Black Scorpion (TV series)

Black Scorpion

Black Scorpion TV series DVD cover
Genre Science Fiction
Starring Michelle Lintel
Scott Valentine
BT (Brandon Terrell)
Enya Flack
Theme music composer David G. Russell
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 22
Production
Executive producer(s) Roger Corman
Producer(s) Marta M. Mobley
Craig J. Nevius
Release
Original network Sci Fi
Original release January 5 – June 30, 2001
Chronology
Preceded by Black Scorpion
Black Scorpion II

Black Scorpion is an action-crime TV series that aired on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2001. It aired in Canada on Space. The series is based on two Roger Corman Showtime TV-movies: Black Scorpion (1995) and its sequel Black Scorpion II: Aftershock (1997). The show focuses on a female police officer who, by night, takes to the streets and fights crime as the superhero the Black Scorpion.

Episode 1.1, 1.3 and 1.8 were combined into a 2002 straight to video movie called Sting of the Black Scorpion.

The series was available on DVD in North America.

Lead character

Darcy Walker

The Black Scorpion's real name is Darcy Walker, played by Michelle Lintel. She lives in Angel City (a fictionalized version of Los Angeles), where she works as a police detective. Darcy's father was shot by the city's crooked district attorney. The D.A. was arrested, but the charges were suspiciously dropped. That was when Darcy decided to take to the streets as the vigilante, Black Scorpion. In the original Corman films, the role of Darcy was played by Joan Severance. In the series, she is a red-headed enforcer with a badge who enforces the law more efficiently without the badge as her crime-fighting alter-ego, Black Scorpion. She appears to be a big fan of the color black, a fact she made clear during an interview after being asked with such a trivial question which would explain the color of her costume. However, as shown in the first episode, her choice of the scorpion relates to an old fable about a scorpion trying to cross a river, which her father told her.

Black Scorpion

Apart from being an excellent hand-to-hand fighter and an expert with computers, Black Scorpion has no superpowers. She does, however, have access to a large assortment of weapons and gadgets, her best known weapon being her "Scorpionmobile," a high-tech car with unique features activated via voice command and with a disguise capability similar to the "Defender" from Viper. She also wears a ring that shoots powerful blasts of energy and allows her to change into the Black Scorpion costume by converting "to an atomic level" whatever clothes she's wearing into the said attire.

Other major characters

Major Enemies

Aerobicide

Angel of Death

Aftershock

Breathtaker

Clockwise

FireArm

Flashpoint

Gangster Prankster

Greenthumb

Hurricane

Inferno

Medusa

Mindbender

Pollutia

Professor Prophet

Slapshot

Stunner

Vox Populi

A guest appearance was made by Dave Mustaine, who portrayed the pyromaniac Torchy Thompson. During his fight scenes, sound clips of Hangar 18 were played.

Charles Fleischer makes a guest appearance in Episode 1.15 "Bad Sport" as Dr. Cairo Praktus, a mad scientist who uses his genius to create artificially enhanced super villains.

Lou Ferrigno makes a cameo appearance in Episode 1.14 "Virtual Vice".

Ben McCain appeared in 16 episodes as anchor/reporter Don MacDonald.

Episodes

No. Title Featured villain(s) Original air date
1"Armed and Dangerous"FireArm5 January 2001 (2001-01-05)
2"Wave Goodbye"Hurricane12 January 2001 (2001-01-12)
3"Blinded by the Light"Flashpoint19 January 2001 (2001-01-19)
4"Home Sweet Homeless"Aftershock26 January 2001 (2001-01-26)
5"Love Burns"Inferno2 February 2001 (2001-02-02)
6"Out of Thin Air"Breathtaker9 February 2001 (2001-02-09)
7"No Stone Unturned"Medusa16 February 2001 (2001-02-16)
8"Crime Time"Clockwise23 February 2001 (2001-02-23)
9"No Sweat"Aerobicide2 March 2001 (2001-03-02)
10"An Officer and a Prankster"Gangster Prankster9 March 2001 (2001-03-09)
11"Life's a Gas"Pollutia24 March 2001 (2001-03-24)
12"Roses Are Red, You're Dead"Greenthumb31 March 2001 (2001-03-31)
13"Fire and Brimstone"Inferno & Medusa7 April 2001 (2001-04-07)
14"Virtual Vice"Mindbender14 April 2001 (2001-04-14)
15"Bad Sport"Slapshot21 April 2001 (2001-04-21)
16"Kiss of Death"Angel of Death28 April 2001 (2001-04-28)
17"He Who Laughs Last"Gangster Prankster5 May 2001 (2001-05-05)
18"Power Play"Stunner12 May 2001 (2001-05-12)
19"Photo Finish"Flashpoint19 May 2001 (2001-05-19)
20"Face the Music"Vox Populi16 June 2001 (2001-06-16)
21"Zodiak Attack - Part 1"Professor Prophet, Aftershock, Hurricane, Inferno and Breathtaker23 June 2001 (2001-06-23)
22"Zodiak Attack - Part 2"Professor Prophet, Aftershock, Hurricane, Inferno and Breathtaker30 June 2001 (2001-06-30)

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