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DVD Without a Trace - The Complete First Season
It has not taken long for Without a Trace to emerge from the shadows of CSI and become a ratings force in its own right. Jerry Bruckheimer produced both series, and both feature the-face-is-familiar character actors with extensive and diverse resumes who have been catapulted to primetime stardom. Jack Malone, head of a crack FBI missing persons unit, is the Australian-born Anthony LaPaglia's breakout role after years of portraying enough Italian mobsters and criminals to populate a season of The Sopranos. LaPaglia was a surprise Golden Globe Award-winner for this inaugural season. Without a Trace is instantly arresting. "The clock is ticking" in each episode, as Malone and company race against time to find a missing person. "After 48 hours," Malone explains to the rookie member of the team in the series pilot, "they're gone." To solve each baffling case, Malone and fellow agents Samantha Spade (Poppy Montgomery), Vivian Johnson (Marianne Jean-Baptiste of Secrets and Lies), Danny Taylor (Enrique Murciano), and new guy Martin Fitzgerald (Eric Close), must work from the inside out. "Once we find out who she is," Malone says of one victim, "odds are we'll find out where she is."
Among the inaugural season's most wrenching episodes are "Between the Cracks" and "Hang On to Me," both featuring Charles Dutton in his Emmy Award-winning performance as a father whose son has been missing for five years. The powerful season finale, "Fallout," presented in this four-disc set in a "creator's cut," concerns a man who lost his wife in the 9/11 attacks. The riveting episodes mostly stand alone, but some cases do return to haunt Malone, as witness "In Extremis," a case that ends tragically and leads to an internal investigation that threatens to subvert the close-knit unit in the episode. "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?" Sharp writing, authentic procedurals, taut direction, and effective use of music make Without a Trace a series worth finding on DVD. --Donald Liebenson
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No reason not to Buy!
I only saw an episode or two until I purchased the DVD set two weeks ago and I can only say that at $8.99 this is a complete STEAL. If you like Law and Order: CI, you'll definitely like this show as well. What I really liked is the consideration they put into the effects of each case. The pilot doesn't capitalize on it much, but while each witness or suspect is questionned, the scene blends seamlessly into the incident. The transitions between the present and the past is impressively well-done.
In terms of value...the series is on 4 double-sided DVDs, which may be an issue for some people but it's a negligible thing to me. The boxing isn't the most impressive thing I've seen either, but it definitely passes. Overall it's a very good deal and I would like to see Amazon put more items of this caliber at about the same discounted price!
The best show on TV!!!
This show is one of the most sophisicated shows on TV at the moment. Each hour-long episode focuses on the story of the missing person with highlights to the characters' personal lives, and the mix is perfect. Full of suspense and intrigue, you will find yourself hooked to each episode as I am! I am living in the UK at the moment, and we have Season 2 and 3 on DVD - which makes up for TV still showing Season 4! Antony Lapaglia is excellent as the senior agent (see Season 7 of Frasier to see him in a totally different light!) and the other agents are played by extremely good actors. Well worth a view!
An Excellent Show!
I recommend to anyone who wants to watch a show that keeps you on the edge of your seat to buy the first season of Without a Trace. This show is amazing & there is definitely no show out there like it. The cast is extremely talented & I couldn't pick a better cast for this show! I absolutely love the show & I happen to own the first season on DVD. I hope they release Seasons 2-4 on DVD soon in the United States so I can add them to my collection!
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