Playmakers: The Complete Series: Amazon.ca: Omar Gooding, Marcello Thedford, Christopher Wiehl, Jason Matthew Smith, Russell Hornsby, Anthony John Denison, Stephen Bogaert, Bruce Gray, Phillip Jarrett, Karen LeBlanc, Thea Andrews, Dan Petronijevic, Brad Turner, Bruce McDonald, John Bell, John Fawcett, Scott Brazil, Terry Ingram, John Eisendrath, Peter Egan: DVD

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow...what a great show., July 8 2004

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This review is from: Playmakers: The Complete Series (DVD)

I can't believe I never watched this when it was on the air. I picked up the DVD yesterday after overhearing a few people talk about it, and WOW!, I watched all 11 hours of it already!

I am so spoiled with HBO that I hardly watch original series on "regular TV" anymore, but Playmakers is outstanding. I'm not even a huge football fan, but I was totally engrossed in this series. There is so much crap out there but great shows like this get canned. It doesn't make any sense. The NFL is stupid for forcing ESPN to cancel this show. They had it all backwards: The show actually made me WANT to watch football. And I don't even like football.

The only bad thing anyone could say about this show is that it's not "realistic". Well, of course all this stuff wouldn't happen to such a small group of people. But, you can say that about ANY show. The point is that this team represents all teams. At one point in time the stuff on this show has happened to some team out there, and Playmakers takes you into the lives of these players in a way that hasn't been done before.

I give this show my highest recommendation for anybody that likes HBO-quality dramas. Playmakers is top shelf TV. Definitely check it out.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best sports show of all time, July 8 2004

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A must-have boxed set for anyone that considers themselves a fan of the NFL. The coach is a little typical and the conflicts are over-dramatized, but I haven't been this entertained by a sports production since "The Program". So hot, it caught the attention of the NFL and they virtually demanded this show 'cease and desist' if it wanted to renew its television deal with ESPN/ABC. It's too bad that this show will never see a season 2, but not all that surprising. Your girlfriend might even like it, since it has more to do with sex/drugs/violence than sport itself. Filmed entirely in Toronto, Canadians will recognize alot of mini landmarks.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This Show makes you want to Watch the NFL......, July 6 2004

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D. Crawford "danielc_1978" (Hoover, AL United States) - See all my reviews
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I dont understand the NFL's thinking here. This show not only has reached already NFL viewers but Non-viewers also. This show makes you want to watch football since it put a human face on NFL players. Not all of the players on the show were bad either. The linebacker was a very nice guy on the show... A gentle giant - just dont piss him off or play football against him. I have heard of many women who dont even like watching football getting hooked on this show.

One of my good friends, who loves watching football, was watching this show one day and his wife told him to "cut that crap off," however, instead she sat down and watched a little of it and got hooked. She watched every show. I hope another network starts this back up. This would be perfect for HBO. Heck, I'd watch it on the Cooking network if they'd give it a chance... ha ha.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Show for sports novices and sports junkies
I was not interested in watching this show at first, but after the first episode, I was a "playmakers" fiend. The show was right on target. Read more

Published on Jun 30 2004 by D. Bostick

4.0 out of 5 stars a Really Good show
this show was Part Oz,&a few other things combined but it worked so well in today's Modern ERA of Sports. Read more

Published on Jun 27 2004 by A customer