"Taken" (2002) TV series

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Creator:

Leslie Bohem

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

2 December 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Three families. Four generations. Fifty years of secrets.

Plot:

Taken spans five decades and four generations, centering on three families: the Keys, Crawfords, and Clarkes...

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Roswell | Medical Experiment | Project Blue Book | Cuban Missile Crisis

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 18 nominations

Cast

Dakota Fanning	...	Allie Keys (10 episodes, 2002)
Matt Frewer	...	Dr. Chet Wakeman (6 episodes, 2002)
Heather Donahue	...	Mary Crawford - Adult (5 episodes, 2002)
Emily Bergl	...	Lisa Clarke - Adult (5 episodes, 2002)
Adam Kaufman	...	Charlie Keys - Adult (5 episodes, 2002)
Camille Sullivan	...	Nina Toth - Adult / ... (5 episodes, 2002)

Also Known As:

"Steven Spielberg Presents Taken" (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

877 min (10 parts) | Finland:842 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 (cut tv version) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

DreamWorks Television

Trivia:

The WW2 bombing sequence in episode one was created using NewTek's "Lightwave 3D". The image of Germany was actually a spy photo taken from WW2.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the opening credits of each of the ten episodes, Allie is seen writing left-handed. However, in the close-up of her hand, she is writing right-handed.

Quotes:

Dr. Chet Wakeman: What's a five-letter word for idiot?

Movie Connections:

References "Moonlighting" (1985)

Like they said...

Some people have commented about Taken being another so-called "sappy soap opera" but as they advertised, Taken was supposed to follow the lives of three families; which Bohem did an excellent job portraying. It shows how the aliens and the government effected the families. The tragic view of the Keys family, the uplifting view of the Clarkes and then the compulsive actions of the Crawfords. The beautiful narration of Dakota Fanning, especially at the end of the series. Also, don't forget the incredible cast. Joel Gretsch, Desmond Harrington, Adam Kaufman, Heather Donahue, Matt Frewer and Ryan Hurst and many others. Like Bohem said in the Inside of Taken, he wanted actors that did believe. He got them and in reward it was excellent. Mixing fact and fiction, making a realistic series that leaves us asking questions, whether or not we find the answer.