Greenleaf:
Season One (2016/Lionsgate Blu-ray Set)
Picture:
A Sound: B+ Extras: A Episodes: A-
Grace
'Gigi' Greenleaf comes home after the death of her sister Faith and
comes home to her family which runs the super-mega church Calvary,
headed by her father Bishop James Greenleaf. While the 'family' on
the surface appears to be the perfect family, behind close doors
there is sex, lies, secrets and infighting between the family and
members to who controls the church in the surprising new series
Greenleaf: Season One (2016).
Grace
left her family 20 years ago because she couldn't stand the lies and
how the Church exploits its followers for the family's self
enrichment, but now, she come back to secretly expose them after the
'suicide' of her sister. Her father the Bishop and her mother are
heads of the Church and will do anything to protect the continue of
the Greenleaf's clan's control and their rule. Her various brothers,
sisters and in-laws are all living together in their beautiful
billion dollar mansion fighting for the scraps at their table.
Behind their smiling faces there is jealousy, greed, lies, sin,
scandals and cover ups which poisons all their relationships. The
only thing binding them together is their mutual interest in the
money. Meanwhile, the state is conducting an inquiry to the church's
misuse of it's funds, but for those who work for the Greenleaf, they
are either well paid or paid off to cover up anything that is a
threat to their fortune.
There
is a reason why there is a separation between church and state.
Greenleaf
was like a mix of a modern day The
Borgias
and Empire
TV series, an organization run by a family on the surface appears to
service the community, but behind close doors are lies, greed, sex,
corruption and scandals in the best Dynasty/Dallas
tradition. Lynn Whitfield and Keith David lead the cast, which may
be on the verge of being the next big nighttime soap opera hit.
The
1.78 X 1 digital High Definition image is another surprise, shot in
HD and looking really good throughout, while even the DTS-HD MA
(Master Audio) lossless 5.1 mix on all episodes is sonically better
than most shows we've been covering. The makers are serious about a
grade-A quality series presentation and it shows. Extras include
Oprah Winfrey Conversation, Creating
Greenleaf,
a Gag Reel, music sessions and trailers.
-
Ricky Chiang
