Crossing Jordan: Season 1

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Join a quirky team of misfit coroners willing to put their forensic skills to the test as all 23 Season One episodes of Crossing Jordan, including the memorable pilot, arrive on a 5-disc DVD set for the first time ever! Smart, conflicted and unconventional, Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh (Jill Hennessy) is a forensic pathologist whose obsession for solving homicides goes beyond the autopsy table. But the driving force behind her hard-core, unorthodox investigative style is the one crime she hasn’t been able to solve—her mother’s murder. Relive some of your favorite Crossing Jordan moments from this first season, including her battles with her boss, Dr. Macy (memorably played by Miguel Ferrer), the first appearance of Detective Woody Hoyt, music by Wendy and Lisa, amazing special effects, and Jordan and her police detective father putting themselves in the roles of victim and killer. From the creator of Heroes comes the fast-paced and funny mystery series that critics rave “is marked by crisp, clever dialogue, and a brassy lead performance” (Steve Johnson, Chicago Tribune).
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Disc 1 – Crossing Jordan Season 1: Deleted Scenes A Conversation with Series Creator, Tim Kring, Producer/Director Allan Arkush and Producer Dennis Hammer Jill Hennessy and Allan Arkush talk about Jordan Pilot Commentary with Creator Tim Kring, Producer/Director Allan Arkush and Composers Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin Disc 2 – Crossing Jordan Season 1: Deleted Scenes Disc 3 – Crossing Jordan Season 1: Deleted Scenes Miracles & Wonders Commentary with Creator Tim Kring, Producer/Director Allan Arkush and Composers Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin Disc 4 – Crossing Jordan Season 1: Deleted Scenes For Harry, With Love and Squalor Commentary with Creator Tim Kring, Producer/Director Allan Arkush and Composers Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin Disc 5 – Crossing Jordan Season 1: Steve Valentine, Ravi Kapoor and Kathryn Hahn Talk with Allan Arkush Allan Arkush and Tim Kring Talk with Miquel Ferrer Secrets & Lies – Part II Commentary with Creator Tim Kring, Producer/Director Allan Arkush and Composers Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin ]]>

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Equal parts CSI, Profiler, and Law & Order, Crossing Jordan is a procedural drama with plenty of action and lots of heart. Jill Hennessy stars as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh, a brilliant medical examiner with issues. Still haunted by her mother’s unresolved death and enabled (to a certain extent) by her police detective father’s drive to solve crimes, Jordan spends as much time outside of the lab with the police officers as she does dissecting her dead clients. She is amazing in the lab, reconstructing crime scenes from the evidence left by the bodies. But she is less graceful with live people. Headstrong and unbending, she mouthes off one time too many and is fired. The pilot episode sets up Jordan’s return to her hometown of Boston, where her former mentor Dr. Garret Macy (Miguel Ferrer) reluctantly gives her a job. He knows she doesn’t play by the rules, but he’s willing to accept that because she is one of the best. Hennessy–who made her name as a by-the-book assistant district attorney on Law & Order–is wonderful as Jordan. Intense, but also unexpectedly funny, Hennessy adds warmth and depth to a character who isn’t always likable. She has wonderful chemistry with co-stars Ferrer and Ken Howard, who plays her father Max. When the two re-enact murders, it’s easy to understand where Jordan gets her drive. But it’s her scenes with Jerry O’Connell that add a welcome dose of comedy to the series. As Detective Woody Hoyt, O’Connell is charming and earnest–if a tad too overeager at first–and a perfect straight man for Jordan’s wry one liners. All 23 episodes are included on this 5-disc box set, which includes commentary on four episodes and interviews with the primary actors, as well as series creator Tim Kring (Heroes). Some deleted scenes also are included, but their main purpose seem to be reinforcing that the editors made the correct decision with the episodes that aired during the 2001-2002 season. –Jae-Ha Kim