Nowhere Man

1995

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Released: 28 August 1995 Canceled
Producted By: Touchstone Television
Country: United States of America
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Thomas Veil is a documentary photographer who, in the course of one evening, seemingly has his whole existence erased... Nowhere Man is an American television series that aired from 1995 to 1996 starring Bruce Greenwood. Created by Lawrence Hertzog, the series aired Monday nights on UPN. Despite critical acclaim, including TV Guide's label of "The season's coolest hit," the show was cancelled after only one season.

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Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

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Nowhere Man Audience Reviews

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.
Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny
Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
hellraiser7 Our lives and identities are always based on what we've built for ourselves throughout time, however despite how well we live those lives there is always that looming threat that one day we could just lose control or lose the foundation that defined us; where do we go from there and who does that make us now? This is to me one of those great sci-fi shows that no one ever saw (not even me at the time, hell I hardly heard of it) which is why it's an under the radar gem in my book. And it's a real shame because this show really had a lot of potential to go even further with itself. I always love sci-fi mystery shows, both just make a beautiful combination let alone sci-fi by it's nature in a way is a mystery because their based on possibility and exploration of it.I really would of liked to of seen even more depth into this M.I.B. like organization and how Thomas fit into their plans, let alone a little more what those plans were, sadly most questions you still have only you can answer in your imagination.I really love the idea, I think it's great and it's actually a pretty terrifying thought when you think about it. Your whole life just gone in just a mere minute, by just simply going to the restroom or heck buying the next video game, that would really suck because it really creates a great sense of disorientation and worst of all great sense of loss. Kinda like with the TV show "The Prisoner" (which was a partial inspiration to this show)since that was about a individual whose whole life and identity was robbed from him in one day and was forced into disorienting circumstances.Bruce Greenwood (Batman: Under the Red Hood) whom I think is an underrated actor is great in this show this is probably my favorite role from him. Thomas Veil, the last name is sort of ironic since that's sort of his dilemma but also sort of a clue to the reveal. That's what makes him highly sympathetic and it's the same with any protagonist in a suspense thriller because all of them are usually ordinary every day people that have lives but are just gone in an instant because their forced into circumstances they never signed into, which is Thomas's dilemma. I really like how he reacts to his dilemma which makes him easy to emphasize with because we might react the same if God forbid this ever happened to us. His dilemma you can is like that of an amnesiac whom always struggles to reclaim his/her past to life their lives once more.However what I like is that this guy is in the same boat as we are, just like him we're asking all of the same questions; which gives this show a bit of a sense of participation. Like how the hell is his whole life just gone, is Thomas inadvertently part of some secret experiment from some secret society? And of course there is that photograph of people hanged in Vietnam which is the maguffin of the whole show, why are the people chasing Thomas interested in it could one of the people hanged be one of the members of the secret society? Is this secret society the M.I.B.? I could go on and on with these questions.I also like the pacing and suspense it's steady, giving us enough time to think but also getting us on the edge of our seat; hoping Thomas will be able to hunt down this shadow organization but also at the same time evading them. It really creates that sense paranoia and dread because the problem with this M.I.B. like organization is that they could be anybody, anywhere and nowhere. That's also a really creepy thought that may'be these M.I.B. agents we might have already seen and passed by but don't know it. It creates as sense of a world where nothing is what it seems and nobody can be trusted, which raises the stakes for Thomas to find the truth because his life might depend on it.I know I didn't say too much but I didn't want to give away too much, it's one of those shows where you have to get into it for yourself which to me makes the reveals and mystery all the sweeter.Nowhere Man is a show you'll get somewhere with.Rating: 4 stars
dorienhs I remember watching the first episode because it came after a show I followed. I thought it was a movie, so I was totally confused by the ending. Hooked ever since, I am definitely going to buy the DVD if I can find it. I was surprised to see it played in 1995, because I remember watching it still so vividly. Ah well, they probably didn't air it that soon in Belgium. This is one series I would really like to see again. Exiting twists and a good storyline make this series really worth seeing. It is kind of like watching Macgiver, but this time with a really exciting and continuing storyline.
SiechenPhoto No show has ever left me with such a fantastically rich aftertaste following each episode. No show ever kept my attention so undivided for every glorious minute. The dark and confusing world of Tom Veil is one that you just can't turn away from once you get hooked in.A really awesome DVD set has been available for the last couple years with extras and everything - you have to see it to believe the quality of this DVD - You just have to look around a bit to find them, but its not hard. Check the message boards.If you have never seen this show you are REALLY missing something amazing.
Will Carroll (ElvesBrew) Nowhere Man was obviously cashing in on the fallout from X-Files but it did so in a unique and entertaining way. While the series suffered from constant scheduling changes it actually had a very good initial script and created an atmosphere that was both tense and compelling.Greenwood's character was both the hunter and the hunted. The show kept you feeling as those you were being subjected to a contagious psychosis that didn't always wear off as soon as the weeks episode was over. A great show for any conspiracy fan.Unfortunately Nowhere Man wasn't given a chance to build an audience and as so many of the best television Sci-Fi it was canceled at the end of the first season.It is a shame that some bright media producer doesn't take advantage of these old Sci-Fi series and start up a cable channel that resurrects some of these series. There must be over two dozen of these series out there, that could be easily resurrected. After all they already have built in audiences that would become instant loyal fans to any network that chose to bring the shows back to life.Any one else up for a network that would bring back Roswell, John Doe, VR5, Nowhere Man, Farscape, Odyssey 5, Dead Zone, Lone Gunmen, Nightmare Cafe, The Hitcher, Something Is Out There, Firefly, Prey, and on and on (add your favorite canceled series). Seems like a money maker if managed right.