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Damages: The Complete First Season (2007)

Glenn Close , Rose Byrne , Allen Coulter , Daniel Attias  |  Unrated |  DVD
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  • Actors: Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Zeljko Ivanek, Noah Bean, Tate Donovan
  • Directors: Allen Coulter, Daniel Attias, Ed Bianchi, Greg Yaitanes, Guy Ferland
  • Format: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English, French
  • Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 3
  • Rated: Unrated
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: January 29, 2008
  • Run Time: 581 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (258 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000YW8RPE
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,625 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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Special Features

  • Deleted Scenes
  • The Shield - Final Season Tease
  • Willful Acts: The Making of Damages
  • Understanding Class Action: Interactive Guide
  • Trust No One: Insight from the Creators
  • Episode Commentaries

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Smart, sleek, and more than a little wicked, the Golden Globe-winning series Damages proves that legal programs don't have to follow a well-worn formula in order to prove completely addictive. In fact, the show (from Todd and Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman, whose credits include The Sopranos) steers clear from nearly all courtroom drama clichés over the course of its 13 episodes, and hews closer to classic film noir with the slowly-spun web of deceit that is woven around fresh-scrubbed lawyer Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne). After joining the legal firm headed by uber-powerful litigator Patty Hewes (Glenn Close, who won a Golden Globe for her performance), Parsons lands a career-making case--a class-action lawsuit against millionaire Arthur Frobisher (Golden Globe nominee Ted Danson)--but discovers that digging deeply into the case not only reveals layers of corruption, cover-up, and potential scandal, but places her own life in jeopardy as well. Smart, mature writing and note-perfect performances, most notably by Danson as the perverse and complex Frobisher, but also by Tate Donovan, Zeliko Ivanek, Peter Facinelli, Philip Bosco and Peter Reigert, make Damages a genuine pleasure for law and mystery show fans, but also those craving a challenging series that delivers water cooler chat material in every episode. The three-disc set includes all 13 episodes as well as deleted scenes; among the featured extras are two choice commentaries, one with Close, the Kesslers and Zelman, and the other with Ivanek and the creators, both of which are chock-full of production and technical insights. A 30-minute making-of featurette, discussions about the characters by the creators, and a guide to class-action lawsuits rounds out the fine supplemental features. --Paul Gaita

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Hot new legal thriller on FX! Set in New York's world of high stakes litigation, Damages follows the lives of Patty Hewes, the nation's most revered and most reviled litigator, and her bright, ambitious protégée Ellen Parsons as they become embroiled in a class action lawsuit targeting Arthur Frobisher, one of the country's wealthiest CEOs. As Patty battles Frobisher and his attorney, Ellen learns what it takes to win at all costs, and that lives, not just fortunes, are at stake.

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One of the biggest treats of the 2007 television season was "Damages," a wicked and wonderful legal thriller from FX. Headlined by Glenn Close, I expected to enjoy this show--but I wasn't prepared for the level of sophistication, complexity, and intelligence it offered up from its first twisty, and twisted, moments. Made for adults, this drama demands attention and may not be for the casual viewer. With its intricate plotting and structure, the story is told from different time periods interwoven throughout each episode. Essentially, snippets of the story are presented in each time frame, so the audience is left to speculate about the full truth in any given instance. However, as the season progresses, the pieces start to connect in unexpected ways that can both surprise and frustrate. I'd compare the narrative flow of "Damages" to that of a fine novel--telling you just enough so that you are tantalized to stick around for the next chapter.

The plot of "Damages" is a knotty web that is difficult to describe briefly. Ostensibly, the show revolves around a naive young lawyer played by Rose Byrne. The opening scenes show a bedraggled and bloodied Byrne stumbling down the streets of New York--apparently the victim (or perhaps the perpetrator) of an act of violence. Cut to six months earlier and a proper introduction is made. Byrne is seduced and recruited by a major law firm run by Glenn Close. Close seems to have a hidden agenda, but Byrne is quickly overcome by the trappings of success and acceptance. The firm is handling an enormous class action lawsuit against one of the town's most prominent businessmen, played by Ted Danson, and Byrne ends up squarely in the midst of much legal intrigue.
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45 of 49 people found the following review helpful
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There aren't any eccentric characters that make you laugh like Denny Crane on "Boston Legal" nor are there any cases neatly tied up at the conclusion of each episode with a bow on them. "Damages" follows a single case and the follow out from that case from its beginning until its bitter end. "Damages" begins with Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne from "28 Weeks Later" and "Sunshine") bloodied and battered walking the streets of New York until she is discovered by the police. From there the series takes a trip back in time six months earlier a case that Ellen worked on as a new attorney at Patricia Hewes (Glenn Close) & Associates. It's a civil case where Hewes is suing multi-billionaire Arthur Frobisher (Ted Danson) for hollowing out his company and robbing 5000 employees of his company of their pension plans in the process. Having escaped the prosecution of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Frosbisher now must defend himself from claims that he benefited by selling his stocks before his company collapsing and getting away scot-free. Frobisher of course insists that he is innocent and was as much a victim losing the company he cared for as the employees. We see the entire case unfold before our eyes, the double dealings, double crosses and underhanded attempts by both the Hewes and Frobisher's attorney to gain the upper hand in this litigation.

