The Sentinel

TV Series
1996–1999
TV-14
45m

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6.5/10

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In the jungles of Peru, the fight for survival heightened his senses. Now, Detective Jim Ellison is a sentinel in the fight for justice. Anthropologist Blair Sandburg works side by side with... Read allIn the jungles of Peru, the fight for survival heightened his senses. Now, Detective Jim Ellison is a sentinel in the fight for justice. Anthropologist Blair Sandburg works side by side with Jim, helping him develop these senses.In the jungles of Peru, the fight for survival heightened his senses. Now, Detective Jim Ellison is a sentinel in the fight for justice. Anthropologist Blair Sandburg works side by side with Jim, helping him develop these senses.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

2.9K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,994

3,209

See production info at IMDbPro

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Richard Burgi

Jim Ellison

• 1996–1999

Garett Maggart

Blair Sandburg

• 1996–1999

Bruce A. Young

Simon Banks

• 1996–1999

Ken Earl

Joel Taggert

• 1996–1999

Ryf Van Rij

Detective Rafe

• 1997–1999

Lesley Ewen

Serena Chang

• 1996–1999

Kelly Curtis

Carolyn Plummer

• 1996

Anna Galvin

Megan Connor

• 1998–1999

Henri Brown

Detective Brown

• 1996–1999

Kendall Cross

Rhonda

• 1996–1997

Ben Cardinal

Dan Wolf…

• 1997–1998

Lisa Akey

Cassie Welles

• 1997–1998

Leigh Taylor-Young

Naomi Sandburg

• 1996–1999

Brent Stait

McBride…

• 1996–1999

Drancy Jackson

Daryl Banks

• 1996–1999

Gavin Buhr

Carl…

• 1996–1997

Robert Knott

Garrett Kincaid

• 1996–1999

Jamie Rose

Sheila Irwin

• 1996–1997

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8surfisfun

5 episodes in: good cop show wt decent budget and scripts

Surprised i never heard about it. different then other procedural series. watch 3 episodes before deciding worth. hey its a tv show, not real life. still surprise it was not a big hit .

Op_Prime

I'm hooked

This was a very enjoyable and fun series. Unlike a lot of shows (on any network) this show had intelligence. I can't figure out why U.P.N. dropped this series. It's not like the shows they replaced it with lasted very long anyway. At least the Sci-Fi Channel airs the reruns.

Rey-5

this great show will return in reruns

The Sentinel is a great sci-fi/buddy-buddy/action show about Detective Jim Ellison, a cop with heightened senses, and Blair Sandburg, the anthropology grad-student who helps him control them. It's a wonderful action-packed series, but it has been cancelled. Reruns are still running weekly on UPN, but this may only last until next season of new shows begins this fall (1999). However, reruns will show daily on the Sci-Fi Channel beginning in fall. Check it out!

Wynner3

This was one of the best shows that I have ever watched

This show had me glued to the TV every week. I would purposely have that day off so I could see it. I loved this show and then all of a sudden it disappeared and never came back. I was and am disappointed. I would love to see it come back. It was a great show which I thought was doing pretty good.

bonjoviqueen

The only TV show I actually would schedule my life around to watch.

UPN used to run it. Then Sci-Fi channel used to run. Now it's totally disappeared! Question is why? I LOVED THIS SHOW! I always made time to watch this show because it was one of the rare TV shows worth watching. Hell, it was better than Seinfeld and Friends put together. Please put this show back on! The re-runs are worth watching!

Colleen

Trivia
Originally cancelled by UPN after the third season finale "Sentinel too". Fan response after the airing of the finale prompted UPN to give the series half a season to end the series properly.

Goofs
Multiple mistakes in police protocol.

Quotes
Jim Ellison: Every little light blinds me. When somebody flushes a toilet down the other end of the train, it sounds like Niagara Falls in my head. One minute I'm hot, the next minute I'm freezing.
Blair Sandburg: Sounds like menopause.