Mann & Machine

1992

Mann & Machine

7.4 | en | Crime

Mann & Machine is an American science fiction/police drama series that aired for nine episodes on NBC from April 5, 1992 to July 14, 1992.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP9 Cold, Cold Heart

Jul. 14,1992

Investigating the death of a doctor who's the only hope for a terminally ill cryonics scientist, Mann poses as Eve's dying brother.

EP8 Billion Dollar Baby

Jul. 07,1992

Parental instincts are sparked in Eve for a genetically engineered baby that's worth millions to baby brokers who will kill for the child.

EP7 Truth or Consequences

Jun. 30,1992

When a mother and daughter agree to testify against her husband's mobster employers, Eve is assigned to protect them and gains further understanding about the human condition.

EP6 Mann's Fate

Jun. 16,1992

When a man seeking revenge on the cop who put him in prison destroys Mann's home, Mann moves in with Eve.

EP5 Torch Song

Jun. 09,1992

Eve becomes friends with a singer who believes her sister was killed by the music executive that's tormenting her.

EP4 Water, Water, Everywhere

Apr. 26,1992

Mann's neighbor, a food-reporter, investigates the murder of a fellow reporter who broke a story about a contaminated reservoir.

EP3 No Pain, No Gain

Apr. 19,1992

Eve enlists the help of an ex-cop to help investigate murders committed to obtain body parts.

EP2 Dating Game

Apr. 12,1992

When the series of murders are linked by the same dating service, Eve is set up for a date with the suspect.

EP1 Prototype

Apr. 05,1992

L.A. Detective, Bobby Mann, is partnered with a cybernetic female named Eve. Eve discovers evidence linking another cop, Mann's childhood friend, to a series of murders of international steel brokers.

7.4 | en | Crime , Sci-Fi | More Info

Released: 1992-04-05 | Released Producted By: Wolf Entertainment , Universal Television Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

Synopsis

Mann & Machine is an American science fiction/police drama series that aired for nine episodes on NBC from April 5, 1992 to July 14, 1992.

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Cast

David Andrews , Yancy Butler , S. Epatha Merkerson

Director

David A. Armstrong

Producted By

Wolf Entertainment , Universal Television

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David Andrews

as Det. Bobby Mann

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Yancy Butler

as Sgt. Eve Edison

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S. Epatha Merkerson

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Reviews

rayne_koest Being of the generation that was too young to have watched the Bionic Woman, I was just getting into SF when Mann & Machine came around.. *Wow* what a great show. Until Mann & Machine, the only android character on TV that I was accustomed to was Data from Star Trek and even then as young teen, I was absolutely fascinated by his journey to and among humanity. Mann and Machine neatly addressed my android fascination by following Eve in her learning of humanity, and to me this was by far the most interesting part of the series. Today's equivalent (albeit in a different setting) might be Kyle XY. I think that the cop show genre worked well, as did added that addicting little "will they or won't they" that seems to be present in so many cop series that have male and female partners. Since Mann & Machine, technology has made huge advances (check out the Actroid Robot on YouTube), and Sci Fi is becoming more mainstream. I think that this concept still has a lot of potential and hope that someone out there decides to give this idea another go, it could do really well.

Maria Belknap Wonderful early 90s show.Full of life and with great performances.It's really too bad that NBC changed its mind about its commitment to Dick Wolf at that time and dumped this show and South Beach into the Summer so they could kill them without really giving them a chance. Both shows were extremely well-made and would have been big hits if they had been given any support by NBC.Later Law and Order's ratings picked up and dick Wolf became again their knight in shining armor.It's also too bad for Yancy Butler who ended up doing awful movies and shows like Witchblade, and for David Andrews who is only now seeing a well-deserved career revival.

slcchina I remember watching this back in the early 1990's when, aside from the Star Trek franchise, there was very little in good sci-fi on TV. This show had some good potential that, unfortunately, never got explored. The vision of the future was well done (one of the better semi-dystopian interpretations on TV since Max Headroom), and the ongoing chemistry between the two leads was pretty good. Never intended to be "the bionic woman" that one reviewer labeled it, Yancy Butler does well as the new-model robot/android, with the right touch of unintentional sexuality in a character just learning the nuances of actual human interactions (esp. between the sexes). Plus, they didn't bring on all of her artificial abilities all at once, instead developing them - and the relationship between the two leads - as they went along. (The scene where she takes out her eyes, and her partner's reaction, comes to mind as an example.) Would it have survived if they'd given it the full season to blossom? In the TV environment of the day, probably not, but it probably would have fared better today on the cable landscape.

P Adkins Yancy Butler as the Bionic Woman? The star of Switchblade played a robotic woman of the future who fought off the bad guys... Mann & Machine was a filler show that only lasted about 9 episodes. I remember getting very excited about this show coming on (as I LOVED the Bionic Woman) but this one just couldn't measure up. It was actually yesterday (March 1, 2004) that I came across the pilot episode that I taped back in 1992...after watching it (12 years later) I see a lot of the hit show "Alias" & the motion picture "Laura Croft" mixed in it. Still, it wasn't a great show, but maybe in 2016 (12 years from now) I will watch again & give it another shot! For now I'll give it a 5 out of 10.