ALIAS (Complete First Season) -- J.J. Abrams, creator

©2002
studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
production company: Touchstone Television, Bad Robot
creator: J.J. Abrams
cast: Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Victor Garber, Kevin Weisman, Carl Lumbly, Michael Vartan, Greg Grunberg, David Anders, Bradley Cooper, Merrin Dungey, Mia Maestro, Lena Olin, Melissa George, Terry O'Quinn, Rachel Nichols, Balthazar Getty, Amy Acker, Patricia Wettig, Amy Irving, Gina Torres
teleplays: Jesse Alexander, Josh Appelbaum, Daniel arkin, Monica Breen, Andi Bushell, John Eisendrath, Debra J. Fisher, Breen Frazier, R.P. Gaborno, Drew Goddard, Crystal Nix Hines, Jeff Melvoin, Erica Messer, Andre Nemec, J.R. Orci, Jeff Pinkner, Alison Schapker, Vanessa Taylor

Sydney Bristow is a young, athletic, college graduate who was recruited her freshman year as a secret agent for SD-6, a top-secret branch of the CIA. After a few years -- after Sydney confides her lifestyle to her boyfriend, the evil head of SD-6 -- Arvin Sloan, has him killed. Sydney learns that SD-6 is part of a rogue international agency called the Alliance of 12, out to rule the world. She becomes a double agent, working with the real CIA to bring down SD-6 with the assistance of her handler, Michael Vaughn, and her estranged father Jack Bristow -- also a double agent. Along the way, Sydney fights various rival agents, rival terrorist groups, and traitors all the while keeping her cloak-and-dagger lifestyle a secret from her friends. [from Amazon.com]

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In sharp contrast to the series, Jeremiah, this series is a rousing, exciting, spy-fi (a great term I came across on Amazon) thriller. I never wanted it to end!

Lots of plot twists and turns, appropriate for a high-tech spy thriller series, lots of action, a great looking woman in the lead role who dresses differently and often provacatively for her undercover assignments, and well crafted series plots.

A bit too violent at times. I don't squirm easily, but there were times in this series that I was uncomfortable, and probably saw more blood than was necessary.

Some of the locations were ridiculously "back lot" shots, but otherwise this series had me captivated. I truly couldn't wait for the next episode (and as I borrowed these from local libraries, I often did have to wait to get the next disc).

I look forward to season two, and highly recommend this series.