DIRTY SEX MONEY: COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (DVD MOVIE)

Filled with intriguing story lines and a smoking hot cast, Dirty Sexy Money focuses on a idealistic attorney wrestling with his father's death and the family that may be responsible for it. Peter Krause (Six Feet Under) stars as Nick George, whose father was the legal counsel for the Darling family and good friends with patriarch Tripp (Donald Sutherland) and his wife Letitia (Jill Clayburgh). When Nick is offered to take his father's position with the family, he goes through a gamut of emotions: He never saw his father because his dad was always tending to the Darlings' needs; he had dated troubled Darling daughter Karen when they were younger. He doesn't want to get sucked up into the drama that is their life but, like his father, he is unable to resist both the salary (upwards of $10 million) and the Darlings' tremulous connection to his dad. But that money doesn't come without strings; Nick serves as both counsel and therapist to the family. Occasionally, he is also asked to play the role of errand boy (When favored son and rising politician Patrick (William Baldwin)--who is married--wants to break up with his tranny girlfriend, he asks Nick to do it. And to give her a check to show his affection). To his credit, Nick says, "I'm not going to go into a hotel and give a tranny hooker a check." To which Patrick says, "She's not a hooker!" All 10 episodes of the debut season are included in this boxed set. Executive produced by Greg Berlanti (Dawson's Creek, Brothers & Sisters, Eli Stone), the thoroughly entertaining drama has a group of characters that keep viewers glued to the screen. Karen is a boozy socialite who switches husbands often; Patrick can't stand up to his wife, even after she kinda-sorta shoots him; Tripp and Letitia have a litany of secrets that affects their marriage and their children; Nick finds himself sparring (both verbally and otherwise) with their eldest son, the Rev. Brian Darling. And whether Nick has found a friend or foe in charming multi-millionaire Simon Elder (Blair Underwood) has yet to be determined. Dirty? Yes. Sexy? Absolutely. As for the money, it just may be the root of some of the Darlings' evil. --Jae-Ha Kim

This is a really good show. It keeps things interesting. It kind of reminds me of hollywood celebs and how everything they do is public somehow and just the way they act with money. I highly recommend this DVD. The second season is even better! Cant wait for it to come out... at some point in time... when the season closes!

A little bit on the goofy side as far as the story line, but the acting is great and the characters make the story believable. If you love watching things that glorify the rich and famous, you will love this series.

The pilot episode is fantastic, and really sets up the season well. By the end of season 1, you can hardly wait for the next one to come out. I love the parallels between some of the characters and people in real life (a few will come to mind while you are watching).

If you are looking for a lighthearted show, this is a great one for you. Enjoy!

It is a very good series until Juliet enters the picture. Watching her was bothersome, her character closely resembling the shallowness of Paris Hilton. If you are over the age of 16, plain and simple, she is just irritating. I fast forwarded her parts. Nick, the family lawyer, was excellent just like he was in Six Feet Under. He is a pleasure to watch.

It's a fun Hancock-esque take on primetime soap operas like Dynasty, demonstrating that extreme wealth just makes things even more dysfunctional for a family. The Darling family is completely whacked out, with oldest son Patrick cheating on his wife with a transgendered woman while running for Senate, middle son Brian as an extremely hostile priest, oldest daughter Karen being such a serial divorcee that her most recent marriage doesn't even survive the reception, and fraternal twins Jeremy and Juliet as aimless party boy and Paris Hilton knockoff respectively. And their family lawyer Nick George has to ride herd on all of their craziness while trying to solve the murder of his father, who'd had the job before him, fend off Karen's perpetual advances on him, and try to keep his own marriage from imploding amid all the standard soap opera intrigue. It's a really good satire of the genre.

i kind of had to laugh at the reviews that are some how aghast at all the "philandering" that goes on...this isn't little house on the prairie! If you want moral fortitude, this is not the show to watch. I would have thought the title of the show...DirtySexyMoney...might have tipped one off to the fact that this family wasn't going to be an American ideal. They are a capitalist ideal certainly. The acting is brilliant, the characters are complex and likable despite their shortcomings. Peter Krause is SUPERB in his role as Nick George. Donald Sutherland plays the quintessential Patriarch with the evil side that is somehow endearing. This show is a wonderful social commentary as well on the super rich culture that reality tv can't seem to get enough of these days...Juliet (the youngest Darling along with twin brother Jeremy) is most certainly a charatature of Paris Hilton. She plays the role to perfection...and unlike Miss Hilton, she's lovable not annoying. This show is smart and funny and extremely engaging. It's one of the best shows on television. I am thrilled that this show survived the writers strike. Season two has proven to be just as engaging as season one...even though Juliet is off on a jaunt somewhere....(the actress Samaire Armstrong is rumored to be dealing with a recurring drug habit). If you haven't seen this show, I recommend it highly! As long as you aren't looking for this show to be a moral compass...it is a fun and fabulous romp. Enjoy!