If you thought season two was awesome, for season three, the crew and the cast went all out and delivering an exciting and enjoyable final third season! A new edgier, action-packed direction for the series with new cast members and for the most part, 13 riveting episodes… For fans of the series, “Body of Proof: The Complete Third Season” is recommended!
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DVD TITLE: Body of Proof: The Complete Third Season
SERIES DATE: 2013
DURATION: 13 Episodes (559 Minutes)
DVD INFORMATION: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Widescreen (1:78:1) – Enhanced for 16×9 Televisions, Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish
COMPANY: abc studios
RATED: TV 14 DSLV
RELEASE DATE: June 18, 2013
Directed by Nelson McCormick, Christine Moore, Eric Laneuville, John Terlesky, Michael Grossman, Paul Holahan, Alex Zakrzewski, John Terlesky
Written by Christopher Murphey, Matthew V. Lewis, Diane Ademu-John, Corey D. Miller, Allen MacDonald
Produced by Jim Klever-Weis, Bryan Oh
Co-Producer: Paul Gadd
Supervising Producer: Diane Ademu-John, Sam Humphrey
Executive Producer: Corey D. Miller, Matthew Gross, Christopher Murphey, Sunil Nayar, Evan Katz
Co-Executive Producer: Corey D. Miller, Richard Heus, Andrew Dettmann, Krystal Houghton
Supervising Producer: Diane Ademu-John, Alexi Hawley, Allen MacDonald
Associate Producer: Andrwe Balek
Music by Daniel Licht, Trevor Morris
Cinematography by Patrick Cady
Edited by Lynn Willingham, Paul Trejo, Louise Innes, Chris G. Willingham
Casting by Natalie Hart, Jason La Padura, Patrick Rush
Production Design by Kenneth Hardy
Art Direction by Gina B. Cranham
Set Decoration by Ellen Totleben
Costume Design by Susanna Puisto
Starring:
Dana Delany as Megan Hunt
Jeri Ryan as Kate Murphy
Geoffrey Arend as Ethan Gross
Windell Middlebrooks as Curtis Brumfield
Mary Mouser as Lacey Fleming
Joanna Cassidy as Joan Hunt
Mark Valley as Det. Tommy Sullivan
Elyes Gabel as Det. Adam Lucas
Luke Perry as Charlie Stafford
Lorraine Toussaint as Chief Angela Martin
Marisa Ramirez as Officer Riley Dunn
 In the exciting final season of “Body of Proof†things are hotter than ever as new characters are introduced and relationships are tested when Medical Examiner Megan Hunt uncovers a new murder mystery every week! The three-disc DVD set brings fans deeper into the series with exclusive bonus features including exclusive featurettes, bloopers and more!
As writers worked to save “Body of Proof” from cancellation and race to improve ratings, by the end of season two, characters were killed off and characters went on to follow career or family plans. So, with the murder of Detective Dunlop and departing characters in the season finale, a new chapter begins for “Body of Proof” for its final third season.
Featuring new characters and deeper plot featuring more action and more edgier storylines featuring the character of Dr. Megan Hunt becoming much more closer to the cases than ever before.
And now the three-disc DVD set of “Body of Proof: The Complete Third Season” will be released in June 2013 courtesy of abc studios.
What is “Body of Proof”?
From writer and producer Christopher Murphey comes a new ABC medical drama titled “Body of Proof” which made its debut on March 2011 replacing a canceled drama series. With a short nine episode first season, the drama series was renewed for a second season and garnered positive reviews around the world where it has aired.
“Body of Proof” is a series that centers on Dr. Megan Hunt, a brilliant neurosurgeon who was a workaholic but was also away from her family which led to a divorce and losing custody of her daughter Mary.
One day, while trying to talk on her cell phone, she got into a car accident and now she doesn’t have full control of her hands to do surgery and thus ended her career as a neurosurgeon.
So, now Dr. Hunt works as a medical examiner and is trying to establish a relationship with her daughter but also assists the detectives on various homicide cases.
As Megan Hunt is dealing with the death of Detective Dunlop, a former boyfriend of Megan, Tommy Sullivan has moved to Philadelphia working in the Homicide Division and Dr. Megan Hunt is shocked to see him back. Tommy would like to rekindle things with Megan and felt that they were too young back in the past but now as grown up adults, perhaps Megan may be interested.
But with Megan now having her daughter Lacey living with her (for this season), she must put up with her mother Joan (portrayed by Joanna Cassidy), who is a bit overbearing.
Meanwhile, Chief Medical Examiner, Kate Murphy is encouraged to pursue public office by District Attorney Dan Russell and so, life becomes much more hectic and much busier as she plans to get into politics.
But this time around, Dr. Megan Hunt must deal with major personal/family issues but also multiple homicides which include a downing of a major airliner, a prison escape, her daughter being kidnapped and a person possessed by something evil?
