Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11757 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-02-04
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 3
• Running time: 1248 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
It’s about time somebody gave the wonderful James Woods a role as good as this. Shark casts him as an attorney who’s happy to go about things by whatever methods get him the necessary results. Whether it involves bending the rules or cutting corners, when we meet Sebastian Stark he’s a defence attorney par excellence.

But it soon changes for him, and he ends up taking a job on the other side of the fence instead. And as he changes allegiances to become a prosecutor instead, he leads a rough and ready team on the track to getting justice. Thus begins Shark, another in a line of quality American legal imports that are worthy of your time.

This DVD set brings together the entire first season run of Shark, and there’s plenty to enjoy. Woods may have changed sides in the show, but his methods are as unconventional as ever (think House, but in the legal system, and you’re on the right track). As a result, the show is fast, funny, and terrific entertainment.

And let’s make no bones about this: as commendable as Shark’s supporting cast is, it’s Woods we’re here to see, and he doesn’t disappoint. He positively eats up the screen, and it’s an absolute delight to see an actor as strong as him at the very top of his game.

Tightly scripted, swiftly directed and rarely dull, Shark is a treat that’s well worth taking for a spin. Highly recommended. --Jon Foster

DVD Description
Winning is the only thing that matters, and winning is what he does. Cut-throat defence attorney Sebastian Stark (Emmy Award winner James Woods) has made a career out of bending the rules, manipulating the system, humiliating prosecutors and getting ruthless criminals off the hook. But, with the blood of an innocent woman on his hands, Stark has a change of heart and takes a job with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s high-profile crime unit, leading a promising but inexperienced team of young prosecutors and doing whatever it takes to deliver justice in the fast-paced and quick-witted Shark.

Synopsis
The first series of this courtroom drama revolves around Sebastian Starke (James Woods), a hard-nosed lawyer about to change things as the head of the high-profile crime unit of the LA DA's office. Every episode from the show's premiere series is contained here, including 'LAPD Blue', 'Dr. Feelbad', 'Dial M for Monica', and 'Strange Bedfellows'.

Customer Reviews

Shark - One to really get your teeth into !
This boxed set offers great value and one of the best legal dramas you are ever likely to see on the small screen.The great James Woods is,of course,the star of the show here and gets the chance to chew the scenery on a regular basis.The script is the one of the real strengths of the show which gives Woods a regular supply of stinging one liners which he delivers with that oh so nasty tongue of his.Forget the silliness of Ali McBeal and the showy court room antics of LA Law - this one goes straight for the jugular from the word go.Each episode is tightly plotted,well scripted and Woods really blows up a storm in the court room scenes which would have had Perry Mason cowering in fright ! The only drawback is the charisma free supporting cast which look like they've just come from a fashion shoot rather than a court room.The real star though here is Woods and he's worth the price of this boxed set alone.
A legal drama to watch over and over again.

Show me your teeth
Hell, did I enjoy watching this! James Woods at his best, the biting shark but yet showing his soft side as father of a not so easy to handle teen. Just can't wait for the second season to be released on DVD over here. And I'm quite upset about CBS saying "no" to a third season. If there's a space for a jerk like Dr. House, why can't there be room for a cynic like Sebastian Stark?

Outstanding
I never thought I'd see the day James Woods would grace a TV show. He is without doubt one of the most underrated actors ever. This show is brilliant. His timing exquisite his acting ability is obviously not tested but he still brings class to a TV show. If you haven't seen it rent it then you'll buy it. I would recommend without hesitation.