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One Tree Hill: The Complete Fifth Season by Paul Johansson, Gregory Prange, David Jackson, Janice Cooke-Leonard, Liz Friedlander
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DVD detailsActor: Bethany Joy Galeotti, Chad Michael Murray, Hilarie Burton, James Lafferty, Paul Johansson Director: David Jackson, Gregory Prange, Janice Cooke-Leonard, Liz Friedlander, Paul Johansson Brand: Warner Brothers DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language) Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled Picture Format: 1.78:1 Running Time: 810 minutes DVD Release Date: 2008-08-26 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Reviews of One Tree Hill: The Complete Fifth SeasonDVD Review: Not The Best of Tree Hill, But Still Pretty Darn Good Summary: 5 Stars
I only recently started watching One Tree Hill, I did a season a month beginning in September leading up to the fifth season premiere in January (which actually worked quite nicely for me and for the show since it was at one time one of the few shows airing new episodes during the writers strike). This was one of the few of my favorite shows that were coming back this season after many were cancelled last year (Gilmore Girls, The O.C, Veronica Mars, and many more) so I was thrilled to find out there would be a fifth and sixth season.
I actually really enjoyed this season. It was still probably my second to last favorite season (second season was my least favorite season) just because there was no more high school drama (which I enjoyed), only 18 episodes, and a lot of the characters only appeared a few times throughout the season (Karen, Rachel, Deb, Coach Durham, Chase, and Andy). Meeting the new characters in this season was great though, especially Jamie (Hayley and Nathan's four year old son). Some of the new characters this season are Lindsey Strauss (Lucas's editor and current love interest), Quinton (a member of the Tree Hill Ravens, coached by Skills, Lucas, and Nathan), Mia (a struggling music artist who is signed to Peyton's record label), "Nanny" Carrie (Jamie's nanny who takes an interest to Nathan that pushes Hayley over the edge), Owen (a bartender at Tric who takes an interest in Brooke), and Millicent (Brooke's assistant and Mouth's love interest) and a surprisingly good performance by Kevin Federline as a rude band member of Mia's band. As you can see, more than half of the cast this season were new members.
The season is set four years into the future and skips over the college years. Brooke is a very successful fashion designer living in New York and her line Clothes Over Bros is doing very well. Unfortunately, she is extremely unhappy. Her mother (Melrose Place's Daphne Zuniga) is her manager and does not seem to care about her daughter at all.
Lucas is a published author. His first book "An Unkindness of Ravens" is a current best seller and he has a new girlfriend. He remains in Tree Hill. He has a bad case of writers block though and seems to be missing something.
Peyton is living in LA and is also very unhappy interning at a record label. When she realizes she isn't happy she decides to move back to Tree Hill, along with Brooke.
Nathan and Hayley are still married and have a four year old son named Jamie (who was born at the end of the fourth season). They are going through a very tough time after an accident Nathan has that leaves his temporarily paralyzed from the waist down, wrecking his basketball dreams forever.
Mouth, Skills, Fergie, and Junk are still around. They are all living together. Mouth is a struggling sports reporter and begins a hidden relationship with his mean boss Alice. Skills is co-coaching the Tree Hill Ravens with Nathan and Lucas.
Dan is still in jail serving time for the murder of his brother Keith.
Since four years have passed, there are a lot of gaps. Some episodes are dedicated entirely to flashbacks which keep you informed on what happened in those years. You also get to find out what happened to the characters who aren't main characters who have gone their separate ways during this season. Guest appearances on this show include Karen, Andy, Lilly (Karen and Keith's daughter), Chase, Rachel, Coach Whitey Durham, Tim, Bevin, and Gavin DeGraw.
So to conclude this season was another great one. The hundredth episode of the series (Hundred) and the season finale (What Comes After The Blues) were my favorites with great cliffhangers. I will definitely buy this one to complete my collection of One Tree Hill on DVD and cannot wait for season 6. Fans won't be disappointed!
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Description of One Tree Hill: The Complete Fifth SeasonHello again! Four-and-a-half years after the searing and surprising events that marked their final days at Tree Hill High, old friends return to their North Carolina hometown. Some of them reached the goals they set as teens: Lucas published his novel, Brooke rocked the fashion world as an acclaimed couturière and Haley became the teacher she always yearned to be. Some didn?t: Peyton crashed and burned in L.A., and Nathan saw his promise of pro hoops glory evaporate in a single, violent moment. But once they?re back home in this involving 5-Disc, 18-Episode Season Five Set, everyone discovers so much is the same: love, friendship, challenges, triumphs, laughs, tears...and dreams. As Lucas says, it?s just the beginning. See insert for instructions on how to download digital copies of all episodes (must be done in one session; code can only be used once; compatible with iTunes and Windows Media; offer expires 12/31/09).
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