"Black Scorpion" (2001) TV series

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Creators:

Roger Corman
Craig J. Nevius

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

5 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime

Tagline:

She's bold. She's beautiful. Her sting is deadly.

Plot:

The City of Angels is falling apart, and crime pervades the city to the core. The mayor is corrupt, the police are inept...

Plot Keywords:

Psychotronic | Based On Cult Favorite | Super Villain | Super Villainess | Cult Favorite

Cast

Michelle Lintel	...	Black Scorpion / ... (22 episodes, 2001)
Scott Valentine	...	Det. Steve Rafferty (22 episodes, 2001)
BT	...	Argyle (22 episodes, 2001)
Enya Flack	...	Tender Lovin' (Veronica) (22 episodes, 2001)
Steven Kravitz	...	Slugger (22 episodes, 2001)
Shane Powers	...	Specs (22 episodes, 2001)
Guy Boyd	...	Capt. Strickland (22 episodes, 2001)
Elizabeth Huett	...	Young Darcy / ... (22 episodes, 2001)
David Groh	...	Lt. Walker (21 episodes, 2001)
Ben L. McCain	...	Don MacDonald (14 episodes, 2001)
Shae Marks	...	Babette (13 episodes, 2001)
Robert Pine	...	Mayor Worth (13 episodes, 2001)
Jennifer Badger		(13 episodes, 2001)

Also Known As:

Roger Corman Presents Black Scorpion (Canada: English title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Movie Connections:

Follows Black Scorpion (1995) (TV)

A Fun,Imaginative Show...

What some people might not realize is that "Black Scorpion: The Series" is not meant to be serious. Its just an hour of over the top action, and comic book realism. Don't look at it as a serious action program or an award winning, life-changing show. Its just a hour where you can put aside reality and political correctness and enjoy fiction at its best. Yes, The show does have several women in spandex and yes, it can be a little hokey at times but its the flaws and eccentrisities that make the show a little less "stuck-up". I for one am tired of the same shows with the same plots and the same mass produced feel to them. Roger Corman, The show's director and financial backer, wanted to make something that we haven't seen in a long time. He wanted to show that television could still be fun. How many shows do we watch only because other people watch them? Black Scorpion might not be spiritually uplifting or educational at the least, but its enjoyable. The show has had some very nice acting and it does have great fight scenes. The best reason to watch is for the Supervillains that pop up every week. It brings back that feeling of the Batman series we all watched at one point or another. This homage to Batman is made crystal clear by having Adam West(Batman) and Frank Gorshin(The Riddler) both make guest appearences as supervillains. This show is probably one that viewers will either love or hate as soon as they see an episode. But I suggest you watch an episode or two.