The Last Ship Season 1

DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:

What makes it so, in my opinion, is the very fine cast, some detailed research into the workings of a combat vessel, and sharp writing that keeps the tension aboard the Nathan James at just the right level.
Also aboard the destroyer on its far north mission are two scientists who are, on the surface, searching for an ancient virus they think is buried in the ice. They know about the plague and are secretly searching for a cure but they aren’t allowed to share that information with the captain and the crew for security reasons. This leads to some very interesting confrontations throughout the entire season once the crew learns that the scientists have been lying about their true mission.The show features a very strong cast headed by Eric Dane – who looks, acts and carries himself like a Navy officer; Rhona Mitra as the lead scientist; and Adam Baldwin as the ship’s executive officer. Baldwin, who usually plays morally ambiguous roles (think “Firefly” and his guest appearance as a rough-and-tumble detective on “Castle”) is excellent as the second in command of the Nathan James. Much like Mr. Spock on “Star Trek,” it is his job to advise the captain when he thinks command decisions are going to put the crew in danger or endanger the mission. He does that in fine fashion as the XO.
No spoilers here, but I will say that, in my opinion, the best episodes of the show involve a Russian warship whose commander is also searching for a cure to the plague.my only quibble with the show involves the leader of the special operations unit assigned to the ship. I was an adviser to a Vietnamese infantry unit and later, as a journalist for almost 50 years, I spent a fair amount of time with special operations units from the Army, Navy and Air Force. Because of that, I found that Lieutenant Danny Green, the leader of the special ops unit, was too emotional. It’s not that special ops team leaders and members don’t break down now and then; it’s that they don’t break down until the mission is completed. Green, however, endangers the mission on more than one occasion because he makes poor decisions based on emotion. In my experience, that just wouldn’t happen.- Mike Billington

I heard this was a good show and decided to give it a shot plus the price was fairly cheap at the time. I thought the premise sounded pretty nifty and could be entertaining. I enjoy post-apocalyptic stories and this one would be without zombies and might be more grounded. Well, on the positive side I think the actors are actually decent and giving it their best. There’s also one scene in the first episode with some ship to air action that was pretty good too. However, most of the show is weak on details, characters and production. The good guys needed a little more development while the bad guys in this season have been all 2 dimensional and lacked depth. They just aren’t very compelling. Instead I fully expected the bad guys to start twirling their mustachios because they were so cliche. Then there’s production values. Obviously, they didn’t have the budget to film in a Central American tropical jungle. I say obviously, because some of it was sooo fake looking that it looked like a set. Meanwhile some of the water and vegetation that was part of the actual natural environment didn’t look tropical. The stories and episodes feel like a checklist. Go here, get that, put that and that together, now go there and shoot that. It almost feels like a video game at times.- Primo

Don’t expect sentimentality, it’s not Grey’s Anatomy (in its good period, not the current waste of time). They don’t have complicated characters, broken relationships, treason and love, fluid identity, relative loyalties (excuse my oxymoron), tough moral choices, and deep intrigue. Actually, expect a fast solution to come up every time you see a “crisis” during the show (at least, the first two series).-Renaissance Man

DVD Wholesale Main Features:

Actors: Various
Directors: Various
Format: Multiple Formats, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Number of discs: 3
Rated: NR Not Rated
Studio: WarnerBrothers
DVD Release Date: June 9, 2015
Run Time: 440 minutes
ASIN: B00U0QU9FA