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''The Crow'' is a television adaptation of ''Film/TheCrow'', itself the film adaptation of the [[ComicBook/TheCrow original comic]]. Produced by Bryce Zabel and starring Creator/MarkDacascos, the series ran for a single 22-episode season in 1998-99.
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''The Crow'' is a television adaptation of ''Film/TheCrow'', ''Film/TheCrow1994'', itself the film adaptation of the [[ComicBook/TheCrow original comic]]. Produced by Bryce Zabel and starring Creator/MarkDacascos, the series ran for a single 22-episode season in 1998-99.
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The series garnered decent ratings was canceled when Creator/{{Universal}} bought out its production company Creator/PolygramFilmedEntertainment. The whole series was released on VHS, DVD, [[http://www.hulu.com/the-crow-stairway-to-heaven Hulu]], and Netflix.
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The series garnered decent ratings but was canceled when Creator/{{Universal}} bought out its production company Creator/PolygramFilmedEntertainment. The whole series was released on VHS, DVD, [[http://www.hulu.com/the-crow-stairway-to-heaven Hulu]], and Netflix.
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* {{Reincarnation}}: In one episode, Eric undergoes hypnotic regression, which reveals that he and Shelly were StarcrossedLovers in a past life in the 1800s. In this lifetime, Eric was a Native American brave named Black Feather, while Shelly was a preacher's daughter. Interestingly, Black Festher ''also'' sufferered an untimely death and was resurrected by The Crow.
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* ActionGirl: Hannah Foster, the first female avenger to be reborn through the crow in the franchise.
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* EtherealWhiteDress: Shelly's primary costume for the series is the commitment ceremony dress she was wearing when she and Eric were killed.
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''The Crow'' is a television adaptation of ''Film/TheCrow'', itself the film adaptation of the [[ComicBook/TheCrow original comic]]. Produced by Bryce Zabel and starring Mark Dacascos, Creator/MarkDacascos, the series ran for a single 22-episode season in 1998-99.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: "Disclosure" for Eric's friend Shea, and "Dead To Rights" for Albrecht's boss Lieutenant Vincennes.
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''The Crow'' is a the television adaptation of the ''Film/TheCrow'', itself the film adaptation of the [[ComicBook/TheCrow original comic]]. Produced by Bryce Zabel and starring Mark Dacascos, the series ran for a single 22-episode season in 1998-99.
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''The Crow'' is a the television adaptation of the ''Film/TheCrow'', itself the film adaptation of the [[ComicBook/TheCrow original comic]]. Produced by Bryce Zabel and starring Mark Dacascos, the series ran for a single 22-episode season in 1998-99.
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* MythologyGag: The way Eric and Shelly die at the end of Eric's third chance in "It's a Wonderful Death" is similar to how they died in the original comic, with the pair being forced out of their vehicle by the gang, who shoot Eric in the head before gang raping and killing Shelly.
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The series follows Eric Draven, a murdered man who has [[RiseFromYourGrave risen from the grave]] to get vengeance on the murderers of both him and his fiance Shelly. When Eric is enraged or under stress, his super-powered Crow personality comes out, giving the ability to fight evil.
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The series follows Eric Draven, a murdered man who has [[RiseFromYourGrave risen from the grave]] to get vengeance on the murderers of both him and his fiance Shelly. When Eric is enraged or under stress, his super-powered Crow personality comes out, giving him the ability to fight evil.
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Unlike the source material, Eric's Crow personality is just an alter-ego, and he's otherwise able to function more or less normally. The series also prolongs the timeline, with Eric engaging in multiple plot lines while under the gun to "put right what was wrong" before Shelly is forced to move on in the afterlife, preventing him from ever reuniting with her. Of course, the series is also LighterAndSofter to make it acceptable for broadcast television at the time, with most of the shocking violence and drug references removed.. and has a longer time to fight for justice, but still a limited time before his murdered fiance Shelly will forced to move on without him and prevent him from ever reuniting with her.
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Unlike the source material, Eric's Crow personality is just confined to an alter-ego, and he's otherwise able to function more or less normally. The series also prolongs the timeline, with Eric engaging in multiple plot lines while under the gun to "put right what was wrong" before Shelly is forced to move on in the afterlife, preventing him from ever reuniting with her. Of course, the series is also LighterAndSofter to make it acceptable for broadcast television at the time, with most of the shocking violence and drug references removed.. and has a longer time to fight for justice, but still a limited time before his murdered fiance Shelly will forced to move on without him and prevent him from ever reuniting with her.
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A 22-episode one-season television adaptation of [[Film/TheCrow the film of the graphic novel of ''The Crow'']] (keep up!) produced by Polygram, created by Bryce Zabel and starring Mark Dacascos as Eric Draven. It first aired in 1998-99. The series garnered decent ratings but the show ended when Creator/{{Universal}} bought out its production company Creator/PolygramFilmedEntertainment. The whole series was released on VHS, DVD, [[http://www.hulu.com/the-crow-stairway-to-heaven Hulu]], and Netflix.
The final episode ends on... something of a cliffhanger. There were plans for a final telemovie to wrap the story up but due to the above difficulties this never happened.
The most significant departures from the film are down to PragmaticAdaptation. The TV series, whilst containing its share of stunts and action sequences, is by nowhere near as graphically violent as the movie, and many of the film's references to and depictions of substance abuse and sexual violence are softened. The major difference is that in the TV series, rather than Eric being darkly sardonic, violent and basically unstable the entire time (as he was in the comic) or most of the time (as per the film), he is basically just an angstier version of who he was when alive, and 'the Crow' is literally a dark supernatural alter-ego constantly simmering beneath the surface, who takes over when Eric is enraged or under stress, when someone he cares about is in danger, or a villain uses magic to bring out the Crow in him. The TV series expands on the film's mythology - Eric only has a finite period on earth to "put the wrong things right" before Shelly will be forced on to move without him and they will be separated forever, and introduces other supernatural elements such as reincarnation, possession, and an opposing force to the crow, in the form of a snake.
The final episode ends on... something of a cliffhanger. There were plans for a final telemovie to wrap the story up but due to the above difficulties this never happened.
The most significant departures from the film are down to PragmaticAdaptation. The TV series, whilst containing its share of stunts and action sequences, is by nowhere near as graphically violent as the movie, and many of the film's references to and depictions of substance abuse and sexual violence are softened. The major difference is that in the TV series, rather than Eric being darkly sardonic, violent and basically unstable the entire time (as he was in the comic) or most of the time (as per the film), he is basically just an angstier version of who he was when alive, and 'the Crow' is literally a dark supernatural alter-ego constantly simmering beneath the surface, who takes over when Eric is enraged or under stress, when someone he cares about is in danger, or a villain uses magic to bring out the Crow in him. The TV series expands on the film's mythology - Eric only has a finite period on earth to "put the wrong things right" before Shelly will be forced on to move without him and they will be separated forever, and introduces other supernatural elements such as reincarnation, possession, and an opposing force to the crow, in the form of a snake.
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A 22-episode one-season television adaptation of [[Film/TheCrow the film of the graphic novel of ''The Crow'']] (keep up!) produced by Polygram, created by Bryce Zabel and starring Mark Dacascos as Eric Draven. It first aired in 1998-99. The series garnered decent ratings and a surprising number of fans didn't [[UnpleasableFanbase hate it on principle]] ratings but the show ended when Creator/{{Universal}} bought out its production company Creator/PolygramFilmedEntertainment. The whole series was released on VHS, DVD, [[http://www.hulu.com/the-crow-stairway-to-heaven Hulu]], and Netflix.
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* CommissionerGordon: Albrecht, even more so than in the movie due to being a detective rather than a beat cop.
