Michael Weatherly and John Savage are also terrific. Jessica Alba, lovely and tough as Max, really shines. Its got action, drama, romance, humor and a decent dose of darkness to keep you enthralled. If you like thought provoking sci-fi with Cameron's fingerprints stamped all over it, this show is for you. The scenes where they share blood in particular are touching and original. I got really emotionally involved in Max's journey to find her long lost siblings and in her relationship with Logan. I don't know exactly what was going on but I found myself really moved and involved in this show. Some albums, movies and TV shows come into your life at the right time and fill a void or make you feel a certain way. Some free time came up and in a very short perod of time I watched the whole series, mostly late at night on my PC. The set arrived and it sat on my desk for a week or two before I even popped it in. Based on the comments online, all seeming to either love the show or loathe it, I really wasn't sure what to expect. But I feel Dark Angel merits a post to hopefully get more folks to give this show a shot.Īfter reading a ton of reviews on various DVD sites and here on Amazon, I purchased the set. I'm fairly busy, I'm a writer/director and I run a production company in Los Angeles, and usually don't have the time to post my own thoughts. Which brings me to Dark Angel.Īs an Amazon addict, I read countless reviews before deciding whether or not to buy movies and TV shows I haven't seen before. Hands down, that show is superior to 90% of the garbage at theaters this year. Greg Berlanti's new show Everwood that's on the WB is a good example of this. Stories unfold like novels and characters develop in ways that films just can't match. I've always been a huge movie buff but I've found that television done right can be much more satisfying than any film. I've become a Buffy/Angel addict, had the chance to collect all The X-Files (which I watched religiously since it first aired when I was a kid) and have also discovered great shows like Felicity, Six Feet Under, and The Shield. One thing I love about DVD is the chance to experience full seasons of TV shows in one big serving. I didn't even know the show had been cancelled when the first season popped up in stores on DVD. I'm a big Cameron fan, but mixed reviews and lack of interest on my part kept me from giving it a shot. "I had never watched Dark Angel during its short run on FOX. However, fans can still get some closure in a trilogy of post-produced novels by Max Allan Collins. Season 3 almost happened, but was cancelled last minute. government's surplus all happened during airing.Ĭameron had considered making a family drama before this. Probably didn't help either that the September 11th attacks, Enron scandal, and the depletion of the U.S. Networks find themselves holding a hot potato. It's happened to shows before which make themselves uncomfortably controversial. Started wondering to myself if perhaps this may have played a role in it's cancellation. Like EMP weapons, which are still a major danger to society everywhere or portraying the future U.S. Second thing a ways in, is how James Cameron kept tapping the pulse of several tinderbox issues. There are many nods to Blade Runner here.įirst thing I noticed is production values are very good. Jessica Alba's character Max is a distinctly millennial post-third-wave feminist warrior. And there it was in all it's cyberpunk gothic glory: bicycle courier by day, cat burglar by night. At their urgings, about a decade later, my wife and I sat down and finally binged the entire 2 seasons. I had some friends though, who watched it religiously, and kept re-watching it after cancellation. My viewing of this series was nothing if sporadic during it's initial run.
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