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Nowhere Man - The Complete Series
Nowhere Man - The Complete Series
Actors: Bruce Greenwood, Megan Gallagher
Directors: Greg Beeman, Mel Damski, Michael Levine (IV), Guy Magar
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Television, Mystery & Suspense
NR     2005     19hr 0min

Unknown forces conspire to erase the identity of photographer Thomas Veil (Bruce Greenwood, I, Robot), and without warning, every aspect of his life is erased during the course of one evening. His wife acts as if he's a st...  more »

     
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Actors: Bruce Greenwood, Megan Gallagher
Directors: Greg Beeman, Mel Damski, Michael Levine (IV), Guy Magar
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Television, Mystery & Suspense
Sub-Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Studio: Image Entertainment
Format: DVD - Color,Full Screen
DVD Release Date: 12/26/2005
Original Release Date: 08/28/1995
Theatrical Release Date: 08/28/1995
Release Year: 2005
Run Time: 19hr 0min
Screens: Color,Full Screen
Number of Discs: 9
SwapaDVD Credits: 9
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 11
Edition: Box set
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: English

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Movie Reviews

We Want The Negative's Tom!
C. Freeman | San Leandro, CA United States | 10/15/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"In the fall of 1995 one of the most original progams of that season made it's debut: Nowhere Man. Played by the under-rated Bruce Greenwood who brought just the right amount of suspicion and paranoia to the table, the show quite effectively, and chillingly, shows what could happen if someone had their identity completely erased, in this case after Greenwood's character (photographer Thomas J. Veil) takes a snapshot of what appears to be a hanging in Central America. His life quite literally unravels like a roll of film when the people who want the negatives erases his identity and forces him to go on the run. Everyone, including his wife, no longer recognizes or will have anything to do with him. He is, quite literally, a man without an identity or a past, who must sort out what has happened while avoid being captured. One of the themes of Nowhere Man was that you never knew who was friend or foe, which gave the show it's paranoid edge.

Unfortunately after only one season, and just when it appeared that we were getting to the bottom of who was behind Thomas Veil's erasure and how it was done, the show was cancelled, leaving many a fan, myself included, hanging in the air. It's great that this show is finally being released on DVD, it would have been greater still if they had done so 10 years ago."
MY FAVORITE SHOW OF ALL TIME
Debra A. Barton | Woodstock, GA United States | 11/08/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I don't make it a point to watch many TV shows as most shows are terrible. I caught the very beginning of the Nowhere Man pilot completely by accident back in 1995 and before the intro was finished......I WAS HOOKED! I was completely devastated when it didn't return and the fact that the show has NEVER been in reruns in the United States, completely evades all logic as it runs in other countries.

I've read rumors about the show possibly being available on DVD for some time, but it seemed to only be a CONSPIRACY to get people like me excited. Now it appears to really be the TRUTH. This is the best news I've heard all year! I'M THRILLED! I'm looking forward to having Nowhere Man on DVD and I'm also hoping that a release of this fine show will cause many people to get as hooked on it as I have been since that fateful Monday night back in 1995. (The above was written before news of a definite release.)

***************** NOWHERE MAN UPDATE

FINALLY!!!! MY FAVORITE TV SHOW OF ALL TIME! "Nowhere Man" is slated to be released on December 27, 2005 on DVD. This will be a first time release for this program in ANY format.

It ran the 25 episodes in 1995/1996 ONE (1) time and has NEVER been seen again (in the USA that is, it ran in reruns overseas). There is a cult following of this show and we've followed news (very scant news since most people haven't heard of this show) for years since it went off the air. We just knew it was a real conspiracy trying to keep our beloved "Nowhere Man" from us.

This show will knock the wind out of you! The absolute best I've ever seen! This is a very CEREBRAL and smart show......we think that's why UPN pulled the plug after only 25 episodes. UPN was a brand new network in 1995 and "Nowhere Man" came on TV on Monday nights at 9 p.m. The combination of brand new network and the unique intelligence of the show spelled D O O M.....the general public for the most part didn't see it....(who watched UPN then?) and a lot of the ones that watched it.......well, let's just say it went directly over their heads. But there are a few of us that fell in love with the show, and tried real hard to keep its memory alive on the internet. When I first got my computer and got on the internet the first time, guess what I looked up? You are correct! "Nowhere Man" was my first search.

You MUST check out "Nowhere Man". You will be as hooked as I have been since 1995. Finally! It's going to be available. HOORAY!!!!

Signed, A Very Happy Fan

p/s: Now if some guy from Image Entertainment pulls out a cigar and pricks it with a pencil................... ;)

"
More proof that TV is not a lost cause - 5 stars squared
Alexander E. Paulsen | Jacksonville, Fl United States | 12/13/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"More proof that TV is not a lost cause - Firefly is supporting evidence.

