SEA PATROL - Complete Series 1 [NON-USA Format / Import / Region 2 / PAL]

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• ASIN: B001T6LUF8
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,399 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 14, 2009

Product Description

___ THIS DVD WILL NOT PLAY ON STANDARD REGION CODE 1 USA DVD PLAYERS. THIS IS AN EUROPEAN IMPORT DVD IN REGION CODE 2. YOU NEED A REGION CODE FREE DVD PLAYER TO WATCH THIS IN THE USA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA ETC. MORE INFO ON: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code ___ SOUNDTRACK: English ___ SUBTITLES: foreign (Dutch) subtitles (on/off), NO English subtitles ___ SUMMARY: Sea Patrol is an Australian television drama, set onboard a fictional Royal Australian Navy Armidale class patrol boat, the HMAS Hammersley. The series focuses on the ship and the lives of its crew members. The first season debuted on 5 July 2007 on the Nine Network, who invested $15 million into the programme. A second season of Sea Patrol, titled Sea Patrol II: The Coup began airing on 31 March 2008, and ended in June 2008. Executive producers of the show, Hal and Di McElroy, hope to see at least six seasons of the show produced and have a ten-year plan for the series. Most recently, the confirmation for a third season, titled Sea Patrol III: Red Gold has been confirmed for 2009.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sea Patrol S01 and S02, July 2, 2009

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Mr. David Dammer (FWI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SEA PATROL - Complete Series 1 [NON-USA Format / Import / Region 2 / PAL] (Electronics)

Both are excellent, some of the best to come out of Australia. Also, remember, this is a ZONE 2 DVD, not playable on most US DVD Players, but if you do some research on the web you can find the codes to enter with your remote to de-zone your DVD player so it will play all zones, it is really easy. Now, as to the price, it is extraordinarily high. You can buy it over there for 33$USD (I calculated the exchange rate for your convenience) and get it shipped here by post for only $6 AUD (bout $4.50 USD. I hate to see people get ripped off, and worse yet, I hate to see people rip other people off. But, that be said, it is an great series, superb acting and great scenery of the Australian coast lines and the islands around the great "Down under"!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent series, August 29, 2009

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T. E. La Tour (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SEA PATROL - Complete Series 1 [NON-USA Format / Import / Region 2 / PAL] (Electronics)

What could be more fun than being aboard an Australian patrol boat in beautiful waters with interesting young people and non-stop adventure? The boat, the HMAS Hammersley, is part of the Royal Australian Navy patrolling the waters off Australia. It would be equivalent to our Coast Guard, spending most of its time interdicting drug trafficking and smuggling, and rescuing boats in trouble. But in the true spirit of action/adventure stories, almost every blip on the radar promises to bring more than expected to what might at first seem to be a routine mission. We learn lots of personal things about the crew from the banter on the bridge and in the galley, but when the crew goes into action is when they really shine. I especially like the technical and military talk on the bridge and the way the officers interact with each other when assessing a developing situation. It seems natural and real. I appreciate seeing professionals behaving like professionals, rather than wringing their hands and displaying out-of-place emotion. A recurring theme is how crowded the little boat is, and how the 24 crew members must exercise self-restraint and discipline if the boat is to be effective. All in all this is a good series -- well filmed, well acted, and well written. I have been able to see only Season 1 which is streamed [...], but I hope I get to see all the episodes eventually. If you are looking for something refreshingly different from American TV, I recommend giving this a try. But don't forget, the DVD it is not for Region 1.