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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0097368945340
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Paramount Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Paramount Home Video
MPN: 894534
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Paramount Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 14, 2009
Running Time: 584 minutes
Studio: Paramount Home Video
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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 07/14/2009 Run time: 584 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com:
TNT's Leverage takes a Robin Hood approach to criminal justice. After losing his son, ex-insurance investigator Nathan Ford (Timothy Hutton) reinvents himself as an avenging angel who rights wrongs for victims of organized greed with the skilled support of thief Parker (Beth Riesgraf), hacker Alec Hardison (Aldis Hodge), grifter Sophie Devereaux (Coupling's Gina Bellman), and retrieval specialist or “hitter” Elliot Spencer (Angel's Christian Kane).
In the spirit of Mission: Impossible, each episode revolves around a different job, and though producer/director Dean Devlin (Independence Day) shot the pilot in Chicago, Leverage Consulting sets up shop in L.A., where the rest of the series takes place. Hardly original--even the jazz-funk score sounds familiar--it's still a breezy lark that moves easily between drama and comedy, and the flashbacks to the team's past are a fun touch. During their inaugural year, they represent clients ranging from a wounded reservist to Nate's pastor (D.B. Sweeney). Other notable guests include Buffy's Danny Strong as a conscience-free contractor and Popular's Sara Rue as an endangered whistleblower. All the while, the hard-drinking Nate's attraction to the increasingly alarmed Sophie grows at the same rate as his alcohol consumption (Alec also develops a crush on the oblivious Parker).
Despite Hutton's Oscar credentials and top billing, 21-year-old Hodge often steals the show with his hilarious line readings and the deleted scenes reveal some equally amusing adlibs. Other extras include five featurettes and commentary on the 13 episodes from Devlin, creators John Rogers and Chris Downey plus key writers and directors, like Tony Bill (My Bodyguard) and Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: The Next Generation), who directs Trek veterans Brent "Data" Spiner and Armin “Quark” Shimerman in "The Juror #6 Job." In response to strong ratings, TNT renewed Leverage for a second season. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
I saw one episode of "Leverage" season 1 on a TV rerun and immediately knew I had to have it. It was every bit as good as I'd hoped. Great plot, fast moving action, wonderful character definition. I am eagerly awating delivery of Season 2 right now. I haven't enjoyed a series this much since Buffy and Angel....
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Love the show Leverage but the DVD lacks some basics like a play all feature. You have to play each individual episode separately.
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I fell in love with this show midway through the first couple of episodes. I could not wait to buy the DVD once it was available. A great group of charaters put together - to quote Timothy Hutton from this season; "Hacker, Hitter, Grifter, Thief, Mastermind". They are just great at handing out justice to the bad guys and protecting the little guy - I love it!
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Slick, fast paced, and so much fun you don't care how improbable it is. Casting is spot on with great chemistry between the actors. It's made TV worth watching again.
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...and I don't mean that in any bad way. This is a quality I love about Leverage.
I caught an episode on TV a while back (the one about horse racing) and was neither over nor underwhelmed. I thought it was ok, but I had other shows to watch, and this wasn't going to fill the top spot by any means. I thought I saw what they were trying to do, and appreciated it, but I questioned the execution somewhat.
Yet it kept popping up on my radar, so I Netflixed S1, and wow, what an error in judgement. The pilot is phenomenal, and since then, I can't really hate on any episode. They are so well written, and so well acted, that each is like a mini-movie, which really exemplifies my theory about where entertainment is growing and expanding, on TV, not in the theater.
As each episode fleshes out the cast more and more, as a viewer I had really strong buy-in in only a few episodes. There's nothing on here that you couldnt let the whole family watch, yet there is a maturity about the show that is very subtle. You dont have to see Christian Kane kill someone to know he CAN. The whole cast has a mystery about them, and often nuances about the characters are revealed to surprise and appreciation. As much as you know about the members of Leverage, Inc., you get the impression there is a whole world of things still left to learn.
Its clear there is a large amount of homage being paid to the Ocean's movies, but Leverage also makes its own luck and S1 is really one of my favorite shows I've seen. Its not always 100% believeable, but its always 100% entertaining.
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