Lauren Lee Smith, Paul Popowich, Douglas O'Keefe (10/00 Dark Angel)
Excerpt from Dark Angel.tktv.net 10/3/00: Lauren Lee Smith, Paul Popowich (Marc Griffin in "Presumed Guilty") and Douglas O'Keefe (Frank Thorne in "Shock of the New") | Dark Angel | Picture on Alpha Press
Dark Angel Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot
Aired: Tuesday, October 3, 2000
Rating: 11.2/17 Two-hour series premiere
Credits
Written by James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee Directed by David Nutter
Starring Jessica Alba
Michael Weatherly
Alimi Ballard
Jennifer Blanc
Richard Gunn
J.C. MacKenzie
Valarie Rae Miller
John Savage
Guest starring
Stanley Kamel as Edgar Sonrisa
Kristin Bauer as Lydia Meyerson
Paul Popowich as Darren McKennon
Kim Hawthorne as Jacinda
Douglas O'Keeffe as Bruno Anselmo
Sarah-Jane Redmond as Lauren Braganza
Lauren Smith as Natalie
Stephen Lee as Dan Vogelsgang
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Excerpt from TV Now 5/01: Lauren Lee Smith
Lauren Lee Smith: The Star of the new "Christy" is a woman of many faces
Tony Bray
Was your work on the "Dark Angel" pilot meant to be a recurring role?
At first it was. But after I did the pilot episode, they weren't sure if it was going to come back or not, so there was a little time in between - a couple of months actually - and during that time I got a couple of other jobs, so I wasn't able to return. Which is unfortunate because it's a great show, but at least I got in there for the pilot episode.
Who were you in the pilot episode?
I played Natalie, who was Sketchy's girlfriend.
Who did you get to work with the most?
Well, I worked with Jessica Alba and Valerie Ray Miller and Richard Gunn and pretty much the whole cast.
It sounds like you watch the show. Is Jessica now more free with her character than in the beginning?
Yes. I think once an actress gets into a part and comfortable with her character, she becomes less inhibited and more likely to take risks, so I think yeah, definitely. The amount of work she has to do - she carries the whole show - I mean it's amazing.
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Excerpt from Lauren Lee Smith: Visimag's Xpose 2/02 | Sci Fi and TV Talk 7/1/11
Em Appeal!
by Steven Eramo
Mutant X's new recruit Lauren Lee Smith tells Steven Eramo why she's glad to be playing a girl next door with something x-tra
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Mutant X is not Smith’s first foray into the world of TV Science Fiction and Fantasy. She also guest-starred on Dark Angel. ‘I played Sketchy’s [Richard Gunn] girlfriend Natalie in the pilot,” says the actress. “The part was originally supposed to be a recurring one. However, after Dark Angel I went on to do the 2gether series, and then I was hired to play the title role in the three part mini-series Christy. So I never did make it back to Dark Angel, but it was neat to have at least done the pilot. None of that cast knew each other and they were all working together for the first time. The star of the show, Jessica Alba [Max], was in all of my scenes. I actually got to shoot a scene with her where we’re at a bar and Natalie comes up to Max and asks where Sketchy is, but they cut it out. That’s show biz!” she laughs.
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Excerpt from After Ellen 6/24/03: Lauren Lee Smith
Dark Angel’s Original Cindy Lives Up to Her Name
by Sarah Warn | June 24, 2003
Dark Angel introduces Original Cindy's sexuality early in the pilot episode with the following exchange between her and Max at work as they're observing their friend Sketchy with his girlfriend:
Original Cindy: Now, why can't I find a girlfriend like that? Brings him lunch everyday…thoughtful, sweet…legs from here to there.
Max: Straight.
Original Cindy: Shame wasting a girl like that on a male.
Later in the same episode, when Sketchy asks Max's help in preventing his girlfriend from finding out he's cheating on her, Original Cindy's sexuality is referenced again:
Max: I actually kind of feel sorry for guys sometimes.
Original Cindy: Please.
Max: They're prisoners of their genes.
Original Cindy: So are dogs. I say hang Sketch out to dry. Let Natalie see him for the heel he is. Then, maybe she'll step to the all-girl team.
Max: Of course, there's nothing self-serving in that scenario.
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Excerpt from DVD Talk 5/2/03: Lauren Lee Smith
Dark Angel - The Complete First Season
Review by Adam Tyner | posted May 2, 2003
Fox // Unrated // May 20, 2003 List Price: $59.98
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This six-disc DVD set from Fox compiles the entirety of Dark Angel's first season, which includes the following twenty-one episodes: •Dark Angel: This feature-length pilot introduces Max, Logan, and the chaotic setting of a third-world Seattle in the year 2019.
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