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Additional DVD options | Edition | Discs | Price | New from | Used from |
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August 18, 2015 "Please retry" | Collection | 18 |
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| $49.28 | $47.96 |
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Genre | Action, Sci-Fi, TV, Drama |
Format | NTSC |
Contributor | Alan Rosenberg, Dabney Coleman, Simon Baker, Raphael Sbarge, Wendy Moniz |
Language | English |
Number Of Discs | 18 |
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Product Description
Just when Nick thought he had lost everything, he found a true calling to help the less fortunate. However, making a difference isn't always easy. Nick is caught between his father Burton, (Dabney Coleman) the founder of Pittsburgh's legendary law firm Fallin & Associates, and Alvin Masterson (Alan Rosenberg), who runs the firm where Nick follows his passion as a child advocate lawyer. To help him through, Nick leans on his girlfriend Lulu (Wendy Moniz) and his friend and colleague Jake (Raphael Sbarge). THE GUARDIAN: THE COMPLETE SERIES features all 67 episodes from Seasons 1 - 3, now together in the same place for the very first time. 18-disc set includes all episodes, plus CBS Series Launch Promo.
Product details
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 4 ounces
- Media Format : NTSC
- Run time : 49 hours and 32 minutes
- Release date : February 6, 2018
- Actors : Alan Rosenberg, Simon Baker, Dabney Coleman, Raphael Sbarge, Wendy Moniz
- Studio : Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B077GW4Z8Z
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 18
- Best Sellers Rank: #35,996 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #3,599 in Action & Adventure DVDs
- #5,899 in Drama DVDs
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Simon Baker & Dabney Coleman (Burton & Nick Fallin) was a study in acute family dysfunction. The legal stories were realistic, showing the aggressive & devious approach that can be taken in corporate law. I enjoyed the epiphany moment when Nicolas (a psychologically complex person) realized the scandalous attitude of a coal mine owner in Pennsylvania--trying to coverup that his company was culpable for the serious health concerns in a small community. Kathleen Chalfant did an outstanding job playing the character of Laurie Solt--tough, caring, dedicated and extremely concerned about the welfare of children. I also enjoyed watching Rosenberg's character as Masterson. He was intense till the end--often struggling to keep his emotions in check. Dysfunctional families; the inability to communicate effectively; emotional walls to hide deep seated pain; the inability to maintain healthy relationships; a 16 yr affair ultimately leading to divorce & a suicide attempt are a psychologist's dream.
The Guardian showed that life is often messy. The acting throughout the series was excellent. Story lines very credible. Several notable guest stars were seen throughout the series: Farrah Fawcett, Gina Torres (married to Laurence Fishburne), Lolita Davidovich, Chris Pine,Corey Feldman, Joseph Campanella & Bethany Joy Galeotti. It was a shame that this series did not last longer. It is not often that we are shown programming of this quality. I guess the TV industry would rather feed us reality shows and 'vanity fair.'
I wish this show had gotten more than 3 seasons. The ending seemed slightly rushed, even if it was still somewhat satisfying.
That said, as the series progresses, it appears to put legal and social issues on the back-burner, and instead tends to emphasize the personal lives of the lead actors (good up to a point: personal problems do in fact impact on professional judgements). However, the result is that this series regresses downward to the level of daytime soap (which is, in fact, the acting background of the dimpled and aaaahdorable Wendy Moniz). My guess is, The Guardian was failing in the ratings, and this approach was thought to offer a reprieve from the network hangman (it didn't work).
The main thrust here must be to show how the disadvantaged are cared for (proverbial warts and all) at a social agency. However, there's an illustrative and revealing sub-plot as well. The Guardian is an excellent primer for anyone inexperienced in the machinations of professional life: the jealousies, back-stabbing, and petty crimes that occur as people in just about every organization go about their daily business; "life in the real world".
Note: the first year on DVD is ***NOT*** close-captioned (the other two years are captioned).
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Nick Fallin (SB's character)is a very bright, very capable and very complex fellow. He has issues with his father, issues because his mother died when he was very young, and serious issues with his use of cocaine.
The whole back story of his drug use is never fully explained, but the fallout of this period of his life is that he leaves New York and returns to work in his father's Law Firm in Pittsburgh. He works as a corporate lawyer and deals with big money cases. Due to his drug conviction he has been sentenced to 1500 hours of community work, using his skills as a lawyer to work with children. The series is vey much about his trying to find the balance between his paid legal work and his community service work. He often has to work 80 hours a week, and that in itself causes repercussions with his father, his legal work, and the staff and cases at Childrens Legal Services.
Many of the episodes are terrific, as Nick tries to deal with all that is thrown at him. Dabney Coleman, who plays his father, Burton Fallin, is a very strong character and the interaction between the two as father and son is very believable. It is a real love/hate relationship with Nick far more dependent on his father than he'll ever admit.
If you like Simon Baker as actor, then you'll love him in this. He has a brooding stillness about him that is very appealling. As a lawyer who is so articulate, Nick Fallin is completely floored when trying to express his own emotions....and Simon Baker plays and portrays this brilliantly.