How to Get Away with Murder: Season 1 DVD - Crime Drama TV Series - Perfect for Binge-Watching & Mystery Lovers

When I first saw the previews for the new show, "How to Get Away With Murder," I dismissed it as totally unrealistic, and figured it wouldn't last more than one season. I disliked how simplified the show made law school and the training of lawyers, as well as unrealistically portrayed lawyers weaving in and out of drastically different legal specialties, like criminal law one day, estate law the next, and a civil tort case the next. Completely unrealistic. The night the show launched, there was nothing else on TV so I watched it. And was SO surprised!YES, this series is totally unrealistic. YES, lawyers are not trained like that, and lawyers do not bounce between different areas of the law. But, this show is IMMENSELY entertaining. It has the hallmarks of a great Shonda Rhimes show - a somewhat mysterious setting that the general public likes to get a closer look at (e.g., Grey's Anatomy - the world of high risk surgeries; Scandal - the underbelly of politics all the way to the President), plus all sorts of amazing twists and turns in the storyline to keep you guessing at every turn. The plot is well thought out, and must be planned for years into the future. Each of the central 10 or so characters are developed, interesting, and you want to learn more about. The way Shonda Rhimes weaves the individual stories and backgrounds of the characters into the greater plot is masterful, just like she has done with her prior shows.Beyond the page turning thrills of the plot, the actors and actresses in How to Get Away with Murder are excellent! Viola Davis is a force not often seen in television shows. You love her, but fear her at the same time. The handful of law students who become key characters are so different from each other, and have fascinating backgrounds and histories, but, somehow, gel together in a very realistic way that real law students do when thrown together during the first year of law school when you don't get to choose your classmates and study partners. Their interactions are very realistic, despite that some of the major happenings in the show are not, which lends the show a great credibility. Shona Rhimes did this with Grey's Anatomy also. Some of the main story lines were completely outlandish - but the interactions and emotions between the characters were real and honest.If you want to become engrossed in a story with twists and turns, humor plus drama, and always be kept guessing, watch How to Get Away With Murder. I can't wait for the new season to start!