The Tudors - The Complete Series [Blu-ray] [Region A & B]

Good quality DVDs---true to the tv series---good value

Incredible series!!!

Admittedly I am not much of a TV watcher; I care far more about my documentaries and books. I was aware of the series when it was airing on cable, but being a bit of an Anglophile and not having cable I never pursued this further and eventually forgot all about it. My boss began watching this a couple of weeks ago and he highly recommended it as being mostly accurate so I came here and read some of the other reviews.I have to say that it's a very well done docu-drama. The first time I watched it I did just that; sat and watched it. The second go-round I sat with smart phone in hand and turned it into a research opportunity. Did that actually take place? Was Catherine Howard truly a giggling nitwit?" (According to her contemporaries, yes.) What did Chapuys look like in real life?I have to admit that when I first started watching it I had a little difficulty with the fact that Henry VIII was portrayed as a brunette when we all know better, however Jonathan Rhys Meyers does such an outstanding job of capturing what I believe to be His Majesty's personality that it didn't take long for me to ignore the lack of red hair.There is so much detail that you have to watch it at least twice because you're going to miss several things the first go round.I was highly disappointed in the special features dvd. The production was so outstanding that I expected much more history regarding the costuming, locations, etc. Instead most of the special features involve previews of other Showtime productions. There are also advertisements at the beginning of every disc; in season 4 you cannot fast forward through them, but muting them works just as well.All in all I highly recommend The Tudors. It was well worth the money and is something that I will definitely watch more than once or twice.

The five star mostly comes from the series being complete and me finding it for a good price. There are some drawbacks: notably, there’s no subtitle option. The loss of this is felt. Also, only a few episodes to a disc. It’s weird, but I don’t remember navigating DVDs feeling so archaic. Nostalgic, yes. Convenient, not so much.But since The Tudors is no longer available for free on prime (ugh), and I’m planning a D&D campaign set in Tudor England that requires me to reference this show frequently, I was happy to pick this up for the price I found. Buy physical media, people. It’s a little annoying, but you’ll be glad you did later.

I just got The Tudors Complete Series Box set through amazon. I missed the series when it was on Showtime, I wish I had been introduced to it sooner.The Packaging: The jewel case the dvds come in is in booklet form with indiviual pages and pictures. The artwork is very beautiful. Discs go into indiviual slots in the pages. Downside is that I'm sure the booklet will not hold up well and with repeated viewing the disc's are likely to become scratched/scuffed taking them in and out of their slots.The DVDs: I've read alot of reviews bringing up a manufacturing malfunction causing the disc's to skip or not play at all. I only has two problems. The season 2 finale and series finale, these episodes skipped towards the end of the episode. However, both played perfect in my laptop, so I'm fine with that. The set also includes a bonus disc with a lot of extras.The Show: Michael Hirst is amazing. The show follows King Henry 8th and the begining of the end of the Tudor dynasty. The Tudors produced two of England's most famous monarchs. The show is fairly accurate, it's important to remember this is a historical drama. As for the complants I've read about the sex/nudity, it really isn't overbearing, there's a reason this show was on a premieum network. The show has a great cast who all performed very strongly.My complaints would be: (1)Some of the backdrops (castles and landscapes) looked incredably fake, the series was film in Ireland...there should have been no need for any cheesey CGI when you have real backdrop that beautiful. (2)The show can be a bit slow at times, I found myself falling asleep or wanting to skip forward.