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Kyle XY - The Complete First Season Declassified

Under what circumstances would a show broadcast on ABC Family appeal to me? I don't have kids. That's what I was thinking when I dropped Kyle XY into the DVD player. Boy, I love being surprised by a wonderful new TV series and this is one of the best sci-fi dramas I've ever seen.

The best science fiction challenges the ordinary in ways that make you wonder. Kyle XY does just that in a stark manner; it's a fascinating enigma, a slowly unfolding thread revealing an intriguing pattern of emotional highs and lows that causes you to re-think what you know and gaze at everything fresh.

Briefly, it's the story of a teen who wakes up in the woods a blank slate. No knowledge, no memory; everything is new to him from the grass to bodily functions.

Kyle XY is just brilliant - so positive, so light, so life affirming that it brought a tear to my eye more than once. I like it when filmmakers press emotional buttons - all too often often they fail and the cheese factor goes through the roof. Kyle XY soars to glorious heights with just the right amount of humor and pathos, wisely playing off the vulnerabilities in all of us for warm laughs.

It's the perfect summer DVD set to take to the beach; loaded with charm, intrigue and romance it's a terrific show for the whole family (from pre-teens up) and I mean that in the best sense. Is every episode a winner? Yes, it's that solid.

This show joins The Shield, Rescue Me, The Wire and Battlestar Galactica in my list of favorite contemporary shows, one to re-watch again in the future. I can't recommend this one highly enough.

Kyle XY began a second season on ABC Family in 2007 so we can look forward to a season 2 DVD collection but I don't suggest you watch the new episodes until you see the first season, it's just too much fun to miss out on.

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