Reacher Season One [DVD]

It must have taken much discussion at the producer's conference...To allow approx 8 hours for the adaption of Child's novel "Killing Floor". It just about works (and would have helped some Stephen King screenplays), but I did feel after a an almost binge watch that maybe 6 eps would have been better. Why? Mainly because if you want blood and thunder - you get it in spades every episode. Huge fight scenes - very violent (some violence is very explicit, but most is almost comic book ie our hero doesn't get hurt!). A lot of "F" words. The violence isn't confined to fight scenes, some murders are very gruesome. What holds it together is A) A stonking good plot, and B) Alan Ritchson as Reacher - the role he must have been born to play. Support cast is excellent though I have slight misgivings about the casting of Willa Fitzerald, good as she is, But that may just be me. Of course it is a serial in as much as you can't miss an episode, but it is so well done that my wife and I (we generally don't go for ulta violence) watched 2 eps a night. Violent - very- Adults only? Definitley in my opinion - yet there is no cerificate - I would say minimum 15 - should be 18. Season 2, another novel? A must for us. Recomended with the above reservations. Good subtitles and 30 mins of extras.

This absolutely brilliant remake totally eclipses the Tom Cruise movies, much as I admire and love Cruise.Alan Ritchson is Jack Reacher (no middle name) just like you read about in the books by Lee Child and I was instantly hooked by the superb pace, the dialogue and the terrific cast of actors who played alongside Ritchson, especially Willa Fitzgerald as Roscoe and Malcolm Goodwin as Oscar Finlay. Maria Sten is also great as Neagley who worked for Reacher when he was an MP in the US Army.Season 1 is based on Killing Floor, the first book introducing Reacher who decides on a whim to visit Margrave in search of an old blues singer called Blind Blake which his brother Joe mentioned to him in passing.Reacher steps off the bus and walks into a diner to have a coffee and "the best peach pie in Georgia" when the police arrive and arrest him on suspicion of homicide. The murdered man turns out to be his brother Joe who went to Margrave to try and uncover what he suspected was a counterfeiting operation. From then on you're on a rollercoaster of twists and turns. Scenes of violence abound, tremendous breath-taking fights and edge of your seat revelations as Reacher untangles the morass of lies and secrets Margrave is buried in.I understand series 2 is due out in December, just in time for Christmas. I can't wait.

Mked a change from tom cruise

Reacher is a guy to die for and really represents the books. Great series

This 1 of series one, was quite close to the book. Ok

This series is well worth watching at least Jack reacher looks the part as per the book

I love the reacher books so much I thought I'd see if the reacher series was as good as the book as the films with tom cruise aren't totally accurate, this was a great series, it was so nice to see something which was exactly like the book, the actor was as I imagine jack reacher to look like and the acting was excellent too, I recommend anyone who likes the reacher books to buy this dvd, it's well worth it, let's hope they make more and of the quality and accuracy of this one.

eventually arrived despite a short delayas it happens still came before estimate which was satisfactory to say least. i was driven to buy this reacher series not sure what to expect, but had making of a good un,seen the films which where decent in own right, when ex military police investigator jack reacher arrives in margrove,georgia hes arrested for murder didnt commit,possiblyi thought led to been framed or discredited, while he works to prove his innocense teams up with local copsto unravel a crime conspiracy as it seems casting of alan ritchson fits into the role well an eight episode season does by its titular character in more ways that hos stature, its this physical presence which is evident. strolling into margrove putting a woulx be abuser in his place with the best brawl taking place in episode 1,bone breaking prison fight,that no other skirmish quite matches this scenes in later episodes, impresses action a fine standard throughout,reacher isnt just a brawnist guy,but smartest in that degree, supporting cast work well in leaps and bounds, heard a season 2 is in cards also. on another note first series doesnt end as strongky as begins. worthy viewing in any case