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Summary: One dream comes true..
Review: I've been hoping ever since they ended the show that they'd put in on DVD! This was my favorite show when it was on. Actually, it's the only show on the WB network that I ever actually watched. I'm not too into trendy shows, but I was obsessed with Popular, and if I missed it one week I would freak. The cliffhanger really killed my spirit. I want to know what happened! The price is a bit steep... but I might just have to put out the money for this, especially if it helps the chances of season 2 being released on dvd! I am in heaven knowing that it's actually being released and I'm actually still young enough to appreciate it! LOL
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Summary: OMG is all I can say
Review: I've been waiting for this day since I heard the show was getting canceled. I can now ditch the last few episodes that I saved on VHS. Can't wait to see the season 1 Christmas special again.
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Summary: Highschool Highway: satirical dramedy at it's finest
Review: In autumn of 1999, The WB network debuted the TV series "Popular," a refreshingly clever dramedy set in high school about two girls from opposite social spheres forced into sisterhood when their parents make a love connection. Saturated with scathing humor, pop culture references and social angst, "Popular" explored e-generation ambition and the teen crusade for popularity, acceptance and clear skin among the two girls and their feuding cliques. In 2001, The WB unceremoniously truncated the show's two-year run after falsely leading the producers and fans to believe the show would be returning for another season. Much to everyone's chagrin, the final image of the series was a disturbing and violent cliffhanger which would never be resolved. However, fans can now relive the first season thanks to Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
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Summary: I Think I'm gonna cry !!!!
Review: Is this possible ????? what was possible the ultimately IMPOSSIBLE dream is happening in September. After the end of the second season when all hope was lost that this little gem of a show from WB was indeed lost to the 'C' word, I 'knew' that there was no chance in hell that I would ever get any more of my POPULAR fix. But alas I was wrong, and thankfully there is some justice - gone to soon (and quite abruptly) we can all look forward to this DVD release (I'm already awaiting the confirmation and release for the second season). Not just another teenage-angst TV series nor your conventional Sit-Com Popular blended the Absurd with Sublime, mature commentary on the youth of today (...). Witty , hilarious, and at times, genuinely heartfelt, Brooke, Sam, Josh, Sugar Daddy, Nicole, Carmen, Lilly make up this talented team of actors, who came off more than comfortable in their characters. Special mention to Christopher Gorham for his superb portrayal of Harrison, which was played with just the right amount of subtlety, (and then skyrocketed to new levels in Season 2) And my girl Leslie Grossman as the seriously INSANE Mary Cherry - I swear I have never laughed so hard in life. Bring it on - I ready for my fix now!!! - and while your at it, why don't you add in SEASON 2 as well - THANKS HON'
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Summary: Perfectly drawn characters in a perfectly written series!
Review: Isn't it funny how chain reactions happen everyday, sometimes leading to fantastic morsels such as this, the release of hte best Television series ever on DVD?
Only yesterday I was discussing Melissa Etheridge with a friend (she is performing here in Portland, ME tonight) and Tammy Lynn Michaels inevitably came up in the conversation. My friend had never heard of Popular, so I went online to find pages and sites devoted to the show. Lo and Behold, amazon.com showed the series would be released on DVD late in the summer.
For those of you who are not familiar, BUY THIS DVD! Each and every character was drawn so vividly. Yes, they sometimes border on insane and often wander into a sea of exagerration, but that is what made the show so deliciously wonderful. Every time the show turned a corner, a new character or scenario would enter the mix. Think of Ms. Glass, the lesbian science teacher, or Adam, the hunky ambiguously gay new student, Cherry Cherry, Spam, Nicole's forked tongue, all of it, sinfully delicious!
Rent it, buy it, watch it, wait for season 2, and pray that someday the cast will reunite to give the series a proper ending. (...) Everyone needs to watch this and revive this! It truly is that good.
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Summary: Hooray!!!!
Review: Oh my goodness I can't believe it's almost here! I was just writing a letter to the Wb this very night about releasing Popular on DVD, and I come onto Amazon looking for Felicity. Oh my gosh, I think I might just be having a really great day. I am ordering it today because this was my favorite show and it still is. And it will be forever as of September 21!!!
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Summary: Finally, I say Finally!!
Review: OMG I would never think that a cancelled show with average ratings would EVER be released on DVD! I feared the amazing episodes of this incredible show would be lost to time!! I cursed that other shows were being released on DVD as this gem would be forgotten. I feared that I would have to buy third hand VHS copies of episodes from ebay sellers for 200 dollars a tape. But NO, Buena Vista has saved us all from that and delivered us an incredible show with incredible features! Thank YOU THANK YOU. Now if they release the second season, and then a special popular finale movie that wraps up all the shows loose ends, then and only then will I believe there is a GOD that hears my prayers. Anyway BUY THIS SEASON PACK IF YOU LIKE COMEDY YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED! YAY!
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Summary: I can't believe it, its about time
Review: One best teen shows on television, sadly got canceled after only 2 seasons, with the last episode ending in a unresolved cliffhanger. I truly loved this show, it's one of those teen shows that we rarely see on televison drama/comedy/spoof. I for one was very happy when I found they are releasing this on DVD (didn't get a chance to record them all when it aired)
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Summary: Good Beginning, Bad End
Review: Originally, I loved this show. I was in high school at the time and thought it would be interesting to see how they made the show.
The first couple episodes were awesome. It was very real to see how the popular and unpopular characters acted when Brooke McQueen(Leslie Bibb), the head cheerleader and most popular girl in the grade, and Sam McPherson(Carly Pope), head of the newspaper, parents got married. With a suporting cast of Brooke's football boyfriend, Josh Ford(Bryce Johnson), her stuck up best friend/ice queen Nicole Julian(Tammy Lynn Michaels), Sam's best friend Harrison(Chris Gorham) and two good friends Carmen(Sarah Rue) and Lily(Tamara Melo), we got to see the struggles of both cliques.
However, towards the middle of the season, it all goes down hill. The writers decide to shake things up by reversing the popular and unpopular, and the results are a show gone bad. I dislike how the once "real" aspect dissapears and chaos rules. This is also around the time that ratings slip. Go figure.
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Summary: Without a doubt, One of the best WB shows ever!
Review: The subject title says it all. This show is amazing! It's one of the best shows that ever aired on the WB, so naturally they cancel it! But I'm so happy that someone realized that there IS a very loyal cult following to this show and that by releasing this show on DVD would = $$$ Some people don't like this show because they think it's unrealistic and they are right, but that's not the objective of the show. The people are over-the-top versions of people who most likely grew up in high school with (EX: the southern belle, football jock, evil blonde bombshell, rebels, nerds etc.). The great thing about this show is that it's very funny and very sad at the same time, just like life is sometimes and I think that what's realistic about the show. Anyways, it's a complete dream come true that this is going to be released on DVD (It hasn't even been released yet and it has made EW's Must List) and now I can get rid of all those old VHS tapes of the show, which I taped off TV! Now I can REALLY get my Mary Cherry fix!!! It's a shame that the WB seems to have given up on shows that are actually good. Shows like Popular, Angel, and Grosse Pointe all deserved much better. **** out of ****
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