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: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000O77SMW
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,966 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 Max Guevara - Every Man's "Revved-Up" Girl..., July 3, 2009

By	Huscurius Solemanicus "Technician" (Republic of Texas) - See all my reviews

Forever Eyes... Dark. (Whoever knows this would understand both the sentimentality and humor as the intro to this review).

Poetic and still refreshingly engrossing. After almost finishing Season One, I could say that the put down of Dark Angel would be FOX Network's undoing. This is my pre-Season Two assessment so for any viewer who is post-Season Two, please be aware.

Max Guevara is a "revved-up" girl with a secret past that no one must know about. After the Pulse hit, the entire United States of America has suddenly regressed from a first-world into a third-world country overnight. Terrorism has finally prevailed since technology was America's weakest link financially. With Max Guevara deliberately escaping from Manticore, she kept herself under radar after the Pulse hit. She is pursued by the shady Lydecker, commanding officer of Delta Team, and various other villains who wish to have all X-5s (including Max) repossessed, reprogrammed, and used for merciless purposes or otherwise killed.

The polished story structure of Lydecker's search for his "kids" and the unraveling mystery of Manticore does Season One justice; I find the boiling love between Max and Logan to be a more sentimental, if somewhat softer part of the TV show. Yet, I can't agree with anyone who can hate Logan; he's the luckiest bachelor for Max to have in her life.

If you are interested in cyberpunk, post-apocalyptic TV shows with heroines who can kick butt, Dark Angel Season One could satisfy even your cravings... and still want you searching for the second one.

Side note: if you know about the smart car that we have seen some people start to drive in our streets 2009, look for the smart car in one of the episodes in Season One. You'll see a striking resemblance of our car today and the car in the show. Just a heads up... Could it be a clue?