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FEATURE: When you think of the names Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, you might think of raucous comedies like This is the End, The Interview and The Night Before. What doesn't come to mind, probably, is a show like Preacher, a gritty series that blends horror with drama and dark humor, not to mention a slightly offbeat tone. Based on the cult comic book series by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, Preacher stars Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer, a man who's left behind a life of crime and violence to return to his hometown of Annville, Texas. Serving as a preacher at his late father's church, All Saints' Congregational, Jesse finds his will to set his life on a righteous path tested by the injustice he sees all around him. However, Jesse finds himself invigorated with new purpose when he's inhabited by a powerful, supernatural entity — the spawn of an angel and a demon. Imbued with the ability to command people to do his bidding, Jesse embarks on a mission to bring Annville to God. But he soon discovers that with great power comes big trouble, as he becomes the target of a pair of renegade angels (Tom Brooke and Anatol Yusef) who won't rest until they've extracted the entity from Jesse's body. Meanwhile, Jesse also finds himself drawn back to his old life by his girlfriend Tulip (Ruth Negga), while at the same time receiving help from an unlikely ally, an unconventional, Irish vampire by the name of Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun). Developed by Rogen, Goldberg and Sam Catlin, Preacher is a show that starts out grim and gritty, but which becomes progressively more fun and humorous as the season progresses. Suffice to say, its overall tone skews closer to that of a show like Ash vs. Evil Dead more than it does to, say, The Walking Dead; but fans of gory, supernaturally-themed dramas in general — not to mention, fans of the original comics — should find plenty to love about Preacher's demented storyline, especially how season one's apocalyptic finale teases what's to come in season two. As for the actual episodes, here's what you'll find on Sony's season one DVD set:
 Season one of Preacher debuts on DVD with a transfer that looks perfectly fine for standard definition. Picture quality is respectably clear, black levels and contrast are quite good, and there are no noticeable image defects to speak of. Hues are also nicely saturated; and even though a good portion of the series' initial episodes feature a parched, sun-scorched color palette, the visuals become a bit more varied as the season continues, even mixing in a handful of sepia-toned 1881 flashbacks along the way. As for the discs' Dolby Digital 5.1 sound mix, it's an easy match for the show's sound design, which focuses on dialogue and a horror-inspired score, mixed in with a variety of alternative rock and Johnny Cash songs, as well as your standard array of fistfights, gunshots and chainsaws.  Sony's four-disc DVD release includes the following extras.
Preacher: Season One is available from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment as of October 4th, 2016. Episode synopses above provided courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The DVD features English and French Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. The film is presented with English, English SDH and French subtitles. The total runtime is 7 Hrs. 51 Min. |
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