Product Description
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Join a quirky team of misfit coroners willing to put their
forensic skills to the test as all 23 Season One episodes of
Crossing Jordan, including the memorable pilot, arrive on a
5-disc DVD set for the first time ever! Smart, conflicted and
unconventional, Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh (Jill Hennessy) is a
forensic pathologist whose obsession for solving homicides goes
beyond the autopsy table. But the driving force behind her
hard-core, unorthodox investigative style is the one crime she
hasn't been able to solve—her mother's murder. Relive some of
your favorite Crossing Jordan moments from this first season,
including her battles with her boss, Dr. Macy (memorably played
by Miguel Ferrer), the first appearance of Detective Woody Hoyt,
music by Wendy and Lisa, amazing special effects, and Jordan and
her detective her putting themselves in the roles of
victim and killer. From the creator of Heroes comes the
fast-paced and funny mystery series that critics rave "is marked
by crisp, clever dialogue, and a brassy lead performance" (Steve
Johnson, Chicago Tribune).
Bonus Content:
Disc 1 - Crossing Jordan Season 1:
* Deleted Scenes
* A Conversation with Series Creator, Tim Kring,
Producer/Director Allan Arkush and Producer Dennis Hammer
* Jill Hennessy and Allan Arkush talk about Jordan
* Pilot Commentary with Creator Tim Kring, Producer/Director
Allan Arkush and Composers Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin
Disc 2 - Crossing Jordan Season 1:* Deleted Scenes
Disc 3 - Crossing Jordan Season 1:* Deleted Scenes
* Miracles & Wonders Commentary with Creator Tim Kring,
Producer/Director Allan Arkush and Composers Lisa Coleman and
Wendy Melvoin
Disc 4 - Crossing Jordan Season 1:* Deleted Scenes
* For Harry, With Love and Squalor Commentary with Creator Tim
Kring, Producer/Director Allan Arkush and Composers Lisa Coleman
and Wendy Melvoin
Disc 5 - Crossing Jordan Season 1:* Steve Valentine, Ravi Kapoor
and Kathryn Hahn Talk with Allan Arkush
* Allan Arkush and Tim Kring Talk with Miquel Ferrer
* Secrets & Lies - Part II Commentary with Creator Tim Kring,
Producer/Director Allan Arkush and Composers Lisa Coleman and
Wendy Melvoin
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Equal parts CSI, Profiler, and Law & Order, Crossing Jordan is a
procedural drama with plenty of action and lots of heart. Jill
Hennessy stars as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh, a brilliant medical
examiner with issues. Still haunted by her mother's unresolved
death and enabled (to a certain extent) by her detective
her's drive to solve crimes, Jordan spends as much time
outside of the lab with the officers as she does
dissecting her dead clients. She is amazing in the lab,
reconstructing crime scenes from the evidence left by the bodies.
But she is less graceful with live people. Headstrong and
unbending, she mouthes off one time too many and is fired. The
pilot episode sets up Jordan's return to her hometown of Boston,
where her former mentor Dr. Garret Macy (Miguel Ferrer)
reluctantly gives her a job. He knows she doesn't play by the
rules, but he's willing to accept that because she is one of the
best. Hennessy--who made her name as a by-the-book assistant
district attorney on Law & Order--is wonderful as Jordan.
Intense, but also unexpectedly funny, Hennessy adds warmth and
depth to a character who isn't always likable. She has wonderful
chemistry with co-stars Ferrer and Ken Howard, who plays her
her Max. When the two re-enact murders, it's easy to
understand where Jordan gets her drive. But it's her scenes with
Jerry O'Connell that add a welcome dose of comedy to the series.
As Detective Woody Hoyt, O'Connell is charming and earnest--if a
tad too overeager at first--and a perfect straight man for
Jordan's wry one liners. All 23 episodes are included on this
5-disc box set, which includes commentary on four episodes and
interviews with the primary actors, as well as series creator Tim
Kring (Heroes). Some deleted scenes also are included, but their
main purpose seem to be reinforcing that the editors made the
correct decision with the episodes that aired during the
2001-2002 season. --Jae-Ha Kim