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Summary: Want to help keep this show on the air, buy the DVD!
Review: This show provides an outrageously funny, though sometimes incredibly accurate portrayal of adapting to college life. Though MTV buried the show on its first run, reruns on Comedy Central/Teletoon has created an at least cult following among the 18-25 set. The first season builds the characters well and remains fresh until the end. At the end of this DVD, you'll be aching to find out what happens in sophomore year. The problem is that the show needs financial backing in order to produce more episodes. By buying the DVD of the first season, you would contribute to the production of a second season. If sales figures are impressive enough, chances are that a cable network may pick up the tab for a new season. So, for those who love the show in the U.S. and Canada, buy the DVD ... Let's get another season going! For anyone else who remembers what college life was/is like, you'll be amused and amazed at how this show rings true...
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Summary: brilliant- but cancelled
Review: To borrow a line from Trio TV. Undergrads was one of the funniest, most original series ever. I was amazed to find out Pete Williams, the creator, was only about 19 when the show was first conceived. It will certainly speak most to the Generation Y crowd, but I have to admit I was surprised at how similar the experiences shared by Nitz et al were to my own college years (1981-85--OK, no computers yet, and Star Wars was still in its infancy and not yet a full-blown cult).
The extras are pretty nice, too, I enjoyed the character bios. Pete is rather awkward on camera but he's fun to listen to as he talks about his creation.
Seeing that final optic, "2080 hours to sophomore year," is a cruel joke, because, of course, sophomore year never came. Damn you, MTV!!!
I still hope that some enterprising Cable network will pick the show back up, but it's been several years now and no doubt Mr. Williams has moved on to other things.
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Summary: Undergrads is Under-rated
Review: Undergrad rocks. It has funny characters with really clever dialogue. Some people complain about the animation, and sure, it's not that cool, but this is animation that tells a story. It takes the average college characters and elevates and drops their experiences; we see them at their highest and lowest.
The female characters are real and cool too (everyone mentions the guys) and I would have liked to have seen more of them. Kimmy is kind of an airhead because she's a freshman and I guess an actress, but I think she's smart in her own way.
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Summary: Yeah, guy!
Review: Undergrads has got to be one of my all-time favourite shows. I taped all the shows, and now got the DVD. The similarities between my friends and the characters is scary, and kind of sad. All the characters are people you can relate to, and will enjoy seeing them being poked fun at. The show is able to deliver solid humour throughout the entire series. Every scene is packed with with both obvious and extremely subtle jokes. Every time you watch it, it's like there's something more to discover about it. The animation is great, and again, there's subtle joke thrown into every scene, even down to the posters on the walls.
All in all, an amazing DVD, I highly recomend it, guy.
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Summary: Buy it now guy!
Review: Undergrads has got to be one of the best and most underrated animated shows to come on in a long time. I love all the characters and it's scary how the four guys all resemble four of my friends VERY closely. Being in college myself I can say it is slightly exaggerated, but not extremely so. I don't dorm but I wouldn't doubt that there are some crazy RAs in our dorms at NJCU. If you are a fan of Undergrads please support the show by purchasing this season in hopes that it will send a message that Undergrads needs to continue. If it worked for Family Guy (which I hear goes back on the air December of this year) then there's hope yet. Now all we need is Daria to be put on DVD.
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Summary: Buy it now guy!
Review: Undergrads has got to be one of the best and most underrated animated shows to come on in a long time. I love all the characters and it's scary how the four guys all resemble four of my friends VERY closely. Being in college myself I can say it is slightly exaggerated, but not extremely so. I don't dorm but I wouldn't doubt that there are some crazy RAs in our dorms at NJCU. If you are a fan of Undergrads please support the show by purchasing this season in hopes that it will send a message that Undergrads needs to continue. If it worked for Family Guy (which I hear goes back on the air December of this year) then there's hope yet. Now all we need is Daria to be put on DVD.
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Summary: Undergrads is an amazing show
Review: Undergrads is by far my favorite show on tv right now, i love it. It's humor is great and i instantly fell in love with each and every one of the characters. HELP KEEP UNDERGRADS ALIVE!!
sign this petition in hopes of seeing another season on tv soon!
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Thanks guy, Long live Undergrads!!
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Summary: A truly underrated series
Review: Undergrads was one of those shows that slipped under the radar and became a pleasant surprise whenever I caught it on TV. Basically the show is centered around four longtime friends Nitz, Cal, Rocko and Gimpy and their endeavors at college, or more specifically dorm life at college. The four guys are so different from each other it seems a bit unrealistic, though creates much more interesting dynamics among the characters. The animation and design is quite good for an MTV show and the stories were great. The writers wisely decided to keep the stories out of the classrooms and focus on the more interesting aspects of college. It always felt like we were watching someone's college experiences. The characters were each individual with traits so real that everyone knows someone like each of the four main characters. Nitz was so similar to me in appearance and personality that it was a bit disturbing (I later found out he was based off of the creator Pete Williams). The main female characters are great too. Kimmy was everyone's unattainable girl and Jesse was everyone's cool friend. The first episode "Party" was always my favorite, having so many great gags (The Aliens reference, the bootleg DVD, Nitz's unnatural fall down the stairs- I always crack up when I see that one). There aren't many downsides to the show, but they sometimes push that TV-14 rating. The episode "New Friends" I found to be needlessly graphic, depicting characters getting blown up by grenades. It's a bit unsettling to say the least. The DVD doesn't have much of anything in the way of extras (I had hoped for some more informative commentary) but that's to be expected. The fact that Undergrads was put out on DVD at all is good enough for me. While it's a bit frustrating to know we won't see these characters continue into another season, the last episode "Screw Week" makes for a satisfying conclusion.
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Summary: Hey guy... this show rules!
Review: Words can't describe how truly amazing this show is... Great characters and stories that totally relate to the college experience... reminds me of some of my own. Four friends in their first year of college learn about life, love and how much it can change your perception of the world. Especially for Nitz. It's a shame that there has only been thirteen episodes... it deserves more. Hopefully one day, there will be a second season. To the shows creator, Pete Williams... you are truly a god. Do not pass this one up... and for those of you who have never heard of it before, check it out. This is truly one of the best animated shows ever made.
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Summary: Hilarious and at times, moving.
Review: Yes, I am an Undergrads fan. A full-fledged fan. I even walk around talking like Cal occasionally. I know it's sad, but this show is truly, unashamedly funny and at a few key moments, absolutely hysterical (see the episode "Risk" if you don't believe me). What makes this show work is its unflinching satire. Every kind of school stereotype is nitpicked here, and while that particular device may have been used before many times over, it still feels as fresh as ever here with every scathing blow. The chemistry between the characters also works well enough to the point where you actually care about them. But it's not the fact that the show is absolutely uproarious that sold me 100%. The final nail in the coffin, so to speak, was the fact that the show has heart. There are touching moments where friendship is displayed that gets you deep down inside. While some are played for laughs, there are others that are sincerely emotional. Maybe I'm just a big softy, but I enjoyed that part of the show the most. Being a senior in high school about to go to college, this show gave me a slight (albeit exagerated) idea of what college may or may not be like. Thus, I am able to relate to the characters' experiences. Sort of. I can also relate to the social akwardness of the main character Nitz and him always trying to get the girl that is seemingly unreachable (oh, how many times that has happened to me...). His three best friends are good supporting characters that make Nitz' presence seem worthwile. If you're in the mood for a light-hearted cartoon with a great sense of humor, well-timed one-liners, social satire, and a good nature and you can suspend your disbelief for a few hours, then by all means, you won't be able to do much better than Undergrads.
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