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| REVIEW: The Magicians Season One |
 "Based on Lev Grossman's New York Times best seller, The Magicians centers on Quentin Coldwater (Jason Ralph), a brilliant grad student chosen to attend Brakebills University for Magical Pedagogy, a secret upstate New York university specializing in magic. He and his 20-something friends soon discover that the magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real -- and poses grave danger to humanity." That's the official description for Syfy's new series The Magicians Season One, now on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD.Sound familiar? Yes, I thought so too, even though I've never read the book. At first, The Magicians just seemed to be a more grown-up version of Harry Potter. We have a lonely main character who learns that he can do magic, and then goes off to a secret (and yes hidden) school to learn how to utilize his powers. However, although the series has a slow (and familiar start), things get more diverse and interesting after the first few episodes... Read the REVIEW: The Magicians Season One in Reviews. - Comments (Reply To Topic) - 
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