Underfunded

Darryl Freehorn is a lowly Canadian Secret Service agent (yes, they have one too) on a mission: he's out to get some respect. Caught between working with top US Intelligence officials and his budget-conscious boss back in Canada, Darryl finds himself solving world-threatening conspiracies on a small-time budget.

Mather Zickel stars as the agent whose brilliance in the field compensates for the woefully underfunded agency's lack of resources, both high- and low-tech. As he goes about his duties, the constant indignities he faces as a result of his agency's inadequate budget causes him much frustration with comedic results.

Underfunded is penned by Ross Abrash and David Breckman -- a MONK staff writer and the brother of Monk creator Andy Breckman.

I haven't read anything about this. The previews look good. Is this possibly going to be a new series?

I heard this is the pilot episode and if there is enough interest they'll show the season.

The episode seems to be shot in Canada and all the cities and places are all real.

Its a good pilot but there needs to be more Canadian references. If Mr Abrash and Mr Breckman needs ideas, they can PM me.

WOW!!!! This show was alot better than i thought it would be. It looked good from the trailer i saw about a week ago but this was just amazing. It had everything in it. COuld characters that you just imagine how they will grow along with a great story line with endless possibilities of plots. Congrats USA network on what looks like another hit!!!

Way to go on Underfunded!!! Best I've seen in a long time. Original, humorous but not slapstick or stupid. Perfect combination of 007 meets real-life challenges on multiple levels. PLEASE make this a series!!! I'd watch every one.
Thank you!

Just saw this on tv. I came online and registered for this website just so I could say how much I absolutely loved it. I hope it becomes a new series. Totally funny. I love the premise. My family loved it to.

LOVED it! Established strong characters, but also gave them great potential for development. If made into a series, would definitely watch on a regular basis.

I loved it too. Hopefully it'll be picked up as a series.

someone please tell me that this show is going to made into a series. this is a great show with great action and humor. Please respond quickly i want to see more of this.

Hi Bubba here, it looks real good.

I HOPE SO

Enjoyed the show! Underfunded goes well along with Monk, Psych etc. all other USA Network shows. Hope it'll be a series. I'll definitely watch it!

Yes, this was a pilot that has not yet been picked up. I'll be passing along all the comments made here to the people in charge.

A good show all around. Compares very favorably with "Adderly", a mid-80s CBS late-night import from north of the 49th parallel. Check it out at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090391/

Keep 'em coming.

Great show, we loved it!!! Funnier than Monk. I hope they make it into a series, too.

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really great show! does anyone know what the ratings where? does that determine if it gets picked up?

I just watched the premier on DVR and I loved it! In fact, I liked it so well that I joined this message board, something I have never done before, in order to express my delight for the show. I also wanted to find out when it will be on so that I could set it up as a series recording on my DVR, (and I promise to watch the comercials so that USA can make more mone to fund the show.)

That was a great show! Very funny, and the actors, for the two lead characters in particular, were excellent. I have to say though, the thing I thought one of the funniest things was the English and French name plates on the doors of the Canadian Secret Service's office! Nice touch. Good Work! Tres, tres bon!

I joined the message board just to post on here.

I hope hope hope hope this is made into a full series! I thoroughly enjoyed the film, and am crossing my fingers for more Underfunded!

Okie-dokie. That's all I've got to say. : )

This movie was great and should made into a series for sure. I am a huge fan of Panou www.panou.net who played Agent Riggs in this. The fact that this was shot in Canada is fantastic and the locations looked beautiful. The whole thing was just slick and well done. USA Network look at how much people liked this, big hint "You have a winner with this as a Series"

OK, I know I already posted once, but I just said I liked it. I decided to come back on and say why... First off, the spoof on other spy shows was great. I also loved the Canadian jokes--my mom is Canadian so I could really appreciate them. The whole episode was great, but it was the first scene in the first 5 minutes that really got me hooked. The other people shooting automatic weapons, and he is firing back with a hand gun -"underfunded"- hilarious, it totally sucked me in. I hope to see more. Anything we can do to help get the ball rolling to make it a series?

This is a great show. My entire family loved it. We loved the trailer. Heck, even before we saw the whole trailer we loved the idea of the show! And when we actually saw the show we were not disappointed. It is great. Funny. Smart. But then we started looking to see when the series itself would actually begin, and we find out here that Underfunded may never become an actual series. Okay, NOW we are disappointed.

Please make this into a series. This is the first post I have ever made to a forum like this. I registered just to urge the network to pick up and continue this series. It has such great potential. Thanks.

This show is great. I DVRed it and have been showing it to me friends. They all love it.

I dvr'd Underfunded and just got a chance to watch it today--it is hilarious! The series MUST be picked up by USA. I never could get into Psych, got tired of Monk, and 4400 is off-season. PLEASE put Underfunded on. Thanks.

Hi

I’m a huge fan of Monk—there’s nothing else really like it. The episodes keep on getting better. This new show, UNDERFUNDED, is EXCELLENT, SUPERB. If it were made into a series (which I really hope will happen), I would probably like it just as much if not more than Monk. The 2 shows have one thing in common: uniqueness. There’s nothing really quite like them.

Whether by brilliant creativity or luck, I think USA Network has come across a new series concept destined to be a major hit. The previews were enough alone to peak my interest. I’m always up for a good spoof of the popular police/agent action series, which is what it first appeared to be. After watching the whole movie, I concluded it accomplished that as well as a whole lot more. It ended up being such a nice blend of action and mystery as well as the good Canadian humor.

One nice thing, among many, about Underfunded is the light-hearted atmosphere with smiling characters compared with most mainstream action series with thick atmospheres and cold serious business/law. I think it could appeal to a large variety of audiences. As for being “politically correct,” it’s quite sound as far as I can tell. It effectively utilizes most of the aspects of real life while having the crucial balance with fantasy that makes it a very entertaining as well as believable.

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Yes, this was a pilot that has not yet been picked up. I'll be passing along all the comments made here to the people in charge.

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If this message has the opportunity to be read by the people in charge, I must say: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make it a series.