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The Dead Zone: Complete Third Season (REGION 1) (NTSC)
My anticipation of this 'Dead Zone' Third Season was pretty much off the scale and when it finally appeared on Amazon I was both relieved and elated that yet another 'Dead Zone' DVD Box-set would soon be in my possession and I'd be able to enjoy and treasure another (*fingers crossed)...stylish, unpredictable and engrossing year of this unique television experience charting the on-going adventures of Jonny Smith and the latest aberrations of his by-now legendary supernatural ability. With this third season it's back to the 12-episode format, so I was definitely disappointed to get fewer stories than the 19 of the second season, but my real disappointment came when I realised that by reducing the number of episodes the producers hadn't increased the quality of the season... My criticism of the second season was that the Armageddon plotline was unsatisfactorily concluded and my criticism of the double-episode that begins this third season is concerning that same plotline. We're offered yet more visions of the destructive wave sweeping across Washington destroying everything in its path, but the events in the present that will lead to this calamity continue to move at a snails pace, so to some extent it's hard work maintaining an interest in this potentially awesome, but by now too-drawn-out storyline. But very quickly the Armageddon plotline is once again placed on the backburner and the small, self-contained stories are brought back to entertain us in quick, visceral bursts. Unfortunately the mundane and uninspired episodes out-weigh those that pack-the-punch we're used to. But despite this disappointing fact the episodes that do thrill and inspire are really great examples of the continued quality of this series that has no rivals when it comes to action and emotion all rolled into 40 minutes of helplessly-compelling television... The DVD packaging of the first two seasons were exceptional quality- way beyond that of most sets- both snazzy and durable, but the packaging for the three discs in the third season is considerably inferior quality and looks as though it was put together rather hastily. Thankfully though a great deal of care and inventiveness has once more gone into the design for the DVD menus, which again reflect the ingenuity of this show. The extras are also consistent with the tradition of 'Dead Zone' DVD's- mini-documentaries that shed light on almost every detail of each episode, deleted scenes, a gag reel and best of all a commentary for every episode! All I can say is that this third season of 'The Dead Zone' (despite being less captivating and original than the first and second seasons) is still a television event in a league all of its own and to realise its worth...you really need to see it for yourself to believe it...
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Review date: 2005-07-05 Rating: 8 out of 10
This show is so much like coming home because very little changes in the world of Jonny Smith- the love triangle between himself, Sheriff Bannerman and Sarah persists, Bruce remains his ever-present side-kick and moral compass and of course those pesky visions continue to cause him as much personal strife as public reverence.
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Product Details/Specifications
Director(s):
Recording label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
EAN: 0031398167587
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 3
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC,
Release date: 2005-06-07
Universal product code (UPC): 031398167587
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 508 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2002-06-16
Language: English (Original Language)