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Saving Grace premiered in 2007 on TNT, and the series
has become an instant hit for the network. At long last,
the second season hits home video. ***
Holly Hunter plays a disenfranchised detective who
has lost her faith in a higher power following the tragic
Oklahoma City bombing. She sinks into a depression, trying
to fill the void with drugs, drinking, affairs, and everything
in between. Despite the loss of her faith in God, her life
is saved by a strange angel played by Leon Rippy. This angel
tries to encourage her to redeem and save herself, but this
isn’t easy with all the internal conflict that plagues her.
***
There are plenty of cop/detective shows out there. And
most of them try to win over their audience by giving us
characters who aren’t perfect, and often have their own
way of doing things. That concept is nothing new, but Saving
Grace throws the supernatural into the mix with an angel
guiding our leading heroine. ***
If you haven’t seen Saving Grace, it’s well worth checking
out. It puts an interesting spin on an age-old television
genre, with none of the clichés. No, it’s not a perfect
show, but it definitely ranks amongst the more interesting
things to hit the airwaves in recent years. That said, the
second season of Saving Grace comes recommended.
Image and Sound:
Not the best home video transfer I’ve seen for a TV
show on DVD in recent years, but certainly above average.
For the most part, detail remains solid, though there is
some detail lost in darker/night scenes. Audio is better
than I expected – the speakers actually get more than a
few chances to shine. This isn’t the best transfer I’ve
seen of a TV show on DVD, but given the material, it’s better
than this reviewer thought it would be.
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Features: |
Not a whole lot here, just two brief featurettes. One
covers the successes of the show and its personnel, while
the other is a “wrap party” of sorts, following the completion
of filming the season. These are interesting to watch, and
will be essential viewing to any fan of the show. However,
with all the deleted sc enes and commentaries that other
shows get on DVD these days, it leaves a lot to be desired.
I’m sure Fox could have scrounged together some other stuff
to slap on the disc.
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