The ABC cop series
Karen Sisco was based on characters created by novelist
Elmore Leonard, as visualized in
Steven Soderbergh's 1998 theatrical feature
Out of Sight. In the role originated on film by
Jennifer Lopez,
Carla Gugino starred as Karen Sisco, one of the toughest (and certainly the sexiest) U.S. Marshals working the Miami gold coast. Patrolling a beat from Palm Beach to South Beach, Karen used brains, brawn, and sheer chutzpah to bring criminals to heel. All of this was most disconcerting for Karen's father, veteran private detective Marshall Sisco (
Robert Forster), who had hoped that his darling daughter would have picked a less risky profession -- and, on a more personal level, wished that Karen would exercise better discretion in her choice of boyfriends.
Karen Sisco premiered October 1, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide