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The Crown: Season Four (2020/Blu-ray Set*)/Gangs Of London: Season One (2020/RLJ Blu-ray)/The Good Doctor: Season Four (2020/DVD Set/*both Sony)/The Nevers: Season One, Part One (2021/Warner Blu-ray Set)/You: Season Two (2019/Warner Archive DVD Set)


Picture: B/B+/B/B+/B Sound: B/B+/B/B+/B Extras: C+/C+/C/C+/D Main Programs: B/C+/B+/C/B+



PLEASE NOTE: The Nevers Blu-ray and You DVD are now only available from Warner Bros. through their Warner Archive series and can be ordered from the link below.



Now for more of the latest TV on disc releases....



Hitting its stride as the best of the regal/royal dramatic series, The Crown: Season Four (2020) starts off in the very end of the 1970s as Margaret Thatcher (another stunning performance by Gillian Anderson) and Lady Diana Spencer marries Prince Charles. Both will turn out to be twin disasters for all involved and shows the series never holds back on anything. For those who missed the previous seasons, our Blu-ray coverage as follows:


Season One

http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/15096/The+Crown:+The+Complete+First+Season+(2016/


Season Two

http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/15356/Anne+Of+The+Thousand+Days+(1969/Universal/T



Now they are in territory more familiar and as inevitably shocking and scandalous as any. To say anything else would ruin any surprises they managed to come up with, but everyone is raving about this season and this time, the hype is accurate.


The 1080p 2.00 X 1 digital High Definition image retains the sometimes subtly dark style of the previous seasons and looks fine for what is intended, while the DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 lossless mix sounds good and as strong and professional as the previous season. Dialogue is always clear and sound editing better than it might first seem.


Extras include a Photo Gallery and three behind-the-scenes featurettes: Triumph & Tragedy: Charles & Diana, Three Groundbreaking Women and Research, Costumes & More: The Making of Season 4.



From Gareth Evans (Apostle, The Raid 2) directs the cinematic series Gangs Of London: Season One (2020) that gets a nice Blu-ray release courtesy of AMC and RLJ. There have been a lot of films and series on gangs in London and movies like The Krays, all of which were definitely inspiration for this more modern take on the formula, but doesn't feel like it brings too anything groundbreaking to the genre.


A powerful criminal is found dead and now all of the crime families in London start piecing together the murder and an intense power struggle begins. While the show is pretty violent its not as bad as something you would see on HBO as AMC was the original station the series was broadcasted on.


The series stars Joe Cole, Sope Dirisu, Lucian Msamati, Paapa Essiedu, Michelle Fairley, and Brian Vernel.


Gangs of London is presented in 1080p high definition on Blu-ray disc with an MPEG-4 AVC codec, a widescreen aspect ratio of 2.00:1 and an English DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit) mix, both of which are up to a high standard for the Blu-ray format. The show has high production value and a very cinematic look. There are ten episodes in Season One.


Special Features:

An Inside Look at the World and featurettes:

The Families

The Action

The Power

The Solider

Anatomy of an Action Scene: Pub Fight

and Elliot vs Len.



Shaun Murphy is a savant doctor with autism serving at St. Bonaventure Hospital in the surgical department. As both he and the hospital face new challenges in the coming year include COVID 19, new residents and parenthood, Shaun will be challenged no only is saving lives, but to lead and teach the new recruits on how to be a good doctor. But as time goes on, stress takes it's toll and soon the hospital, it's patients and it doctors reach the breaking point in The Good Doctor: Season Four (2020).


Dr. Murphy is considered one of the best surgeons at St. Bonaventure despite having autism. He is tolerated and accept and supported by his peers and other doctors at the hospital for his ability remember, diagnose problems and his attention to focus on minute details in which helps save lives. However, while a he is a genius on the operating table, he has a child's social level in his interactions with people, he is brutally honest and unable to have empathy or have normal conversations or relationships with others, also he has a god complex and problem with anyone who questions what he says, he considers himself always right (and others are always wrong) and others must always listen to what he says. His current love interest/girl friend is the hospital's head of IT, Lea who accept him because she has a troubled past and she rather have someone simpler in her life and she is tired of men lying to her, she gets pregnant with Shaun's baby.


This was another medical drama series in which the main twist was the main character/doctor has a social disorder, he is only allowed to be a doctor because of his abilities and because of the hospital's policy of no discriminations. The series faces the usual medical dramas/challenges with the patients and various medical emergencies as well as doctor's personal romantic relationships behind closed doors. Extras include deleted scenes, blooper and a Farewell to Antonia Thomas.


Episodes this time out include:


Frontline - Part 1 - COVID 19 hits the hospital and all the staff must adjust to the pandemic.


Frontline - Part 2 - The hospital takes in the few victories they can against COVID 19, but when one of their own become infected, the suffer a loss in with their staff.


Newbies - The new residents arrive and the hospital must decide who makes the cut and who gets to become doctors. The new residents adapt to their new leader, Shaun.


Not the Same - Shaun and the new residents deal with a complicated case with a pregnant woman while Shaun learn how to teach instead of leading the way by example.


Fault - Shaun must help Asher learn to deal with the death of his first patient.


Lim - The hospital deals with a military veteran with PTSD and almost commits suicide which brings up Lim's own PTSD issues in which she tries to keep hidden from the hospital and friends.


The Uncertainty Principle - The hospital gets a patient who changed his gene and DNA to help prolong his life, but have uncharted side effects that has never been seen before.


Parenting - Shaun meets Lea's parents as the hospital deal with an elite gymnast and who's coach also so happens to be her father.


