Californication - The First Season [2007] | ![Californication - The First Season [2007]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fY4pmvB6L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: David Duchovny, Natascha Mcelhone
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 875
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 327 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
EAN: 5014437953032
ASIN: B000XJ586O
Release Date: June 16, 2008
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Some people go all through their career without managing to land even one memorable role. Thanks to Californication, David Duchovny has now chalked up two. Yet Hank Moody is as far removed from The X-Files' Fox Mulder as you can pretty much get. That's because Moody is a successful author, only one with a real eye for the opposite sex. He's a man caught in the midst of a troubled life, on one hand a father, on the other dabbling with the odd drink (to put it mildly). And it's the complexity of the character that Duchovny clearly has a ball with, lifting Californication into must-see territory in the process. A real show out of nowhere, Californication though has so much more going for it. The scripts veer between very funny moments and areas that other shows wouldn't go anywhere near, while the supporting cast do ably up their game to keep up with the leading man. The full first season of Californication is presented here, and it's fair to say it leaves you salivating for more. An individual, entertaining and very funny show, this is one of those occasions where the hype surrounding a programme is there to be believed. Don't miss it. --Jon Foster
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Sex & The City For Guys and Girls October 29, 2008
For anyone who thought Sex & The City was too camp to watch (didn't The Simpsons describe it as a show about four women who act like gay men?), here is the grown-up, sassy and sexy alternative.
David Duchovny may be better known for the X-Files, but here he looks much happier, playing the blocked writer Hank Moody, living fast in LA, trying to win back his partner Karen (Natasha McElhone(?) and their daughter from a wealthy but dull publisher, Bill. Kinda reminded me of The Philadelphia Story, minus the class warfare.
This comedy is sharp, with crackling dialogue, very explicit, but in the best sense, adult. The title may sound gimmicky, but it tells you what you need to know: that this is a series about adult relations and the rights and wrongs attached to exercising our freedom to pursue casual relationships at the expense of greater and more meaningful ones.
Anyway, it's a winner, funny but serious. If you're eighteen or over, see it.
Refreshing October 23, 2008
chuckles (Netherlands)
Saw so many good reviews so decided to give this a go. I have to admit wasn't sure whether I could see past David Duchovny as Mulder, but after 5 minutes, such a great performance I was totally drawn in. The writing is funny, gripping, sharp with lots of twists and turns. Ended up watching the entire series over just 2 days! Cant wait for season 2
Exceptional adult humour September 30, 2008
P. F. Yardley (England)
I caught the pilot episode of this drama some time ago and looked forward to the DVD release (i prefer to watch series at my own pace and convenience rather that week by week on TV). I certainly wasn't disappointed, Duchovney's character is writer 'Hank', an intelligent hard drinking cynic of life with a view on everything and everybody who cannot stop himself sharing it. In the battle to get his family back, beat writers block, survive the women of LA and their upset husbands he takes you on a unique ride. If you are a fan of excellent (often strong) dialogue, dark humour, and American TV at its best then this is a must watch!
 Moody guy September 22, 2008
Kevin Clarke (Birmingham UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hank Moody (David Duchovny) is a washed-up, middle-aged boozehound suffering from writer's block who is somehow irresistible to gorgeous women 20 years his junior. Oh, and he's pretty handy with his fists too.
If you can get over the blatant 'wish fulfilment' premise, and the crude pun of the title, 'Californication' offers a sharp, funny take on modern LA life - albeit a privileged, artistic section of it.
You can tell Hank's a writer because he wears black shirts and has slightly unkempt hair. He writes novels with fashionably nihilistic titles like 'God Hates Us All' and has had to suffer the humilation of seeing it made into a risible romcom called 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love', starring Tom and Katie. No wonder he's Moody.
To cap it all, he's recently split from Karen, the love of his life and father of his 13 year old daughter, Becca, and is busy "drowning himself in a sea of pointless pus*y."
Meanwhile, his bald agent, who is married, is thigh-high in an S&M affair with his pretty 22 year old assistant. We see him guiltily spanking her pert little bottom in his office.
Hank's true love is now with an uptight publisher called Bill who, naturally, is everything Hank isn't - orderly, mannered, sober. His hair is most definitely kempt. Hank's the real man for her - she knows it, he knows it, heck, even Bill knows it. But will they work their way back to each other?
Following in the footsteps of other sexually frank American cable TV series like 'Sex And The City' and 'Six Feet Under', 'Californication' is, if anything, even ruder. Where it scores over those shows though is in its tender, unsentimental depiction of Hank's relationship with his precocious, yet sweet-natured, daughter.
As someone once said, the battle of the sexes will never be won - there's too much fraternising with the enemy. In the meantime, let 'Californication' be your filthy, funny guide to the many skirmishes along the way.
 Disappointing... August 15, 2008
Zoe (France)
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this DVD after seeing so many positive reviews, but have to say I found the scenarios completely unbelievable at times, the acting a little wooden on occasions and the plot frustrating. Some of the actors are great (notably the two daughters) but at times there was a lack of chemistry between the Hank and Karen characters and what was meant to be seen as a great affinity between them (finishing each others' sentences, etc.) came across more as interrupting each other. The camera shots (zoom-ins, zoom-outs) are clumsy at times - not sure if this is done on purpose or not, but it gives a slightly amateur impression. There are good aspects - Mia and Becca are great and give really believable performances and there are some funny LOL moments and amusing sex scenes, but I found myself keen to finish the series and just find out how it ended - only to be frustrated by how unrealistic it was!
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