The characters of “Body of Proof: The Complete Third Season” include:
Dr. Megan Hunt (Dana Delany, “Desperate Housewives”, “Castle”, “Kidnapped”) – A former neurosurgeon now medical examiner who was a dedicated, brilliant neurosurgeon but broke her marriage and prevented a true relationship with her daughter which was followed by a life-changing car accident which ended her career. Now, a medical examiner, she uses her knowledge and investigative instincts to help police solve cases. She’s not very sociable, doesn’t have any friends due to being a workaholic.
Tommy Sullivan (Mark Valley, “Boston Legal”, “The Siege”, “Human Target”) – A former NYPD officer and former flame of Dr. Megan Hunt, who has moved to Philadelphia to work at the homicide division.
Dr. Kate Murphy (Jerry Ryan, “Star Trek: Voyager”, “Down with Love”, “Shark”, “Boston Public”) – The chief medical examiner and forensic anthropologist. Always concerned with the work budget, as Megan’s superior and the first female chief medical examiner in Philadelphia, she is sometimes at odds with Dr. Megan Hunt. She is also dating Megan’s ex-husband.
Detective Adam Lucas (Elyes Gabel, “Casualty”, “World War Z”, “Boogeyman 3”) – A partner of Detective Tommy Sullivan.
Dr. Ethan Gross (Geoffrey Arend, “(500) Days of Summer”, “Garden State”) – The young and enthusiastic fellow medical examiner.
Dr. Curtis Brumfield (Windell Middlebrooks, “Miss March”, “Enlightened”) – A former chief resident at Seattle Grace Hospital and an orthopedic surgeon. Was married with Dr. George O’Malley. Later, she has a sexual relationship with Dr. Mark Sloan (in order to prove to herself that she is heterosexual) but is now starting to understand her feelings that she is a lesbian and exploring her relationship with Dr. Arizona Robbins.
Todd Fleming (Jeffrey Nordling, “Flight 93”, “Tron: Legacy”, “Once and Again”) – The estranged husband of Dr. Megan Hunt, who is dating Megan’s boss, Dr. Kate Murphy.
Lacey Fleming (Mary Matilyn Mouser, “Bride Wars”, “Son of the Mask”) – The estranged daughter of Dr. Megan Hunt.
Joan Hunt (Joanna Cassidy, “Blade Runner”, “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”) – Megan’s overbearing mother and a former judge.
Charlie Stafford (Luke Perry, “Beverly Hills 90210”, “The Fifth Element”, “Jeremiah”) – A former CDC officer who has become Philadelphia’s Health Commissioner and wants to get closer to Dr. Megan Hunt.
“Body of Proof: The Complete Third Season” features 13 episodes on three DVD’s. Here is a basic summary of each episode (Spoilerless summaries):
- EPISODE 30 – Abducted (Part 1) – Megan returns to work after the death of Peter and a serial killer is terrorizing the city. Meanwhile, an old boyfriend of Megan returns to Philadelphia and works at the Philadelphia Homicide Department.
- EPISODE 31 – Abducted (Part 2) – Megan’s daughter is being kidnapped and the race is on to find her. But can she trust people who are close to her?
- EPISODE 32 – Lost Souls – Megan must work on a case in which a young girl appears to be possessed. Is she?
- EPISODE 33 – Mob Mentality – Megan and Tommy must work together to investigate who killed a mob leader’s son.
- EPISODE 34 – Eye for an Eye – Megan and Tommy investigate two murders that may have been killed by a vigilante.
- EPISODE 35 – Fallen Angel – Kate falls for a man named Sergei, but he may be involved in a Russian human trafficking ring.
- EPISODE 36 – Skin & Bones – Strange rabies are happening around the city and Tommy gets bit by a man.
- EPISODE 37 – Doubting Tommy – Megan sees Tommy talking to a young woman, who ends up dead the following day. Did Tommy kill her?
- EPISODE 38 – Disappearing Act – A wealthy fund manager on trial is kidnapped and murdered.
- EPISODE 39 – Committed – Megan wants to know how her father died and wants her father’s body exhumed which her mother refuses.
- EPISODE 40 – Dark City – A plane crashes in Philadelphia and everyone must go in disaster mode.
- EPISODE 41 – Breakout – A convicted inmate escapes from a prison transport van and he comes to Megan for help to prove that he wasn’t responsible for killing the woman he loved.
- EPISODE 42 – Daddy Issues – THE FINAL EPISODE – When Megan’s father’s body is exhumed, the coffin is empty. Who killed Megan’s father?
VIDEO & AUDIO:
“Body of Proof: The Complete Third Season” is presented in Widescreen (1:78:1) – Enhanced for 16×9 televisions. This is one of the few drama series on television where a lot of the scenes are shot outdoors, to there is good natural lighting and the series does look good on DVD. I didn’t see any major noise or compression artifacts. For the most part, the seventh season does look very good on DVD.
As for audio, the series is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and the series is primarily dialogue and music driven. Dialogue is clear and understandable, while the music has always played a major part for the series and definitely enhances certain scenes. Did notice the surround used in scenes with cutting of flesh (during surgery) which was quite clear. There are a few mild action sequences but for the most part, this is a dialogue-driven drama series.
