THE 4400 {2nd. Season} (DVD Review) - 10/6/06

Frightening how this show seems to remind me a lot of "Roswell"? This series it even starts off in "The Village Of The Damned" territory as further secrets unravel and accusations fly. Stunning set pieces and some clever plot threads in individual stand-alone episodes really bring this current series along while pulling out all the emotional stops and nerve grinding twists. What other mainstream TV series would dare to fling accusatory statements about Rwandan Genocide into the melting pot when a lot of people don't even know about Rwanda and the atrocities committed there? People have touted this as "an X-Files for a new generation" I think that's trite and rubbish - This show is far more intelligent and so far hasn't got bogged down in it's own mythology of mind-numbing boredom that "The X-Files" became. In 12 episodes of Season 2 "The 4400" has spread a wide tapestry and one can only hope they follow up expectations in Season 3.



The top of this article features the DVD Cover for the Region 1 (USA) 4-Disc Boxset. 2 DVD's per ultra-thin case in a cardboard sleeve. SPECIAL FEATURES: Spread across the 4-Disc Boxset is a couple of features not mentioned on the back of the case. DISC 1: Previews for "The Brady Bunch", "Charmed" & "MacGyver". DISC 2: The first of 3 Audio Commentaries with Jacqueline McKenzie, Joel Gretsch, Craig Sweeny & Ira Steven Behr on Episode "As Fate Would Have It". DISC 3: Audio Commentary on Episode "The Fifth Page". DISC 4: Audio Commentary on Episode "Mommy's Bosses". Main Special Features are also on this disc which comprise the 3 featurettes "Creating The Ball Of Light", "Return Of The 4400" & "A Stitch In Time". NOT RATED. Close Captioned. Special Features Not Rated or Close Captioned. Region 1 (USA) NTSC Colour. Widescreen Format Enhanced For 16:9 TVs. Dolby Digital 5.1./Surround. 2005/2006 CBS Paramount Television/American Zoetrope/Sky TV. 03636/ISBN # 1415716242.