Jeremiah Season Two
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Actor: Luke Perry; Malcolm-Jamal Warner;DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 664 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2010-03-03
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: MGM
Movie Reviews of Jeremiah Season Two
Movie Review: Great Second Season to a Great Series
Summary: 5 Stars
(This review is of the second season of "Jeremiah", not the packaging of this particular DVD release.)
This second and final season of Jeremiah was a great way to wrap up the series. It picks up immediately after the cliffhanger scenes from season one, and after resolving that storyline, it moves into a whole new realm of challenges, obstacles, and enemies. Most importantly, it brings the series to a close with an outstanding ending that stays true to the show's theme and doesn't leave the audience hanging.
The tone of this season was a bit different than that of the first. It held true to the theme of the series--the hope of building a better world--but it deviated a bit in its methods. Jeremiah, Kurdy, and Marcus each find themselves in new roles with new responsibilities, but these changes were logical progressions for the characters, and the second season raises the stakes to a new level. Don't let these changes worry you though. Look at it as two books in a series--this "book" introduces new faces, challenges, and events, but it's still a continuation of the existing story.
Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings) and Joanne Kelly (Warehouse 13) are both incredible additions to the cast, as is the antagonist in the second half of the season (I don't remember the actor's name).
It's sad that the series ended so quickly. Showtime didn't give it the advertising it deserved, and they delayed airing the second half of this season by almost a year, (allegedly) claiming that events in the second season too accurately reflected real-world things going on in U.S. politics (an utterly ridiculous claim), and they wanted to wait until it wouldn't look like they were trying to comment on current events. In doing so, the second half of this season was released a year late and with practically no notice, so much of its audience didn't even know it was back. It was never rerun, and many fans have never gotten to see the ending of the series. That is, until this DVD box set ships.
JMS (writer/producer) left the project, and Showtime decided not to continue it. Fortunately, despite some minor character threads that were never resolved, JMS did a beautiful job of wrapping up the storyline and providing a satisfying ending--something rarely seen in canceled shows these days.
To the reviewer who gave this only one star based upon the "on demand" production from MGM: I understand your concern, and you've got some legitimate points. However, I don't think it's fair to scare people away from this season (which you admitted you'd give five stars to) over POSSIBLE issues with how these MIGHT be produced. This "on-demand" production is a new thing for MGM, and the first series to use this aren't even being shipped yet. It's a bit premature to give the lowest possible rating allowed over mere speculation.
Frankly, even if these are just straight burns to DVD, that's not a bad thing. This season has been completely unavailable since it originally aired up until very recently, and then only through a subscription-based streaming service (whose name I won't mention here). There's no reason to assume MGM's DVD production, just because it's "on-demand", will be of poor quality.
Heck, I'm just happy that other fans will finally get to see how this story ends.
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