Irresponsible Salad Bar Practices - Shaun discover he is having fantasies about another co-worker.


Decrypt - Hackers take over the Hospital's computers and machines and ransom 2 million for the return of their machines.


We're All Crazy Sometimes - Lea does something illegal and want Shaun to support her actions when her car gets impounded. Lea tells Shaun she is pregnant.


Teeny Blue Eyes - A famous surgeon comes in with his own ideas what's wrong with him and is pre-diagnosing himself before the hospital can diagnose him.


Spilled Milk - A pair of dancers must decide on losing her leg or saving her life. Claire faces with her estranged father.


Gender Reveal - Shaun and Lea deal with the coming baby. The hospital deal with a male body builder who discovers he has breast cancer.


Waiting - Two young boys are shot at a protest and they were on the opposite parties.


Dr. Ted - Lea's pregnancy has complications and she loses the baby.


Letting Go - Shaun challenges another famous surgeon his method is going to kill a patient. The hospital serves a female US Senator which starts a debate with gender equality.


Forgive or Forget - Shaun and Lean go on a camping trip where nothing goes as plan or expected. The hospital deals with a patient who believes in self-medication with home grown drugs.


Venga - The doctors go to Guatemala in a humanitarian effort and must decide of on who to save and who to send home and die.


and Vamos - As the hospital begin the surgeries there is a blackout and they learn what it is to be a doctor and not rely of modern tech or medicine or have resources. Lea decides to propose and marry Shaun.


The anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image and lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 play as well as they can in this older format, but a Blu-ray would be nice.



While it isn't advertised very widely as such, The Nevers (2021), the HBO supernatural series is directed by Joss Whedon. Under fire still with genre fans over the whole Justice League fiasco, Whedon brings us The Nevers, which is a kind of X-Men-like story with humans with special powers only pit up against the backdrop of Victorian London. The show feels uninspired and a bore despite some interesting visuals and feels pretty generic despite it being on HBO.


The Nevers: Season One, Part One (2021) features an ensemble cast that includes Laura Donnelly, Ann Skelly, Olivia Williams, James Norton, Tom Riley, Rochelle Neil, Eleanor Tomlinson, Amy Manson, Pip Torrens, Denis O'Hare, Zackary Momoh, Elizabeth Berrington, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Anna Devlin, Viola Prettejohn, Ella Smith, Nick Frost and Ben Chaplin.


A supernatural event gives a group of women special abilities. This puts them in danger audits up a widow and an inventor to help face those who wish to lock them up.


The Nevers is presented in 1080p high definition on Blu-ray disc with an MPEG-4 AVC codec, a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1 and an English DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit) mix, both of which are up to a high standard for the Blu-ray format.


Special Features:


A Touch of Power: The Themes Behind The Nevers


Accustomed to the Impossible: The Making of The Nevers


Introducing The Nevers


A New Age of Power


Character Portrait: Amalia True


Character Portrait: Penance Adair


Character Portrait: Mary Brighton


Character Portrait: Annie Bonfire


Creating The Nevers: A Night at the Opera


Creating The Nevers: A Charitable Event


Creating The Nevers: Walking on Water


Character Portrait: Detective Frank Mundi


Character Portrait: Augie Bidlow & Hugo Swann


Villains of The Nevers


Creating The Nevers: Confrontation and Translation


Creating The Nevers: Shock and Awe


Creating The Nevers: Telling Time


The Craft: Editor, Lisa Lassek


The Craft: VFX Supervisor, Johnny Han


and The Craft: Director, Zetna Fuentes



Joe (Penn Badgley) was a book seller from New York, until he had to runaway to Los Angeles to start over a new life after he killed his girlfriend and his (another) former ex-girlfriend comes chasing after him, swearing she will have her revenge. Now Joe lives in Los Angeles as 'Will' and he meets and falls for a new girl named 'Love', but can he hide from his past much less learn from them? In order to protect his new life from the old one, he will do whatever is necessary to protect himself and use his unique skills to protect the people he cares about in You: Season Two (2019).


Joe had to reinvent himself after running away from New York, and he meets a new girl named 'Love', but he discovers she needs his protection from her addict socialite brother and his underaged neighbor from Henderson, a celebrity but is secretly a pedophile. Top it off, his ex-girlfriend comes hunting him down and is now known as 'Amy'. As 'Will' plays cat and mouse with 'Amy' can he keep his new life and from Love discovering his old one?


If you like murder and the macabre you would like this series, the series is very similar to the series Dexter in where the main character finds himself justifying himself to kill. In a world filled with injustice, and where the law is either too lazy or corrupt, you come to understand the reasons of how the main character is the 'hero' of the show (but in real life he would be viewed as a serial killer). In the end, the audience has to decide for themselves ARE there conditions when people should be justified to kill and if the main protagonist is a hero or a murder?


The anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image looks and lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 sounds as good as the show possibly could in this older format, but it plays fine enough. There are no extras, but you can read more about the first season of the show at this link:


http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/15654/Veep:+The+Complete+Series+(2012+-+2019/War



To order either the Nevers Blu-ray and/or You DVDs, go to this link for them and many more great web-exclusive releases at:


https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/ED270804-095F-449B-9B69-6CEE46A0B2BF?ingress=0&visitId=6171710b-08c8-4829-803d-d8b922581c55&tag=blurayforum-20



- Nicholas Sheffo (Crown), Ricky Chiang (Good, You) and James Lockhart

https://www.facebook.com/jamesharlandlockhartv/


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