Sleeper Cell. Disc 1

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Based on the characters created by Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris.
Originally broadcast on Showtime in 2005.
Special features: Never-before-seen bonus features; making of the 10th episode; filmographies; producers commentary.
Michael Ealy, Oded Fehr, Henri Lubatti, Alex Nesic, Blake Shields, Melissa Sagemiller, Grant Heslov, James LeGros.
Go behind the veil of an U.S. home-grown terrorist group, tracking the harrowing challenges faced by an FBI agent determined to learn its secrets. Having posed as a prisoner inside a federal penitentiary, a young agent develops contacts that enable him to infiltrate an Islamic terrorist cell in Los Angeles. The cell is led by an intimidating, charismatic extremist, who considers all acts of violence moral when serving the greater good of his cause. But early in the investigation something goes wrong, placing lives, and the integrity of the mission, in serious jeopardy.
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital; widescreen.

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Some shortcuts, but many twists submitted by CasualTim on May 30, 2012, 9:30am The subject at hand in Sleeper Cell - a clandestine terrorist cell operating (for the most part) within the United States - could have easily resulted in a politically-motivated, poorly-constructed audience grab, likely to be successful even with minimal effort. But Sleeper Cell is none of that. The narrative is well thought-out, the plots believable (despite being at the extreme end of the scale), and the few shortcuts that are taken do not interfere with the thrill or the intrigue that abound in each episode. This is a compelling series, though I can’t decide if it’s most due to the excellent work of Michael Ealy bringing a well-written protagonist to life, or if it’s because of the general plausibility of the schemes of the cell (and the simple, seemingly-effective means by which they attempt to execute them), or if it’s because of the even more believable ways in which the cell members variously come to the ruthlessness which simmers beneath their cool exteriors. It’s enough to often make a viewer pretty uncomfortable while watching, and that is enough to convince me that Sleeper Cell is pretty good television.