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Review: Legend of the Seeker Season One
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I, like a lot of people, never bothered to watch Legend of the Seeker during its first season run despite rampant curiosity. With its release on DVD, viewers can catch up on what they missed and get set for the second season which debuts next month. Be warned, if you watch the first season, you will set the DVR for the second one. Prioritize now.
Legend of the Seeker is a syndicated fantasy series based on The Sword of Truth novels from author Terry Goodkind. It follows the journey of a young guide named Richard (Craig Horner), mysterious woman named Kahlan (Bridget Regan), a wizard named Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander (Bruce Spence) who must stop the evil Darken rahl (Craig Parker) from unleashing an ancient power.
Horror maestro and Spider-Man director Sam Raimi became interested in adapting Goodkind's novels to screen after his partner and producer Joshua Donen asked him to read the books. At first Raimi wanted to adapt the first book into a movie or a five-part miniseries, but after speaking with Goodkind, settled on making a weekly television series for ABC Studios.
Viewing this first season was enjoyable and briskly paced. The writing is surprisingly strong and the characters are three-dimensional enough to grow an attachment to. When the first DVD was popped in, expectations were kept to a minimum thanks to the stigma of syndicated adventure shows. Legend of the Seeker's first season shattered my expectations.
The 5-disc set contains all 22 one-hour episodes of Legend of the Seeker and comes packed with exclusive-to-DVD bonus features and behind the scenes interviews with the cast. The featurettes offer intriguing insight into the show, both behind the camera and in front.
Even if you're not a fantasy-head, you'll probably enjoy this based purely on its solid storytelling.
Video: Widescreen 1.78:1, enhanced for 16X9 sets. The show is dazzling with visual effects and they all come off quite crisp and clear despite the dark moods.
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound in English. Subtitles in French, Spanish and English along with subtitles for the commentary tracks as well. The mix is very good so tinkering with the volume is kept to a minimum.
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