The 4400 - The Complete First Season

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Summary: NASCAR dads, security moms, and dropouts will love it
Review: A "comet" is racing toward Earth. The U.S. and other nations launch missiles to stop it. Within minutes, the missiles strike their target. We then see a scene where the "comet" is still racing toward Earth - from beyond the orbit of the Moon. So, we are expected to believe that missiles in 2004 can reach a point near the Moon - in just minutes - that it took the Apollo astronauts days to reach.

If you suspect "The 4400" doesn't respect the viewer's intelligence - that it has a habit of taking easy shortcuts to advance its story arc - you're right. Substandard drama. Substandard science fiction.

There are also disturbing aspects to "The 4400," not the least of which is the fact that Homeland Security provides the "heroes" for this series. The HS agent, Tom, revels in delivering lines like, "You do NOT have the right to an attorney! You do NOT have the right to remain silent! Anything you say WILL be used against you!" And Tom's boss at HS revels in undermining a free (if unlikeable) press.

This series's writers are about as good at understanding what constitutes "good guys" as they are at understanding the physics of space flight. "The 4400" is definitely aimed at an audience that's no better at picking TV shows than it is at picking U.S. presidents.

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Summary: Fantastic Show
Review: I caught this "event series" when it first aired on the USA Network and was hooked from the first episode. Don't let the sci-fi/X-files slant deter you from watching this series because it is so much more. It's part police procedural, part family drama, part sci-fi, and the mix of elements is perfect. The two main characters, Homeland Security agents Tom Baldwin and Diana Skouris (played exceptionally well by Joel Gretch of "Taken" and Jacqueline McKenzie), form the emotional center of the show and must confront their own issues with the 4400 returnees. Between episodes 1 and 5 you're treated to some very emotional, very dramatic, classic sci-fi storytelling; and by the time you get to the episode 6 revelation, you're chomping at the bit for more. This was one heck of a good series and an example of how dramatic and emotional good science fiction can be.

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Summary: quality let down-PRINCE RAFAEL-of London
Review: I guess this is ok for those who can lip read owing to the very poor quality of 'speach ' sound and to my amazement there are no sub titles.These have been a fixture for some time.If there was not a demand for subtitles they wouls not be provided.Obviously the producers of this very inferior set are not interested in selling a second series.I alas am barred from buying further outputs as I could not follow at least half of the diologue
PRINCE RAFAEL

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Summary: Big fan, can't wait till season two
Review: I was a huge fan of Taken and The 4400 reminds me a bit of that movie, with a slightly more rushed feel and an injection of X-Men phenomena. I watched all five episodes straight, I just had to see what happened next.

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Summary: Intesnse, suspenseful, dramatic, Sci-fi series
Review: If you love the suspense of 24 (Kiefer Sutherland), and the optimism of Star Trek, you'll love The 4400.

Agents of the Deparment of Homeland Security race against time to find answers and assess the threat posed by the 4400 returnees. Are they really who they say they are, or aliens in disguise? Who took them and why? Why return them? Could someone who would tear apart the lives of 4400 families and then dump 4400 people--years and even decades after their disappearances (when most simply have nothing to come back to anymore) be anything but malevolent? Are they a threat to mankind? Are the returnees a prelude to invasion?

As the mysterious powers and purposes of each returnee are gradually revealed, we get tantalzing glimpses at a grand design....

Anti-returnee hysteria is spreading like wildfire, and returnees are being senselessly murdered by fanatics. Will the government be able to figure out the answers in time, before more people die?

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Summary: The 4400 DVD rules
Review: Last summer (2004) I had the oppertunity to watch to me one of the greatest new shows of all time, The "4400",. At first I didnt know if it was a movie, mini series or a tv series but all I knew was that I had to watch it and man was I ever entertained. After the last episode, I was hoping it would return as a dvd and another seasen. Well next summer it will and the dvd is out and I had to buy it and I did.

The show is about 4400 who have been missing for around half a cenary all of a sudden appear un aged and have no memory of what happened as if nothing strange happened to them. No one knows where have they been or who took them but all they know is each one of them has a special power.

