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The Guardian: The First Season

Simon Baker (Actor), Alan Rosenberg (Actor), Alan Myerson (Director), Andy Wolk (Director) | Rated: NR (Not Rated) | Format: DVD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Simons a Doll, Mar 3 2010
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Douglas L. Hamilton "Lucy Hamilton" (Toronto On Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Guardian: The First Season (DVD)
This series was and is excellent. Simon Baker when he was younger was a real sweetheart. Too bad the series went off the air because all the characters were excellent. It seems all the good programs go off the air....
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4.0 out of 5 stars haven't watched it yet!, Aug 22 2011
This review is from: The Guardian: The First Season (DVD)
I haven't watched the season just yet, waiting to be finished with school work before I can sit down and enjoy it! It was very quick delivery though!!
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Amazon.com: 4.8 out of 5 stars (33 customer reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Guardian With Edge, Aug 10 2009
By Irishman65 "irishman65" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Guardian: The First Season (DVD)
4.5 Stars... Be warned, the character Simon Baker plays in this series is edgier than his character in The Mentalist and slightly more abrasive. However, that being said the first season of this legal drama was the strongest. At the time, Baker was billed as a new face with edge from Austrailia and the series got good critical reviews its first year. Baker's seens with Dabney Coleman were amazing to watch as he struggled between goodwill legal work and the call of "the rich firm" run by his father. Alan Rosenberg was good though the character he played was less rich than his characters in other series (Cybil, L.A. Law, Civil Wars). If you like Simon Baker in The Mentalist, and you don't expect him to always play the same exact character, you'll probably enjoy this first season and if like legal shows this series will also be enjoyable. So what happened in the remaining seasons? They retooled the premise to broaden their viewing audience and it watered down the show but this first season is definitely worth watching. I'd also recommend catching the actor in the romantic dramedy: Something New, if you are a fan of his.

59 of 60 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Possibly One of the Best Legal Dramas Ever Aired, Nov 2 2009
By J. McQueen "Anti-Charisma" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Guardian: The First Season (DVD)
When I graduated from law school, I came very close to practicing the type of family law the main character, Nick Fallon, has been sentenced to, so I may be a bit biased. With that having been said, I thought this was a terrific series.

The most important ingredient of this series' success is the understated (and unfortunately, criminally underrated) performance of Simon Baker. Because of the manner in which he plays Nick Fallon, you can see how the cumulative strain of:

(1) Fallon being sentenced to thousands of hours of community service in most trying, heartbreaking area of family law --destitute, abandoned and defenseless children;
(2) while struggling to stay productive at his tough-as-nails father's white-shoe mergers and acqusitions law firm and
(3)remaining sober

is (incrementally) tearing his character apart.

I strongly recommend this series to anyone who is tired of the melodramatic and overwrought nature of other legal dramas. It was really thought-provoking and entertaining!

49 of 50 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A great, underrated show, Sep 15 2009
By ReaderAnn - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Guardian: The First Season (DVD)
I discovered this gem on a local channel while living abroad (granted, the episodes were not current). It was fascinating watching the challenges of Baker's character as he worked for his father's uptight law firm, while also performing mandated community service as a court-appointed guardian for kids with extraordinary difficulties in their lives. At first, I thought Baker's character too cold and unlikable, but eventually realized he was meant to be very complicated. However, it was the acting of Alan Rosenberg, and particularly Dabney Coleman, that made the show stand out for me. I had never appreciated what a fine dramatic actor Coleman is. The show can be raw and difficult to watch at times, but the writing and the guest actors are excellent, and I highly recommend it.
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