都市侠盗 第二季 (2009)

"Get ready to get even."

Meet Nathan Ford, a former insurance investigator who spent his professional career dedicated to the company that he recovered millions in stolen goods for. This same insurance company would refuse a medical claim for his son that would take the life of the innocent child.

Unemployed and teetering on the edge, Nate is approached about a Robin Hood-like scheme. He enlists the help of the best thieves and grifters in the business, and with their he... [展开全文↓]

"Get ready to get even."

Meet Nathan Ford, a former insurance investigator who spent his professional career dedicated to the company that he recovered millions in stolen goods for. This same insurance company would refuse a medical claim for his son that would take the life of the innocent child.

Unemployed and teetering on the edge, Nate is approached about a Robin Hood-like scheme. He enlists the help of the best thieves and grifters in the business, and with their help, he steals from the rich and gives to the poor to help balance the crooks in high power positions. He and his team help provide...leverage.

Leverage is produced by Electric Entertainment.

《都市侠盗》是典型的“现代罗宾汉”故事，拥有很吸引人的基础设定：一个好人，被曾经雇佣他来“惩罚罪恶”的公司出卖了，于是召集了一支由“坏蛋”组成的队伍“劫富济贫”。按照他们自己的话来说－－这叫“还我正义”。

该故事似乎借鉴了1971年电视剧集《The Persuaders》的一些元素。在《The Persuaders》中，两个坏蛋主人公被迫“行善积德”。在该剧中，“罪犯变成英雄”的情况再次发生－－只不过这一次，主人公都是些小偷、骗子之类的杂牌人物，而不是《The Persuaders》中那两个花花公子。这群人的头目是保险调查员Nate Ford(Timothy Hutton)－－搞笑的是，他曾与这群人形同水火，为了将他们绳之以法而不惜一切代价。有一天，Ford的儿子患上了绝症，需要一大笔钱来进行实验性的临床治疗，但他工作的保险公司却一毛不拔，最终导致他的儿子不治身亡。Ford终于看清了富人的真面目，决定成立一个“侠盗集团”来劫富济贫。

Ford 的这个“侠盗集团”，实际是一帮乌合之众。他们当中包括：

职业女贼Parker(Beth Riesgraf)，她之所以如此胆大，是因为她的个性极其疯狂；

科技专家Alec Hardison(Aldis Hodge)；

超级打手Eliot Spencer(Christian Kane)，站如松、动如风，甚至可以从枪声中判断出子弹的口径；

超级女骗子Sophie Devereaux(Gina Bellman)。

他们没有一个人甘心替Ford做事，而且他们互不买账－－就算勉强凑合到一起，也无法发挥团队作用。可是当他们面临困境的时候，又不得不团结协作。(摘自天涯小筑)