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[[caption-width-right:317:Yup, Eric is played by the future Chairman of Iron Chef America]]
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A 22-episode one-season television adaptation of [[Film/TheCrow the film of the graphic novel of ''The Crow'']] (keep up!) produced by Polygram, created by Bryce Zabel and starring Mark Decascos as Eric Draven. It first aired in 1998-99. The series garnered decent ratings and a surprising number of fans didn't [[UnpleasableFanbase hate it on principle]] but the show ended when Creator/{{Universal}} bought out its production company Creator/PolygramFilmedEntertainment. The whole series was released on VHS, DVD, [[http://www.hulu.com/the-crow-stairway-to-heaven Hulu]], and Netflix.
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A 22-episode one-season television adaptation of [[Film/TheCrow the film of the graphic novel of ''The Crow'']] (keep up!) produced by Polygram, created by Bryce Zabel and starring MarkDecascos Dacascos as Eric Draven. It first aired in 1998-99. The series garnered decent ratings and a surprising number of fans didn't [[UnpleasableFanbase hate it on principle]] but the show ended when Creator/{{Universal}} bought out its production company Creator/PolygramFilmedEntertainment. The whole series was released on VHS, DVD, [[http://www.hulu.com/the-crow-stairway-to-heaven Hulu]], and Netflix.
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* SuperpoweredEvilSide: In the series finale, [[spoiler:the Crow becomes this for Eric.]]
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: In the series finale, [[spoiler:the Crow becomes this for Eric.]]
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The most significant departures from the film are down to PragmaticAdaptation. The TV series, whilst containing its share of stunts and action sequences, is by nowhere near as graphically violent as the movie, and many of the film's references to and depictions of substance abuse and sexual violence are softened. The major difference is that in the TV series, rather than Eric being darkly sardonic, violent and basically unstable the entire time (as he was in the comic) or most of the time (as per the film), he is basically just an angstier version of who he was when alive, and 'the Crow' is literally a dark supernatural alter-ego constantly simmering beneath the surface, who takes over when Eric is enraged or under stress, when someone he cares about is in danger, or a villain uses magic to bring out the Crow in him. The TV series expands on the film's mythology - Eric only has a finite period on earth to "put the wrong things right" before Shelly will be forced on to move without him and they will be separated forever, and introduces other supernatural elements such as reincarnation, possession, and an opposing force to the crow, in the form of a snake.
The most significant departures from the film are down to PragmaticAdaptation. The TV series, whilst containing its share of stunts and action sequences, is by nowhere near as graphically violent as the movie, and many of the film's references to and depictions of substance abuse and sexual violence are softened. The major difference is that in the TV series, rather than Eric being darkly sardonic, violent and basically unstable the entire time (as he was in the comic) or most of the time (as per the film), he is basically just an angstier version of who he was when alive, and 'the Crow' is literally a dark supernatural alter-ego constantly simmering beneath the surface, who takes over when Eric is enraged or under stress, when someone he cares about is in danger, or a villain uses magic to bring out the Crow in him. The TV series expands on the film's mythology - Eric only has a finite period on earth to "put the wrong things right" before Shelly will be forced on to move without him and they will be separated forever, and introduces other supernatural elements such as reincarnation, possession, and an opposing force to the crow, in the form of a snake.
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A 22-episode one-season television adaptation of ''[[Film/TheCrow [[Film/TheCrow the film of the graphic novel of ''The Crow'']] (keep up!) produced by Polygram, created by Bryce Zabel and starring Mark Decascos as Eric Draven.
Draven. It first aired in 1998-99. The series garnered decent ratings and a surprising number of fans didn't [[UnpleasableFanbase hate it on principle]] but the show ended when Creator/{{Universal}} bought out its production company Creator/PolygramFilmedEntertainment. The whole series was released on VHS, DVD, [[http://www.hulu.com/the-crow-stairway-to-heaven Hulu]], and Netflix.
