Leverage - Season One

Leverage - Season One
[DVD Leverage]

Leverage is a comedic crime/action drama that has been airing on the TNT cable network for the past three years. The series features Timothy Hutton as an ex-insurance investigator who got tired of being pushed around and abused by large corporations or powerful executives. Hoping to make a difference, he assembles a team of the types of people he used to hunt down -- a grifter, a hacker, a burglar and a hitter, and they take on cases whether they try to run con jobs on the rich and powerful who are taking advantage of the ordinary joes. Leverage features complicated cons, reminiscent of The Sting, which often seem to break down -- in the vein of Donald Westlake's Dortmunder books. The regular cast has great chemistry together, the writing production values are exceptionally good, the guest "villains of the week" are almost always exceptional, and the music is particularly noteworthy. If you like stories about con artists, or tales about the underdog against the powerful and corrupt, you should enjoy this series. The third season has recently finished on TV and the library currently owns the first two seasons on DVD. Both are great fun! [If you like this, you may also enjoy The Sting , and the British TV series (which aired on AMC in the U.S.) Hustle (available through InterLibrary Loan)] -- recommended by Scott C. - Bennett Martin Public Library
[Also available: Season Two.]

[ Internet Movie Database entry for this series ] | [ official Leverage page on the TNT web site ] | [ official Episode Guide at epguides.com ]

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