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One Tree Hill: The Complete First Season (Repackage)

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When I originally heard about the show "One Tree Hill" I couldn't help but think that it was going to be nothing more than a rip-off of "Dawson's Creek" which was one of the WB highest rated shows (and ended it's 6 year run 4 month before "one tree hill" premiered). But as a fan of the WB I tuned into the Pilot of the show. And the Pilot was bad, but it showed potential so I continued to watch the show and after about 8/9 rocky episodes, the show finally found it's footing and starting slowly to becoming one of my favorite shows on the air.

The show is about two brothers who grew up in the small town of tree hill and yet they barely know each other. Luke, who along with his mother was abandoned by his father before he was born, is the outsider; while Nate, who his father considers to be his only son, grew up to become one of the popular kids in school. But when Luke join's Nate's Basketball team, the two brothers beging to breakdown the years of walls their father has put between them.

Warner Brother's has put together a really nice set, releasing it a little earlier than usual (they usually wait til at least the third season of a show to release the first on DVD). The Set comes packaged the same was as all of Warner Brother's other WB sets (bookstyle packaging). The Special Featuresing include Commentary on 4 episodes, A Making-of Documentary, a Behind-the-Scenes Featurette, a Music Video, Gag Reel, and 48 Minutes of Deleted Scenes.

When I first heard about One Tree Hill, I was intrigued because I had heard of Chad Michael Murray, and I really wanted to see if the show was worth watching. It was. The Pilot was... well bad. No point denying it, but like someone else said, I saw potential, I saw a show that had a heart, I saw characters that were interseting and could be explored, and wasn't just about who was slept with who one week after another. I know that it has constantly has been compared with both Dawson's Creek and The O.C., and I for one don't find it even on the same level as either, much less worse than them. I never got into DC. O.C.... well, OC is entertaining, but at the end of the day, I can't relate to any of the characters like I can relate to the ones on this show. OC is so completely unrealistic, and lack of heart and soul is seriously killing it.

One Tree Hill is about two half-brothers, Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) and Nathan (James Lafferty), who share the same father, Dan (Paul Johansson), but different mothers, Lucas' mom, Karen(Moira Kelly) and Nathan's mom, Deb (Barbara Alyn Woods). The show basically revolves around the two brothers and the girls in their lives and what they deal with everyday. Dan left Karen their senior year of high school after he found out that she was pregnant with Lucas. He went off to college and met Deb, got her pregnant, and the two later got married and had Nathan. Keith (Craig Sheffer)is Dan's older brother and has always had feelings for Karen, although those feelings haven't been reciprocated. He's also been like a father to Lucas. Peyton (Hilarie Burton) and Brooke (Sophia Bush) are the two girls that both loved Lucas last season, they were best friends, and Lucas liked Peyton, then went out with Brooke, then cheated on her with Peyton, just to put it in a nutshell. Haley (Bethany Joy Lenz) is Lucas' best friend who falls in love with Nathan.

Someone said that they think James Lafferty is the most underrated actor on the show, and I just wanted to say that I agree with you whole-heartedly. At the beginning of the show, he was the biggest jerk in the world, and I love the journey and development it took from him being an ass to him being a really loyal and wonderful boyfriend. I find it very sad that he is so underappreciated, and that everything is always focused on Chad. But James can play both the ass and the sweet boyfriend incredibly well, and I for one really want to see what the future has for this young actor. One of my favorite things about the show is the relationship between Nathan and Haley, they are so perfect for each other, fit so well, and James and Bethany's chemistry on screen seriously crackles. Their storyline and the development of how they started going out is truly spectacular writing and I can't wait to see what the writers have in store for them.

Another thing that I really enjoy about this show, is the variety of songs that they play. A lot of shows just play the "biggest hits" of the season on their show just because that's what they are, the biggest hits. But have absolutely nothing to do with what's going on. You can really tell that the producers spend time to make sure that the songs that they choose for each individual scene, to make sure that it fits perfectly and that it has actual relevance to what's happening. And they don't just play one genre like other shows, they have a variety of different groups and types of music that I have come to love and look forward to.

One Tree Hill - wow! Never have I come across such a well put together series. It is superb! The storylines are well put together and are actually more than interesting! The characters have some character - the acting is very impressive. The climax of each episode is so fantastic - the music comes on and you see all these storylines about to unfold. Then in the next episode more unfold! One final reason - Brooke is hot!

This is a must have!!

I had seen a couple of episodes of One Tree Hill, but never really got into it. Then while on one trip, my sister had this so I decided to watch it to pass the time on the road, and boy did I get hooked. This is by far my favorite show on t.v. It is very entertaining and I just had to watch episode after episode. I found myself finishing one episode and going right to the next. I could not get enough of this show. I definately recommend this for any OTH fans or anyone that wants to get into this show. This is a GREAT buy!

