{"id":12401,"date":"2016-07-10T15:11:27","date_gmt":"2016-07-10T22:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=12401"},"modified":"2016-07-10T15:14:24","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T22:14:24","slug":"review-izombie-s1-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/07\/review-izombie-s1-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: iZombie: The Complete First Season BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\u201ciZombie\u201d: The Complete First Season<\/strong> is an incredibly fun series that takes more than a few cues from the likes of \u201cBuffy the Vampire Slayer,\u201d and \u201cVeronica Mars\u201d just taking advantage of the zombie craze. Still, this primarily unknown cast works so well together and Rose McIver is a star in the making.<\/p>\n

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“iZombie”: The Complete First Season<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Crime, Drama, Comedy
\nWarner Home Video | NR \u2013 549 min. \u2013 $39.99 | July 12, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 07\/10\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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SEASON INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Various
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Mike Allred & Chris Roberson (characters); Diane Ruggiero & Rob Thomas (developed by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Rose McIver, Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli, Robert Buckley, David Anders, Aly Michalka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Featurette, Deleted Scenes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>NA
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Season Plot Summary:
\n<\/strong>Meet Olivia \u201cLiv\u201d Moore (ROSE MCIVER), a medical resident on the fast track to a perfect life…until she\u2019s turned into a zombie. Now stuck between half-alive and undead, Liv withdraws from her best friend (ALY MICHALKA), calls off her engagement to her fianc\u00e9 (ROBERT BUCKLEY) and transfers to Seattle\u2019s morgue to access the only thing that allows her to maintain her humanity: human brains.<\/p>\n

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But there are side effects to Liv\u2019s new diet: She gets visions \u2013 flashes of the corpse\u2019s memories \u2013 including clues as to how they were killed. Liv\u2019s boss, a brilliant and eccentric examiner, Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti (RAHUL KOHLI), encourages her to embrace this newfound talent and help an eager, unproven homicide detective, Clive Babineaux (MALCOLM GOODWIN), solve the murders. It\u2019s the least a good citizen zombie can do!<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review:
\n\u201ciZombie\u201d<\/strong> is an incredibly fun series, mish-mashing \u201cBody of Proof\u201d (if anyone remembers that show) with the wit, comedy and blood of \u201cBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u201d and zombie elements of \u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d. Based off of the Vertigo comic book, \u201ciZombie\u201d<\/strong> is the perfect blend of mystery, horror and dry humor written so well and in conjunction with some great casting, not least of all Rose McIver (Tinker Bell on \u201cOnce Upon a Time\u201d and Yellow Ranger on \u201cPower Rangers R.P.M.\u201d) with high honorable mention to Rahul Kohli as her quirky boss and confidant.<\/p>\n

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I wasn\u2019t entirely sure what to expect going into the pilot episode but with an innovative take on, at least in part, crime procedural, the show works so well and the 13 episodes of its first season flew by, in spite of a few pacing issues early on, easily overcome by McIver\u2019s charisma and deadpan humor which helps matters. There\u2019s something to be said that a new zombie-centric media (movie and television) could capture my attention but I for one enjoyed the hell out of this variation.<\/p>\n

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  1. Pilot<\/li>\n
  2. Brother, Can You Spare a Brain?<\/li>\n
  3. The Extermination<\/li>\n
  4. Liv and Let Clive<\/li>\n
  5. Flight of the Living Dead<\/li>\n
  6. Virtual Reality Bites<\/li>\n
  7. Maternity Liv<\/li>\n
  8. Dead Air<\/li>\n
  9. Patriot Brains<\/li>\n
  10. Mr. Berserk<\/li>\n
  11. Astroburger<\/li>\n
  12. Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, White Rat<\/li>\n
  13. Blaine\u2019s World<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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    This 3-disc set is housed in a standard HD slim case. The two features from the DVD were ported over: \u201ciZombie\u201d 2014 Comic-Con Panel (28:58; HD)<\/u><\/strong> and some Deleted Scenes<\/u><\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    VIDEO \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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    Warner Home Video finally releases \u201ciZombie\u201d: The Complete First Season<\/strong> onto Blu-ray presented in its originally televised 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer. In keeping with its darkly comedic\/horror vibe, the show varies from darker elements to lighter scenes which show up quite well in HD. Detail looks sharp and all in all it looks like a clean looking picture free of artifacts, aliasing and other flaws.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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    The season has been given a decently robust DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. It\u2019s nothing amazing but does provide for crisp and clear dialogue levels while the score\/soundtrack makes the most usage of the front channels and ambient noises from the rear speakers. The LFE channel doesn\u2019t really factor in but on the whole this probably is a fair upgrade over its DVD counterpart and slightly better compared to how it originally aired.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    OVERALL \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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    Overall, \u201ciZombie\u201d: The Complete First Season<\/strong> is an incredibly fun series that takes more than a few cues from the likes of \u201cBuffy the Vampire Slayer,\u201d and \u201cVeronica Mars\u201d just taking advantage of the zombie craze. Still, this primarily unknown cast works so well together and Rose McIver is a star in the making. This new Blu-ray released through Warner\u2019s Archive Collection offers good-to-great audio and video transfers but a forgettable selection of bonus material.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
    \nThese are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n