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Ray Donovan - Season 1 [DVD]

Liev Schreiber (Actor), Paula Malcomson (Actor) Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over Format: DVD
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Contributor Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight, Paula Malcomson, Eddie Marsan
Number of discs 4
Runtime 10 hours and 5 minutes
Publication date 2 Jun. 2014

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If you liked Justified or Bosch, Ray Donovan is perfect viewing
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If you liked Justified or Bosch, Ray Donovan is perfect viewing
I really wasn't looking towards watching another tv show, but just clicked with the intention of watching one episode when I had not a lot to do. This quickly ended up being the whole season!I'm not sure why Ray Donovan hasn't been on my TV watching radar before, maybe it was because his name as a show title really doesn't say anything, Or that I've only seen Liev Schreiber in a wolverine movie or the rest of the cast to me seemed relative unknowns.But I 've quickly become hooked n this tale of a Hollywood "fixer" and his extended family that all have issues but stick to the adage blood is thicker than water. Ray Donovan is a man whose actions speak louder than words.He's an anti-hero who get problems solved. The acting is superb, all the actors do a sterling job. The writers should also be commended because they've managed to .neatly weave plot lines throughout the season and deftly intertwined them into a stunning debut season. There's so much going on, it's hard to believe that it's only 12 episodes. In fact episodes10 and 11 feel like season enders to some extent because they wrap up so much that's happened throughout the season.I can;t say there's a bad episode in those 12 episodes. Quite an achievement. I'm hooked and invested enough to catchup on the rest of the seasons
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Willy Eckerslike
5.0 out of 5 stars Dark, gritty & violent yet engrossing TV Drama.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 January 2015
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Ray Donovan, L.A. fixer to the stars. No problem too big or mess too messy (and that’s just his home life). His complex and often brutal profession life makes his work / life balance difficult enough to manage without the unexpected release of his father, Micky, from prison after serving twenty years for murder. If Ray’s life was difficult before, he’s now dragged into an increasingly chaotic series of fire fighting operations just trying to keep up with the direct and indirect aftermath of Micky’s actions.

That more-or-less sums up the central premise of this unusual and difficult to pigeon-hole TV show. His family life and relationship with his father and brothers may seem a bit family soapy or crime / mob Sopranos’ish but it’s not entirely. The LA glamour & money components could lend the show a glitzy action element but it doesn’t. The involvement of the FBI could make it police procedural, but it’s not. A buddy show it most definitely is not. It is a curious and surprisingly successful blend of genres.

The main cast is superb; all the way from Leiv Shrieber title role, Jon Voight the delinquent father, Paula Malcomson (Trixie from the excellent Deadwood) the long suffering wife, Ray’s brothers Terry (another British actor making good in the USA) & Bunchy through to Elliot Gould and James Woods. Even the kids are good & that certainly makes a change. The production is equally splendid and the writing similarly so, as the plot twists, turns and lurches its way from one catastrophe to another (although I must confess that we got a bit confused at one point – we probably missed a crucial bit of dialogue). There is always a firm narrative thread to keep the plot moving along so you’re never stuck with that ‘Oh no, here we go again…’ feeling; it all hangs together very neatly.

This is not comfortable, reassuring drama; the lives of the totally dysfunction extended Donovan family is the absolute antitheses of the cosy Regans in Blue Bloods. It would be great to see a CSI style cross-over episode; it would be hilarious. There’s harsh language, violence, gore, more violence and some mumbling (but it’s not too bad). The characters are all so well drawn, damaged and flawed as they are, that it’s hard to like any of them but you still can’t help but emphasise. Ray Donovan is a surprising and remarkable bit of TV drama; gritty, plausible (well, mostly) and thoroughly engrossing. Season two is on our wish list ready for June 2015. Excellent stuff.
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E. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic and Gritty
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 November 2015
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I'd never heard of this, but it came up on my Prime pages, so I checked out the reviews and decided it was worth a go. Suffice it to say, this is fantastic. Very gritty, with suitably stratospheric amounts of violence and strong language, this is similar to The Sopranos and the like.

Ray himself is a great character, kind of Jack Reacher-ish and afraid of no one, and there's a strong supporting cast too. The long-suffering wife is a good character, well played by Paula Malcomson, but the kids are as annoying as in most shows. Ray's father Mickey is equally annoying, but plays a massive part in the show and is very well done by John Voight.

