geier, Thom; Jensen, Jeff; Jordan, Tina; Lyons, Margaret; Markovitz, Adam; Nashawaty, Chris; Pastorek, Whitney; Rice, Lynette; Rottenberg, Josh; Schwartz, Missy; Slezak, Michael; Snierson, Dan; Stack, Tim; Stroup, Kate; Tucker, Ken; Vary, Adam B.; Vozick-Levinson, Simon; Ward, Kate (December 11, 2009), "THE 100 Greatest MOVIES, TV SHOWS, ALBUMS, BOOKS, CHARACTERS, SCENES, EPISODES, SONGS, DRESSES, MUSIC VIDEOS, AND TRENDS THAT ENTERTAINED US OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS". Entertainment Weekly. (1079/1080):74-84]
Home release
The 6-DVD box set of Season 1 was released in region 1 format (US) on September 2, 2003, in region 2 format (UK) on September 29, 2003 and in region 4 format (AU) on November 4, 2003. The DVDs contain all episodes of Season 1, plus the following features:
* Audio commentaries on select episodes
* Deleted Scenes
* Pilot production diary
* Featurette: ''A Mission Around the World''
* Marshall Flinkman's Gadget Gallery
* Auditions
* Season Two Preview
* Season Three Preview
* PS2 game sneak peek
* Gag reel
References
External links
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{{Alias
2001 American television seasons
2002 American television seasons
Alias (TV series) seasons