Painkiller Jane, Season 1
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Based on the comic book created by Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada, Painkiller Jane is the story of Jane Vasco (KRISTANNA LOKEN), a DEA agent who is recruited by a covert government organization tasked with capturing “Neuros” – genetically-enhanced individuals who possess superhuman powers of the mind. During the course of her first investigation with the team, Jane inexplicably discovers that she too possesses extraordinary abilities – abilities that render her impervious to injury…but not pain. She develops miraculous regenerative powers, healing from every injury and finding herself stronger than she had been before. As she continues to work with the government to hunt Neuros, Jane tries to uncover the cause of her own transformation and what – if any – connection she shares with the very people she is pursuing.
| Name | Description | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoPilot | DEA agent Jane and her partner Maureen Bowers are closing in on an undercover drug deal when, during the take down, Jane discovers two of the 'dealers', Andre and Connor, are actually part of a new government unit who are on a covert mission of their own. | 46:50 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoToy Soldiers | A string of thefts involving military equipment puts Jane and the team on high alert for an assassination attempt just days leading up to a presidential visit. | 46:49 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoPiece of Mind | Reports start coming in of people experiencing selective amnesia, losing all knowledge of just one area of their memory | 46:51 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoCatch Me If You Can | Enjoying a rare evening out, Jane and her date get caught in a sudden cloudburst that leaves them running for the closest shelter – a nearby community center. | 46:49 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoNothing to Fear But Fear Itself | With echoes of a classic horror film, strange events are happening in an unassuming four-story brownstone. | 46:49 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoBreakdown | The team interviews a number of psychiatric patients who have all experienced the same terrifying hallucination, leaving them incapable of leading normal lives. | 46:50 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoHigher Court | Maureen is enjoying a rare romantic night out with an old friend when the evening suddenly goes very wrong. | 46:50 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoFriendly Fire | Jane wakes up to find herself restrained in a hospital, with no recollection of how or why she got there. | 46:50 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoTrial By Fire | While on the trail of a Neuro responsible for a string of house fires, Connor is apprehended at the scene and unfairly charged with arson and murder. | 46:50 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoPortraits of Lauren Gray | The fast-paced world of fashion is stunned when beautiful young models suddenly start dying…of old age. | 46:49 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoGhost In the Machine | Connor knows he's having a bad day when he gets burned by his coffee machine, then catches his leg dangerously close to a running motorcycle engine. | 46:50 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoSomething Nasty In the Neighborhood | After five people – including a Federal Agent – mysteriously disappear from a too-perfect suburban neighborhood, Jane and Connor go undercover as a happily married couple. | 46:49 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoThe League | A string of unusual crimes leads Jane and the team on a hunt for Neuros. | 46:49 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoThe Amazing Howie | Riley surprises everyone when he reveals his penchant for performing magic tricks. | 46:41 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoThe Healer | In an attempt to "heal" herself of her own abnormal abilities, Jane secretly visits a faith healer. | 46:49 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoThanks for the Memories | Jane’s life is turned upside down in a matter of minutes. Without warning, her boyfriend Brian doesn’t recognize her and the command centre is suddenly just a rundown, empty subway station. | 46:49 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoPlayback | The day starts for Jane with a phone call from Andre giving her the news that their suspected Neuro is planning to assassinate the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs. | 46:50 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoJane 113 | The team's decamping and talking about their vacation plans. Everyone except a moody Jane. | 46:49 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoWhat Lies Beneath | The team jets off to Hungary, but it's not a relaxing European jaunt. | 46:50 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoThe Beast of Bolnar | The team is still hanging out in Hungary to ensure NICO inmates get proper care. | 46:50 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoReflections | Andre has a "fancy meeting you here" moment when he runs into Sarah, an old flame who's now a NICO resident. | 46:50 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoEndgame | Exhausted and looking forward after a busy visit to Budapest's NICO center, Jane and Co. pack for home. But there's a hitch in their travel plans: A killer lurks in the building, hell-bent on erasing the entire Neuro-hunter operation. | 46:50 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 22 Episodes |
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Another failed Sci-Fi Channel show.
Sci-Fi channel has had a really bad track record with originally produced shows. Besides that, it also has a really bad habit of canceling good and critically acclaimed shows before they are allowed to get off the ground (Invisible Man) or at the peak of their success (Farscape). This is not the case. Save its' recent successes, Sci-Fi channel has had a string of one season misfires. This is another in a long list. First off the show has very little to do with the Comic Book from which the basic premise was taken (that I don’t really mind & kinda expected). They instead take an original concept and slap a generic sci-fi template on it mixed in with cliche’ story lines and dreadful and completely un-original writing. That combined with the caliber of acting on par with that of your typical upstate mediocre community theater group, save Kristianna Loken. Not because she is good, but because she frankly makes William Hung look Oscar worthy. Her deadpan monotone and passionless performance frankly makes me wince in everyone of her scenes. The characters are unlikable and frankly I found myself rooting for their demise. Painkiller Jane is a poor attempt at being a hip and provacative sci-fi cop drama. It does have one redeeming quality though, its slightly better than Flash Gordon.
Good Show
A. This show certainly is not as bad as some reviewers would like you to think. B. This show isn't as good as 5 stars. It's based on a graphic novel, and is fun, and enjoyable to watch. Due to some of the graphic violence, in my opinion, it's not a pre-teen show. If you watch more than one episode, you get involved with trying to solve the not too subtle mystery surrounding Jane, and the true nature of whom she works for. It's worth a watch if you are a comic, and/or sci-fi fan. The show has promise. My real rating is 3.5 stars, but I rounded it up.
Blah
As much as I used to adore Loken, this show is just plain bad. This is the type of show that encourages you to turn off the TV and read. Sci-fi should pay US to watch this show, not the other way around. You've been warned...
