Damages - Series 1 - Complete details

Damages - Series 1 - Complete
Formats: 15 DVD, Blu-ray
Starring: Glenn Close, Ted Danson, Tate Donovan, Rose Byrne, Donnie Keshawarz, Zeljko Ivanek, Kristin Lehman, Cole Hauser, Adam Rothenberg, Noah Bean, Anastasia Griffith
Directors: Greg Yaitanes, John David Coles
Genres: Drama, Television - Series/Miniseries
Studio: SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Collections: 100 Feisty Females, Top TV
Name Discs
Damages - Series 1 - Complete - Disc 1
15 Disc 1
Damages - Series 1 - Complete - Disc 2
15 Disc 2
Damages - Series 1 - Complete - Disc 3
15 Disc 3

DVD Information

Run time: 9 hours 19 minutes
Rental release: 14 Apr 2008
Main languages: English
Subtitles: Danish, English, Finnish, Hindi, Norwegian, Swedish
Hearing impaired subtitles: English
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  • Not a boring courtroom drama - It's intelligent and addictive!

    Rated - 5.0 stars  
    By P3t3r (11 reviews) from Enfield , 05 Jun 2008

    [Highly rated reviewer]

    *** Watch this if you like intelligent & twisting storylines. ***

    The best new TV drama I have seen since the ‘Wire’.

    It is excellent value as disc 1&2 contain 5 episodes each of approx 40mins.

    I saw this nominated @ the Golden Globe’s so decided to rent it. Glenn Close and Ted Danson had lead roles, had seen and liked Glenn in ‘The Shield’, and Ted in ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’.

    After the 2nd Episode I was hooked. Truly an impressive cast, and an addictive storyline. Very intelligent. The pilot pretty much starts to lay out the characters for you, and the basis for how this one case will fill out the whole series. Yes, .this is a whole series about one, high action law suit.

    The remarkable thing is that even though this is about lawsuits… we never (and this isn’t a spoiler) even get into a courtroom! So if you are put off by thinking it’s all boring legal court stuff, please don’t be. There are so many twists and turns, so many shocks, you will find it hard not to want to watch each episode back -to-back. It doesn’t give you any catch-ups at the beginning of each episode. It’s up to you to stay with it as it pulls you along through the many characters lives and actions. It does however have a brilliantly clever way of flashing backwards and forwards to give you insight and depth to why each person acts the way they do.

    Ted Danson’s eyes give a brilliant mystery to him. Is he an evil man, doing what he can to be on top? Or he’s good at heart, surrounded by bad advice and equally bad actions?

    Zeljko Ivanek is someone I had seen before in prison drama ‘OZ’. He plays a magnificent part in this supporting role as a defence lawyer. Again, the brilliant script keeps you wondering what he truly is, good or evil. How he battles with his own emotions towards the end of the series, and the flash backs to what he has done in the past, for me, is one of the best parts as this storyline unravels.

    Glenn Close, as I said, I had seen her in a series of ‘The Shield’. Another very strong performance from her. I guess the series revolves around her as this always winning case’s lawyer. What wouldn’t she do to win a case? What lows will she sink to? Can doing wrong really be justified for the greater good?

    Will there be a 2nd season? I hope so. If there is then I assume it would be fair to say the ending of season 1 tells us what season 2 will be about. Will there be room for Ted Danson in a 2nd Season?
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  • Addictive

    Rated - 5.0 stars  
    By a customer from Newcastle , 05 Mar 2012
    From episode 1 I was well and truely hooked.

    Fantastic acting and a plot full of twists and turns .5 out of 5
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  • Really rather good!

    Rated - 4.5 stars  
    By DrMukti (3 reviews) , 21 Feb 2012
    I galloped through the first disc in two days! Looks a little dated but the plot twists are great, it's sinister and, at times, quite terrifying. Glenn Close is one of the best 'baddies' I've seen for some time! Well worth a watch.
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  • Worth a watch x

    Rated - 3.0 stars  
    By RubyX (10 reviews) , 13 Jan 2012
    Good series, although I was a little bored of the format by the third series. Certainly worth a watch x
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  • Leaves a nasty taste

    Rated - 1.0 star  
    By a customer from Harrow , 30 Dec 2011
    Sorry, cannot take the Glen Close character - just too unpleasant. A testament to her acting I guess - but yuck yuck yuck !
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  • Genius with a capital G !

    Rated - 5.0 stars  
    By mightypeep (12 reviews) from brighton , 21 Nov 2011
    Bloody brilliant !! Loved it !! watched all 13 episodes in a row, maybe a trifle sad but who cares ! it was so worth it.

    toally addictive , edge on your seat , genius twists , fantastic actors !

    need I say more.

    best drama ive seen in years and ive seen alot
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