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Summary: worth viewing over and over
Review: I recently purchased this genius first season, and have to whole heartedly disagree with one of the more spotlighted customer reviews for this exact DVD. I was a fan from the first commercial i saw, spotlighting moments such as hal's shaving in the pilot. It was an original show, a true treasure, and this is why i was obligated to purchase this set. It becomes funnier the second and third times, noticing little things, little lines, and the beautiful mis en scene. One such example was the mothers line that was drowned out with malcoms face-money-rubbing, "what do you expect to happen when you dont change your underwear." which strikes you, makes you laugh out of what you could only imagine was meant. It is worth buying. I dont care what anyone else says.
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Summary: Great DVD!
Review: My brother got this for christmas and we immediatley started watching it becuase everyone in my family loves to watch Malcom on Fox. I found that these three DVDs were very funny, exciting, and ones that I had never seen before.
If you love Malcom in the Middle you should really buy this DVD!! IT IS WORTH IT!
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Summary: Finally! A Real family on TV!
Review: We're all dysfunctional, and as such its been kind of insane to see perfect TV families like those seen in Full House, and Home Improvement, and the other TV sitcoms I've grown up with. My family certainly wasn't like that. I adore my siblings, and now that I'm 23 I get along much better with my parents than I did as a pre-teen, or even worse, as a teen.
Unlike many sitcoms of the past, I can identify much easier with Malcolm in the Middle. I'm the oldest of my family, but I can feel for Malcolm, because a lot of what he goes through at school happened to me as well. The tale of a boy genius with a knack for getting into trouble is a very personal tale to me, and so Malcolm in The Middle very quickly became my favorite TV sitcom... a genre I usually avoid like the plague. Finally a normal family is on the airwave, and they're so normal it actually makes me appreciate my family a lot more!
Its funny how everyone says at the moment that one day you'll look back and laugh... This is true. Suddenly the stuff I used to get into trouble for is hilarious, as were my parent's clever punishments. My family and I watch this show and laugh while we compare notes on what happened when we were kids. My mom denied that she's a lot like Louis until she saw the episode where she found her red dress burnt and in the toilet... the clever, but not physically violent disciplinary actions were nearly identical to an incident involving me and some ceramics my mom bought... except in my story, I was the guilty party, not my dad...
It's easy for me to declare Malcolm in the Middle the funniest show on TV, simply because of its slapstick view of otherwise serious issues. The show makes light of the average American family, and succeeds in getting the point across... even the insanely brilliant can do stupid things.
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Summary: Awesome DVD for a Awesome Show
Review: Though seemingly copying The Simpsons but with live people, this show is refreshinly original. Almost all of the shows' ideas are new, especially in the first season. One especially great thing is the absence of a laugh track which really annoys me on most shows and is really nice on this one.All of the episodes on all of the disks are just hilarious, especially: Pilot
Red Dress
Home Alone 4
Malcolm Babysits
Krelboyn Picnic
Funeral
Cheerleader
Rollerskates
Smunday
Water Park I enjoyed every single one of these and could watch them lots of times without getty bored. The Special Features are generally pretty good. The commentary is very insightful and enlightening and the others are fairly entertaining. Overall, with a Hilarious show and good special features, how could you not get this?!
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Summary: Malcolm is Something Fresh
Review: Well, I was disappointed to read that I wasn't the first person to equate the family on "Malcolm in the Middle" with "The Simpsons." But, it is true, this is the most functionally dysfunctional family on earth. No counselor, no psychologist, not even psychiatrist could tame the insanity. The cast is great. Malcolm, played by Frankie Muniz, narrates the show and gives it an amazingly funny perspective. Lois, the mother, is outrageously funny, she is insane and quintessential to the show. Hal, the father, is a bit of a bumbling idiot, but in a harmless and good way. Francis, the eldest child, advises from afar his little brothers on the inner-workings of their mother. Reese, the second child, older brother of Malcolm, is a bit of an idiot too. Driven by anything that would torment those around him, he gets himself into a great deal of trouble. Then, finally, there is Dewey. He is the youngest, he manages to get lost regularly. He does things that would get an average 6 year old killed. The first season is hilarious. It is great to see how the show progressed from the pilot to the Emmy winner. I look forward to the next season coming out on DVD. epc
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: Brilliant writing, acting and casting. It's hard to believe that network television could produce something this good. Buy it.
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Summary: Really Funny
Review: Excellent set. This DVD collection in my eyes proves that the first season of Malcolm was the best. It still, however, is a great and funny show.
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Summary: Contains all the best episodes you remember
Review: The first season for Malcolm in the Middle was decidedly the best--when the boys where young enough so that the things they did were cute rather than delinquency, and when there were interesting concepts to explore. And explore them they did. The expanded "Pilot" is classic comedy TV. (though it is a pity they don't give us the pilot as aired, for comparison) "Red Dress" shows us that Lois is capable of being played as being more than a harridan. And "Krelboyne Picnic", one of the few episodes beyond the pilot to really use Malcolm's genius for plot purposes, is hysterical while defying political correctness at every turn. Of the added features, the director's commentary is the most useful. It isn't always just the director, the actors are given their shot at talking to us, as well. It is at least amusing, and often instructive, to listen. For example, the thick body hair on Brian Cranston in the pilot was yak hair, and he met the boys while wearing only a sock (er, in a strategic position, not on the foot). These DVDs are further evidence that TV show producers are seeing DVDs as the means by which their works are going down to posterity, and they are giving us their best.
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Summary: A must have for Malcolm in the Middle fans
Review: Since its inception, I have enjoyed Malcolm in the Middle. Finally, the 1st (and best) season is available on DVD. All episodes from the 1st season are included (with English, Spanish, and French options) on this 3 disc set. Each of the episodes has commentary available from the director and actors that is as entertaining as the show itself. Disc 3 has several extras on it including deleted scenes and bloopers. The DVDs are easy to navigate and provide above average quality audio/visual. A must have for Malcolm in the Middle fans!
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Summary: Malcom in the Middle - The Complete First Season
Review: This is a great collection if you liked the TV Show. I'm glad that they released it this way instead of going to
sindication first. The only two problems that I had with this (and the only reason for writting this review) are, 1. It didn't work on my old APEX DVD player, but I was due to upgrade that (and it worked perfectly on the new
Sony - entry level, nothing special). 2. This is minor but... the catchy theme song gets old in a hurry expecially with half hour eppisodes AND it being used on every menu. Thankfully chapters are marked well and you can safely skip past it without missing
part of the show.
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