Total Control (television series)

Total Control is a Canadian-American science fiction cyberpunk television series based off the audio drama of the same name that was first broadcasted on The Sci-Fi Channel, and later Vision. The series was one of the first original series for Vision and paved the way for more of the action shows that Typewriter Productions would create afterwards. Vin Diesel and Mark Hamil were the only returning actors from the original radio drama to reprise their roles in the television series.

Development
The creators of Total Control received bids for possible television productions, dating back to 1998. In 1999, only three networks wanted to make a series, FX, Sci-Fi Channel, and HBO. Total Control Audio went with The Sci-Fi Channel since it fit their budget and it would fit well on the network.

Production officially started for the first season in the fall of 2000, after writing and adaptation the radio drama story for television. Filming stopped in the early spring of 2001, and post production took place. Season two was already greenlit by the fall of 2001, and even before season one premiered, season two started production in the winter for a possible summer 2002 release. After the success of season one, season three was greenlit and production started in the fall of 2002 for a summer 2003 release. Due to lower ratings of season two, Sci-Fi was hesitant about ordering new episodes. When season three came along, the ratings were still low and was canceled. In early 2005, it was announced that Total Control would return to television on Vision, with a lower budget than before.

Music
Yoko Kanno and Tyler Bates wrote the score for the entire series.

Episode list

 * Season 1: December 6, 2001-February 6, 2002(10 episodes)
 * Season 2: May 30, 2002-August 15, 2002 (13 episodes)
 * Season 3: May 1, 2003-July 3, 2003 (10 episodes)

Reception
Retroactively, The AV Club gave the show a B+, and IGN gave it a 7.5/10.