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When one of Control's operations involved lying to McCall, and McCall confronted him, Control's only response was, "It's what I do for a living, Robert." All in all, a wonderful show with high production values. THE EQUALIZER is a reimagining of the classic series starring Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her ext.
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I must admit that Ive never seen the old TV show that inspired this story, but I did watch the recent movie adaption staring Denzel Washington. There is a history of camraderie between Control and McCall, but Control's job tends to get in the way of that friendship. The Equalizer is apparently based on the classic 1980s US TV series of the same name and is wrote by Michael Sloan who was the co-creator of that show. Although McCall resigned from the CIA, he continued to maintain contact with his friend and former boss, a man known only as Control (played by Robert Lansing).
One of his most trusted colleagues was his comrade-in-arms Mickey Kostmeyer (played by Keith Szarabajka), a Company man who seemed willing to dive into any dangerous situation for the thrill. Although he was quite able in shootouts and fisticuffs, he tended to leave the rough stuff to other operatives who sometimes took time off from their day jobs (usually in the CIA) to work for McCall. McCall's strength was his abilities as a strategist and tactician. Robyn McCall, an enigmatic former CIA operative, must use her extensive skills to help a teenager accused of murder and on the run from the criminals who framed. Disenchanted with his cloak-and-dagger life in the CIA, and perhaps seeking some redemption for some of his darker exploits in the name of God and Country, he broke away from "the Company," and offered his services to people in trouble. Whether he attended an embassy affair or was running down a lead on a guns dealer in the South Bronx, McCall seemed right at home. He relied more on brains than brawn and his plans worked like a game of chess. Robert McCall (played to perfection by Edward Woodward) was no Mike Hammer, nor was he meant to be. It effectively mixed espionage, crime drama, and the private eye genres into a wonderful film noir package.
"The Equalizer" was an action-adventure TV series unlike any that I had ever seen before.
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