The Leftovers. The Complete 1st Season

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Call Number: Blu-ray TV Leftovers Season 1
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Based on Tom Perrotta's best-selling novel.
Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program from 2014-2015.
Special features: Commentary on the pilot and finale episodes; making The Leftovers; I remember: A season one conversation with Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta; Living reminders: The guilty remnant; Beyond the book: Season 2.
Pilot -- Penguin one, us zero -- Two boats and a helicopter -- B.J. and the A.C. -- Gladys -- Guest -- Solace for tired feet -- Cairo -- The Garveys at their best -- The prodigal son return.
Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Chris Zylka, Margaret Qualley, Carrie Coon, Liv Tyler.
Two percent of the world's population has disappeared. Was it the Rapture? A mass murder? Cult suicides? Aliens? Based on Tom Perrotta's bestselling novel, the series follows Kevin Garvey, police chief and father of two in Mapletown, New York, three years after the mysterious event. As Garvey struggles to grieve for his losses, rebuild his life, and regain a sense of normalcy within the community, the world around him grows ever stranger.
Blu-ray disc; requires Blu-ray player.
Contents: Leftovers.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

I tried to like it... submitted by bookher on July 13, 2016, 1:12pm I really tried to like this series because I've heard so many people say they love it but I just couldn't get interested in it.

The Leftovers - season 1 Blu-ray submitted by Fevvers - STAR473 on August 24, 2016, 8:16pm I am surprised by how much I've been enjoying this show. I hadn't watched it at all until binging recently, and I'd heard that the first season was inclined to be dissatisfying. But I think it works really well as a binge-watch, and can see why it would feel slow or insubstantial if watching an episode weekly. There are some running themes - most not very subtle, but used in an amount that rarely feels too overdone or contrived. The long character and gradual plot arcs work for me.

Ann Dowd is absolutely fantastic in a mostly nonspeaking yet significant role. The rest of the cast is mostly great as well.

The in-episode music scoring is top-notch.

"The Leftovers" is based around an apparently paranormal experience: 2% of the world's population suddenly and simultaneously vanishes one day. The show deals primarily with the fallout from that event, ranging from individuals' various coping/continuing on mechanisms to new and altered government practices. It's about grief and terrible lack of confidence in this subsequent reality. It's also simply a very good weird fiction drama.

Highly recommended for fans of Les Revenants/The Returned, Twin Peaks, Bates Motel, and other shows that deliver strong atmospheres and character studies.

Provocative submitted by ferielp on August 31, 2018, 1:16pm It's an excellent show with a brilliant Rapture-like concept, which is explored from religious, scientific, and science fiction angles. The acting is excellent, the moral dilemmas are compelling, and score has stayed with me months later.