The show is presented in English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“Body of Proof: The Complete Third Season” includes the following special features:
- Getting the Shot – (4:17) The cast talk about Patrick Cady, DP Director of Photography and Patrick talks about his job and what he wants to accomplish with each episode.
- VFX The Ultimate Makeover – (3:11) The VFX crew discuss the post-effects used for “Body of Proof” and how they used visual effects to make the city look like Philadelphia and removing any trace of Los Angeles (ie. palm trees) from the series. Also adding blood and guts for season three and more.
- All Kinds of Props – (5:32) Because there are more investigative scenes for season three, more props are used and this featurette goes into the props used for season three.
- Creating the World – (5:30) The crew that creates the world for “Body of Proof” and creating Philadelphia in Los Angeles and went into creating the episodes for season three.
- Body of Goofs – (3:29) Featuring the burning down a house for an episode and what was involved in the creation of that scene.
EXTRAS:
“Body of Proof: The Complete Third Season” comes with a slipcover case.
The final third season of “Body of Proof” was a season that would describe as action-packed, edgy and writers and cast putting it all on the line to see if this new direction will receive the green light for a fourth season.
Unfortunately, Dana Delany has confirmed on Twitter that the show has been canceled, as fans who have supported the series have hoped that a new home on cable would be found.
With that being said, my feeling of the third season is quite positive. I felt the new direction was a good way to reboot the series featuring a more colder Megan Hunt, new characters and to focus on more action-driven, edgier storylines. But the problem is whether or not people would accept it.
Similar to “Castle” which features a novelist hanging around and helping out an investigator/law enforcement, “Body of Proof” went that same direction by featuring Megan Hunt now being involved in a variety of situations that most medical examiners never have to worry about. From her daughter being kidnapped, from assisting an investigator and taking part in subduing a criminal, to having an escaped convicted felon breaking into her car with a gun to her head, a possibly possessed woman and an airplane going down near the city. Meanwhile worrying about how her father really died and wanting to pursue it, as she doesn’t believe her father died of suicide.
In a nutshell, this describes the adventures of Megan Hunt for season three.
You just don’t really find medical examiners getting themselves into this much trouble and constantly around investigators during their investigations.
But of course, this is television, where things don’t have to equate necessarily to actual reality. Action-packed and dark storylines tend to be the norm and what people want to see, along with very good acting and a solid storyline.
The changes made for the third season was necessary. I felt there had to be a change with characters and I really liked the chemistry between Megan Hunt and Det. Tommy Sullivan was there and Dana Delany and actor Mark Valley clicked on camera,
I felt how they included Ethan Gross and Curtis Brumfield to the storyline was much better as they stayed behind-the-scenes and unlike Megan, got involved in action-scenes, it just didn’t feel right to see these people trying to hide from criminals as their jobs are pretty much restricted to lab or on the field of duty.
And as for Kate Murphy, the character pursuing a political career is actually conceivable and the conflict between her interested in the field and pursuing politics worked well for her character. A much better storyline than last year’s story of Kate dating Megan’s ex-husband.
Another positive aspect of season three along with the addition of Det. Tommy Sullivan is the addition of Det. Adam Lucas. These two partners seemed right on television versus Detective Bud Morris and Detective Samantha Baker. Past seasons, I felt the two characters were not integrated well into the series. Season one felt like comedy, season two they started to make these characters quite right for doing their job and for season three, integrating these characters for every homicide and have them take part in the action/drama was important. It took three seasons for the writers to get it right and I was pleased with how the detectives were utilized!
And one final positive aspect to add to Megan Hunt’s personality is by showing a vulnerable side to her. And this is by featuring more of her mother Joan Hunt and her daughter Lacey. The storyline about mother and daughter but also her past of losing her father and looking into his murder.
Once again, something that is similar to “Castle” but with the “Castle” storyline being much bigger and corrupt, with this situation, at least it ties itself up by the final episode.
As for the DVD release, picture quality for “Body of Proof” is very good, dialogue is clear and understandable and there are several special features included with the third season DVD set.
I’m not sure if the creators or writers anticipated a possibility that “Body of Proof” would not be coming back for a fourth season, but since this is a final season, the good news is that the series does answer a lot of questions in regards to how Megan Hunt’s father had died and the series ends with an outcome that fans of the series can be content with.
I felt the cast and the writers did everything possible within their limits to making an exciting and enjoyable third season but the fact is that television is changing and there are more options of entertainment that people can tune into. “Body of Proof” didn’t do poorly in the ratings, it actually does better than other series that are still on television but for ABC, whatever reason they chose not to continue it, may it be due to the cost per episode or their ratings barometer is too high, this was the best season of “Body of Proof” and I enjoyed it.
I’m grateful to Dana Delany, Jeri Ryan, Geoffrey Arend, Windell Middlebrooks, Mary Mouser and many others from the cast and crew for three enjoyable seasons. They battled hard to keep the series on air but in the end, they delivered when it came to giving one hell of an exciting season for the audience.
So for those who have followed and purchased each of the first two seasons of “Body of Proof”, this final third season is a worthy purchase to close out the series.
“Body of Proof: The Complete Third Season” is recommended!
