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MI-5, Volume 2 DVD

NR (Not Rated) :: BBC Warner :: Released: 2005-01-11

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	5.0/5 (29 Reviews)

5/5 Great British TV show!
  by Sonya Dickerson (USA)
I really love this British TV show about Spooks (that is what they call spy's over there). There's only 10 episodes to this season, but it is still awesome show. I love the story lines and the acting. It's just a wonderful and different style of TV programming. I can't wait to see the next season.

5/5 Great Shows.
  by Brenda Bigbee (Warrior, AL United States)
I love this television show from BBC. I started watching because I love Matthew MacFadyen and got hooked. Very interesting to watch a show made in England as opposed to those we see made here. A warning...more violence shown.

3/5 Jumped the shark
  by Early Adopter (Denver, CO USA)
The first season was smashing, and it looked as though the second season was going to be just as strong. But somewhere along the way the tone of the show changed, becoming more politically opinionated on the issues they are dealing with, and the characters becoming increasingly introspective.

This could have been a solid development, if well handled. Instead, we're treated to trite political comments with all the insight of a 60 Minutes expose, and an ever-changing group of characters who one by one lose sight of their purpose and devolve into annoyingly self-centered twits.

By the end of the season the only fun left is guessing which character is going to become the next who will ignore their job and potentially allow millions to die because they have fallen in love with someone they met hours earlier or because they (finally) got caught committing some crime.

Things don't improve in Season 3, which swaps the original cast out, and the revolving door continues in the later seasons. McDonald's has better retention. Makes you wonder what the hiring process is like. Again, this could be interesting if well handled, but the producers took the easy way out, and instead recycle the "I don't agree with X, so I'm going to whine about it for a while, no one listens so I'll get maudlin, and finally leave" character arc.

Buy the first season. If you loved it, rather than buying the later seasons, watch season one again.

5/5 British Intelligence?
  by Eric J. Haines
Great series. Highly recommended. To bad U.S. television can't put out something as well made as this series. Have complete set, just acquiring Season 5 from CD Universe. EH

5/5 Smashing
  by Pablo (Brooklyn, New York)
I wish american tv was this good, maybe not, then I would never do anything but watch tv. You never know who's gonna get it. Thrills, chills, surprises. OK, I'm getting cliches, Great series. Later.

MI-5, Volume 2 Summary The stakes are raised in the new series of the award-winning MI-5, as the threat to national security increases and the nee to thwart the activities of terrorists operating within the UK becomes more urgent. Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) and the team find themselves at the heart of the action and must deal with the psychological fall-out of leading such dangerous double-lives.Running Time: 500 min. F

The Stakes Are Raised In The New Series Of The Award-winning Mi-5, As The Threat To National Security Increases And The Need To Thwart The Activities Of Terrorists Operating Within The Uk Becomes More Urgent. Tom (matthew Macfadyen) And The Team Find Themselves At The Heart Of The Action And Must Deal With The Psychological Fall-out From Leading Such Dangerous Double-lives.

When it comes to delivering exciting and dramatic espionage stories, few do it as well as the British, as evidenced by the BBC's high-tech spy series MI-5 (known to U.K. audiences as Spooks). And the hit show's second season, which is compiled and well-annotated in this five-disc set, serves up more international intrigue while ratcheting up the drama in the lives of its main characters, most notably team leader Tom Quinn (Matthew MacFayden). Season 2 opens quite literally with a bang, with Tom's girlfriend and young daughter are trapped inside their house with a booby-trapped laptop set to explode ("Legitimate Targets"). From there, the tension escalates in each episode, with the MI-5 team facing extremists ("Nest of Angels"), computer espionage ("Hackers"), and illegal arms trading ("Clean Skin"). But the series' most intriguing wrinkle comes in its final episodes, starting with a visit by the U.S. President, and concluding with a cliffhanger season closer that calls Tom's loyalty into question. Solid performances by the program's cast and intelligent scripting should help boost MI-5's rapidly growing and rabidly loyal viewership, who should also appreciate the extensive supplemental features in this boxed set. As with the previous MI-5 set, all 10 episodes are uncut and presented in widescreen format, with commentary by cast and crew, nine behind-the-scenes featurettes, and two hours of deleted scenes chief among the bonus material. --Paul Gaita

MI-5 Vol. 2 [5 Discs] DVD Techincal Details Cast: Matthew MacFadyen, David Oyelowo, Peter Firth, Nicola Walker
Director: Bharat Nalluri, Rob Bailey, Sam Miller, Justin Chadwick Array
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 600 mins
UPC: 794051206220
Binding: DVD
Studio: BBC Warner
Release Date: 2005-01-11
Region Code: 1
Specs: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Subtitled),