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From GREY'S ANATOMY Executive Producer Mark Gordon comes the emotional series that the "Miami Herald" calls "100% engaging." Meet the ARMY WIVES -- four women and one man -- who share the common bond of loving someone enlisted in the U.S. Army. Authentic passionate drama and candid interviews offer an extraordinary glimpse into the lives of everyday Americans as they struggle to understand honor friendship and loyalty to their country. Experience every inspiring episode of ARMY WIVES: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON featuring an all-star cast led by Kim Delaney Catherine Bell and Sally Pressman. "Have at it" with bonus features that take you deep into the world of ARMY WIVES and explore the real people and stories behind the series. This three-disc set raises the bar on one of television's most engaging dramas.System Requirements:Running Time: 552 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 786936749601 Manufacturer No: 05591100

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Lifetime's spectacularly successful first original series, Army Wives, hit a home run out of the gate. By focusing on those "keeping the home fires burning" and largely ignoring politics, the series appeals to fans of great drama all over the political spectrum. The Season One boxed set shows a key reason for its strength: the first-rate cast, led by Catherine Bell (JAG) as Denise and Kim Delaney (NYPD Blue) as Claudia, but also featuring the seasoned TV actress Wendy Davis (Joan) and plucky newcomer Sally Pressman (Roxy). (There's also one prominent Army husband, Claudia's husband Roland, played by the handsome Sterling K. Brown.) The chemistry among these women, living together at an Army base while most of their husbands are off at war--or helping to orchestrate the battles afar--is as undeniable as in any great TV ensemble, reminiscent of the early days of ER. This territory has been for some reason largely unexplored by Hollywood, but what a rich territory it is: Americans may exhort "Support our troops," but the ones who do that day in and day out, on a deep emotional level, are the troops' families. In one moving mid-season scene, Claudia gives a speech, exclaiming, "We serve too!" which is no less moving for being obvious.

The series also doesn't stint on its visuals and sets. Shot on location in South Carolina, using a variety of vacant military bases and stately historic homes, Army Wives has a richness, a depth rarely seen on TV. The optional commentary, by the episode's director and its visual effects director, helps the viewer appreciate the cinematic techniques employed in the shots--lingering tracking shots, for example, and fewer cuts back and forth. But Army Wives is not without humor. When Roxy overhears a conversation in a ladies' room about one wife's possibly being beaten, she announces for the full room to hear: "He hits you once, hit him back. Hits you again, shoot him in the b--ls!" Cut to closed stall, where a couple has been trying to have a secret tryst, stifling laughter. The laughs leaven the tears, but the drama of the series overall is always first-rate --A.T. Hurley

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Date: 2008-07-08
Army Wives
This show is amazing. It really gets to your emotional side and makes you love the characters. It is also very realsitic and accurately depicts what it's like to be a military spouse.

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Date: 2008-07-07
A show about family, friends, and the military
Army Wives is the story of a group of four soldiers' wives and one soldier's husband located at Fort Marshall in South Carolina. This series is based on the book of the same title by Tanya Biank, Army Wives: The Unwritten Code of Military Marriage.

The series begins with Roxy, a smart-mouthed bartender who decides to marry private first class Trevor LeBlanc only a week after their courtship begins. Roxy has two kids by two different fathers and Trevor offers her stability, love, and a real family. She also knows nothing about the Army and is used to taking care of herself. Watching Roxy learn the trials and tribulations that come with being an army wife gives civilians who have no idea about it an insider's look. Then there are the more established wives like Claudia Joy Holden, whose husband is one of the highest ranking officers on post. He has also recently been overlooked for a position because one of the other wives called him a racist--something Claudia Joy won't take lying down. Also, there's Denise Sherwood, a sweet, kind woman whose teenage son often takes advantage of his mother's kind nature. Denise's husband is a major and he's overseas more than at home, but their marriage seems solid. And finally there's Pamela Moran, an ex-cop whose husband is in special ops. Pamela is heavily pregnant at the beginning of the series and we learn that it's because she's a surrogate who needs the money to get her family out of debt. The only army husband on the show, Roland Burton, is a psychiatrist specializing in post-traumatic stress. His wife is one of the highest ranking women on post. This ragtag bunch of "army wives" makes friends with one another despite their spouses' ranks, their own backgrounds, and their differences. They accept one another and the responsibility that comes with supporting the soldiers they're married to.

When I first started watching this show, I'll admit it was because I think that most things on Lifetime are a train wreck and I wanted to see the carnage. But this show is surprisingly good for the network that gave us such hits as Death of a Cheerleader (True Stories Collection TV Movie) and Sex & The Single Mom. Army Wives is touching, dramatic, and entertaining. This is a story about real women, real marriages, and real lives that only happens to be airing on Lifetime. These characters go through everyday situations with the added pressure of having their actions put under the microscope because of their husband's or wife's profession. They have all the normal problems that regular marriages do: slow sex drives, thoughts of adultery, working outside the home, troubled children, they just have to do it under more intense scrutiny. I urge everyone to give this series a chance rather than just shrugging it off because it's on Lifetime. I'm certainly glad that I did. Army Wives has the girl talk from a show like Sex and the City with the drama of a series like Law and Order and manages to blend the two into a fun, heartening series that anyone can enjoy. I look forward to watching season 2.

Rating:
Date: 2008-07-06
Army Wives First Season
Great Buy. Awesome show to watch. You will be happy with the results. Can't wait for season 2 come on dvd.

Rating:
Date: 2008-07-06
Perfect gift for your GF
I've only seen a few episodes, but my GF loves this show with a passion. When I saw that it was coming out, I knew that it would be a nice easy birthday gift. She loved it. It's basically about the wives of men in the Army & what they do while their husbands are at work. There's actually a reversal in there too. A husband who's wife is in the army. The few episodes I've seen have been entertaining, but again my GF loves it.

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Date: 2008-07-05
Great Show
I watched every episode of the first season, and cried every week. Really realistic, and I could relate to all of the wives in some way. Last season the show didn't have the military consultants to make things accurate. This season, they do. The show can only get better this way.

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