Watch Over Me

Watch Over Me

Infobox Television
show_name = Watch Over Me


caption = Watch Over Me Logo
format = telenovela
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runtime = 45 minutes
creator = Gustavo Belatti, Mario Segade
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producer =
executive_producer =
starring = Dayanara Torres, Todd Cahoon, Marc Menard
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theme_music_composer =
opentheme = Sung by The Transcenders
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country = United States
language = English
network = MyNetworkTV
location = San Diego, California
first_aired = December 6, 2006
last_aired = March 6, 2007
num_episodes = 66
list_episodes =
website =
related = "Resistiré", "Amar Sin Limites"
imdb_id = 0838143
tv_com_id = 59140

"Watch Over Me" is an American telenovela that debuted on December 6, 2006 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on the television network MyNetworkTV. Twentieth Television produced 66 episodes to air weekdays. The limited-run serial is an adaptation of Argentine series "Resistiré".

Puerto Rican actress Dayanara Torres, a former Miss Universe, played a gorgeous woman torn between her bioterrorist fiance and her handsome bodyguard, played by Todd Cahoon. Catherine Oxenberg and Casper Van Dien also appeared as villains. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has not annnounced plans to release this series on DVD.

Telefe, which produced the original version, syndicates a 64-episode run of the series in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It promotes the show as mixing a classic Latin genre with Hollywood aesthetics. [http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=telefe100507.htm]

Production Notes

*"Watch Over Me" was first intended to run as "A Dangerous Love" under the "Secret Obsessions" umbrella title. A "Secret Obsessions" logo appeared in the show's opening credits -- and the MyNetworkTV Web site said that the serial was "part of the Secret Obsessions series."
*MyNetworkTV had a special promotional deal with Wal-Mart, which provided wardrobe for the cast from the Metro 7 women's line. Dayanara Torres had previously modeled for the brand.
*The theme song was performed by The Transcenders.
*The house used as Michael Krieger's compound is located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. [http://www.dreamhomesmagazine.com/Home112115.html] Most scenes were filmed at Stu Segall Productions in San Diego.
*Recap shows originally aired on Saturdays, but were replaced by movies on February 3, 2007.
*Mexico's Televisa commissioned its own version of this story in 2006, titled "Amar Sin Limites" ("Love Without Limits"). Univision is expected to air this 135-episode serial in the USA this fall. The Jack and Julia characters are named Diego Moran and Azul Toscano, while the villan is named Mauricio Duarte.
*Clive Robertson turned down a role in this series, calling the part "a waste of time." [http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Soaps/QA/default.aspx?posting=%7B25FA0953-1D9F-4EE7-B77F-83EC5939D011%7D] He later accepted the male lead on Wicked Wicked Games.
*Alex Thomas, a main character on "Desire", appears in this series. Actor Zack Silva, shown using footage from the previous MyNetworkTV telenovela, was uncredited.
*Catherine Oxenberg and Casper Van Dien are marry in real life and have two children.

Cast

ee also

* MyNetworkTV telenovelas
*"Resistiré"
*"Amar Sin Limites"

External links

*imdb title|id=0838143|title=Watch Over Me
*tv.com show|id=59140|title=Watch Over Me
* [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/pr.aspx?id=20060427mynetworktv01 Three New Primetime Drama Strips] for MyNetworkTV
* [http://www.nypost.com/seven/09152006/business/wal_mart_tarts_up_for_tv_in_watch_over_me_series_business_suzanne_kapner.htm Wal-Mart] Tarts up for TV, "New York Post", September 15, 2006.


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