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Summary: kids
Review: i love those guys so much. these guys are the best things ever happened to canadian comedy!!!! anyway, i have been a kith's fan every since the early 90s. i had seem all the episodes on tv and had them recorded on tapes before the release of this dvd. still, i bought this dvd and i got what i expected. watching kith on the digital form, its great!! however, i found that caption was not available for this dvd set. it really put me down. cause i think these guys wrote some of the best comedy script there ever existed. damn why is there no caption??? i dont get it?? is it just my dvd player? whats wrong with my dvd player? all i want is soem captions? why is it so hard?? i am going insame!
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Summary: A (Pear) Dream Come True
Review: I remember once flipping through the channels one Thursday night in 1989, and I hit CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Channel). A show was about to start, and preceding it came a warning that some may find the material offensive. My teenage sensibilities piqued, I set down the remote and watched - and was hooked.
That was The Kids In The Hall, and I never stopped watching them. I loved the Eradicator, Buddy Cole, Cabbage Head, the Head Crusher, dull extra-terrestrials, slow-poke country doctors hankering for apple pie while ma battles the grim reaper upstairs, daves I know, and much much more.
I watched them on Canadian TV for years, and then some more on Comedy Central. And now, they're arriving on DVD - finally! I'm so happy I can enjoy the madcap comedy unedited in any dosage I want (need!). So far it's been a total laughfest and a wonderful trip down memory lane.
My only complaint: It's only season one. They've been off the air for 10 years and we're only now getting the first season. But it's been worth the wait and I can only hope they'll get the rest out ASAP. That and Monty Python and all vital comedy needs are met.
Sex-Girl Patrol, anyone?
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Summary: MUST buy (if you are a KITH fan)
Review: If this sells well they will release more seasons. Oh I HOPE they release more seasons!The first three discs contain all the episodes from the first season and the fourth disc is a special features disc. I won't spoil the fun but it does contain the pilot episode which is right on par with their regular stuff. I will say this much, remember the last KITH episode? Remember the sketch where Bruce is onstage and he watches part of a sketch with all the Kids sitting around a campfire? Well that sketch is from the pilot episode and this is probably the only way you will ever see it! (unless you could download it somehow... hmmm gives me an idea) From watching the episodes Comedy Central aired I was under the impression that 'The Kids' came up with their characters initially and kept them going throughout all of their seasons. Not true. After watching the first season this is abundantly clear. Here we get several sketches from Gordon and Fran, Bobby Terrance, The Headcrusher, Thirty Helens, and The-Nobody-Likes-Us-Guys but sadly have to do without Sid and Charisse, Simon and Heckubus, Chicken Lady, Gavin, Francesca Fiore and many other fan favorites. Mississippi Gary is merely introduced along with glimpses of Cathy and Kathy and of course Buddy Cole. Overall this was an AWESOME walk down memory lane. There are a few sketches that were never aired on comedy central (censored) and that alone makes it worth purchasing for any die-hard fan. Plus there are a few snippets that Comedy Central just cut out for no apparent reason at all. For example, when Mark stands outside of a house and keeps yelling for Lopez there is a brief segment I never even knew existed. (he makes up a little song about how Lopez is lazy) In conclusion, this is a wise purchase for the casual fan and a godsend to a diehard like me.
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Summary: The Facts. Simply the facts.
Review: If you have never seen the "Salty Ham" sketch on Kids in the Hall, (on DVD 1 of this four DVD set) well, I hate to break it to you, but you do not know what Funny is.
You've met Funny. Sometimes Funny nods at you when you pass him on the street. At times, Funny has even gone so far as to hit the breaks on his car slightly earlier, so he doesn't splash you with muddy rain water when Funny is speeding by with his supermodel girlfriend in his Audi. And once, you caught a glimpse of Funny and his friends waiting for a table at Morton's, while you and your half-brother and his wife were rushing to The Olive Garden for half-price stuffed mushrooms. You thought that Funny might have noticed you, in the second row of that gray and blue Aerostar van, but you're not really sure. And when you had that summer party recently, you invited Funny, but he didn't show up. You had heard rumors that he was at your friend Jim's house, grilling bratwurst and wearing an apron that said I'm With Stupid, but again, you can't be quite sure.
