"Alias" (2001) 
Dan Brown meets ABC meets CIA
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We got season one from the library and just starting slogging though season 3. Season 1 was very da Vinci code. Everyone was potential love interest, secret medieval plot, and cliff hanger to cliff hanger plotting. Season 3 seems to have less action cliff-hangers and more emotional cliff-hangers.
The episodes also seem to follow a pretty regular plot line. There is a briefing. The annoying tech guy introduces a gadget. The start off in a fancy party then break into the back room, hit one snag in the plan, deal with the snag with mixed success and make a narrow escape. Interspersed with the missions are scenes with her and Dad talking about their personal agenda which is kept secret because of the dangerous beauracracy. We also get some scenes where Sydney (Garner) tries to maintain some sort of personal life. Sometimes they try some comedy by having her take personal calls while she is on an OP, talking to her friend about her love life while she’s on her way to steal or blow up her objective.
Throughout the series, the characters make lots of annoying decisions. The two old guys, her dad and her boss are like ten steps ahead of everyone else. Because of this, I find the parts of the show with Dad to be the most interesting. They seem to really want us to know that the young people are dumb and emotional. Still, it is fun enough that I plan to watch as many episodes of Season Three as possible until it is over due to be returned to the library. At the same time, I would not tell anyone that they had to see this TV show. A pretty good time, but not worth going out of your way for.
