Vikings: The Complete Series arrives on Blu-ray and DVD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and includes all of the extras from the individual season releases and is out this past Tuesday, March 15th.
Vikings: The Complete Series
(2013-20)
Genre(s): Drama, Adventure
Warner Bros.| NR – 3786 min. – $139.99 | March 15, 2022
Date Published: 03/17/2022 | Author: The Movieman
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SERIES INFO:
Writer(s): Michael Hirst (created by)
Cast: Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Clive Standen, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gustaf Skarsgård, Gabriel Byrne, George Blagden, Donal Logue, Alyssa Sutherland, Linus Roache, Alexander Ludwig, Kevin Durand, John Kavanagh, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Ray Stevenson
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DISC INFO:
Features: Episode Commentaries, Featurettes, Deleted/Extended Scenes
Slip Cover: No
Digital Copy: No
Formats Included: Blu-ray
Number of Discs: 27
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Audio: English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
Video: 1080p/Widescreen 1.78
Subtitles: English SDH
Codecs: MPEG-4 AVC
Region(s): A, B, C
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THE SERIES
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| Viking Ragnar Lothbrok (TRAVIS FIMMEL) is a young farmer and family man who is frustrated by the policies of Earl Haraldson (GABRIEL BYRNE), his local chieftain who sends his Viking raiders east to the Baltic states and Russia, whose residents are as poor as the Norsemen. Ragnar wants to head west, across the ocean, to discover new civilizations. With assistance from his friend Floki (GUSTAF SKARSGARD), Ragnar builds a faster, sleeker fleet of boats to help him make it to the Western world. Through the years Ragnar, who claims to be a direct descendant of the god Odin, continues to struggle with Earl until the two face each other in a final battle for supremacy. Following that, Ragnar goes on a search for new lands to conquer. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 4½/5
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This massive 27-disc set is housed in two separate, DVD-sized extra-wide, clear cases with seasons 1-3 in one and 4-6 in the other. These are the same exact discs previously released in the individual season sets. Personally while the packaging is fine, I kind of wish these were Blu-ray cases as this won’t sit nicely next to other complete series sets I own…
As these are the same discs, all of the bonus features are here. I’ve broken down what’s included by season.
SEASON 1:
- Extended Versions of All Episodes
- Deleted Scenes
- Audio Commentary on ‘Rites of Passage’ with Creator Michael Hirst and Actor Jessalyn Gilsig
- Audio Commentary on ‘All Change’ with Actors Kathryn Winnick and Clive Standen
- Featurette: A Warrior Society: Viking Culture and Law
- Featurette: Birth of the Vikings
- Featurette: Forging the Viking Army: Warfare and Tactics
- Featurette: The Armory of the Vikings
- Featurette: Conquest and the Discovery: Journeys of the Vikings
SEASON 2:
- Extended Versions of All Episodes
- Audio Commentary on ‘Blood Eagle’
- Audio Commentary on ‘The Lord’s Prayer’
- Featurette: A Warrior Society: Rites of Passage
- Featurette: My Family, My Family
- Featurette: Imagining and Executing Climactic Battles
- The Viking Sagas: An Interactive Archival Exploration
SEASON 3:
- Audio Commentary on ‘Born Again’
- Audio Commentary on ‘Breaking Point’
- Deleted Scenes
- Athleistan’s Journal Parts 1 & 2
- The Guide to the Gods – Interactive Exploration
- Featurette: Heavy is the Head: The Politics of King Ragnar’s Rule
- Featurette: A City Under Siege: Creating and Attacking Paris
SEASON 4:
- Extended Versions of All Episodes
- Audio Commentary on Extended Version of ‘Mercy’
- Audio Commentary on Extended Version of ‘The Last Ship’
- Audio Commentary on ‘In the Uncertain Hour Before the Morning’ with Michael Hirst & Actor Lunus Roache
- Deleted Scenes
- Featurette: The Transformation of Rollo
- Featurette: The Viking Seafaring Prowess
- Featurette: The Sons of Ragnar
- Featurette: The Queen and the Shield Maiden
- Featurette: Vikings, Valhalla and the Legacy of Ragnar Lothbrok
- Featurette: The Journeys of Bjorn Ironside
SEASON 5:
- Extended Versions of All Episodes
- Audio Commentary on ‘Moments of Vision’ with Michael Hirst
- Audio Commentary on ‘The Most Terrible Thing’ with Michael Hirst & Actor Gustaf Skarsgard
- Deleted Scenes
- Featurette: I Am Boneless
- Featurette: Bringing the Invisible People to Life: The Sami
- Featurette: The Epic War of Ragnar’s Song
- Featurette: The King and the Warrior Bishop
SEASON 6:
- Audio Commentary on ‘The Best Laid Plans’ with Michael Hirst and Historical Consultant Justin Pollard
- Audio Commentary on ‘The Last Act’ with Michael Hirst and Actor Georgia Hirst
- Deleted Scenes
- Featurette: The Legacy of Lagertha
- Featurette: The Epic Worlds of Vikings
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VIDEO – 4½/5, AUDIO – 4½/5
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Every season of Vikings is presented with a 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio as originally televised (and streamed on Amazon Prime) and a 1080p high-definition transfer. Detail is sharp though colors are dampened with the often dreary weather not to mention the dark tone of the storylines and characters.
Every episode comes with a commanding DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track outputting clear dialogue and some good depth with the more action-centric (i.e. battles) scenes. Ambient noises are also apparent such as the general chatter within the villages or day-to-day work like blacksmithing and other olden day chores. |
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