The premise of the show is that Ray's a fixer who solves people's awkward problems. He knows everyone and is scared of no one, and isn't afraid to break a few bones or kill people if that's what it takes.

It all sounds a bit clichéd, but it has a realistic feel and works really well. Many's the episode where we've said "next one, we need to see what happens".

The good news is that Season 2 is even better, with some real shocks, and we're disappointed that Season 3 isn't available yet.
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JLG
5.0 out of 5 stars takes some getting into, but worth the perseverance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 November 2014
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I was looking around for something to watch, as I have no interest in 99.9% of the programmes available on freeview, cable etc.
I bought this box set based on the other reviews. I must admit, for the first 2 or 3 episodes I struggled to see what the whole point of the programme is - the storyline wasn't very clear.
And the bad language is really bad - not that it really bothers me, but it is quite extreme from the outset and takes a bit of getting used to. After a few episodes our easr got accustomed to the frequency of the f word and other expletives to the point that we use to joke 'shall we f-in watch Ray f-in Donovan'
We persevered though and thoroughly enjoyed the whole series.
Jon Voight's character is one of the most obnoxious I have ever come across - I really didn't like him although that is obviously the desired reaction from the audience. There is a lot of sometimes gratuitous violence so don't watch this if you are easily offended.
If you want something a bit different, tune your ears out to all the swearing and you'll find a very watchable and entertaining series. Looking forward to series 2.
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CharlieB
5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2021
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Ok so this programme is annoyingly good, why 'annoyingly' ? because I already pay for prime and yet I had to buy this whole season, I say 'had to' because it is addictive. My son told me that he prefers Netflix, when I asked him why, he said that Netflix charge one fee and that is it. He has a point.
So its is amazing, but why oh why should we have to pay more on top ? I understand charging extra for the channels that are not owned by Amazon but come on guys, seriously. Add this to 'included in prime membership' bc i want to watch the rest.
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SUE, SHROPSHIRE
5.0 out of 5 stars AT LAST - A LEADING ROLE FOR LIEV
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 June 2014
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I've long been a fan of Liev Schreiber and have been puzzled as to why this immense talent has gone unrecognised.

I don't know whether he's difficult to work with, a perfectionist or what, but producers never seem to last him in a leading role, and I'm so glad they did in this series, as Liev 'steals' every scene he's in (and he's in most of them).

'Ray Donovan' is a man whose family members have a troubled past (to say the least!) and isn't for viewing by youngsters as it contains some 'adult content' but it is truly gripping - and I'm gripped!!

If I had one tiny, tiny whinge - I wish each episode were a 'complete' storyline (like you get in CSI, The Glades, Suits) rather than a continuing storyline. It may evolve into that format, who knows, but nevertheless, for any fans of thrillers, this is the ride of a lifetime.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not bad not excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 July 2023
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Well written but not a page turner
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retired
5.0 out of 5 stars Arrived even before the given date!!
Reviewed in Canada on 20 June 2021
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Great series - looking forward to buying further seasons -
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Wesenheit
5.0 out of 5 stars Ragt aus der Menge der Serien heraus
Reviewed in Germany on 23 October 2017
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Ray Donovan lötet anderer Leute Leben. Dabei geht sein eigenes vor die Hunde.
Ein zutiefst emotional gestörter Mensch geht seinen alltäglichen Geschäften
als Mr. Fix-It der Reichen nach. Das tut er in einem solch atemberaubenden
Tempo, dass man sich selbst als Zuschauer manchmal völlig gestresst fühlt. :)

Sehr gut entwickeln sich im Laufe der Serie die Charaktere der Familie Donovan.
Jeder der Söhne ist auf seine Art durch Kindheitstraumata gestört und versucht
mit diesem Defizit verzweifelt ein "normales" Leben zu bestreiten. Dieses ganze
emotionale Elend geht mir manchmal ganz schön an die Substanz, macht die
Serie deswegen aber umso interessanter.

