1.05: Unreasonable Doubt

[Tabitha]

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Unreasonable Doubt

gs: Blu Mankuma (Ben Cartwright) Jim Byrnes (Vic Goodman) Kett Turton (Goth Guy) Kirsten Williamson (Emily - Female Witness) Esme Lambert (Agatha Christie) Patricia Mayen Salazar (Brassy) Dexter Bell (Carl Winters) Manoj Sood (Convenience Store Clerk) Wanda Cannon (Martha) Julia Arkos (Feather) Dean Marshall (Night School) Eric Keenleyside (Pinky) Tom Scholte (Sports Nut) Adrien Dorval (Fan Man) Geoff Adams (Defense Attorney) Doron Bell (Kid #1) Jonathon Ndukwe (Kid #2)

Johnny is summoned to jury duty on a murder trial that involves a street ganger who murdered a store owner. Johnny starts to get visions which lead him to believe the accused is innocent. He is the only not-guilty vote initially and manages to convince the jury over as he looks for evidence that supports his visions. Finding the necessary evidence and using his psychic insights of the past lives of some of the jurors, he eventually manages to sway them over to his side.


b: 14-Jul-02 pc: 1007 w: Michael Taylor d: Robert Lieberman

NOTE: Originally scheduled to air July 28, 2002 after the episode, "The House." A schedule change/flip was made on June 26 where the episode, "Netherworld" will now air in its place.
* Closely follows the pattern of the 1957 movie "12 Angry Men".
* According to the shooting script, the bit with the POV view of the kid on the Big Wheel is a deliberate nod to Kubrick's The Shining, also by Stephen King.
* Of the series regulars, only Anthony Michael Hall and (briefly) John L. Adams are in this episode.
* Aired on the "Sci-Fi Channel" on August 9, 2002

[Info from www.epguides.com/deadzone ]

 

[sportzgirl16]

that sounds like it would have been an interesting one, i missed it b/c i was on vacation

 

[Krystal]

Definitely one of my favorites, and the one that hooked me completely to Death Zone. Love it! How he gets the other juries to vote not guilty and how he convinced them. Great episode.

Krystal

 

[Tabitha]

Hmmmmm. Mixed bag of an episode this one. I liked the aspects of the story that were in keeping with what we know as the Dead Zone format so far. otherwise this was just a rip-off of Twelve Angry Men. Which I can't recommend enough if you are looking for a classic movie to prove that "they don't make em like they used to".

There were quite a few curve balls... The most prominent being the final vision, of the most obstinate juror's past tragedy. It seemed to me that it was going to come out that this man was the drive-by shooter, not the father of the victim. Only a minor problem I know, but it threw me in an unpleasant way.

The Geek-boy was a nice touch.

 

[Annette]

Quite a good episode. I was expecting Johnny to go round touching each juror to find out there pasts. LOL Bit of a surprise then I suppose for him to change the jurys decisions. Also how many people would have believed his 'power' if they hadn't have already heard of him? Myself, I probably would've done because I like that sort of thing.


annette

 

[ZachWZ]

My favorite part is when Johney sees the decripicy of the two cars in a vision and in a report. The judge looks it over and saids it's a valid point.

ZachWZ

 

[Highlander II]

*sigh* If only USA Network was more consistent w/ airing this show *sigh*


anyway - I like the ep - the 3/4 that I saw of it...

I liked the twist at the end that the one juror (who was on something else - probably Highlander or something else that I've seen that was filmed in Vancouver) - was determined to convict the guy b/c of what had happened to his son - wrong tho he was - I could see his point to a degree - or, see where he was coming from.

Also - JIM BYRNES! What could be bad about him showing up in and episode? LOVE him - wish he was on more stuff - b/c he's phenomenal!