Another very good review of the DVDs of the first season. This one comes from Nico, who had not watched the show when it aired, only did the DVDs, and here’s something I feel like quoting first :
I have one complaint and one complaint only. While the rest of the season is highly enjoyable and the sound is across-the-board professional and well-done, the music choices are abysmal and, on more than one occasion, took me out of the scene. Having not seen the original on-air run, I can’t confirm, but I’ve heard mumblings that songs were replaced for the DVD release. In the words of Hall and Oates, I don’t go for that.
Yeah well, there you go, well done NBC, exactly the opposite of what the original music accomplish! And that’s why I refuse to buy those DVDs, I won’t pay for this crap, I won’t encourage this, and I’ll hopefully find some other way to watch the extras; if not, I’ll have to live without. I’d much rather go that way that give my money to NBC when they do this crap, not a chance.
Anyways, here’s Nico’s review of the season, and the extras :
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Here’s a nice review of the upcoming DVDs of the first season of LIFE by Chris Ball on Cleveland.com There’s never any mention about the music selection, but I wonder if people who review those DVDs are even aware of that fact, probably not. Sucks, not just because I think we deserve to know, but because the original music selection was so much better and made scenes so much more powerful, than it’s really not the same to watch either version.
Anyways, nice review, sadly it looks like what was liked then won’t be next season, I’m thinking of this for example : “Shahi exudes a powerful sexuality, which LIFE manages to utilize without seeming too obvious.” Yes, that was another good thing on the show, but seems NBC decided to make more obvious, I guess those guys are either blind, stupid, or both. My guess is both.
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Here’s an ad for the upcoming DVDs of the first season of LIFE in the September 1st issue of TV Guide :
LIFE: Season One
Get sucked in to the mystery behind Detective Crews’ wrongful imprisonment or a triple murder he didn’t commit. Check out deleted scenes and bloopers.
[ Source: Damian-Lewis.com ]
Call it irony I guess, but soon after we confirmed that the DVDs for the first season of LIFE would not feature the original music selection but some replacements NBC felt more appropriate (read: were cheaper to use), comes an interesting piece in VARIETY about what? The importance of music and how it is used to tell stories and advance plots in shows like our very own LIFE !
This article reinforces one more time how despicable this whole thing is, and how much it hurts the show. Because on more than once occasion, the music on LIFE isn’t just a background noise, it’s so much more, it’s been carefully selected to make us feel a certain way, to convey certain feelings, to create a special atmosphere, and to replace those songs by others is simply to rewrite part of the episodes, it’s like NBC re-shot scenes to use a different actor because it was cheaper that way… disgusting is what it is.
Back on the music…
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Ever since it’s been announced that the DVDs for the first season of LIFE were coming up, there’s been one thing that has been really worrying me : what music would be used ?? It’s no surprise to anyone who’s been watching and loving the first season that the music on LIFE is incredible. It’s always very carefully chosen, more than ever it is part of an ensemble, just like L.A. could be seen as a character on the show, the music is a voice, an important one.
The creative minds behind the show have not hidden that it was a very important part of the show, and the musical selection has always been pretty amazing. But, while the episodes as they originally aired were done the way they were intended to, NBC soon introduced some crappy “rewind version” replacing the music carefully selected for the show by some other songs, cheaper songs.
Of course it is a nightmare, I never watched those because it made me sick, it ruined everything, it sometimes completely destroyed the atmosphere of the scene, the tone, changed the feelings that were communicated as we were watching it… Gosh, I hate NBC. And ever since the news that the DVDs were coming, I have feared that NBC, trying to save a few bucks, would do the unthinkable and ruin the show right on the DVDs, not using the original music.
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We already talked about the upcoming DVDs for the Season 1 of LIFE, DVDs that will be officially out on September 2, 2008 and are already available so you can pre-order the LIFE season one DVDs on Amazon right now !
Meanwhile, TV Shows on DVD got more artwork, and I have to say I still don’t like it that cover so much… I guess it’s just that Charlie looks quite uncomfortable, and Dani has her “new” S2 look already, in other words, NBC was already messing with our beloved show when the design was created… Anyways :
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If for some reason you still haven’t pre-ordered the DVDs for the first season of LIFE from places such as Amazon, you can now simply do so from NBC Universal Store — according that you live in the US that is.
And if you do, it might be worth it since NBC list the DVDs available for only $19.98, while Amazon still has them for $24.99, down $4.99 from the “official” price they list as $29.98 (which was the SRP)
Interested ? Go pre-order from the NBC Universal Store right now!
And if you missed it, we’ve already listed more information about the DVDs, including artwork and special features available.
[ Thanks to damian-lewis.com for the notice ]
Universal announced the upcoming release of the DVDs for the first season of NBC series LIFE, yay!!! The DVDs will be officially out on September 2, 2008 and are already available so you can pre-order the LIFE season one DVDs on Amazon right now !
From Rand Ravich (The Astronaut’s Wife) and Far Shariat (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind), LIFE is a new critically acclaimed drama about a detective who is given a second chance. After spending 12 years in federal maximum security prison for a triple homicide he did not commit, former police officer-turned-detective Charlie Crews (Damian Lewis, BAND OF BROTHERS) returns to the force after years in prison, with $50 million dollars from a cash settlement. He is a changed man with unconventional methods for solving crimes, a new spiritual outlook, a new partner (Sarah Shahi, Rush Hour 3), and an underlying need for revenge. You don’t want to miss what critics are calling “The best show of the new season” –Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Street Date: September 2, 2008
Price: $29.98 SRP
Selection Number: 61103749
Running Time: 7 Hours 56 Minutes
Layers: Dual Layers
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Silly question : I was under the impression that we didn’t know how much Charlie got from his settlement. Everyone was guessing, we all knew it was a lot, but no numbers had been revealed so far, or am I wrong ? Anyways, now we know…
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