The 4400
SEASON ONE

PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO  PRESENTS

Release Date: December 21st, 2004

MSRP Price: $26.98 
Amazon Price: 20.24
Sam's Club Price: $19.98 
Costco Price: $19.99

Complete First Season - Six Episodes
Format: Widescreen
Studio: Paramount Home Video
Run Time: 200+ minutes
Number of Discs -  2 
Sound - Dolby Digital

Las Vegas - Season 1 Rating: 

Video - A
Audio - A
Content - A
Extras - F
Overall - A

STARS:

USA Network, like its sister station - the Sci-Fi Channel, is on a run with new hit series. It's nice to see the hit micro-series The 4400 join MONK and The Dead Zone. What makes the series unique you ask? Why a Star Trek Alum of course - which include Rene Echevarria, Ira Steven Behr, and Robert Hewitt-Wolfe (Andromeda). Between these men and Ron Moore (Battlestar Galactica, Carnivale) that walked away from a franchise ruined by Rick Berman & Brannon Braga Science Fiction television has returned. 

The 4400 is a unique format, one taken on by Battlestar Galactica, is creating a dramatic series based in a science fiction storyline. What a concept right? I know! 

I originally heard about the series from the shows special effects supervisor Jim Finn (Adromeda, Crow: Stairway to Heaven, Eck vs Sever, Poltergeist the Legacy, etc). What many fans do not know is that the filming schedule set things very tight and the night time scenes were actually shot during the day. 

PACKAGING 
The packaging artwork is more creative than the region 2 set that was released. The rest of the packaging is decent. 

VIDEO: 
The video for The 4400 is outstanding. It was shot entirely on high definition video and a new technique was used to film the nigh scenes during the day.  

AUDIO: 
The audio kicks some butt offering fans either Dolby Digital 5.1 and a surround track. They really rock the front three speaks but tend to leave the rears as afterthought. Still, it sounds great for a television series. 

BONUS FEATURES: 
Wow! A new series that has no extras. Man, talk about a let down for the fans. Me? Doesn't matter to me at all. 

SUMMARY: 

The 4400 flourishes under the new drama-style scifi format that is taking over television. I am amazed the boxed set has no extras, but fans can rest assured that the second season will likely be swamped with extras overload. Fans looking to make this series part of their collection will be happy with the quality they get in this small but powerful series. 

The 4400 Season  Rating: 
video/audio/content/extras/overall: A/A/A/F/A

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