Profiler

Profiler - Season One

The first season of Profiler gives fans and newcomers a fresh opportunity to view this popular TV series at its best. Premiering on September 21, 1996, the series lasted four seasons as part of NBC's Saturday-night "Thrillogy" lineup, attracting a predominantly female audience drawn to its lead character, FBI profiler and single mother Samantha "Sam" Waters, played by Ally Walker. As the pilot begins, Sam's living with her daughter (Caitlin Wachs) and roommate (a thankless role for Erica Gimpel), still traumatized by her encounter with Jack (a.k.a. "Jack of all Trades"), a psychotic genius who killed Sam's husband three years earlier. Sam's mentor and leader of the Atlanta-based Violent Crime Task Force, Bailey Malone (Robert Davi), convinces Sam to rejoin the Bureau, where her VCTF colleagues include former cop John (Julian McMahon), computer ace George (Peter Frechette), and forensics expert Grace (Roma Maffia). Taking a cue from The X-Files' "mythology," Profiler tracked Jack's killing spree for two seasons, challenging Sam in an extended subplot as the VCTF pursued weekly cases of murder and mystery, aided by Sam's uncanny ability to "profile" unidentified killers.

Profiler borrowed heavily from The Silence of the Lambs and The X-Files while cribbing its title sequence from Seven, but the series established its own dark identity through slick production values and gruesomely plausible plots. The miscasting of Walker reportedly troubled NBC executives despite her growing fan base, but Profiler earned respectable ratings, building its popularity on a compelling escalation of tension and terror. Walker's DVD commentary on the pilot episode repeats the official reason for her departure after two seasons (she'd grown weary of the show's humorless tone), while Davi's is refreshingly frank, citing on-set squabbles and network mismanagement as reasons for first-season hardship. Still, he's quite correct in stating that later, more successful shows (C.S.I., Without a Trace, and others) would not have existed without Profiler's stylishly trendsetting example. (Note: episode #4, "I'll Be Watching You," was omitted from this set due to prohibitively expensive music rights for the Police hit "Every Breath You Take," which featured prominently in that episode's plot.) --Jeff Shannon

Profiler - Season 2

Profiler Seasons 1-4 DVD Set

Blessed with an uncanny ability to use the clues left at crime scenes to see what happened forensic psychologist Dr. Samantha "Sam" Waters is one of the FBI's most valuable assets. But her life and career are shattered when a serial killer murders her husband and she retreats into self-imposed exile. Created by Cynthia Saunders (L.A. Law) and starring Ally Walker (Singles While You Were Sleeping) PROFILER is a taut stylish thriller that explores the darkest corners of the human psyche. Coaxed back to the Bureau by her mentor Bailey Malone (Die Hard's Robert Davi) Sam picks up where she left off using her gift--and the help of an elite team of specialists--to unravel high-profile cases that stymie other investigators. This set includes seasons 1-4.System Requirements:Runnint Time: 3964 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 733961741254 Manufacturer No: AAE-74125

Profiler - Season 3

Profiler - Season 4

Agent Rachel Burke is the newest Profiler to join the elite Violent Crimes Task Force. Their mission is simple but dangerous--investigate high-profile crimes throughout the country. Serial killers, arsonists, assassins, bombers, and perpetrators of hate c

Profiler - Season 2 + 3 + 4 DVD Box Sets Authentic Region 1

Profiler, Season 1, Episodes 11-14

Profiler - Season 1-3 DVD SET

Profiler, Season 1, Pilot plus Episodes 1 & 2

Profiler, Season 1, Episodes 3-6