DJariya

Synopsis:

TRICIA HELFER STARS AS MOLLY PARKER - A BALLSY, BADASS TEXAS RANGER - IN THE ARRESTING "KILLER WOMEN," PREMIERING JANUARY 7 ON ABC

"La Sicaria" - Of all the notorious lawmen that ever patrolled the violent frontier, none are more storied than the Texas Rangers. Ballsy and badass Molly Parker (Tricia Helfer) is one of the first women to join this elite group of law enforcement agents. From executive producer Sof�a Vergara ("Modern Family") and creator Hannah Shakespeare ("The Raven"), "Killer Women" takes us inside the dangerous world of the Texas Rangers from a female perspective. In "La Sicaria," Molly is on the hunt to find the woman who killed an Assistant District Attorney inside a church during her wedding ceremony, in the series premiere, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET/PT) on ABC.

Molly is committed to finding the truth and seeing justice served. In a male-dominated world, she is aided by her sixth sense for why women kill -- rarely out of hatred, usually for what they love. Standing squarely behind her is her boss, Company Commander Luis Zea. Molly also has the support of her loving family, including her brother Billy and his wife Becca. On the verge of getting divorced from her narcissistic husband, Jake, Molly relishes her newfound freedom as she begins an affair with a sexy, dangerously handsome DEA agent, Dan Winston.

"Killer Women" stars Tricia Helfer as Molly Parker, Marc Blucas as Dan Winston, Marta Milans as Becca Parker, Michael Trucco as Billy Parker, and Alex Fernandez as Luis Zea.

Guest Cast: Alexandra Pomales as Hailee Parker, Siena Nicole Agudong as Lulu Parker, Nadine Velazquez as Martina Alvarez, Vic Trevino as Guillermo Salazar, Jeffrey Nordling as Jake Colton, Brad Leland as Wily Whitman, Shane Jacobsen as Jason Bluford, and Alison Viktorin as Heather Mendelsohn.


8 episodes ordered


C'mon now, what's another new TV series to add to your already packed schedules?

I like Tricia Helfer and it's a very short season, so that's a plus.


Trailer:

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DJariya

I actually kind of liked this. Tricia was good and she provided enough depth to the Parker character that I actually cared about her. And really? Jeffrey Nordling being cast as another scumbag ex-husband? This is like the 3rd ABC show that has cast him in that type of part.

The promos for this seemed a little hokey and especially the constant plugs that Sofia Vergara produced it. Maybe that turned off some people? It's too bad, because the case with Nadine Velazquez's character and the reason she committed that murder in the church had a little more serious and darker tone to it. I guess Tricia isn't really a huge household name outside of BSG.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised it got buried in the ratings by Chicago Fire and Person of Interest. Not enough viewers at all that hour.

I'm in for the next 7 episodes (if they air)

Red Dog

I don't understand the constant plugs for Vergara. She's eye candy, so who cares if you don't see her.

davidh777

Vergara is way overexposed already, and why the hell should I think she knows how to produce a TV series?

However, I might take a look at this show.

hanshotfirst1138

She's the only famous person associated with it, they need something to plug it with.

RocShemp

Didn't Vergara also co-produce the American remake of Betty La Fea? That would probably explain why her name as producer is being featured in the marketing.

Defiant1

That was Salma Hayek. You're confusing your spicy Latinas!

Shinobi

I thought the first episode started off interesting, but it quickly became just another by-the-numbers story, which was disappointing. But I can't take my eyes off of Tricia Helfer when she's on the screen, so I'll tune in again.

Jadzia

I only made it through 30 minutes and shut it off. Boring. I don't know Tricia Helfer from anything but she seemed to channeling KaDee Strickland from Private practice. I kept thinking it was the same actress, the voices were identical.

DJariya

She's most famous for playing Number 6 on Battlestar Galactica. She was also a lead on Dark Blue with Dylan McDermott and has been a frequent guest star on a lot of shows. She had a big arc on Burn Notice a few seasons ago as well. But she isn't really a household name outside of the science fiction crowd.

RocShemp

Surprising you say you don't know her since you criticized a few of us for not thinking she was all that in one of the Burn Notice threads. I think you even brought up thinking she looked good in Battlestar Galactica.

Meathead

I liked it... The rescue was a little bit of a groaner but otherwise thumbs up. Trisha looks great as always and nice to see they kept her brother within the cylon family.

Red Dog

You missed the absurd sequence of them escaping (well except that poor Mexican dude who was helping them) from an army of cartel henchmen with automatic weapons.

Jadzia

? I have never seen Battlestar Galactica. At least, not the re-boot. Unless she was in the 70's version.

I did watch the first few seasons of Burn Notice, but don't remember her in that. What role did she play?

DJariya

She played Carla. Michael's handler from management.

Patman

Not everyone can watch everything under the sun...

RocShemp

No but she appeared in the specific season that Djariya is mentioning and that' when Jazdia criticized quite a few posters for not finding Tricia Helfer attractive. Which is why I find it funny that she now totally forgot a woman she felt compelled to defend (regarding her looks) on a random TV episode thread.

It's no big deal, really. Just amusing.

robin2099

I DVR'd this but deleted it from my DVR before watching because the promo's kinda made it look stupid. I think a lot of other people probably felt the same way about it.

Red Dog

Didn't he have about a dozen handlers through the course of the show? I honestly completely forget she was on Burn Notice. I respect your memory though between knowing she was on the show and remembering her character name.

Jadzia

I don't recall that. But maybe it was more of a response to a bunch of men criticizing a woman for her looks? It's not like I had an allegiance to some random actress from a show I don't even remember that well.

Jadzia

From doing a forum Search for Helfer and pulling up the Burn Notice threads, this was apparently my only post about this actress.

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/8820745-post15.html

Quite different than me "criticizing quite a few posters", but ok.

hanshotfirst1138

Is the new BSG any good? I've heard mixed things.

Gunde

It's very good. Sometimes even great and sometimes unfortunately bad. It's definitely worth watching though. "Exodus Part 2" is still one of my favorite episodes of any TV show ever.

RocShemp

I tried getting into it but ended up bored by it. Funny enough, I ended up really enjoying the mostly hated Caprica series that followed.

RocShemp

Then I misremembered. I apologize.

EDIT: It seems my memory mashed posts #5, #8, and #15 into one giant post and attributed all to you since you were the last in the small-ish chain.