Shooter: Season One (2016 - 2017/Universal DVD Set)

Picture: B Sound: B Extras: C- Episodes: B

Based on the horrid 2007 action film that may well be the nadir of Mark Wahlberg's big screen career, Ryan Phillippe now plays Bob Lee Swagger, a retired ex-marine sniper who finds himself called back to service when his old friend Isaac in the Secret Service asks him to help prevent a plot to assassinate of the President. But when the President still gets assassinated, Bob Lee realizes only too late that he is being framed and fall guy for the assassination. On the run he has to not only prove his innocence but also protect those he cares about in Shooter: Season One (2016 - 2017).

Bob Lee scopes out places and find places to possible snipe and assassinate the President, but turns out they were using him to help come up with a plan to assassinate the President and then for him to take the fall for it. Along with a disgraced FBI agent Nadine, Bob and Nadine discover a conspiracy within the FBI, CIA and Secret Service. Bob must once more fall back on his old military skills and contacts to not only elude the government but also hunt down those who framed him. Meanwhile, Isaac is tasked with hunting Bob down he begins to question the conspiracy and if there is a leak in national security.

This is your typical action packed series for those who love conspiracies theories and is a military nut. That for the sake of homeland security there should be an increase in government militarization and they are justified to do anything to protect in the name of the 'United States of America'. Like usual, the main character is innocent and framed, and finds themselves against the government and an army of assassins. Look for Omar Epps, Josh Stewart, Jason Gedrick, Beverly D'Angelo, Jesse Bradford and Tom Sizemore too.

The anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image and lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 mix are as good as they can get for the format and look as good as the old feature film ever did. The only extra is The Making of Shooter featurette.

Episodes include...

Point of Impact - Bob Lee is recruited by Issac to help find sniper positions to prevent an assassination of the President. But when the President is still assassinated, Bob Lee is framed.

Exfil - Bob is in federal prison and manages to stays alive while conspirator try to kill him and he escapes. Nadine deals with Bob's social fallout with the media. Now it's Bob's turn to hunt them.

Musa Qula - Bob is the target of a national manhunt, but he fakes his own death and becomes a ghost. Bob reaches out to Nadine with his secret.

Overwatch - Bob and Isaac has flashbacks of their time together in Afghanistan. Nadine investigates the conspiracy and inadvertently becomes the next target until Bob saves her in the nick of time.

Recon By Fire - Bob finds the bullet from the assassination and discovers the militia who help supplied them.

Killing Zone - Bob continues to follow the clues and gets help from his former instructor. Nadine investigates the FBI to find inconsistencies within her own bureau.

Danger Close - Bob leaves the country to find the shooter. Julie is betrayed by her family. Nadine contacts a Ukrainian reporter to learn more about the conspirators.

Red On Red - Bob and Nadine comes up with a plan to get the evidence to prove that he is innocent. Payne tries to flee. Julie and her daughter faces a great danger.

Ballistic Advantage - Bob must make a dangerous deal to save his family. Nadine must decide where her allegiances lie Bob or the FBI.

Primer Contact - Bob, Julie, Nadine and Isaac must all work together to infiltrate the Russian Embassy, not only to save Mary but finally clear Bob's name.

- Ricky Chiang