Herauszuheben sind die darstellerischen Leistungen von Schreiber und Voight.
Schreiber, der ein seiner emotionalen Wüste entsprechendes Gesicht durch den
Tag trägt, hat seine größten Momente, wenn er die rar gesäten Gefühle durch-
scheinen lässt (besonders berührend fand ich da den tänzerischen Ausflipper
am Ende der Episode "Waschsalon" - spätere Staffel). Wenn Ray Donovan
Gefühle zeigt, sitzt man erschüttert vor der Glotze und saugt diese Sekunden
auf. Es könnte Stunden dauern bis zur nächsten Gefühlsregung.

Voight wiederum als prolliger, lebenslustiger, gutmeinender Familienmensch
ohne Durchblick, der in seinen krampfhaften Bemühungen, alles richtig zu machen,
mehr Porzellan zerschlägt als alles andere. Anderserseits ist er ein
gemeingefährlicher Mörder. Verwirrend an dieser Person ist, dass er aus scheinbar
edlen Motiven heraus mordet (z. B. der Zuhälter), was ihn fast ein wenig sympathisch
macht. Letztendlich aber wird "alles Scheiße, was er anfasst".

Die restliche Darstellerriege ist ebenfalls hervorragend besetzt. Lange keinen so
passenden Cast mehr gehabt.

Ich habe mich jetzt bis Staffel drei durchgearbeitet und bin nach wie vor begeistert
von der Serie. Das Tempo lässt nicht nach, Donovan rudert gegen immer neue
Hürden des beruflichen und privaten Lebens an. Bin sehr gespannt auf Staffel 4.
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joeydj
4.0 out of 5 stars VIENE CON CASTELLANO
Reviewed in Spain on 31 December 2014
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Ya que en la patria se resisten a publicar los mismos títulos que en el resto de Europa ( en parte porque en España con el pirateo somos dos tontos los que compramos y en parte por la diferencia de precios de algunas distribuidoras) confirmo para los amantes de esta serie que el español que trae es el castellano. Me arriesgué y tuve suerte.
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Luis
3.0 out of 5 stars Solo audio y subtitulos en Ingles
Reviewed in Spain on 11 February 2022
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Decepcionado con la información, que habia en Amazon, sobre este producto, solo audio y subtitulos en Ingles, nada más
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Alystayr
5.0 out of 5 stars Une série géniale qui rejoint directement mon TOP 5
Reviewed in France on 19 February 2015
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Attention : cette série est un véritable BIJOU ! Elle déboule d’un coup dans mon top 5 des séries TV préférées.
Showtime, la chaîne payante concurrente de HBO et déjà à l’origine de Dexter et de Homeland, a frappé un grand coup en permettant à Ann Biderman de lancer cette série. Le cadre sulfureux du Los Angeles friqué pouvait déjà être porteur. En y ajoutant une solide histoire de vengeance familiale, avec des secrets à tiroirs, on obtenait des situations riches. Mais il fallait en prime des personnages trempés et attachants, et des acteurs capables de ne pas trop les caricaturer pour les rendre complexes, tour à tour sympathiques ou détestables.
Le résultat est largement à la hauteur : casting parfait, acteurs très talentueux, découpage de l’histoire progressif et intelligent sur 12 épisodes par saison, une mise en scène luxueuse, des images léchées, des effets spéciaux assez habiles (ah, la scène des hallucinations avec le petit singe, ou encore le Golem !)…
Le thème principal est cher aux Américains : la famille, réelle ou recomposée, est au cœur de leurs préoccupations et sous-tend les relations entre les personnages. Pour autant, la série ne passe pas à côté de quelques sujets sociaux, comme la bourgeoisie américaine (bien mieux dépeinte que dans Desperate housewives), le racisme latent, les rêves de gloires de Hollywood et les caprices de stars et de gens riches.
Mais le tout est emballé de façon brillante, avec la question sous-jacente du contrôle : émotions, amitiés, relations, passé, services… Ray Donovan est une série humaine, loin des excès de violence irréalistes (mais jubilatoires) de Banshee. Même Ray Donovan ne parvient pas à tout gérer, et c’est ce qui nous rapproche de lui, malgré ses défauts.
Chaque épisode donne une furieuse envie d’enchaîner sur la suite, et la 1e saison de voir la seconde. Une 3e saison va paraître mi-2015 : une excellente nouvelle !
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