Should I get Dark Angel?

POSTED BY: Calhoun
UPDATED: Sunday, November 12, 2006 00:49
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CALHOUN

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 9:40 AM

I think I watched 1 episode when it was on Tv and thought it a bit silly. Its on sale at the moment and i'm thinking about purchasing, who is prepared to reccommend it to me?

NICODEMUS

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 10:06 AM

With its strong female lead (just one of the shows to take that idea from Buffy), it's not a bad show. Admittedly, the second season gets a bit wayward at times, but the first season is definitely worth a watch. If it's on sale for a reasonable price, I'd suggest you buy season 1. If you enjoy that, try season 2, but bare in mind that this was yet another show that got cancelled with many plot-arcs undeveloped.

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CALHOUN

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 10:18 AM

Yeah thanks, I really dont need that much convincing.. theres not much else for me to watch and at 30 bucks australian i'll give it a go.

KANEMAN

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 1:27 PM

A pretty okay kinda in a sorta way show. But hey, hours of Jessica Alba's gorgeous mugg for thirty bucks...sold!!!!!

ECGORDON

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 5:21 PM

Since that compares to $22.33 US dollars, I think that is a very reasonable amount for the first season. Second season is worth watching, mostly for the last three or four episodes, but it's up to everyone to determine if it's worth the same amount of money to them. I lucked into getting them both for less than $20 each.

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AURAPTOR

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 9:25 PM

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Originally posted by Calhoun:
I think I watched 1 episode when it was on Tv and thought it a bit silly. Its on sale at the moment and i'm thinking about purchasing, who is prepared to reccommend it to me?

In full, season 1 of D.A. is damn impressive. If only for Jessica Alba, but there's also a nice developing story that starts off slow but really kicks in. I forget the specifics of Season 2, but for the most part, it's crap. The introduction of the MUTANT mutants which hedges ever so close to X-Men type of powers should have been

a) left for later on in the series
b) more fully developed
c) never even been brought up - ever.

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The introduction of the mutants was fine, but spun terribly out of control w/ the rest of the gang. IMO, such a seque could have been pushed back to SE 3 or later. If at all. Joshua I had no real problem with, but I couldn't help thinking of Vincent from that horrific late 80's t.v. show -Beauty and the Beast

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JOSSISAGOD

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 10:18 PM

Season one was GREAT, season two had some strong points, but over all wasn't as good as season one. Plus, I'm always up for a show with a strong, HOT, female lead!

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CYBERSNARK

Thursday, October 12, 2006 2:29 PM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
that horrific late 80's t.v. show -Beauty and the Beast

I liked Beauty & the Beast (until Catherine left the show, of course, then it spun into Galactica 1980 territory).

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CHRISISALL

Thursday, October 12, 2006 2:45 PM

Dark Angel had great production value, a musical score that was befitting a movie, complex characterization, gripping drama, and heavy social commentary.
And the hot girl thing.
First season is gold, second (as Ecgordon said) is a must for key episodes, most noteably the first and the last.
My most-watched DVD's this side of Firefly or Buffy.
Recommended.

Thumbs up Chrisisall

FLF

Thursday, October 12, 2006 6:45 PM

Just buy it. Go on. You know you want to. Go on. It's really good. Honestly. Go ooooooon.

OK - now to acutally give you reasons- this is one of my favourite TV shows - (possibly nudging into 3rd/4th behind Buffy and Firefly) - -and season 1 in particular has excellent character development, story arcs, and enough kick-ass fun to make it one hell of a show.
Season 2 is a bit of a disappointment - - though i did quite enjoy the overall story line - and the last episode is AMAZING (althought one of the biggest and most annoying cliff-hangers EVER).

So go on. Buy it.

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