THE 4400 {1st. Season} (DVD Review) - 5/6/06

Nice to see that this First Series of "The 4400" had sufficient ratings to garner a second and now a third season. This opening mini-series (which is only the pilot & 4 other episodes) actually manages to pack in a massive amount of storylines and plot threads leading to endless possibilities? Over the years thousands of people have gone missing suddenly 4400 re-appear exactly as they were when they vanished but now different somehow? Now take it with a large dose of salt but no government on Earth would allow several thousand people loose with unknown powers or anything else for that matter back into the community without making pretty damn sure they weren't a danger to the rest of the planet - But that gripe aside it all rattles along pretty nicely. From the opening pilot with it's genuinely creepy missile attacks on the comet to the eerie feelings of people lost in time and place; it all rolls out as different viewpoints are examined, and various people's stories gradually unfold. Having heard so much about this show I'm glad it was gripping enough for me to want to find out more and I look forward to the Second Series with glee! Language: English. Dolby Digital 5.1. Subtitles: English. Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen. Colour - PAL. Running Time: Approx 247 Mins. Rating: 12. Paramount Pictures/Viacom/American Zoetrope. 2004/2005. GB111153SC/5014437863331>/PHE8633. (Pictured above is the Region 2 (UK) DVD Cover)