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Summary: Great material, awful presentation.
Review: As I become more experienced in boxed DVD sets, tipically 2 problems arise with many of these: irritating visuals and awful sound. This is an all too typical example of both. As all too many show, it is simply unwatchable in dayligh, unless you are in as sealedm dark room. And the sound, specifically dialogue, is all too often unintelligible. At least some DVDs compensate the second with subtitle/closed captiones options. This one does not. I find it frustrating that such good material cannot be presented better. Am I the only complainant here? As it is I will have to watch it only at nights, even in the weekends. And the 3 stars are only because this was a good, suspenseful program.
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Summary: The TV serial I was wishing for on DVD!
Review: As I was watching the serial Profiler on TV in Belgium, I was wishing for a DVD release of it. Thanks God here it is at last!
I will order it soon, but though I undrestand English I'm a bit disappointed because of the fact that we won't find any French subtitles (or other languages subtitles) on this edition!It's a pity for all the foreigners that certainly wish to have it but will hasitate because they maybe don't understand English well enough!Please Mr. pubisher thing about that for next releases!
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Summary: Ally Walker as THE PROFILER
Review: Dr. Samantha ("Sam") Waters used to be a forensic psychologist/profiler for the FBI until a serial killer obsessed with her, called "Jack-of-all Trades" ("Jack"), killed her husband. She quit the Bureau & went into hiding. Sam & her daughter, Chloe, had been living with Angel (Sam's best friend), an artist. Sam made ends meet as a photographer until her mentor & friend, Bailey Malone, asked her to help the FBI solve a series of murders at the same time when "Jack" resurfaces. After the suspect of the murders had been caught, Bailey asked Sam to rejoin the FBI on a full-time basis. Sam agreed but she set certain conditions. The new FBI unit, headed by Bailey Malone, was called the Violent Crimes Task Force (VCTF). The VCTF was in charge of investigating & solving violent crimes all over the US - this included tracking down the elusive "Jack" who continually taunted Sam."Profiler" was an exceptional series. It had a female lead: an FBI agent working as a profiler that was BRILLIANTLY played by Ally Walker. Ms. Walker was able to portray Samantha Waters as a strong & intelligent woman without sacrificing the character's femininity. She convincingly played a mother (to Chloe) & friend (to those around her). Samantha Waters was one of the best female characters that have ever appeared on TV. I loved the fact that "Sam", with all her problems, still had a good sense of humor (especially around Bailey). While watching the series, one could really feel for what "Sam" was going through. As for the other characters in the show, a viewer could sense that the core VCTF team (Sam, Bailey, Grace, John, & George) was like family. This could only happen with a great supporting cast. The series was very successful in integrating a short plot (good for a 1 hour show) & a long sub-plot (the "Jack" storyline). The show lasted for 4 seasons on NBC but Ally Walker only stayed on until the 1st 2 episodes of the 4th Season. The new profiler for the remainder of the 4th Season was played by Jamie Luner. With all due respect to Ms. Luner, in my opinion, Ally Walker was the one & only profiler. I'm very happy that "Profiler" is now available to pre-order on DVD. I can't wait for the other seasons (all the episodes of the show) to be in DVD format.
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Summary: Not worth it
Review: I can't understand why these DVD's cost so much. It's not like there are extras that would kick up the price. Sure, the show is amazing and I would love to buy it, but at this price? No. Way.
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Summary: Review & Clearing-up Errors in Amazon's Staff Review
Review: I have to take issue with Amazon's Editorial reviewer Jeff Shannon, and his review of Profiler Season I. Mr. Shannon attempts to review not the DVD itself, but what he *thinks* are the behind-the-scenes truths of the Profiler production. One, he refers to the DVD commentary of Ally Walker - suggesting that she is in fact giving the reason why she left after only "two" seasons. (Psssst, Jeff... it was after THREE seasons - not to mention she headlines the opener of the fourth season). Then he gives more of his "insight" when he suggests that NBC was troubled by the "miscasting" of Ally Walker. Well, not that I believe Mr. Shannon has any reliable inside information, but what does that have to do with reviewing this DVD? I tend to think that Shannon was insinuating his own feelings about Walker, and trying to use the NBC network - based on rumor - as a way to reinforce them. A more candid review would have read, "I wasn't terribly impressed with Walker, and felt she was miscast in the role." But that probably wouldn't have held-up against the enormous fan-following of Walker on this show (or as Shannon understated in his review, "growing popularity"), nor would it have stood up well against the fact that after Walker left and was replaced by Jamie Luner, the ratings pretty much tanked. Make no mistake about it: this is a GREAT show. You will esecially enjoy this Season I DVD. The isolated, episodic stories are each fantastic in their own right, and the Jack thread is very addictive. Ally Walker's performance is compelling, and she leads a solid cast - notably Robert Davi, Peter Frechette, Julian McMahon, and Roma Maffia. You'll watch Season I, and you will RUN to grab Season II.
