Special Unit 2

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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.moreless
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S 2 :  Ep 13 Aired 2/13/02
S 2 :  Ep 12 Aired 2/6/02
S 2 :  Ep 11 Aired 1/30/02
S 2 :  Ep 10 Aired 1/16/02
S 2 :  Ep 9 Aired 11/28/01

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  • special unit 2

    9.0
    "Superb"
    By DianeNesbitt, 2 days ago
    bring it back we love it.

  • Gulity canceled pleasure!

    9.6
    "Superb"
    By firefly317, Jun 16, 2007
    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.moreless

  • "Special Unit 2" (SP2) is one of those guilty pleasures that you hide from others.

    8.0
    "Great"
    By jrgreenmd, Jun 06, 2007
    "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.moreless

  • One of the truely great ones!

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    By avataralex, Apr 13, 2007
    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!moreless

  • This is a very good show.

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    "Superb"
    By edwardsrs, Apr 05, 2007
    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.moreless
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  • Bring it back!!
    I saw it for the first time Friday night.  I guess I was too busy working to see it the first time.  I wish they would bring it back.
    By cyaml, Mar 18, 2007
    11/19/09
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  • trying to get into it
    saw a few eps and i got hooked on the show.who wants to tell me more about ?
    By jena911, Mar 09, 2007
    06/11/09
    3
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  • Help missed episodes
    My Tivo failed me the other day when scifi aired 4 episodes rather than 3 of SPECIAL UNIT 2... anyone by chance recording this s...
    By uncascrog, Mar 04, 2007
    08/30/08
    5
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  • new to sp unit
    and i think so far it is alot of fun.  there are so few shows i care to watch on tv,but evry time they bring back a 1  or 2 yr....
    By mattgus, Feb 09, 2007
    06/16/07
    6
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  • Fun times
    Raise your cyber hand if you've seen the hilariously cheesy sci fi Special Unit 2. Not that I'm expecting to see an awful lot of ...
    By whirloop, Feb 13, 2006
    06/05/07
    17
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