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Welcome to one of the coolest TV fandoms on the internet! The fans of The Sentinel are some of the nicest around, and our Internet presence is growing by leaps and bounds every day. This page is meant to welcome new viewers and fans of The Sentinel and to function as an informal "How to" introduction to getting involved in The Sentinel's on-line fandom.

Last updated April 11, 2003. Visitor count:

Disclaimer: This is an UNOFFICIAL site for "The Sentinel." Jim Ellison, Blair Sandburg, Simon Banks, and all things Sentinel belong to Pet Fly Productions and Paramount. No copyright infringement is intended. This is all for the enjoyment of the fans.

The Sentinel reruns are currently airing in syndication on Sci Fi Channel. Check the online Sci Fi Channel ScheduleBot for the times the episodes will play in your time zone. Also visit the Sci Fi Channel web site for The Sentinel.

YOU CAN HELP keep The Sentinel on the air. Write to these powers to tell them how much you love the show and want to see the episodes again!

Sci Fi Channel (the cable network that airs The Sentinel reruns in syndication)
Programming
program@www.scifi.com (U.S.)
mail@uk.scifi.com (Europe/So. Africa)
Feedback
feedback@www.scifi.com

Go to the Support Our Sentinel website for snail mail addresses and how to join the latest letter writing campaign.

The Sentinel DVD Project

The Sentinel fandom's most recent project is a campaign to get The Sentinel episodes released on DVD. Visit the Sentinel DVD Project website for more information on how you can help.

The Sentinel is a one-hour police drama which premiered on UPN in March 1996 and ran for 65 episodes (3 1/2 seasons) until June 1999. Set in the fictitious city of Cascade, Washington, The Sentinel was filmed in the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia. Here's a quickie version of the four main characters of The Sentinel...

Detective Jim Ellison - played by Richard Burgi, Jim Ellison is a former Army Ranger whose heightened sentinel senses were reactivated during the months he spent in a covert operation in the jungles of Peru. Following his rescue, Ellison returned to Cascade, Washington and joined the police force, eventually becoming a detective in the Major Crimes department. Ellison reluctantly teams up with Blair Sandburg to get help with his sentinel senses, but the two soon become close friends and partners, working together to solve difficult crimes.

Blair Sandburg - played by Garett Maggart, Blair Sandburg is a graduate student working on his PhD in anthropology at Rainier University in Cascade, Washington. The subject of his thesis is sentinels, and when he discovers Jim Ellison has sentinel abilities he convinces the detective to let Blair observe him in exchange for helping him control his senses. Blair brings a freshness and energy to Ellison's life and the two become close friends and partners.

Captain Simon Banks - played by Bruce A. Young, Simon Banks is the police captain in charge of Major Crimes, and Jim and Blair's boss. Simon has a tough, hands-on style, knows of Jim's sentinel abilities and uses Jim and Blair to solve the most difficult cases. A good friend to both men, Simon is an integral part of the show's dynamics.

For more details on the background story, visit SOS and look under the "about The Sentinel" link.

Paramount - the company that distributes The Sentinel
Pet Fly Productions - the company that produced and filmed The Sentinel, run by Danny Bilson and Paul DeMeo.
Sci Fi Channel - the cable network (a subsidiary of USA Network) which intermittently airs syndicated rerun episodes of The Sentinel's 4 seasons.
UPN - the network which initially aired The Sentinel's first four seasons.

SOS is the main website which coordinates the Sentinel fans' campaign to keep The Sentinel on the air. Almost all Sentinel webpages display the SOS banner. SOS also makes "official" announcements on the most current developments in our quest to save The Sentinel.

When low overall ratings led UPN to pull The Sentinel from its fall 1998 schedule, Sentinel fans from all over the world pulled together in a major campaign to save the show from cancellation. The letter-writing, faxing, phoning, and press releases finally paid off when UPN ordered 8 new episodes of the show to air as a midseason replacement. The Sentinel is one of the first and few examples of a fan campaign which was successful in saving a television show which had been cancelled. The fan campaign also heralded the power of the internet, which helped connect the international fandom into a cohesive voice towards the network. Although the show wasn't renewed after its fourth season, it found a new home in reruns on The Sci Fi Channel in Fall 1999, where viewers will be able to see Jim and Blair for years to come.

Supporting Characters, Actors, Animals, Vehicles, and Places

Go here for a short list of important supporting characters, animals, vehicles, and places from The Sentinel often mentioned by fans.