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Summary: a Femaled-up Milenium
Review: I love the concept, and ofcourse the genre., So I had purchased the "Season 1" blind, and on a whim from a used store. I guess I was hoping for Milenium. What I got was an almost but not there. I mean Robert Davi in a cowboy hat flying in on hrlicopters...What is that? Stupid miscasts like that will defifitely cause a show to shark-jump. So I let the DVD's marinate for some time until I can watch it from the pilot and hopefully share with its fans. Maybe I'll purchase season 2 as an incentive.
Kevin
"I want to believe"
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Summary: Some Good Some Bad
Review: I was not a viewer when Profiler was first run on network television but now I've seen the first season and I can see both strengths and weaknesses. Things I liked: 1. Samantha's character and her relationship with her friend Angel in the first couple of episodes. Ally Walker did a great job with this character. 2. Some of the cinematography-- the way the pilot was shot was very good. 3. The way Samantha's flashes of insight where dealt with in the story. 4. The sexual zing between Samantha and Coop, especially when they first met on the series. Things I found distracting or unfortunate: 1. A lot of scenes are played out in the dark but with glints of light off eyeballs and teeth. The watcher may not know what else is going on but is never in doubt as to where the eyeballs and teeth are in these scenes. 2. Angel was shoved from an artist who created metal sculpture with a blow torch to a baby sitter-- ok, she was teaching art to inner city kids or something, but she was seen most of th time watching Samantha's kid. Really a waste of a good character. 3. Icky saliva sounds that went with all of the love scenes. Just as a side note the commentaries from Ally Walker and Robert Davi on the pilot are unintentionally hilarious. Unlike a lot of these tracks, these were recorded separately so there is no intereaction between the commentors. Ally tells us things like Robert Davi's infatuation with hair spray and a stetson hat. Robert Davi seems really upset that the series didn't last longer or at least that they didn't do a made for TV movie spin off because NBC owned the whole package. My final impression was that this was a good idea, that it had some good characters involved but all of the really good ideas were used early or muted down for one reason or another.
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Summary: Some Good Some Bad
Review: I was not a viewer when Profiler was first run on network television but now I've seen the first season and I can see both strengths and weaknesses. Things I liked: 1. Samantha's character and her relationship with her friend Angel in the first couple of episodes. Ally Walker did a great job with this character. 2. Some of the cinematography-- the way the pilot was shot was very good. 3. The way Samantha's flashes of insight where dealt with in the story. 4. The sexual zing between Samantha and Coop, especially when they first met on the series. Things I found distracting or unfortunate: 1. A lot of scenes are played out in the dark but with glints of light off eyeballs and teeth. The watcher may not know what else is going on but is never in doubt as to where the eyeballs and teeth are in these scenes. 2. Angel was shoved from an artist who created metal sculpture with a blow torch to a baby sitter-- ok, she was teaching art to inner city kids or something, but she was seen most of th time watching Samantha's kid. Really a waste of a good character. 3. Icky saliva sounds that went with all of the love scenes. Just as a side note the commentaries from Ally Walker and Robert Davi on the pilot are unintentionally hilarious. Unlike a lot of these tracks, these were recorded separately so there is no intereaction between the commentors. Ally tells us things like Robert Davi's infatuation with hair spray and a stetson hat. Robert Davi seems really upset that the series didn't last longer or at least that they didn't do a made for TV movie spin off because NBC owned the whole package. My final impression was that this was a good idea, that it had some good characters involved but all of the really good ideas were used early or muted down for one reason or another.
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Summary: Sam Waters, trend setter/buttkicker
Review: I'm so glad to find out this gem of a show is out on DVD (and season 2 is coming soon). When this show premiered, I was only 13, but loved it...I really loved the way a woman was portrayed as not just a damsel in distress. The 90s brought about great female characters like Dana Scully, Buffy, Xena, and Sam Waters...which were great role models for me as a pre teen. Before shows like theirs, men ruled everything, and women were relegated to partners being raped or shot or mamed (like on Hunter), but these women started a new trend, that shows like Alias and Dark Angel took a page from. Kudos for recognizing true genius in ground breaking shows like Profiler.
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Summary: Sam Waters, trend setter/buttkicker
Review: I'm so glad to find out this gem of a show is out on DVD (and season 2 is coming soon). When this show premiered, I was only 13, but loved it...I really loved the way a woman was portrayed as not just a damsel in distress. The 90s brought about great female characters like Dana Scully, Buffy, Xena, and Sam Waters...which were great role models for me as a pre teen. Before shows like theirs, men ruled everything, and women were relegated to partners being raped or shot or mamed (like on Hunter), but these women started a new trend, that shows like Alias and Dark Angel took a page from. Kudos for recognizing true genius in ground breaking shows like Profiler.
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