Nowhere man was a milestone in American TV. It is the US version of the UK series The Prisoner.

I am not so surprised that it was cancelled after a season, I am more shocked that it made on the air to begin with and lasted the season. This is a very thought provoking and cerebral story. This is not for the average "Entertainment Tonight/Desperate Housewives" TV viewer.

This show truly meant something and communicated it's message on a variety of levels. Elements of this show were exciting and in-your-face while other plot elements went deeper and were revealed often hours after you have seen an episode only after it sunk inand your brain absorbed the sublties.

There was not a single bad, dry or slow episode in the whole series. Every one was important and added another piece to the puzzle.

Plus there was absolutely no clue as to where the thing was headed until very close to the end. This was spectacularly well done and Bruce Greenwood was magnificent in his role.

This show so intrigued me I wrote a script for it. The show was cancelled before I presented it to the producer.

I was sad when it was cancelled but pleased that they were able to hastily put together a wrap for the story that while a little cryptic, not as surreal as the ending of The Prisoner.

I think The Prisoner is one of the true masterpieces of artistic TV production, and Nowhere Man is easily it's equal.

I can't wait for the release. I have to have this set. I made room for it right next to my Prisoner Megaset."
Erase a man's past and you can erase the man...
Wayne Klein | My Little Blue Window, USA | 12/27/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"After taking and publishing a mysterious photo showing an execution in a third world country, photographer Thomas Veil (Bruce Greenwood)finds his life ripped apart. He's having dinner with his wife Allison (Megan Greenwood from "Millennium"), goes to the bathroom and comes back to find her gone. When he comes back at different couple is at his table and his wife isn't there. When he asks Geno the owner where she is he doesn't know who his wife is, who he is and why he's complaining about his table being taken. When he tracks her down he discovers his wife no longer knows who he is and there isn't any evidence he's every existed--except that he knows who he is. He remembers his past. That's all that remains.

An intelligent, clever TV series that lasted only one season on UPN (coupled mysteriously with "Star Trek: Voyager" a big mistake on UPN's part)"Nowhere Man", like "The Prisoner" may have been too good for TV, ahead of its time or had the wrong audience for UPN. It would probably have been coupled better with Fox's "The X-Files". Now 10 years later with shows like "LOST" presenting mysteries and conspiracies like "Nowhere Man", the show's time has finally come.

This excellent release from Image Entertainment includes all 25 of the first season episodes. As extras we get commentary tracks including video commentaries by Bruce Greenwood, producer Peter Dunne and creator/writer/producer Lawrence Hertzog. The video commentaries whomever is doing the commentary frequently presented in splitscreen with the episode itself. There are also traditional audio commentaries (they're separate though)as well as promos and interviews with Bruce Greenwood, Hertzog, Megan Gallagher, director Ian Toynton and others.

Image quality varies from quite good to very good.It's clear that the show was remastered from the original broadcast videotapes and not the finished filmed episodes themselves. My guess is that Image ran into the same problem here that they did with "The Twilight Zone:1985/6" where the studio (Buena Vista) wouldn't pay or allow them to go back to the original film masters to remaster them. Regardless, Image has done a stellar job with the source material. There is some minor issues with interlace errors and the image can occasionally look soft as well but, on the whole, the show looks extremely good. The discs with the video commentaries are, essentially, holding four episodes so there are some digital artifacts such as aliasing that occasionally crop up but, on the whole, the series looks excellent. Dialogue and music come across crisp and clear on all the discs in this set providing fans with a good looking good sounding set. With nine discs in the set it doesn't feel as if too many has been crowded onto too few discs. All discs are in the dual layered/single side format. Having had to suffer through some of Universal's dual sided discs (which have had problems with quality control and also are more likely to be damaged), I'm happy that this has been presented in this deluxe format.

We also get Greenwood's promo outtakes for UPN, a couple of fine featurettes "Networking" where Hertzog discusses with former UPN Executive Mike Sullivan why this terrific critically acclaimed series got to air. Sullivan comes across as intelligent and a sharp guy. He approved the show hoping that UPN's launch wouldn't be like the WB or other stations where low brow material dominated the airwaves. He also notes the challenges of a start up network but that's why he was willing to take a big risk on "Nowhere Man". "Fact or Fiction" features a mysterious former CIA operative discussing conspiracies in the real world as compared to the real world. He also discusses just how easy it would be to cut the tether to our identities away and lose who we are in the world. While it isn't to the extreme of "Nowhere Man" it is certainly frightening. We get a four page booklet that gives a synopsis of the plot and the special features for that particular episode. Also included are deleted/extended scenes compared to the finished version scenes done in a picture in picture format. Packaged similar to "Moonlighting" and other shows with plastic inserts holding the DVDs, this set doesn't use tape to hold the sets together but hinges which is a big improvement over previous sets. An exceptional job from Image at putting together a deluxe treatment of this important cult series."