Painkiller Jane

I remember watching Painkiller Jane when it was on the Sci-Fi channel several years ago, and I was sad when it was not renewed for season two. When I found it here on Amazon for $10 I jumped at the chance to have it and have been enjoying it (again) since. It's not the greatest show ever made but it's very different and fun to watch.Based on a comic book series, Painkiller Jane is about Jane Vasco, a government agent who works with a special team that hunts Neuros, genetic mutants that have astounding mental abilities. In the course of one such hunt, Jane finds out the hard way that she is more or less indestructible - after being killed, she wakes up in the morgue and eventually finds her way back to her team's lair where she makes a full recovery in very short order. Over the course of the series, she is shot, stabbed, electrocuted and subjected to all manner of certain death for most people, yet she heals and keeps on going. In addition, she begins to show other abilities that make her even more formidable. There is a catch, though - she might heal quickly, but she feels all of the pain that these injuries bring with them.The series does not focus exclusively on just Jane, though. At different points in the series her team members also get their share of the limelight. And, each team member comes with baggage and skeletons in the closet than make them more realistic than just mindless drones who are there to rigidly do a job with no emotion. Believable and meaningful relationships are built between the team members which makes the show that much more interesting.The series does get a little preposterous on occasion and sometimes the story line gets a bit silly or uninspired. One episode in particular, "The Amazing Howie", stands out as the one episode that I like the least as its story is the least believable of the bunch.The acting is average. This series will not stand out for the acting talent of the cast, but it will not distinguish itself for being amateur either.The DVD set itself is nothing special, either. There isn't a lot of extra content, and what extras there are live on the last DVD of the series. I did not find the extra content to be an incentive of itself to purchase the DVD set, but perhaps others may feel a little differently about it.It's not a perfect show and it does have it share of issues, but Painkiller Jane is a fun show to watch that ended too soon (a problem I have seen with several Sci-Fi shows). It has mostly interesting story lines, good character development and plenty of action. At the current price of about $10, it's a very nice show to have in the collection and is almost assured to entertain. It's a show I will return to and watch again.

I bought this series DVD expecting it to be action-packed and hoping it would be well-written. It's not really much of anything. The stories are interesting, but a bit barren. Within the first three episodes you get the idea of what's going on, but realize that it's more lingo than explanation. And worst is lead actress Kristanna Loken - who got her fame being a naked Terminator - seems to be lacking. I thought she would improve as an actress over time, but it seems to have reversed. Maybe she was affected by her time working with industry hack, Uwe Bolle. In any case, not to just appear like I'm bashing, Kristanna is effectively pedestrian in her performance. She kind of walks... nee sleepwalks through her parts. The other actors as well, while maintaining some form of characterization, just aren't enough to keep me awake. It's unfortunate. I was really hoping to like it more.

Painkiller Jane was another great series that was unfortunately way too short lived. Based on the comic books by the same name this series had some outstanding comic book influences and ranks up there with the best comic book adaptions to date. The first 2/3 of this show were some of the best television I've ever enjoyed. The episodes were exciting... original... sexy... action packed... HOT! Then things changed, unfortunately not for the better. Although the show continued to be very entertaining the last 1/3 of the series appears as if the writers tried to make the show more mysterious, more sci-fi. It didn't work. Kristanna Loken is absolutely smoking in this series as Jane. I'd recommend you buy this series for her sex appeal alone... but add the great acting, action-packed episodes, and original ideas and you have a series that I very highly recommend! This is a great cult hit! Buy it, you won't be disappointed.

I try to see all super series. I liked this one. It started with good locations, an interesting premise and a few anti heroes. The two women are lookers and well played, the men are also equally interesting characters and well played. the story lines - B movie types - meaning low budget scripts. Some better then others. Some editing should of been done over - but all and all. Fun to watch. The end of the series suffered from poor locations and clearly a lackluster budget. But it started well and ended on it's own term's. Unlike The Others which started strong and killed all the characters in a single show.

I watched this series when it was on TV and then when it was available for streaming. I liked it enough to add to my DVD collection. Jane endures more shootings, beating, falls and general mayhem than is humanly possible. Hey, that's the point. She gets nearly destroyed time after time and keeps bouncing up for more. Wish it had gone on for a while longer. Will just have to make do with the episodes we get and wish Jane good health and quick healing wherever she may be.

Occasional episodes fall into the trap of putting the heroine through painful experiences just because they can. This can come across as a bit misogynistic. However, for the most part the writing is intelligent and thoughtful, and gives serious consideration to wondering what it would be like if we could instantly heal from almost any injury. "Jane" is smart, resourceful, and determined - a character worth identifying with.Note: This package is the complete series. Only one season was made.

The movie that got Kristanna Loken started seems to have come across better in the long run compared to this series. Try as I might, I can't get passed the fact that this reminds me too much of a "one-joke-movie". The special affects lend credence to the production, but you always know she is probably going to have to die to cure the situation. That aside, the gals are not hard to look at over and over. Give it a try, I think you will like it.

I picked this title because it was at a reasonable discount. After watching the first DVD I am glad I didn't pay 50$ for this.The series is intriguing since there's a special opt group searching ad tagging what they call 'Neuros', people with a special ability thanks to soemthing that goes wrong in their brain.So I figured, hey this sounds a bit like Mutant x, x-men and so on. That was a mistake on my part...I watched the episodes, they aren't boring, but not that entertaining either. Its a good series to pass time when you really don't have anything else to watch or are just plain bored and too lazy to go rent a dvd at the store.I didn't get hooked on any characters and could care less whatever happened to them. I am sad to say that this series is going to be on my shelves for a long time before I finally finish viewing it or when I manage to sell it to someone else...

As sci-fi goes it is almost believable, especially if you like Kristanna Loken, Terminator III fame. Some of the stories are better than others, since I was able to get it for about $25 it was worth it.

Love it.

awesome dvd set lots of action the only problem is it is not in 5.1 sound

Not for me.