Special Unit 2

Special Unit 2: Summary

Airs Next:UPN at Wednesday 8:00 PM (60 min.)
Status:Ended
Premiered:April 11, 2001
Last Aired:February 13, 2002
Show Categories:Science-Fiction

Special Unit 2 (SU2) is a secret division of the Chicago Police Department. They are such a mystery that no one outside of their unit is aware of what they really do, they just know to stay out of their way. The SU2 headquarters is an abandoned subway station that you can only enter through the hidden door at the back of the Golden Eagle dry cleaners. The mission of SU2 is to track down and rid the city of what they call "Links". A Link is a creature that evolved from the missing link between man and beast.

The captain of the unit is Richard Page (Richard Gant, "The Bonnie Hunt Show") who is a veteran police officer who will use any method to rid the city of links.

Detective Nick O'Malley (Michael Landes, "Lois and Clark: The New Adventure of Superman") is a renegade who acts first and thinks later and surprisingly this gets the job done.

Detective Kate Benson (Alexondra Lee, "Party of Five") is a "big thinker" who has an unique ability of being able to track down links. Teamed with Nick, they make the perfect partners, but never seem to get romantically connected althrough they connect in that way.

Carl (Danny Woodburn, "Conan") is a petty gnome thief who has turned informant for the unit in exchange for overlooking his crimes. He is always in fight with Nick.

Sean Radmon (Sean Whalen, "Amazin Live Sea-Monkeys") is a college professor who informs the detectives about the technical aspects of the links, hopefully in words they can understand. (season 1)

Jonathan (Jonathan Togo, "CSI: Miami") is the science guy brought in to replace Sean in season 1. Jonathan has his own unique way of delivering the facts. His methods are totally different from Sean's but he gets the job done just the same. Special Unit 2 (SU2) is a secret division of the Chicago Police Department. They are such a mystery that no one outside of their unit is aware of what they really do, they just know to stay out of their way. The SU2 headquarters is an abandoned subway station that you can only enter through the hidden door at the back of the Golden Eagle dry cleaners. The mission of SU2 is to...

The Wish

Aired: Wednesday February 13, 2002

The Djinn, a Link who makes dreams come true, but at a price, is on the loose in Chicago. If she can grant four wishes to four different masters, she will gain power to enslave the city. Now it's up to Nick, Kate and rest of Special Unit 2 to prevent her from granting her last wish.

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Michael LandesDetective Nicholas "Nick" O'Malley (photos)
Richard GantCaptain Richard Page
Alexondra LeeDetective Kate Benson
Danny WoodburnCarl, the Gnome
Sean WhalenSean Redmon (season 1)

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firefly317
member since: Sep 16, 2006
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Gulity canceled pleasure! ...Continue »
This is a great show!! The special effects may be a bit lame and cheesy, but all in all the show was really funny and original. It's about the missing link in the theory of evolution. It deals with creatures such as gnomes, medusa, cupid and other myths like that, which apparently exist. The show revolves around a team who work for special unit 2, a secret organization designed to deal with these creatures. The special unit 2 team is made up of researchs and scientists, and even a gnome. Detectives Nick O'Malley and Kate Benson are the real valuables in the operation. They're the ones who do all the work, try and capture links, and provide theories in the cases. Carl, the gnome helps, and he's a great comedic addition to the show. This is a unique funny show, and it worth checking out. It's not on DVD (hopefully soon!) but reruns are often showed on the SCI FI channel.
06/16/07 08:33am | report abuse
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jrgreenmd
member since: Apr 23, 2005
The Bottom Line: "Guilty pleasure"
"Special Unit 2" (SP2) is one of those guilty pleasures that you hide from others. ...Continue »
"Special Unit 2" (SP2) is one of those guilty pleasures that you hide from others.

Yes, it is campy and often just plain silly. Is it science fiction? Well yes, the silly type. Often it reminds me of one of the fifties B movies where Abbot and Costello meet the creature from planet X. However, Special Unit 2 is a detective show of sorts. Special detectives seek out monsters, creatures, ghouls, ... etc. which have for some reason descended on Chicago.

The unit is as eclectic as the story line with characters that are well .... shall we say unique?

If you have an hour and you don't take your self too seriously, it may be worth a try.
06/05/07 08:40pm | report abuse
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avataralex
member since: Dec 3, 2006
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One of the truely great ones! ...Continue »
One of the truely great ones!

This show is truely great! Its got humor, violence, and stuff blowing up! What else do you need! A hero (Omally) his partner (Kate) tackle all sorts of crazy monster! Omally is awesome! They need to bring it back! Along their mission is Carl the gnome, Jonathan, and the Chief. Against them are Orges, Lizard people, Jinns, and dozens more! This show needs to come back! Please Sci fi put this show on a again! Or even better make a movie!
04/12/07 08:30pm | report abuse
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edwardsrs
member since: Apr 6, 2007
The Bottom Line: "Guilty pleasure"
This is a very good show. ...Continue »
It has all the elements of a B rate move and an 80�s T.V. series. It gives you an entertaining ride without all the computer generated graphics that seem to be flooding the airwaves now days. I relay like the way they use that old fashion sarcasm for laughs instead of just poke fun at me humor. It gives you a certain good time feeling without having to feel like they are putting a lot of work into it just to get you to watch, like the other super popular shows out there. I think this is an awesome show and should really have gotten to stay on for a long time.
04/05/07 02:42pm | report abuse
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knightroiben
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This is the second greatest show I've ever seen, the X-Files being the best show. ...Continue »
This is the best tv show I've seen in way too long....at least since X-Files, and I own every episode ever produced (yes, I'm really that much of a fan.). I loved the characters, particularly O'Malley, since I am already so much like him. The gnome was also great...The way he never shut up was one of the great things about the show. The mythological creatures introduced are also interesting because many of them either are or are based off of mythological creatures that you would only know if you did extensive reasearch into that field. The show was highly entertaining to the part of our population that had a fondness for dark humor.
03/23/07 09:59pm | report abuse