Danger Man - Complete DVD

Advantages: Entertaining, unique, intriguing.
Disadvantages: I wish they could put more in.

...misses his stop by a second), to clearing the blackjack tables at a casino (Brown admits to having been banned from most UK casinos as he has won too much money), manipulating SAS man Chris Ryan to lead him blindfolded through a dangerous obstacle course, memorising an entire book in 10 minutes, an original take on Uri Geller's spoon bending, the infamous scene where he convinces bookies to pay out on losing dog tickets, putting a needle painlessly through the hands of a suggestible student, and a great example of how well subliminal messaging can work. I would recommend checking out the DVD extras if you want to learn a little bit more about how Derren does what he does. The Commentary between him and his producer is also fun and humourous. All in all an entertaining and baffling insight into Derren Brown's unique taste on magic... Read review

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Advantages: Great stories
Disadvantages: Lack of bonus features on DVD

...this is a missed opportunity for whoever owned the rights and surprisingly only the first series of 39 half hour B/w episodes is currently available on DVD as a box set. Finally any self-respecting spy series of the time had to have a great signature tune and 'Danger Man' did not disappoint…just thinking about it now I can't get out of my head. THE DVD The DVD boxed collection contains the whole of the first series on 6 discs. There isn't much in the way of extras on this collection, which is a pity since I'm sure plenty of archive behind the scenes material must exist to edit together in some sort of mini featurette package and there must also be some interviews with Patrick McGoohan from the period which could have been included. It seems the putting together of the package was rather lazy. What you do get is some original publicity material... Read review

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Advantages: You cant wait for the next episode
Disadvantages: the dvd has to end sometime :(

...incarcerated, and the race against time is on. Now, he'll need all of the cunning, daring, and luck he can muster…along with the assistance of some of the prison's most vile and dangerous felons. The dvd features you will find are.... Audio commentaries on selected episodes. 2 alternate scenes on the episode "Cute Poison" "If These Walls Could Speak": Profile of the Joliet Correctional Center. "Beyond the Ink: Tattoo Featurette There are 6 discs with this Dvd, each disc consists of the following episodes..... Disk 1: Pilot Allen Cell Test Cute Poison Disk 2: English, Fitz or Percy Riots, Drills and the Devil (Part 1) Riots, Drills and the Devil (Part 2) The Old Head Disk 3: Tweener Sleight of Hand And Then There Were Seven Odd Man Out Disk 4: End of the Tunnel The Rat By The Skin & The Teeth Brother's Keeper Disk 5: J-Cat Bluff The Key... Read review

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