World Famous Comics: Miracles - The Complete Series
Miracles - The Complete Series
Directed By: Matt Reeves, Bill D'Elia, Paul Shapiro, Thomas J. Wright, Lawrence Trilling Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Shout Factory Theatr Number of Items: 4 Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 19, 2005 Running Time: 598 minutes Theatrical Release Date: January 27, 2003
Product Description: The ABC network drama finally comes to DVD! Includes 7 Episodes Never Before Aired in the U.S.!Paul Callan (Skeet Ulrich) is an investigator of modern miracles whose own faith becomes tested with each new mundane explanation. Then something happens that changes everything. A young boy with the power to heal saves Paul s life and pays for it with his own. But before the boy dies they both see the words "God Is Now Here" written in Paul s blood launching Paul on an odyssey of paranormal investigation and spiritual awakening.Paul finds a kindred spirit in a former Harvard professor turned investigator of the occult (Angus Macfadyen) who opens Paul s eyes to the growing number of "strange occurrences" that may signal a much more sinister revelation. Teaming up with a former police officer (Marisa Ramirez) these investigators explore the unexplained and try to find a solution to the coming "darkness" before it's too late.Special Features:Interview & CommentariesDeleted Scenes5.1 Dolby Digital Surround SoundFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 826663253498 Manufacturer No: D4D32534
Amazon.com: ABC's Miracles had a sizable viewership during its brief 2002-2003 primetime run, but the network's coverage of the Iraq war broke the show's momentum, resulting in cancellation after a mere six episodes. Those half-dozen shows and seven more unaired stories are included in this boxed set, which certainly underscores the series' unfulfilled promise as a kind of spiritually based version of The X-Files. Skeet Ulrich (Scream) stars as Paul Callan, an investigator of miracles for the Catholic Church. Demoralized and confused about his purpose in life, Paul takes a hiatus from his job, but is soon asked to check out claims about a dying young boy, Tommy Ferguson (Jacob Smith), with the power to heal. During his research, Paul has apocalyptic visions and is himself saved from death by Tommy, but the effort kills the latter. Tommy becomes a ghost who intermittently appears throughout the series with cryptic warnings about a coming "darkness." Paul grapples with the meaning of that, as well as the significance of a phenomenon in which his own, spilled blood formed the words, "God Is Now Here."
Enter Alva Keel (Angus Macfadyen, who played Robert the Bruce in Braveheart), a paranormal researcher convinced that scattered miracles recently occurring around the world point to a "large event" coming. Paul warily joins Alva's team, which includes a former cop named Evelyn Santos (Marisa Ramirez). Together they investigate such supernatural oddities as the momentary disappearance of a commercial jet (the passengers subsequently live out their dreams), the possession of a paralysis victim by an entity, the spectral appearance of a dead girl prior to several disasters, and the co-existence of a Civil War-era past and present in a small town. The final episode, "Paul Is Dead," is a particularly spooky tale (with an unexpected twist) in which our hero reaches into the afterlife to help, and be helped, by Tommy after Evelyn's son goes missing. The series' storylines are fairly comparable to the adventures of Mulder and Scully, with a lot of recognizable human pain and anguish dovetailing with the fantastic. Some of the elements of Miracles hadn't quite come together by the 13th program--Alva, Paul and Evelyn never really feel like a cohesive unit--but the potential was certainly there and the writing was unusually strong. If Miracles is finally yet another lost opportunity on network television, at least there remains the strong showing represented in this set. --Tom Keogh
another good show killed before its time It's too bad that more people didn't watch this or that the network did not promote it more. This was an X-Files variation with a spiritual bent to it, as well as a clear story arc that would have been fascinating to track. The gifted yet troubled Paul meets up with two people who research the paranormal and he goes along for the ride, sometimes suffering for it due to the aforementioned gifts. Many of the stories involve loss and grief, as well as mysterious forces, so it's not some creature feature. This really dealt with human emotions and frailties. Perhaps it was not formulaic enough to satisfy some viewers or network bigwigs.
Too bad, because I would have liked to see more.
Best. Show. Ever. I rarely get hooked on network shows, but I was hooked on this one. And when it was cancelled, it confirmed my view that the networks are run by idiots!
Eerie, beautiful, haunting, thought-provoking, spiritual, horrifying, intriguing --- well, I'm running out of adjectives.
Thanks heavens SOMEONE had some sense and released it on DVD.
no freaking way!!!!!! so i get to the last disc... last episode... and i'm all like- WHAT?!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! This is an awesome show... my favorite ep is definately "you are my sunshine".... i wish this show hadn't ended... but at least we all have jericho now...
'Miracles' is a Supernatural Genre Lost Jewel My favorite genre of television is sci-fi and/or the paranormal. I am highly critical, normally of any show that attempts to duplicate the X-Files. It seems that most paranormal shows borrow quite a bit from the Files, and it's a rare show about the supernatural that differentiates itself from the pack. Having said all that, I heartily recommend `Miracles' staring the vastly underrated Skeet Ulrich (the current star of the hit series; `Jericho.')
The premise of the show is never full explained since it was canceled 6 shows into production by ABC despite critical acclaim. It essentially is about a small group of people dedicated to find the source of real supernatural miracles. Everything from possession, stigmata, ghosts, and clairvoyance is represented in a thinking-man's presentation. Ulrich and Angus MacFayden are superb as the chief two investigators: Ulrich as a disillusioned Catholic priest on a mission to find answers and to understand who and what he is; MacFayden as the trained supernatural expert.
The original series had 13 episodes, but only 6 made it on the airwaves. For the fans of the one-year run, seeing an additional 7 first-class episodes is well-worth the price of the DVD boxset just by itself. "Miracles" avoids the pitfall of being too one-sided for or against religion: rather, we are left the impression that the miracles the team finds may or may not have come from God Himself. For fans of the supernatural, this show is a natural: a must buy. A one-year jewel, we may never find out the conclusion of the show since it suffered a premature burial.
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Excellent TV Show.... Should have never been cancelled!! Sometimes I really wonder about how TV networks do business and their rationales... This TV series was a rare gem that never really had a chance to make it because the TV Network screwed it up! I can highly recommend Miracles! It is captivating, intriguing and just simply put Very, Very Good. If you liked the x-files, if you like supernatural stuff, then you are going to like Miracles. Skeet Ulrich and Angus Macfayden both deliver amazing acting performances and are just a true joy to watch... Go check it out, you won't regret it!
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