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This is the best iteration of Swamp Thing in live-action, bar none. I consider it highly unfortunate that Warner Media/DC only gave this series 10 episodes before cancelling it. Everyone knows that it usually takes a series 2 seasons to truly "get its legs underneath it". Truth be told, the Swamp Thing series is as much an odd fit in the live-action DC Universe as it always was in the comics. Swamp Thing veers much more heavily towards horror than superheroics, and thus didn't fit in with the "Arrowverse" on the CW nor into the "Snyderverse" live-action movies. In fact, Swamp Thing is much more scifi/horror and this allows them to tread territory where "all ages" superhero stories dare not tread. I do not claim to know all the reasons this series got cancelled. I'm just glad I was able to obtain a DVD copy of this series before it became outrageously expensive and eventually OOP (out of print).
This is neither the campy 80s-era movies nor the equally campy 90s TV series. The special effects and the tone are darker and more serious, as befits a horror-oriented tale. I enjoyed the story, writing, special effects, and mood & would've loved to see where it would've gone if Warner/DC let Swamp Thing be its own "thing". I guess the "corporate overlords" simply couldn't let it be.
Overall, I'm glad I didn't subscribe to the streaming service to see this (at the time), as I'd briefly considered doing. All in all, I consider getting the collected Swamp Thing DVD a bargain.
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Swamp Thing: The Complete Series
SWAMP THING follows Dr. Abby Arcane (Crystal Reed) as she investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana but when a mysterious creature emerges from the murky marsh, she finds herself facing the nightmares of a supernatural world where no one is safe. Something unnatural is happening in the swamps outside Marais, Louisiana. When a mysterious illness strikes the town, CDC investigator (and former Marais native) Arcane is sent to investigate. At the hospital, she encounters biologist Alec Holland (Andy Bean) who believes the bizarre illness might be connected to his scientific work in the swamp for powerful businessman Avery Sunderland (Will Patton). Abby has a history with Avery and Maria Sunderland (Virginia Madsen), who still blames the young Arcane for the tragic death of her daughter years before. But with a deadly swamp-born virus out there, something is wrong in Marais right now. Along with Sheriff's Deputy Matt Cable (Henderson Wade), Abby once again crosses paths with Alec, but this time they encounter a terrifying, dark force that's not only killed intruders, but is also taking control of its victims. At Delroy's Roadhouse, Abby consults her old friend and local reporter Liz Tremayne (Maria Sten) who has a lead deep in the swamp. When Alec goes missing after investigating the unnatural experiments deep in the swamp, something else rises in his place: Swamp Thing (Derek Mears), a mysterious creature born of the depths of the swamp's mystical and terrifying secrets. With nature wildly out of balance and coming for the people of Marais, in the end, it may take some thing from the swamp to save it. Also starring Jennifer Beals as Sheriff Lucilia Cable and Jeryl Prescott as Madame Xanadu, with a special appearance by Kevin Durand as brilliant biogeneticist Jason Woodrue, this one-hour drama series is filled with Southern Gothic twists and turns and characters who are corrupted by the supernatural forces that surround the town of Marais. When these unexplainable and chilling horrors emerge from the murky marsh, no one is safe.
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The 3 stars are *NOT* for the show itself. I love the tv show. However, this was sent from Amazon in a bubble mailer. Something that I have never had a problem with before. Unfortunately, this time, when I pulled the blu-ray case out the cover was squished in one corner. Not only that but when I pulled the case itself out from cover the one corner of the case was busted. Enough so that I could've sliced my fingers open on it.Luckily, the actual blu-ray discs inside are completely undamaged. The case, however, is a different story and was a hazard.
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