"Damages" is compelling, fascinating and well written featuring a wide variety of characters with their own agendas. No one truly is an angel here although the naďve Ellen comes mighty close as she finds herself dragged into Hewes' world and manipulated as much by her boss as she is by the opposition in the case.
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There aren't any eccentric characters that make you laugh like Denny Crane on "Boston Legal" nor are there any cases neatly tied up at the conclusion of each episode with a bow on them. "Damages" follows a single case and the follow out from that case from its beginning until its bitter end. "Damages" begins with Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne from "28 Weeks Later" and "Sunshine") bloodied and battered walking the streets of New York until she is discovered by the police. From there the series takes a trip back in time six months earlier a case that Ellen worked on as a new attorney at Patricia Hewes (Glenn Close) & Associates. It's a civil case where Hewes is suing multi-billionaire Arthur Frobisher (Ted Danson) for hollowing out his company and robbing 5000 employees of his company of their pension plans in the process. Having escaped the prosecution of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Frosbisher now must defend himself from claims that he benefited by selling his stocks before his company collapsing and getting away scot-free. Frobisher of course insists that he is innocent and was as much a victim losing the company he cared for as the employees. We see the entire case unfold before our eyes, the double dealings, double crosses and underhanded attempts by both the Hewes and Frobisher's attorney to gain the upper hand in this litigation.

"Damages" is compelling, fascinating and well written featuring a wide variety of characters with their own agendas. No one truly is an angel here although the naďve Ellen comes mighty close as she finds herself dragged into Hewes' world and manipulated as much by her boss as she is by the opposition in the case.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Just Started Watching and Love It!
Damages seems like a very careful show but in a good way. It feels like the production cared a lot about how we see everything unravel and I'm excited and anxious about how... Read more
Published 1 day ago by Elijah Douresseau
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this series
Once I started watching Damages I could not stop watching. Ended up watching the entire season in a few days, cannot wait to see the next season, excellent story line and Glenn... Read more
Published 1 day ago by J. Rock
3.0 out of 5 stars Damages OK but not great.
First part of series was very good. Glen Close is always amazing in everything she does. The twists and turns of plot interesting but a bit over the top. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Judith B. Sanders
5.0 out of 5 stars Hooked from the first episode
This should go on for twenty years - sorry to hear that there will be only five seasons. Glenn Close is pefect for the role of Patty Hewes.
Published 3 days ago by Ann Coates
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
I had never caught this on regualr t.v. but always wanted to. Thanks to prime i was able to check it out and get hooked. Started Season 2
Published 4 days ago by ACP
5.0 out of 5 stars Great gimmick, very watchable
Once you figure out the central gimmick in this FX series, you'll untie the complexities of its plotting and character development. It's really simple. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Brad Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Legal Thriller
This is a great show with lots if interesting characters and story lines. I thought the glimpses forward and backward in time to explain how something came about was intriguing. Read more
Published 4 days ago by ElizB
5.0 out of 5 stars Great show!
Damages is a great show with lots of twists and drama. It has flash forwards and backwards so it teases you and keeps you guessing. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Kevin C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Damages: A Must See
I was blown away by Damages and in particular, by Glenn Close. She is such a chameleon, completely assuming the facets of every character she portrays. Read more
Published 10 days ago by OceanloverBC
5.0 out of 5 stars Why did I not watch earlier???
greatness! intriguing! Acting so great, sometimes it seemed for real! So happy to discover this since the series is completed!!!
Published 15 days ago by Christine
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The program is a detailed, sophisticated, multi dimensional, multi layered soap opera whose genesis is the initial career choice of the heroine, played by Rose Byrne (beautiful, and not a trace of her native accent). It's such an intelligent show, and there's so much more to it than the... Read more
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Subtitles. Amazon says English/French....
Subtitles are ONLY in French. Bummer!
Dec 2, 2008 by *JenB* |  See all 5 posts
Damages: Disc 3
Disc 3 has the 11th, 12th, and the 13th (finale) episodes, so yeah you're missing a big chunk of the show if you skip disc 3.
Jan 11, 2009 by Anthony |  See all 3 posts
Question about the release date?
The second season of Damages isn't set to even go into production until early next year, though it seems unlikely if the strike continues.

I think the early release of the DVDs is to give the show time to garner an audience during the off-season. It's no secret that the ratings were... Read more
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