{"id":19613,"date":"2021-09-15T06:14:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T11:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=19613"},"modified":"2023-09-10T21:34:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T02:34:02","slug":"equalizer1dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/15\/equalizer1dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"DVD Review of &#8220;The Equalizer: Season One&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>TV Review!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B097C6KBV4\/ref=sr_1_1\/suzannelanoue\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19608\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/equalizerdvd1.jpg\" alt=\"The Equalizer: Season One DVD cover\" width=\"230\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/equalizerdvd1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/equalizerdvd1-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The Equalizer: Season One&#8221; Review by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/biosuzanne\/\">Suzanne<\/a> 9\/15\/21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a vigilante show, which is similar to a superhero show. There&#8217;s a thin line that sometimes can be hard to find. Batman is a vigilante, but he has no super powers.\u00a0 Robyn McCall (Queen Latifah) is a former CIA agent who now secretly helps people who are victims of evil doers (especially female victims).\u00a0 She has a team helping her, including her former CIA handler (played by the amazing Chris Noth). She tries to redeem herself with each person she helps &#8211; she has a lot to make up for from her shady past. She also lives with her Aunt Vi (the always-underrated Lorraine Toussaint), who helps her raise her teenaged daughter, Delilah.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot of great action in the show, but the violence has been toned down quite a bit since the 80&#8217;s version of this series.\u00a0 Perhaps they think that female audience members won&#8217;t like it. At any rate, it gives them time to focus more on story and characters. The first season was a big hit, and the second season is doing pretty well. CBS is packed with remakes and reboots, but this show stands out as one of the best. Queen Latifah herself deserves a lot of the credit, but the writing is also very good.<\/p>\n<p>The DVD has some nice extras: 3 behind-the-scenes specials, as well as the regular deleted scenes and gag reel. This would make a good gift for any teen or adult.<\/p>\n<p>MORE INFORMATION:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B097C6KBV4\/ref=sr_1_1\/suzannelanoue\/\">Buy This DVD!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><u><i>THE <span class=\"il\">EQUALIZER<\/span>: <span class=\"il\">SEASON<\/span> <span class=\"il\">ONE<\/span><\/i><\/u><\/b><br \/>\n<b>Street Date:<\/b> September 21<br \/>\n<b>Format:<\/b> DVD<br \/>\n<b>Description:<\/b> THE <span class=\"il\">EQUALIZER<\/span> is a reimagining of the classic series following Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills as a former CIA operative to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall presents to most as an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is The <span class=\"il\">Equalizer<\/span> \u2013 an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who\u2019s also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption. Robyn\u2019s clandestine work remains a secret from her smart and observant daughter, Delilah, and her aunt Vi, who lives with Robyn to help her balance life as a working mother. Joining Robyn as champions of justice are William Bishop, her former CIA handler and longtime friend; Melody \u201cMel\u201d Bayani, an edgy bar owner and a colleague from Robyn\u2019s past; and Harry Keshegian, a paranoid and brilliant white-hat hacker. As Robyn aids the oppressed and exploited, her work garners the attention of shrewd NYPD Detective Marcus Dante, who doggedly seeks to uncover the identity of the vigilante known as The <span class=\"il\">Equalizer<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Proofread and Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biobrenda\/\">Brenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/primetime\/reviews\/\">Back to the Main Reviews Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>The opinions in these articles are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of TVMEG.COM or its other volunteers.<\/i><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19654\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/equalizer2.jpg\" alt=\"cast of &quot;The Equalizer&quot; on CBS\" width=\"347\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/equalizer2.jpg 393w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/equalizer2-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV Review! &#8220;The Equalizer: Season One&#8221; Review by Suzanne 9\/15\/21 This is a vigilante show, which is similar to a superhero show. 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Batman is a vigilante, but he has no super powers.\u00a0 Robyn McCall (Queen Latifah) is a former CIA agent who now secretly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[73,7],"tags":[79,222,86,933,126,942,341,941,943,124],"class_list":["post-19613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","category-primetime","tag-article","tag-critique","tag-drama","tag-equalizer","tag-essay","tag-reboot","tag-review","tag-the-equalizer","tag-the-equalizer-season-one","tag-writing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19613"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48731,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19613\/revisions\/48731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}