[quote name='CENNY']Thanks OP, have heard good things about this series and am thinking about picking this up for at least two family members, maybe myself too.
With that in mind, what's the sex/violence content of this show like? Is it similar to a typical network TV crime show, or is it more like a "pushing the envelope" fellow cable show like The Shield? I try not to read too much about stuff I might watch later for fear of getting spoiled, all I know is the show is supposed to be great... but I don't want to get any gifts that are going to offend anyone, i.e. too racy/gory etc.[/QUOTE]
This isn't a network show at all.
The second episode opens with a sex scene and you can see Hal's ass. There are shootings, there is violence and blood, more so in the second episode I think, maybe it was the third. It was so bad I would call it gory. This pushes it more than I think The Shield did. There are only 7 episodes so I think anything more than $10 for the DVD is too much.
I bought the DVD for $10 at Target on Thursday while looking for "Parenthood", which they were sold out of.