[The News Bot]

Murder One was a great show. We’d all seen legal dramas before, with all the last-minute evidence, knife-edge verdicts and convoluted character-play given due process and their appropriate day in court, but Bochco’s revolutionary storytelling enabled us to become more immediately embroiled within each and every case. As with the first season, the writing is brilliant, the acting terrifically assured right across the board and, more importantly perhaps, the moral conundrums given a sly tweak that allows vast swathes of murk and intrigue to convincingly play out within the drama, clouding the integrity of one and all. Still a bold move, folks. Anthony LaPaglia is tremendous. He had a hard act to follow, but he sure managed to stamp his own claim on the proceedings with style and presence. A true shame that Murder One, itself, was sent down after this second run. But, at least, you can savour it here on DVD.

Fox’ s release has a pretty decent performance, AV-wise, although it is woefully lacking with regards to extra features. The featurette is good but, on its own, it amounts to little more than being a post-script to a show that has long since died. But, as with the pioneer season, it’s the show that comes first, therefore I have no hesitation in recommending Season 2 wholeheartedly.
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