Banshee: Season 1 [DVD] [2013]

This let's be honest largely flew under the radar but boy did it smack you round the back of the head when you watched and that's just for starters. During the season I have laughed, winced, screamed, yelled, cheered and clapped even a few hide beind my hand moments. Its violent, sexy, smart and not a regular cop show/family drama!So to Banshee a small town with huge secrets our hero (hood although that's not his real name) is flawed and he's just moved to Banshee to find ex-girlfriend Ana after doing 15 years in jail but in Banshee she's now married with 2 kids she has the perfect life.....Ex-Amish turned business man Proctor has got the town in his back pocket with the help of his stylish assistant Burton (man scared the crap out of me end of ep3) his niece has secrets of her own and wants to leave the Amish life behind will she manage? What is Proctor's agenda with the local Native American Tribe? Will Ana's marriage survive the arrival of Hood? Will Hood be found out being an imposter after all its not every day you assume the identity of a towns Sheriff.Will our hero be bought by Proctor, who is the mysterious Rabbit that Hood and Ana are hiding from, will they all make it out alive?The cast is 1st class some of the humour (most of it) comes from the superb writing of the character Job (Hood's tech&fashion fast quips mate) who is played by Hoon Lee. Ben Cross is mysterious as Rabbit with the supporting cast given ample to shine alongside the leads of Starr & Millicevic.In my original review i mentioned [...] about how using the safe combo gives you access to material about the credit sequences and webisodes little prequels to the show well BOOM! its all here on the blu ray set and its awesome the commentaries on selected episodes are worth listening to if you enjoy hearing about the process of making a tv show (or 10 mini movies) and the graphic novel origins is here too.All in all this rates right up there in terms of extras and packaging. Well worth the money honestly not disappointed very happy with this purchase. Proving that Banshee deserves it "one show u must see" tag 10 times over!

I can't believe I missed this when it was on TV.Fantastic show! Violent. Funny. Nasty. Sexy. Baditude - it has it all in spades!The acting is fantastic all round. I loved Antony Starr's acting and character throughout. When he needs to be nasty he is. Apparently throughout filming himself and other actors received injuries whilst fighting to make the scenes look more authentic. Commitment!I hate shows that pull punches. Too afraid and nervous, pandering to the soft at heart, treating you like a child. From the beginning of episode one to the last it was a smack to the chops and I loved it!The violence is brutal and cathartic. For example a pretty repulsive rapist pops up and most shows will only have the MC give them a slap and tickle. In Banshee you're lucky if your only urinating blood after picking your teeth out of your faeces with broken fingers.Hoon Lee's character and Frankie Faison's provide plenty of laugh out loud moments and they were my favourite characters throughout, also.The 'bad guys' were brilliant. Nasty, cruel and unusual with their own motivations. The Albino for instance was an impressive mutant to come across. Proctor was a great menacing character that looms over every aspect of town life with his wealth and corrupt influence. Also, a character by the name of Mr Rabbit appears, another sinister dude with a lot of power at his disposal.Annother review commented on how they clapped and cheered throughout. I was the same. Despite the main character being a shady guy himself, I was cheering for him the entire way. When the guilty deserve punishment, they received the punishment we wish most would receive.What a fantastic show. A pulpy thrill ride with plenty of chops, balls, moxy and everything else. Highly recommended. See it immediately!

Ok.True blood creator made this show. ... if you think true blood is a steaming pile of ##% (Season one was ok) then you might not think this show is for you. ... well forget that. This show is the most original show since breaking bad. It's shocking .sexy. violent and has the strangest assemble of charactors I've ever seen together..a hamathridite criminal a morman ganster..a convict sheriff.. sounds stupid..I know. . It shouldn't work. .I know. . But it does. . And if you ain't hooked by episode 3 then there's no hope for you. .episode 3 was the best episode of any show I've seen. . Including that gladiator ring fight in rome (tv show) . This is not a show for the family. . It's man t.v . I won't ruin the story but if you like violence, odd but brilliant charactors.. seriously the casting is terrific. Sexy russian/morman women . Fights.. and of course excellent writting and story. . Best show I saw this year. Try it.

Good series great value good delivery. Excellent quality discs, brand new in packaging ive had no problems apart from getting it back from lending it to people as ive told them how good it is :)