However, were you to see the sketch, "Salty Ham", Funny would be calling you every hour on the hour, would be e-mailing you to the point of intrusion, and might even be the friend to pick you up when the tire on your 1995 Mitsubishi Scoupe blows out, again.
y'all know what you have to do. Buy the set.
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Summary: Support The Kids
Review: Just having all of Season 1 of The Kids in the Hall on DVD would makes this worth any fans' hard earned cash. But there's more. The Oral History segment is fantastic. It chronicles the Kids rise to (sort-of) success as told by the Kids themselves. The interviews are at once informative, insightful, and hilarious. You get a glimpse into each of the Kids' beginnings and personalities. Most importantly, you get a sense of the group dynamic. It's interesting to hear what the Kids have to say about one another.
Then you have the audio commentary for the pilot episode and the season 1 favorites. I know there was a lot of press about the in-fighting going on in the group around the time you movie came out, but listening to the commentary you get nothing but a sense of friendship between them.
The Rivoli sketches are another wonderful thing for a true KITH fan to have. True, the video is grainy and a few times the camera wanders around, but it doesn't matter because it's just great to see them in the days when they were just beginning as a group.
And of course, anyone who buys this probably knows about the actual sketches. I'll just say that the sketches definitely hold up. In fact, as I've watched the DVD I've grown to love season 1 more and more instead of getting sick of it. You find something new everytime you watch a sketch.
Here's hoping that season 2 hits stores soon.
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Summary: A bit shaky in places, but good overall.
Review: Like great art, The Kids in the Hall are not meant to be liked by all, but loved by a few. The first season sees some highs and lows that remind me why I love them and why some see no point in the Canadian series. While "These are the Daves I know" and "Thirty Helens Agree" keep me in stitches, some of the sketches (especially the overplayed "Crushing Your Head" in the first episode) grow less humorous and more tedious as the episode goes on. I recommend this for fans of Kids in the Hall (obviously) and those who enjoy "The Simpsons," "Mr. Show with Bob and David," and any of the late night fare on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. It's not always funny, but wait a minute and it'll get better.
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Summary: Yeah, F the bank!!
Review: Man, this is easily the best set of DVD`s I have in my house. My wife and I stay up late almost every night and watch them and find ourselves laughing out loud! We first started watching it back in the 80`s when it was on HBO and loved it. We would occasionally watch it on comedy central but it just wasn`t the same with all the editing. The best part is that you can watch any skit you like and skip the ones that you don`t.
It was interesting to get some history on the kids from the bonus material disc and hear how they got along with each other. It must`ve been a blast on that set.
All in all, this was the best money I`ve spent in quite a while and I can`t wait for season 2. Go buy it!
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Summary: OUTSTANDING BOX SET--A MUST FOR KITH FANS
Review: Please tell me that every "KITH" season release will be as good as this one! Every episode is presented at 10mbps through and through, even the extras. There's some fun on-stage work by the kids at The Rivoli in Toronto, as well as a surprisingly illuminative 35-minute documentary about the genesis of KITH, with all five troup members and Lorne Michaels. Kudos to the team that put this DVD set together--they know their business! I can simply not wait another minute for the other 4 seasons to be released on DVD. Hurry, please!
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Summary: These Are the Kids I Know I Know
Review: Scott Thompson was recently quoted as saying he couldn't believe they ever got past a first season. I can see his point, on many levels. When the skits were good - they were great. When they weren't, they were still ok (unlike, say SNL). But in massive doses (like in a multi-disk set), the mediocre ones seem painful sometimes. BUT - the first season contains the best Buddy Cole sketch ever. Plus the Daves I Know, The Dr. Seuess Bible, 30 Helens Agree and a number of other great scenes. The series did get better as they got experience - and looking forward to those releases. Great package for the fans - and a good one for anyone getting initiating to KITH (though a little pricey).
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Summary: The Kids Are Alright
Review: Seriously innovative as well as cross-dressing comedy. I cannot believe we had to wait this long to get this fabulous show on dvd. I used to set my vcr to tape these episodes on Comedy Central back in the day. It's nice to finally get to own them.
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