The Tudors: The Complete Fourth and Final Season (DVD, 2010, 3-Disc Set)

I AM NOW THE PROUD OWNER OF THE ENTIRE SERIES OF THE MOST MAGNIFICENT FILM EVENT EVER ON TV AND DVD. IT SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE THAT SEASON 4 OF THE TUDORS COULD BE AS GOOD AS 1,2, AND 3, BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE BEST, A FINAL SEASON WORTHY OF ALL. THE ABSOLUTE FINEST, ACTING, DIRECTING, WRITING, DESIGN, AND CINEMATOGRAPHY I HAVE SEEN. MICHAEL HIRST, AND JONATHON RHYS MEYERS DESERVE THE HIGHEST AWARDS.

This is Showtimes series finale of the Tudors. This is the most accurate account of King Henry VIII 's life and his wives. The plots were very accurate. The costuming and scenry were great. Just didn't want it to end.

Anyone coming to this season of the Tudors is not in it for historical accuracy. This is a great soap opera with terrific production values. Jonathan Rhys Meyers does not look at all like the bloated figure that Henry the VIII became in his later years, but through his acting, he conveys very well the king's physical decadence, and the melancholy that comes from the aging of the monarch throug. Sarah Bolger, again, does not look at all like the images of Queen Mary that have come down to us (she has been described as short, stout and mannish), but she gives you a sense of the intransigent character that will led her to be known as "Bloody Mary." Tamzin Merchant, as Katherine Parr is terrific in her flightiness, and Joss Stone, as the discarded Anne of Cleves, really grows and embodies the sense of a lost opportunity for Henry. The show does give you a real sense of the political maneuvering and constant positioning that went on in royal courts of the time, and as I already said, it looks terrific, even if it isn't historically accurate. I have always been very interested in these events. It is fascinating how personal desire (Henry for a male heir, Catherine of Aragon for protection of her status and that of her child) truly changed the course of history. A measure of how terrific I found the show is that it has made me go back to other accounts of the period, fictional (as in the Mathew Shardlake mysteries), more historical (the many accounts on Elizabeth reign, but especially her formative years), and visual. This is an endlessly fascinating time that contributed to the birth of the modern age. "The Tudors" is a very entertaining almost fantastic account of these times.

The last season of the Tudors was very good. I did not get to watch it on television and needed it to complete my collection. Jon Reyes is fantastic as King Henry VIII. Recommend these videos if you are interested in this period of history - very entertaining.

I couldn't wait for this season! usually when a series continues it gets worse but this one stayed interesting. I used closed caption because I couldn't understand what they were saying, otherwise I don't think I would have watched it. I wouldn't let kids watch it--there's nudity, violence and language. I've heard it compared to The Soprano's and except for the timeline, it is! I liked it well enough to add to my DVD library so I guess I'd say I think it's worth buying! I was sad to see it end. It piqued my curiosity enough to look up some of England's history.