The dvd comes in 2 discs, with 2 episodes on one and 3 on the other. There arent special features (comentary, behinds the scenes. etc) but the dvd is still great since I can see the first season anytime I want


The show was like a combination of the X Files and X- Men. It has a lot of action, romance and maybe some comedy in it.

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Summary: The 4400 - a blessed production...genius!
Review: Over the last century people from all around the world have been abducted never to be heard from again...until now.

A comet rushes toward the Earth, unable to stop it with ICBM nuclear weapons the people of Earth brace themselves for the end. Incredibly the comet delivers 4400 abductees from the last century. Clad in the clothes they wore on the days they were abducted the 4400 people have no idea where they have been and how they have arrived. A federal team are assigned to investigate the 4400 when one of them commits a murder, as the story unravels and the 4400 adapt to the 21st Century they begin to discover they have been gifted with powerful abilities, some of these powers are destructive, others can give life. As the series progresses every plot and sub plot is beautifully executed and tied up nicely to leave the audience on the edge of their seat. The casting is excellent, the stories are moving and the action is consistent. Why are the 4400 back, why here, why now and who gave them these amazing powers, aliens? Maybe, maybe not!...you'll have to watch it.

Scott Peters, The Outer Limits to his credit has created a cutting edge series with characters easily warmed too and a host of different stories that all tie in perfectly. The new series should be with us around June 2005 in the US and probably a little later in the UK. Would appreciate an international release though...please! Regardless of if you are a Sci-Fi fan or not, you will love 'The 4400', watch it now so when your friends are talking about it you know what to say...

Already has a massive core audience, myself included.

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Summary: Drags like an anchor..
Review: The Plot is not bad, and they did give it a decent Production Value (there is a Scully/Mulder feel to it).

It's just that, it drags on AND ON. The entire consitution of this "season", is the 4400 (people/returnees) going about their lives, with the occassional paranormal phenomena to fill the void with some substance. No explanations ever, and hardly anything comes to fruition for the viewer. You just sit there and wonder.

The whole premise of the show would have been constantly asking the question; "what is their purpose and why have they come home after all this time?" They do develop weird capabilities, and don't know what's happening to them, so you get the idea. It goes on and on (nothing real important), then something weird happens, then pointless drama for another 15 to 20 minutes.

I didn't really get anything out of this series. And I'm really puzzled why people love it so much. But hey? Maybe you'll love it too, just be warned: DRAMA CENTRAL, with a splash of sci-fi for garnish.

Lastly, as a "Season", I would expect more than five episodes, this is a Mini-series.

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Summary: Best new series
Review: We go this series as a two-part mini-series here in Australia.

Over the past years 4400 people have disappeared and then one night they are returned unharmed. A group of investigators are sent to track them as they return to life. It follows stories of a handfull of the abductees including a young wife and mother who discovers her husband has re-married, she becomes close to another 4400 person who was in love with her grandmother. It also follows a man who has increased reactions and sets about cleaning up his neighbourhood.

The investigators discover that they have all been chosen for a reason and all have a purpose, this is confirmed when it is revealed that the 4400 weren't abducted by aliens - but by future humans on Earth whose race is dying out.

A great involving series with interesting stories and just the right about of 'personal involvement'.

If you like series like Sliders, Stargate SG1 etc then you should enjoy this. I recommend it 100%. Look out for Season 2 which has been confirmed!

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Summary: A great alternative to Taken
Review: When I bought this, it was because my all-time favorite mini-series, Taken, was $105 and while I may love the show, I can't/won't afford to pay that. So through hepful links from there I found The 4400 and for $20 figured it couldn't hurt to give it a try.

Well, having seen all of it now, I can safely say it's the greatest thing to ever come from the USA Network (along with a superior adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining). The stories all move at a good pace (if you hear it's slow, these people have the attention span of a shovel) and the stories are all interesting. It sucks that all you get is the shows, but that's not going to knock my grading down at all. I like extras, but they aren't the be all, end all of my viewing experience.

Can you imagine if this weren't successful and would've ended after these five episodes? It would've been horrible. The 4400 takes you into a great, believable world, with lots of plots and action and twists along the way as the mystery of these people, and their return, is followed.

I can't wait for Season 2!