Dig: Season 1

I loved this series and so wish I hadn't missed it when it premiered on TV. Five minutes into the first episode, I was hooked and knew there was no way I would wait for the network to rebroadcast it. I especially liked the flawed main character, ably portrayed by Jason Isaacs. Peter is living through the complete decimation of having lost his college-aged daughter to suicide, the reason he has asked for a transfer to the Holy Land. This loss affects everything in his life including his job, his relationships with his estranged wife back in the States, his sometime lover and boss, played by Anne Heche, and Israeli police officer Golan Cohen, played by Ori Pfeffer, with whom he builds both a partnership and begrudging friendship, and most especially his judgment. Yet his nearly unerring instincts as a cop lead him on a labyrinthine chase through the Holiest City on Earth, including the dig site near the contested Mosque built over the lost Temple deep under the city, which is at the center of the series and inherent conflict. What starts as a chase for an American fugitive becomes a murder and soon escalates as three separate but connected story lines converge and Peter and Golan race to save the city and stop the destruction that could cause the Middle East to erupt. A stellar supporting cast includes Lauren Ambrose, David Constabile, Alison Sudol, Richard E.Grant, Regina Taylor and Angela Bettis. Worth the cost of admission!

This is a terrific show. It's a Bond-worthy take on an international plot involving the three biggest religions in the world. Cast is fabulous! Not one so-so actor; all are top notch and bring something to the show. The drama doesn't drown out the action and suspense; perfectly balanced. Thanks for a great show! Look forward to more.

I'd be happy watching Jason Isaacs read the dictionary. To have him in all the episodes of an interesting story, makes "Dig" one of my favorite series this year. It's not the greatest television series ever made - it's no "Justified" or "Breaking Bad" or even "Northern Exposure" or "Hill Street Blues" - but it's watchable and interesting because of its story which revolves around an FBI legal attache (agent) in Israel, Peter Connelly, and the conspiracy he trips over to machinate the events that a prophecy foretells will precede the coming of the Messiah. The location shooting is colorful and authentic. We are in the desert, we are in the city of Jerusalem, we are in New Mexico and in underground caves housing deep secrets. There are intertwined relationships and shooting and death and lovemaking and tension. All the ingredients are there and so what if the scripts are not Shakespearean and the acting not on the level of Meryl Streep and Benedict Cumberbatch? "Dig" is good watching.

Just discovered this show with great reviews and cheap price so I took a chance on it. There was no disappointment! Excellent show from the writing, to the directing and to the acting. Glad I found it but I'm sad there wasn't another season because this was a great effort.

LOVED this show. Ok, not the best script writing, but I loved seeing Jerusalem again and listening to Hebrew. I lived in Tel Aviv for 3yr as part of the embassy and missed Israel. Lots of suspense, but far fetched, great views of Jerusalem. I live it NM so it was fun to see parts of that too. Lots of action.

This is another crazy offering from Tim Kring, who produced "Heroes" -- which at first was good, then devolved considerably from its original premise into chasing its own tail. Okay, so "Dig" is a little different. Its premise seems crazy, but if you know about Dominionists and the Apocalypse as envisioned by Fundamentalist Christians, well, some folks really believe this stuff! That's the scariest thing about it. Jason Isaacs and Anne Heche are really good in their roles (as FBI agents Peter Connelly and his supervisor-and-sometime-lover), as is the young man playing an Orthodox Israeli Jew, looking after a red calf. The plot has Mr Isaacs running all over Jerusalem; literally, he got a helluva workout doing this film. The Israeli actor who plays his reluctant police detective partner is also excellent. There's a young woman with bright red hair who haunts Peter Connelly, because she reminds him of his dead daughter. He suffers with her memory, and there are short phone calls between him and his ex-wife, but this is to point up his loneliness and his desire to find this redhead of Jerusalem. He's a dogged detective, but he has to jump through a lot of hoops [as do the viewers, as this is a Kring production]. He's on the trail of a technical wonderment of ancient times (and much like Thanos of the MCU's Infinity War, once They find all the magic stones, They will have Everything They Need for you-know-what!), so he must find it before They do. Crazy Religionists! Finally we get to the end, but for me, it wasn't an entirely satisfactory ride. It was more like checking off marks on a winding course of events. I love Jason Isaacs and will watch him in nearly anything. That I finished watching this series is proof positive!

I've really enjoyed the show so far. You definitely have to get past the first two episodes for it to become more intriguing, given the slow pace and general annoyance at Peter and Golan's continued inability to catch anyone. But, after that, it ends up being a well scripted, compelling show with an interesting plot device. The history isn't too off base either, which is nice given the somewhat delicate nature of the subject matter. I recommend it.

I watched this series twice. I am bummed there is not a 2nd season. I loved this show. So many plot twists and surprises. There are a few plots going on at once so no boring filler episodes.

On ne peut pas savoir qu'il n'y a pas de sous-titres français. Le disque est uniquement en anglais avec sous-titres anglais.

DVD DIG I got from you on 17 March does not work here in London. Please send a replacement that will. Thank you.

Diese Kurzserie ist sehr spannend - man hofft aber vergeblich auf eine Fortsetzung. Leider ist diese Serie nur in englischer Sprache und aufgrund der amerikanischen Grundeinstellungen nur am PC und nicht über deutschlandweite handelsübliche DVD-/Bluray-Player abspielbar.

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