I guess someone might call this just another teen drama, and I guess it is, but something about this series really caught my attention. I hesitated a long time before buying the DVD since I had barely heard of the series. After reading some reviews on it I was surprised how many people said that you need to watch almost half of the season before it grows interesting. well that was partly true. I enjoyed the series all the way from the pilot, but especially the characters grow a lot more interesting along the way. I was watching the episodes at the rate of 1-2 per week, after around the 10th episode I watched the rest in a couple of days.

I saw a lot of comparison the O.C. when reading reviews on One Tree Hill, I dont think I could compare these two and make much sense, but somehow this one seems a bit more down to earth. The series goes much deeper into the relationships of people and doesn't just show the breakups and makeups. Having watched the first season of O.C. prior to One Tree Hill, this still seemed kinda fresh.

If you hated Dawson Creek, the OC and all other teen series I doubt your gonna like this one any more. however, if you even somewhat liked any of the similar shows then I suggest checking this one out. After watching through the first season I'm eagerly waiting for the second one on DVD.

Definitely one of the best dramas on TV! And if you are thinking about buying the DVD's you probably already know this. Sure you love the Nathan and Haley romance, and still can't decide who you'd rather see Lucas with, Peyton or Brooke and love to hate Dan but what you want to know is how good are the special features?

Pretty great. They are sprinkled throughout the DVD's, which I liked. Each disc has some special features on them, which makes watching each disc enjoyable because after you watch an episode you can watch the deleted scenes for it or listen to one of the commentaries. The best part of the special features is the cast commentary on the last episode. They have two separate commentaries one featuring all the "teens" and one with all the adults. Both were hilarious. It's great hearing the behind the scenes stuff and how all the "teen" girls are crushing on Craig Sheffer aka Keith. Then you hear Moira and Barbara practicing whisper talking like Sophia. The other commentaries are by the producers for the pilot episode and the Boy Toy auction. They are interesting but not as funny as the cast.

The deleted scenes are great. There was a ton of stuff cut out. There is one whole storyline involving Peyton and a foster child who now plays Teri Hatchers daughter on Desperate Housewives. The diaries are okay. They are quite short. One is on Chad's birthday, one shows him buying a truck, and the last one is when they thought a Hurricane was coming. The making of One Tree Hill is interesting in terms of back-story. The exclusive Gavin DeGraw performance is just him singing "Oh Chariot" in Karen's Café. Not anything special. There also a clip of a practical joke Paul plays on Barbara, which is funny and shows that he's not like the character he plays. Overall, I think this DVD contains some of the best Bonus Features I've seen on these series DVD's recently.

Alright, i dont get why people think the first episodes are bad, they explain everything they arent bad. But as the season goes futher yes it does get better. Over all this is a good show and it has a good point and i hope the second season is as good as the first.

I'm not really sure what to say. I think the show is great, and got me pretty hooked when I got to around 10 or 12 episodes. So therefore I, of course, like the DVD's. What I don't like is that the extra stuff is all spread and you have to switch cd's all the time and it's just so much work to get to watch what you want. I think they should have had all the extra stuff on a seperate disc or something. Besides that it's great and I like it. I have watched it several times and it should be noted that the quality of the DVD's is REALLY good. Yup! ;D

I purchased season one a few weeks ago hoping this show would be worth it. I did not expect that I would find a new favorite current show. There are atleast 5 episodes on this season that could be season finales, they are that good.

While this show does have high school sports as a main subject, it doesn't focus on the superficial things that most shows do. This show has an excellent team or writers. Although the people in the show are in high school, the problems they deal with are real and not simply confined to high schoolers.

I will definately buy season two, and most likely any following season.

I stumbled upon "One Tree Hill" after a good friend of mine mentioned it. I took a look at the box and sniffed. I avoided watching it for months, thinking it would be a cheap knockoff of "Dawson's Creek". I wanted something fresh and original. It took one episode to get me totally hooked, and "One Tree Hill" lived up to my high standards.

Ok, so the basic plot is about half brothers: Nathan and Lucas, and basketball. Lucas (the main character) lives with his mom, and plays basketball outside of school. Nathan lives with his father, (also Lucas' father) who was a basketball star, and wants his son to follow in his footsteps. Nathan's father denies being Lucas' father, but everyone knows that he is. Lucas is invited to play varsity basketball with Nathan, which starts a conflict between the brothers, who had avoided one another previously. The entire show involves Lucas and Nathan and their friends and family, and makes the audience wonder how it will turn out.

Now, I am pretty picky when it comes to TV shows. I want them to be original, interesting and engaging, and leave the audience wanting more. This is a more adult show than most of today's teenage dramas, making it an excellent show for teens and their parents, or just us adults. ;) The characters are all well-rounded and have unique and interesting personalities, and are not your stereotypical "popular crowd". Each character has a unique trait that makes them easy to relate to.

I'd recommend this TV show to anyone who likes basketball, teenage drama or "Freaks and Geeks" This show is like seeing the other side of the freaks and geeks, and realizing that their lives are not so different after all.