In Plain Sight: Season One
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Actor: Frederick Weller, Lesley Ann Warren, Mary McCormack, Nichole Hiltz, Paul Ben-VictorBrand: Universal Studios
Producer: Constance M. Burge
Writer: David Maples
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-03-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of In Plain Sight: Season One
DVD Review: Not Up to USA's Normal Standards. Yet I Keep Watching
Summary: 3 Stars
Mary Shannon (Mary McCormack) is a Federal Marshal with the Witness Protection Program. Working along side her partner Marshall Mann (Fred Weller), she helps witnesses adjust to their new life in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Since most of these people are criminals who agreed to testify against other criminals, that isn't always easy. For example, there's the con artist who may or may not have set her sights on a new mark, yet gets her picture in the paper. There's the man who brings his wife and mistress into the program only to decide it was time to break up with his mistress. And even when the witnesses are innocent, their lack of desire to leave their old life behind them can lead to problems, too.
If all that weren't enough, Mary's personal life is far from calm. She is supporting her dead beat mother (Lesley Ann Warren) and her sister Brandi (Nichole Hiltz). Not only has Brandi fallen for Mary's sometimes boyfriend Raphael (Cristian de la Fuente), but she is also hiding methamphetamine until her boyfriend can arrange the sale. What will happen when that little bombshell comes out?
Personally, I'm still not quite sure what to make of this show. At times, I am quite interested in seeing how things turn out. Then I get fed up with the soap opera nature of Mary's personal life. More often then not, Mary comes across as smug and condescending instead of human and funny, which I have a feeling is what they are aiming for. And the way she lets herself get manipulated by her family drives me crazy. And yet I keep watching because I need to know what will happen next. And I will tune in when the second season starts.
I certainly can't fault the acting in any of this. The actors all do an impeccable job of bringing their characters to life, flaws and all. I think it may be those portrayals that keep me coming back.
So yes, I will keep watching the show. If you are interested, I'd suggest catching some reruns before you plunk down the money for this set.
Description of In Plain Sight: Season One
IN PLAIN SIGHT:SEASON ONE - DVD MovieAn amusing blend of cop show action and dysfunctional family fireworks, the comedy-drama In Plain Sight benefits greatly from the charisma of its lead, Mary McCormack, as well as some promising episodes in this first-season set. TV and film vet McCormack (The West Wing, Murder One) finally gets a lead as Mary Shannon, a U.S. Marshal working in the Albuquerque office of the Witness Protection Program. The array of offbeat characters that fall under Mary?s jurisdiction--everyone from innocent witnesses of terrible crimes to less scrupulous types like Dave Foley?s obnoxious mob squealer (?Trojan Horst?) to a diamond smuggler (Missi Pyle) with wedding fever (?Never the Bride?)--present less problems for her than her family, which includes her overly dramatic mom (Lesley Ann Warren) and troublemaking sister (Nichole Hiltz), who has designs on Mary's on-again-off-again boyfriend (Cristian de la Fuente). Frederick Weller (as her quirky partner) and Paul Ben-Victor as her boss offer solid support, but In Plain Sight is McCormack?s showcase, and she shines in both the comic moments and more serious elements, most notably a confessional monologue in ?High Priced Spread.? One wishes the scripts lived up to the performances--too often, the program coasts on glib dialogue, or worse, heavy-handed voice-overs--but these are fixable problems in the face of considerable potential. All 12 episodes of the first season are included in the three-disc set, as well as brief deleted scenes from each episode. --Paul Gaita
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