Moonlight - The Complete Series

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Any private eye knows a lot about other people's secrets. L.A. private eye Mick St. John (Alex O'Loughlin) has a secret of his own. He’s a vampire, dwelling in a covert netherworld complicated by friendship with an undead finance honcho (Jason Dohring), memories of the alluring ex- wife (Shannyn Sossamon) who turned him into a vampire, and a relationship with a human (Sophia Myles) he feels drawn to protect – and maybe to love. But no matter how tempting, Mick knows a vampire-human romance is eternally dangerous. This 16-episode, 4-disc set of the series voted the 2008 People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama is a sure entertainment bet for all who like their vampire stories sleek, intense and passionate.

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5 out of 5 stars

I LOVE this show!!! January 8, 2008
101 out of 106 found this review helpful

I am soooo excited that Moonlight will be coming out on DVD!!! I would watch Ghostwhisperer then this would come on after and Boy let me tell you , I'm loving this show more then Ghostwhisperer!!! I Love Mick and Beth! I Loved Sophia Miles(Beth) when she played a Vampire on Underworld so this was wonderful to see her in another Vampire like setting! This show is intoxicating. The Acting is great, the story lines great. I hope that this show continues on getting more fans and ratings!!! Love it!

5 out of 5 stars

Sophisticated, smart, sexy...and drop dead romantic January 17, 2008
73 out of 76 found this review helpful

Moonlight is one of the best--if not the best--shows to come down the pike in a long while. The slow development of the relationship between Mick and Beth is heartbreakingly realistic. The show is perfectly cast, well-written, and every episode is worth multiple rewatchings; ideal for DVD. Especially notable in the supporting cast is Jason Dohring as Mick's friend Josef, whose boyish good looks conceal the wisdom of centuries. If you love vampires, you will love Moonlight.

5 out of 5 stars

The Best New Show of 2007! January 12, 2008
54 out of 55 found this review helpful

Now that Moonlight has officially been voted the People's Choice Winner for Best New Drama of 2007, it looks like this tremendous new show has proven that it has real staying-power. Moonlight has got it all... High-powered action, exciting storylines, a fabulous casting ensemble, a richly woven romance, sizzling chemistry, and a seriously appealing male lead. Moonlight breathes real life back into the genre; and it's the best show on television you're not watching!

4 out of 5 stars

Despite inauspicious beginnings, a glimmer of potential May 18, 2008
48 out of 52 found this review helpful

To be honest, I settled for watching episodes of Moonlight (originally titled Twilight, but no doubt retitled due to the upcoming Twilight movie based on Stephenie Meyer's Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)) online because I don't have a TV, and I was bored. I'm a huge fan of vampire mythology and loved Forever Knight - The Trilogy, Part 1 (1992 - 1993) and Interview with the Vampire, and more recently Blood Ties. As I read about the show's inauspicious beginnings (the presentation pilot was universally panned, the cast recast, and two showrunners have jumped ship), I approached the pilot with apprehension.

Mick St. John is a private investigator who happens to be a vampire. Mick's friend Josef Kostantin (Jason Dohring, Veronica Mars - The Complete First Season) is a much older vamp with a taste for the finest that money can buy, but he's hiding several skeletons in his deep freezer, so to speak. Mick's ex-wife Coraline (Shannyn Sossamon) is the one who unwillingly turned him into a vampire on their wedding night in 1952, and she makes several appearances throughout the season. Guillermo works in the morgue and procures blood for Mick, and other vamps such as the Cleaners take care of messy vamp deaths that threaten to otherwise expose the vamp community.

Beth Turner (Sophia Myles) is a reporter for the internet tabloid BuzzWire, and makes a living reporting on sensational cases involving grisly murders. Beth has the strangest sensation of deja vu about Mick, which turns out to be a pivotal point in later episodes. Mick meets Beth while the two are researching the same murder case, and they eventually team up. In the tradition of Anne Rice's Louis, Mick loathes being a vampire, mainly because he wasn't given a choice in the matter.

Frankly, at first Moonlight left me unimpressed, beginning with the vampire cliches that Mick deadpans, and the cheesy special effects in the first couple of episodes (along with forgettable villains). However, Moonlight oozes style from every pore, with eyecatching set design (Mick's crystal-burning fireplace is eye-popping) and decent vamp effects (eerie ice-blue contacts, the ability to move quickly and jump great heights). The prerequisite angsty alternative soundtrack includes Evanescence's "My Immortal" (Fallen), Mazzy Star's "Into Dust"(So Tonight That I Might See), Nine Inch Nails "Mr. Self Destruct" (The Downward Spiral), Maroon Five's "Can't Stop" (It Won't Be Soon Before Long) and Alice Cooper's "School's Out" (School's Out) are prominently featured, suiting the gorgeous aerial shots of LA (a vast improvement over the nighttime ultralight panoramas of Toronto featured in Forever Knight).

And Moonlight turns some vamp conventions on their head; Mick's able to walk about during the day for limited amounts of time, for one, and instead of coffins, vamps sleep in deep freezers (I pity the houseguest who goes looking for frozen peas in *that* deep freezer!). Also, the flashbacks are generally well done, particularly the vintage music such as Louis Jordan's "Ain't that Just Like A Woman").

The show improved and changed my opinion of it, and it's a pity that it was cancelled. I look forward to owning Moonlight on DVD. If you're a fan of Moonlight, you'll also want to check out the excellent Canadian series Blood Ties (2006 TVseries), which features a human PI paired with a vampire as the two explore paranormal cases.

5 out of 5 stars

Moonlight is the best new show of the season! January 14, 2008
34 out of 34 found this review helpful

I am absolutely addicted to this show, which recently won the People's Choice Award for Best New Drama, and deservedly so. This has got to be the sexiest and most original vampire story to come out in a long time, and I can tell you that I am a vampire lover from WAY back! Alex O'Loughlin is THE breakout star of the year, and he is perfectly cast as vampire detective Mick St. John, who struggles with accepting his fate as a self-proclaimed "monster" while acknowledging his very real, very human feelings for reporter Beth Turner.

If you love vampires and wonder what it would be like if vampires walked among us, undetected, in modern-day L.A., you should give Moonlight a try. This show has it all~ action/suspense, drama, romance and plenty of humor. The writing is impressive, and the cast is superb, from O'Loughlin in the lead role to Sophia Myles, Jason Dohring and Shannyn Sossamon. Moonlight is a classic in the making....don't miss it!

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