Veep:
The Complete Third Season
(2013/HBO Blu-ray Set)
Picture:
B+ Sound: B+ Extras: B Episodes: B
Continuing
its reign as home to Television's best and brightest, HBO's Veep
returns for its third season and continues to be the best political
comedy on television now thanks in part to great writing and the
incredible performance by Julia Louis-Dreyfus (who won an Emmy for
this role) and an incredible supporting cast including Anna Chlumsky,
Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons and Matt Walsh. The basic
premise of the show is set in the office of Selina Meyer, a fictional
Vice President, and subsequent President, of the United States and
the oddities surrounding her extraordinary life.
The
ten episode season features episodes Some
New Beginnings, The Choice, Alicia, Clovis, Fishing, Detroit, Veep:
Special Relationship, Debate, Crate,
and New
Hampshire.
The
strong Season
Three
of Veep
finds Selina flirting with before transitioning to campaigning for
President in the wake of the incumbent deciding to resign after one
term. As she goes on the road she comes across the interesting
characters along the way. Soon, the Presidential Campaign heats up
and we serves as the key moment in the season with a twist at the end
of the Season Finale that is shocking and perfecting sets up Season
4.
The
transfer and sound on the disc is stunning with a crisp 1080p high
definition transfer in the original widescreen aspect ratio of
1.78:1. The sound is a top notch English lossless DTS-HD Master
Audio 5.1 track in English, French and Spanish (DTS 2.0). Total
running time for the season is 278 minutes. There is also an
Ultraviolet Digital Copy on the set as well.
Extras
include Commentary tracks, Deleted Scenes, and a PSA of sorts
featuring Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley.
I
would definitely suggest Veep
if you are Political and always wondering what may happen behind the
scenes of being a Vice President along with some hilarious comedy
thrown into the mix.
-
James Harland Lockhart V
www.vimeo.com/jamielockhart
