- Language English
- Subtitles: French, Spanish
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 5
- Classification: G (General Audience) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B003F3NDWG
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Castle is a gem of a series: the tone is fun without being slapstick, the plots are serious without being boring, and the characters are wonderfully written and played. On the outside, it's yet another Cop + Random Expert show: Detective Kate Beckett works murders in New York; Richard Castle is a popular crime thriller writer with influential connections, who has just killed off his most famous character. A series of murders based on one of his books occurs, and Beckett goes to him for help. They don't get along - she's sharp and no-nonsense, he's laid back and imaginative - but they solve the case. Castle then decides to write a new series, using Beckett as inspiration, and gets himself permanently assigned to follow her around, much to her disgust.
The Castle/Beckett relationship is the heart of the show - they bicker, they argue, and yet they find they need each other. There's the inevitable romantic tension, but the show cleverly never lets it go too far. The murders they solve are as interesting as anything in other cop shows, and can be quite dark at times, but the fun is in how Beckett's police work runs up against Castle's annoyingly good intuition. The balance of the humour and the murder is extremely tricky to pull off, and the show gets it right time after time.
The other characters in the show aren't neglected either. Ryan and Esposito are junior detectives on the team, and although often in the background are well rounded and get good dialogue. Castle lives with his teenage daughter Alexis, who is sensible, mature, and generally more grown up than Castle. He is also lumbered with his mother, Martha, a dramatic social butterfly who occasionally pauses to give Castle some pithy advice on life. The use of his family really helps ground Castle as a character, and emphasises that he's just a tourist to the grimy world of crime.
The first season was short and sweet, so the challenge for season two was to develop and handle 24 episodes without losing what made it special, and in the main it manages it. Beckett is upset with Castle about some events at the end of season one, and it takes her a while to trust him. Castle has to learn that he can't write the plot for people's lives for them. The potential romance plot takes some interesting twists, no doubt to help keep the tension without letting too much happen. The individual episodes have to work hard not to be "murder of the week", and there are a few below-par ideas, but the dialogue and writing pulls them out of any problems. Overall, an excellent second season.
The Castle/Beckett relationship is the heart of the show - they bicker, they argue, and yet they find they need each other. There's the inevitable romantic tension, but the show cleverly never lets it go too far. The murders they solve are as interesting as anything in other cop shows, and can be quite dark at times, but the fun is in how Beckett's police work runs up against Castle's annoyingly good intuition. The balance of the humour and the murder is extremely tricky to pull off, and the show gets it right time after time.
The other characters in the show aren't neglected either. Ryan and Esposito are junior detectives on the team, and although often in the background are well rounded and get good dialogue. Castle lives with his teenage daughter Alexis, who is sensible, mature, and generally more grown up than Castle. He is also lumbered with his mother, Martha, a dramatic social butterfly who occasionally pauses to give Castle some pithy advice on life. The use of his family really helps ground Castle as a character, and emphasises that he's just a tourist to the grimy world of crime.
The first season was short and sweet, so the challenge for season two was to develop and handle 24 episodes without losing what made it special, and in the main it manages it. Beckett is upset with Castle about some events at the end of season one, and it takes her a while to trust him. Castle has to learn that he can't write the plot for people's lives for them. The potential romance plot takes some interesting twists, no doubt to help keep the tension without letting too much happen. The individual episodes have to work hard not to be "murder of the week", and there are a few below-par ideas, but the dialogue and writing pulls them out of any problems. Overall, an excellent second season.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This show is now on to its fourth season and it's so good and the acting from all the stars is excellent. Amusing, sad, dramatic - you name it, it has it all. Highly recommended for the sparks between the gorgeous Nathan Fillion and beautiful Stana Katic. Great show - watch it, watch it, watch it.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Castle is a gem of a series: the tone is fun without being slapstick, the plots are serious without being boring, and the characters are wonderfully written and played. On the outside, it's yet another Cop + Random Expert show: Detective Kate Beckett works murders in New York; Richard Castle is a popular crime thriller writer with influential connections, who has just killed off his most famous character. A series of murders based on one of his books occurs, and Beckett goes to him for help. They don't get along - she's sharp and no-nonsense, he's laid back and imaginative - but they solve the case. Castle then decides to write a new series, using Beckett as inspiration, and gets himself permanently assigned to follow her around, much to her disgust.
The Castle/Beckett relationship is the heart of the show - they bicker, they argue, and yet they find they need each other. There's the inevitable romantic tension, but the show cleverly never lets it go too far. The murders they solve are as interesting as anything in other cop shows, and can be quite dark at times, but the fun is in how Beckett's police work runs up against Castle's annoyingly good intuition. The balance of the humour and the murder is extremely tricky to pull off, and the show gets it right time after time.
