7.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Former Senator Selina Meyer has accepted the call to serve as Vice President of the United States. The job is nothing like she imagined and everything she was warned about. 'Veep' follows Meyer and her staff as they attempt to make their mark and leave a lasting legacy, without getting tripped up in the day-to-day political games that define Washington.
Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Matt Walsh, Reid ScottComedy | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French: DTS 5.1
Spanish: DTS 2.0
English SDH, French, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
UV digital copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A certain real life female presidential candidate is on a rather ubiquitous book tour as this review is being written, hawking a tome with the
intentionally ambiguous title What Happened. It’s probably debatable who would benefit from the other’s advice more strongly, this real
life
candidate or Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfuss), the once (and perhaps future) President of the United States, since both Selina and the
aforementioned candidate have weathered certain slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, some not so coincidentally flung by themselves.
Having lost the job she kind of
stumbled into inadvertently to begin with, Selina is, perhaps again like that real life candidate, not about to go gently into that good night, and
much of the increasingly weirdly named Veep’s sixth season documents her post-office holding travails as she attempts to salvage or at
least partially rebuild her damaged reputation while she also tries to come to terms with a series of events which left her battered and bruised and
definitely on the outside of an inside the beltway career path. As mentioned in some of the reviews of previous seasons of this series,
Veep has strayed fairly far from the the supposed focus of the show, at least as evidenced by its title, but it continues to offer some really
strong character based comedy which in fact provides consistent laughs even if some of the characters no longer are in the hallways of power.
There’s a somewhat bittersweet, almost melancholic aspect to this sixth season of Veep, and it will be interesting to see where the show
goes in its announced final year, which is just beginning to unspool on HBO.
For those wanting to catch up on Veep’s fairly labyrinthine story, reviews of the series’ previous seasons can be accessed by clicking on
the following links:
Veep: The Complete First Season Blu-
ray review
Veep: The Complete Second Season
Blu-ray review
Veep: The Complete Third Season
Blu-ray review
Veep: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-
ray review
Veep: The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray
review
Veep: The Complete Sixth Season is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of HBO with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.78:1. This season follows solidly in the footsteps of the pleasing if never "knock your socks off" video quality of the series' previous seasons in high definition. Occasional elements like some of the supposed "broadcasts" from CBS This Morning have a slightly ragged appearance, but generally speaking detail levels remain high throughout all episodes and sharpness and clarity are also excellent. The palette pops nicely without ever being really outrageous, though some elements, like the reds that Selina favors for some of her outfits, are richly suffused and look quite vibrant at times.
Similarly to the video presentation, Veep: The Complete Sixth Season's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is completely competent without providing a lot of "wow" factor. The tendency for the show to feature crowded environments, frequently offering people talking over each other, provides consistent immersion and good directionality. Some of the scenes in supposed capitol highways also have excellent reverberant qualities which sound environmentally accurate. Fidelity is fine across the board, supporting dialogue, effects and occasional score elements just fine.
Disc One
- Ep. 1: With Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Executive Producer/Actress), Reid Scott (Actor), David Mandel (Executive Producer/Director), Lew Morton (Writer)
- Ep. 3: With Matt Walsh (Actor), Timothy Simons (Actor), Sam Richardson (Actor), David Mandel (Executive Producer), Billy Kimball (Writer)
- Ep. 6: With Reid Scott (Actor), Matt Walsh (Actor), David Mandel (Executive Producer), Lew Morton (Executive Producer), Steve Hely (Writer)
- Ep. 7: With Matt Walsh (Actor), Timothy Simons (Actor), Clea DuVall (Actress), David Mandel (Executive Producer), Morgan Sackett (Director)
A year ago, I might have given a passing shrug to the announcement that Veep would be ending its run, but after this bracing and often hilarious sixth season, I'm actually a little sad that the show is nearing its demise. For my money this is the strongest season the show has had in at least a couple of years, something that's perhaps a little odd given the fact that so much of the show has parted ways with Washington, D.C. Technical merits are strong if not mind blowing, and Veep: The Complete Sixth Season comes Highly recommended.
2012
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2016
2019
2009
Nine to Five | Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT
1980
2019
2015
1996
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
2013
Gimme That Prime Time Religion
1980
2016
2015
2015
2003
1999
2005
1992
1971
2008
2020
2016
Special Edition
1967
2007