In Collection
#164
Seen It:
No
Owner:
Ben
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
USA / English
Jessica Alba |
Max |
Michael Weatherly |
Eyes Only |
Jon Savage |
Lydeker |
One of TV's more interesting tough-girl action shows,
Dark Angel is a distinctive blend of the personal, the adventurous, and the politically aware. Cocreators James Cameron and Charles Eglee present a complex scenario of biological super-science and social collapse in which their gene-manipulated heroine and hacker-journalist hero can genuinely make a difference. In this first season they also provide an adversary who is a lot more than just a conventional villain.
Jessica Alba is impressive as Max, bred and trained as a super-soldier but reclaiming her individual humanity; Michael Weatherly is scruffily attractive as Eyes Only, who sits semi-paralyzed in his eyrie above Seattle uncovering crime, corruption, and other skullduggeries and assigning deadly errands to the woman he hopelessly loves. Jon Savage has real authority as Lydeker, a man who has stretched his conscience to the breaking point, but is not personally corrupt. Some of the best episodes--"Prodigy," for example--are ones in which Lydeker and Max are forced into temporary alliance. Early on, the relationship between Max and the other workers at Jam Pony--the courier firm that provides her with a cover identity--is a little forced, but later on the two parts of Max's life are more successfully integrated: "Shorties in Love," for example, is a genuinely touching tale about Diamond, the doomed criminal ex-lover of Max's lesbian roommate. Dark Angel was never a perfect show, but at its occasional best it manages to be simultaneously funny and dramatic. --Roz Kaveney
Edition |
TV Series |
Barcode |
024543069843 |
Region |
Region 1 |
Release Date |
5/25/2004 |
Packaging |
Box Set |
Screen Ratio |
1.33 (4:3) |
Subtitles |
English; Spanish |
Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround |
No. of Disks/Tapes |
6 |
Disc 1: |
Audio Commentary
Audition Tapes
Behind the Scenes Featurette
Blooper Reel
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Purchase Date |
9/29/2005 |
Purchase Price |
$38.99 |
Store |
Best Buy |
Condition |
New (Still Sealed) |
Current Value |
$38.99 |
Links |
Amazon US
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