Summary of "Season 1 - A Look at the Seedy Life in London": I thought The Vice started out a bit slow, but got much better by the third story. It's an engaging show about London's underbelly, with subject matter that can be pretty brutal. It's also a show that offers something different from the American cop shows (besides the nudity). The cops approach prostitution differently than they do here, choosing to target pimps and agencies that deviate from the "sex for money" businesses. I found the dynamics of their investigations as interesting as the stories themselves.
I enjoyed the little prequel to MI-5 in "Sons," an episode that starred 3 actors that would go on to my favorite spy show ever, and I should note that Marc Warren (who was in the Kudos production, Hustle), is appearing with Rupert Penry-Jones (from MI-5, another Kudos production) in the mini-series Burn Up. Not that I'm trying to trace everything back to MI-5, but it's a fun game to connect actors from various productions to one another.
The Vice is a brutal series, but it's one that rewards viewers with a new viewing experience, and I eagerly await season 2 on June 24. (read entire review)
Package Art arrives for the 2nd Season of The Vice
About a month ago we told you to expect MPI Home Video's The Vice - Season 2 to arrive on June 24th. Now the studio has provided a discription, episode list and package art for the 3-DVD set. The picture... (read entire news item)
3/11/2008
When? How Much? We Answer these Questions about More of The Vice
With MPI Home Video's March 25th release of The Vice - Season 1 almost here, they are gearing up to bring us the second season (out of a total of five) from the 1999 U.K. program about investigations... (read entire news item)
12/30/2007
Cover Art for The Vice Season 1
We didn't have artwork for MPI's release of The Vice season 1 when we posted the news a few weeks ago, but now it's shown up on Amazon.com. You can preorder the set for $27.99. Here's the art: (read entire news item)
12/14/2007
Fighting London's Sex Trade: DVDs Come to America for The Vice
Carlton Television, the folks behind British shows like Footballers' Wives and Girls Behaving Badly, is the production company for ITV's program The Vice. What's the show like?
The gripping police TV... (read entire news item)