The other characters in the show aren't neglected either. Ryan and Esposito are junior detectives on the team, and although often in the background are well rounded and get good dialogue. Castle lives with his teenage daughter Alexis, who is sensible, mature, and generally more grown up than Castle. He is also lumbered with his mother, Martha, a dramatic social butterfly who occasionally pauses to give Castle some pithy advice on life. The use of his family really helps ground Castle as a character, and emphasises that he's just a tourist to the grimy world of crime.
The first season was short and sweet, so the challenge for season two was to develop and handle 24 episodes without losing what made it special, and in the main it manages it. Beckett is upset with Castle about some events at the end of season one, and it takes her a while to trust him. Castle has to learn that he can't write the plot for people's lives for them. The potential romance plot takes some interesting twists, no doubt to help keep the tension without letting too much happen. The individual episodes have to work hard not to be "murder of the week", and there are a few below-par ideas, but the dialogue and writing pulls them out of any problems. Overall, an excellent second season, and a third is airing in the US right now. Hopefully a free-to-view UK channel will pick this up and give it the audience it deserves.
The Castle/Beckett relationship is the heart of the show - they bicker, they argue, and yet they find they need each other. There's the inevitable romantic tension, but the show cleverly never lets it go too far. The murders they solve are as interesting as anything in other cop shows, and can be quite dark at times, but the fun is in how Beckett's police work runs up against Castle's annoyingly good intuition. The balance of the humour and the murder is extremely tricky to pull off, and the show gets it right time after time.
The other characters in the show aren't neglected either. Ryan and Esposito are junior detectives on the team, and although often in the background are well rounded and get good dialogue. Castle lives with his teenage daughter Alexis, who is sensible, mature, and generally more grown up than Castle. He is also lumbered with his mother, Martha, a dramatic social butterfly who occasionally pauses to give Castle some pithy advice on life. The use of his family really helps ground Castle as a character, and emphasises that he's just a tourist to the grimy world of crime.
The first season was short and sweet, so the challenge for season two was to develop and handle 24 episodes without losing what made it special, and in the main it manages it. Beckett is upset with Castle about some events at the end of season one, and it takes her a while to trust him. Castle has to learn that he can't write the plot for people's lives for them. The potential romance plot takes some interesting twists, no doubt to help keep the tension without letting too much happen. The individual episodes have to work hard not to be "murder of the week", and there are a few below-par ideas, but the dialogue and writing pulls them out of any problems. Overall, an excellent second season, and a third is airing in the US right now. Hopefully a free-to-view UK channel will pick this up and give it the audience it deserves.
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Great Show
This show just keeps getting better and better. With Fantastic Leads in Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic season 2 ups the intrigue and humour. Read more
Published 10 days ago by S. Dennison
Great Castle
Really enjoyed this series 2 of Castle, great characters with good story lines and humour that's first rate. Can't wait for series 3
Published 10 days ago by T. Smith
Castle is fantastic
I love this show...humourous & witty and the inter character banter really appeals. The chemistry between Fillion and Katic is great.
Published 26 days ago by El Duke
Absolutely love this show!
I absolutely love this show and cannot recommend it enough! I saw series one on Channel 5 and was hooked after the first episode and couldn't wait for the next to make it onto TV... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jo
Castle: Complete Second Season
There was a fault on at least two of the DVD's which meant I could not enjoy viewing the product. I have returned the set to the supplier and you have reimbursed me for these... Read more
Published 11 months ago by The Howats
LOVE CASTLE
Fantastic show - and highly recommended, especially now that it is also showing on Channel 5 from the very first episode (Alibi are mid-way through the 3rd series at the moment. Read more
Published 11 months ago by S. Foxcroft
slow delivery
I had ordered this for my partner's birthday about 10 days in advance, but was deeply disappointed and frustrated as it took over a month to arrive. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Teazl
Great series
This is a well-written,witty,crime series with an interesting premise.
A successful,best-selling "crime"writer manages to be allowed to "shadow" a real homicide team in New... Read more
A successful,best-selling "crime"writer manages to be allowed to "shadow" a real homicide team in New... Read more
Published 15 months ago by C.Elder
castle fan
The first season was brilliant but short, the second season is still brilliant but longer the chemistry between castle and beckettis fantastic paired with esperito and ryan comedic... Read more
Published 17 months ago by N. Peate
Will they. Won't they.?
Have followed this series from day one. Castle and Beckett make a wonderful team but the question is if there is something more to all this. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. J. W. Lewis
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