The
Leftovers: The Complete First Season
(2014/HBO/Warner Blu-ray Set)
Picture:
A Sound: A Extras: B- Episodes: B+
The
Leftovers: The Complete First Season (2014) is based on
the book titled the same, The Leftovers, which is about a
cataclysmic event that takes place all around the world involving 2
percent of the population to strangely disappearing at once. This
show may not be for everyone, even if it was the best show out right
now, because it could make you question certain things. With that
being said, the show is quite good. It has interesting characters
that you want to follow and learn about what their lives are like
after "The Departure" and what their lives were like
before.
I
have not really seen Justin Theroux in much, but he gives a pretty
good performance as Police Chief Kevin Garvey in The Leftovers
and I enjoy the presence he brings to the screen. What turned me on
to the show is that it is from one of the creators of the great
television show Lost, Damon Lindelof. If you are at all
familiar with the series you will know that The Leftovers has
plenty of new sorrows, compelling stories, and very good performances
from a great cast much like Lindelof's last show. However, I think
it has a long ways to go to be a household favorite.
Besides
the overwhelming aftermath of "The Departure," Chief
Garvey (Theroux) has to put up with the main antagonist of the
season, a cult called "The Guilty Remnant." To add more
insult to the injury, his wife Laurie (Amy Brenneman) left the family
to join this chain-smoking cult and causes problems all over town for
those left behind. "The Guilty Remnant" is full of people
that believe there is no meaning and that those trying to remember
their loved ones are just wasting their breath.
The
Leftovers has a good premise that keeps the audience wanting
more. Everyone that watches the show will want to keep coming back
to find out what happened to the 2 percent that left and to see why
those people were chosen, because we learn it does not matter if you
are a mother, father, husband, wife, kid, baby, no one that we know
of is spared.
The
good news is the picture quality is very good, because HBO is putting
out an impressive lineup of shows and making sure they are in high
definition, The Leftovers is no exception. Every color is spot
on to the tone of this series and they pay attention to the scenery
and chaos. The complete first season is presented on two discs in
Blu-ray HD with a 1.78:1 transfer. The audio is lossless DTS-HD MA
(Master Audio) 5.1 track that will have you on the edge of your seat
with crisp and clear dialogue and a variety of other sounds you will
enjoy.
There
are 10 episodes on The Complete First Season of The Leftovers,
which includes the Pilot, Penguin One, Us Zero, Two Boats and a
Helicopter, B.J. and the A.C., Gladys, Guest, Solace for Tired
Feet, Cairo, The Garveys at Their Best, and The Prodigal Son
Returns.
The
extras on the two discs include Commentary tracks on the Pilot and
Finale Episodes, Making The Leftovers, I
Remember: A Season One Conversation with Damon Lindelof and Tom
Perrotta, Living Reminders: The Guilty Remnant, and Beyond
the Book: Season 2. It also includes a digital copy of the
season.
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Jordan Whiteko