Product Details

• Actors: Jessica Alba
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 6
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: June 5, 2007
• Run Time: 959 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000O77SMW
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,888 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best!, April 16, 2008

By	Ruki the Drunken Master (Fremont, California) - See all my reviews

I admit: I originally watched the series on TV because I was more interested in watching Jessica Alba than anything else. But I found myself very much getting into the show in and of itself. So much so that my favorite character turned out to not be Jessica Alba's, but the Republican messenger service owner named Reagan Ronald ('Normal' for short) played by J.C. MacKenzie.

C'mon people! BIP! BIP! BIP!

(You'll just have to watch it to know what that last line is about)

Please note that there are major differences between season one and season two. The producers and creative people of season 2 basically ripped out what was working so well with season 1 and tried more campy sci-fi instead. This is important: Because if you watch this season you'll be hooked and begging for more, much like those who watch Firefly are. But when you see season two -- despite some good 'character' episodes -- you'll be quite disappointed. When season two aired live, I stopped watching it after about four episodes -- no matter how hot Alba was -- I was THAT ticked off. Later, watching the DVD's straight through gave me more context and so I am not so critical of it now.

Ironically enough, it was because of Firefly that a season three of Dark Angel never happened. That and its huge drop in ratings. FOX just can't handle SciFi very well.

And yes, I thought this kicked Buffy's butt. If you Buffy fans out there take offense over that -- too bad. :)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Watchable..engaging plots, November 22, 2008

By	Alice L. Moore (midlothian, va United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This "Dark Angel" DVD set was part of an excellent twofer bargain with "Dark Shadows"Dark Shadows The Revival - The Complete Series. The complete set was 19.99 at Target.

The show had an intriguing premise. A product of genetic engineering, Max, is on the run from the government. She and eleven others escaped when they were children. All were separated and either are dead or in hiding, like Max(Jessica Alba). The plot thread that runs through this series is seeking out those others and avoiding the government at the same time. Another interesting twist is that she must make a living and interact with others. She also does a Good Deed of the Week; hence the title.

The show is set in 2019. The US is recovering from an ElectroMagnetic Pulse. It fried the USA to third world status. This seems to make it easier for Max to avoid the Feds.

One of the problems I have with the show; it is not dystopic enough. Everyone seems to have the living standard of a 20 year old college student with a part time job. There are no public health problems, girls can get their hair done and everyone seems to have a mountain bike. Max seems sane and good looking even though animal DNA was used in her conception. Her virtue seems to come without effort. When compared to "Firefly"Firefly - The Complete Seriesit seems too good to be true for someone with such a harsh early life. The character of River Tam is much more likely than supergirl Max in those circumstances. I had trouble suspending disbelief because, I had seen "FireFly" before this series.

The positive points of this series was the character development of Max, the Computer Guy and Reagan Ronald, her employer. His Ponies on their bikes seem to better than the US Postal Service. My two sons, 23 and 26, liked Jessica Alba. As mentioned in the beginning, this is a great value with "Dark Shadows-The Revival" twofer set.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great show, July 13, 2009

By	Keri L. Hamlin "Sci-Fi Fan" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What a great show! I am a fan of Buffy the Vampire slayer, and sci-fi in general, and someone said I should check out Dark Angel. I thought it had all the right elements of a great series: action, a little romance, good writing. For those of you who don't know about it, it's set in the post-apocalyptic future, and about a trans-genic group of kids with super speed and strength who escape from the lab/prison they have been brought up in. The main character, Max, is sort of a robin hood, stealing from the rich and corrupt and helping out others. Basically it follows her as she finds out more about the place she escaped from and tries to find the others who escaped with her. She befriends an anti-government do gooder named Logan and they team up to take on the establishment that "created" her.

If you are a fan of sci-fi, you should enjoy this one.