Product Details

• Actors: Luke Perry; Malcolm-Jamal Warner;
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: MGM
• DVD Release Date: March 3, 2010
• Run Time: 664 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002Y26UR4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,311 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Jeremiah Season Two" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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60 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Second Season to a Great Series, December 8, 2009

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Erik Blythe (Washington DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jeremiah Season Two (DVD)

(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.

61 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Show is great, this release is awful, March 4, 2010

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Chris Rowley "clubside" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jeremiah Season Two (DVD)

I really wish there were two star rating numbers here at Amazon, one for the content and one for the delivery mechanism/packaging/etc. If all you care about is getting a cool alternate take on the post-apocalyptic genre, Jeremiah is a great choice. Season 2 is heavily dependent on the first season and is much more serialized than the first, so you can't go wrong picking that one up first, but things get much more personal this go-around and the stakes, while certainly big before, really come into play here and set up what would have been a great third season, which of course we'll never get.

As to the single star, there are a couple of factors. The first one, which is annoying but would have not caused a downgrade to the score, is how the discs are delivered. This is a print-on-demand title and they sure took the route of least resistance: single-layer discs. There were only fifteen episodes in the second season which would normally be delivered on four discs, instead we get eight. Honestly this is not just a case of my extreme laziness, but two episodes per disc and then up again to swap? Please. As a print-on-demand title I can understand there being no special features, and while I would have loved some JMS commentary of the caliber heard on the Babylon 5 sets, the author's falling out with MGM makes this omission acceptable. After all, in the end we just want to see the show at the very least and that's what we get, the very least. And that point rolls over into the reason for the single star: full frame. That's right, this show which was broadcast on Showtime in high definition gets the full frame treatment. If you've seen the show in the past and are just trying to add it to your collection you will be highly disappointed. It's not like the show was well known for its cinematography, but there are quite a number of scenes spread across the season where the widescreen presentation really gave a sense of scale to the goings-on. It is doubly irritating that the only other legitimate method of acquiring Jeremiah Season 2, iTunes, delivers the shows in widescreen. Why Amazon's deal with MGM couldn't include UnBox version in high definition I don't know, as I would have gladly purchased them that way as I don't see a Blu-ray on the horizon. But releasing a show shot and broadcast in high definition in a full-frame format is just wrong.

For those not concerned with the video format or who have never seen the show before, Jeremiah is the tale of a worldwide virus that killed nearly everyone who hadn't gone through puberty, known as "The Big Death". Following events of the first season where Jeremiah and his friend Kurdy had become part of the Thunder Montain community and learned that some adults had survived, including Jeremiah's father, various factions hoping to gain control of the former United States come into play. Attempting to rebuild the country as well as survive, the challenges come in both large and small packages. Featuring action and philosophy, and following the vision of the show's creator, J. Michael Straczynski. There is betrayal and heartache, but hope and determination as well, with a number of new characters introduced including the enigmatic Mr. Smith. While the budget of the show prevents and truly large set pieces from being staged to complement some of the bigger encounters, the production does its best to show a world that has fallen apart due to neglect, desire for power and the breakdown of infrastructure we take for granted in this world. You'll like the characters, even the villains, as everyone has an agenda and a certitude to their convictions.

The second part of Amazon's reviewing process asks "How do you rate this item?" The item, single-layered DVDs containing cropped full-frame episodes that were broadcast in high definition widescreen, gets a single star. The content, however, is easily worth four stars and if you'd like to see an interesting show in this genre it's well worth a look.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars at least it's available!, March 5, 2010

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Elizabeth Johnson "Liz" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jeremiah Season Two (DVD)

I received mine yesterday, and just to let people know: the packaging is in fact the same as pictured, with the MGM logo. It comes as two separate DVD cases, each holding four disks. There are no extras of any kind and very basic menus.

It is also in FULLSCREEN aspect ratio, not widescreen, despite the fact that the streaming version is widescreen. That was my biggest disappointment with the release.

However, the reason I bought it wasn't for the extras, it was because I wanted the complete series finally on my shelf, which I now have. I'm glad MGM chose to give the fans this option (instead of never having it at all). At least I can finally get rid of those old VHS tapes I made when the second season was buried on Showtime.