The final episode ends on {{Understatement something of a cliffhanger}}. There were plans for a final telemovie to wrap the story up but due to the above difficulties this never happened.
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A 22-episode one-season television adaptation of ''[[Film/TheCrow the film of the graphic novel of ''The Crow'']] (keep up!) produced by Polygram, created by Bryce Zabel and starring Mark Decascos as Eric Draven.
!! ''The Crow: Stairway to Heaven'' contains examples of the following tropes:
* BackFromTheDead: Eric, of course, at the start of the first episode. There are a few other examples throughout the series, including Talon in "Birds of a Feather" [[spoiler:and possibly Shelly at the end of the final episode]].
* BigBad: Top Dollar. [[spoiler:Even after being killed by Eric.]]
* BloodKnight: Hannah Foster, aka Talon (the second Crow in the series).
* {{Bouncer}}: Funnily enough, Eric starts working as one at the Black Out club where his band used to play (and still plays).
* ByTheBookCop: Lt. David Vincennes.
* TheCastShowoff: Just like Brandon Lee in the movie, Mark Dacascos gets to show off his martial art skills in pretty much every episode.
* CoolBike: Eric owns one.
* DaChief: Lt. Vincennes.
* DeadpanSnarker: The Skull Cowboy. And Eric's Crow half.
* DontMakeMeDestroyYou: Eric.
* EvilCounterpart: If a Crow murders the person(s) who killed him/her, that person will return as a supernatural being called a "Snake".
* HeelFaceTurn: Funboy, eventually becoming TheAtoner.
* ImmortalityImmorality: What the Lazarus group is involved with.
* ItsAWonderfulPlot: The episode "It's a Wonderful Death".
* LighterAndSofter: In comparison to the Brandon Lee movie.
* MagicMusic: In one episode.
* MindRape: Eric does this to Top Dollar in lieu of killing him in the first episode.
* TheObiWan: The Skull Cowboy is this to Eric.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: The Crow persona is this for Eric.
* VigilanteMan: Eric.
* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: Eric.
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A 22-episode one-season television adaptation of ''[[Film/TheCrow the film of the graphic novel of ''The Crow'']] (keep up!) produced by Polygram, created by Bryce Zabel and starring Mark Decascos as Eric Draven.
!! ''The Crow: Stairway to Heaven'' contains examples of the following tropes:
* BackFromTheDead: Eric, of course, at the start of the first episode. There are a few other examples throughout the series, including Talon in "Birds of a Feather" [[spoiler:and possibly Shelly at the end of the final episode]].
* BigBad: Top Dollar. [[spoiler:Even after being killed by Eric.]]
* BloodKnight: Hannah Foster, aka Talon (the second Crow in the series).
* {{Bouncer}}: Funnily enough, Eric starts working as one at the Black Out club where his band used to play (and still plays).
* ByTheBookCop: Lt. David Vincennes.
* TheCastShowoff: Just like Brandon Lee in the movie, Mark Dacascos gets to show off his martial art skills in pretty much every episode.
* CoolBike: Eric owns one.
* DaChief: Lt. Vincennes.
* DeadpanSnarker: The Skull Cowboy. And Eric's Crow half.
* DontMakeMeDestroyYou: Eric.
* EvilCounterpart: If a Crow murders the person(s) who killed him/her, that person will return as a supernatural being called a "Snake".
* HeelFaceTurn: Funboy, eventually becoming TheAtoner.
* ImmortalityImmorality: What the Lazarus group is involved with.
* ItsAWonderfulPlot: The episode "It's a Wonderful Death".
* LighterAndSofter: In comparison to the Brandon Lee movie.
* MagicMusic: In one episode.
* MindRape: Eric does this to Top Dollar in lieu of killing him in the first episode.
* TheObiWan: The Skull Cowboy is this to Eric.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: The Crow persona is this for Eric.
* VigilanteMan: Eric.
* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: Eric.
