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Summary: Buy it now, thank yourself later.
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Mr. Show over it's four seasons gained a strong cult following despite the fact that HBO chose to air it first on fridays at midnight, then to mondays at midnight. Undeterred the group continued to explore their own unique, smart, and utterly hilarious take on comedy. By the time the fourth season rolled around they appeared to have a firm grasp on what worked and what didn't and as a result this season hit new highs in hilarity. Sadly, it would be their final season as Bob, David and the cast went their seperate ways. They would reunite for the disasterous "Run, Ronnie, Run" and the more successful "Hooray For America 2002" tour. It's hard to think given the great critical acclaim and the large following they have emassed that the temptation to reunite on a project would be easy to resist.
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Summary: Four Words...
Review: ...The Story of Everest. That episode alone is worth the price of the DVD. The rest is just icing on the cake-- sweet, hilarious icing.
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Summary: Not the Best Season
Review: Actually, contrary to what other posters are saying, I think this is the weakest season, and I can see why they gave it a rest after this. There is less "zing", less creativity, less point and bite than there had been in the first three seasons. I find Season 3 the most startling overall.
There is brilliance here. The infamous "Wycked Scepter" sketch is hilarious. The duelling grocery ads is awesome sketch comedy, all too true and illustrative of its times. There are other hilarious, brilliant moments scattered in here.
But less than I was expecting. More than enough to justify the purchase price though.
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Summary: Bob & David Kill With 4th Season
Review: As a loyal Mr. Show fan from day one, I was thrilled when the seasons began appearing on DVD. Season 4 is, by far, the best season, and the most entertaining DVD.
With episodes like "Life is Precious, and God, and the Bible", and "Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism", Bob and David demonstrate again and again why they are probably the most under-rated comics in America today.
Bouncing between absurdist sketch plots and clever one-liners, the show manages to blend straightforward visual comedy with more complex references and subtle punchlines. Humor snob or not, Mr. Show will make you laugh out loud time and again through season 4.
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Summary: Finally!!
Review: Before Season 4 came out, I had never watched Mr. Show. I saw commercials for it and everything, but wasn't interested. So, on one of those "lonely" nights, I started watching it. Holy Chew! I was on the floor rolling it was so funny. The "Taint" sketch blew my mind! I recorded the rest of the episodes, only to find out it was the last season produced. I bought the first 3 seasons when they came out on DVD, but nothing touches Season 4 in my mind. All of the sketches had me in stitches. I know that there are those people out there that don't "get it" (like one of my ex-girlfriends) but whatever. They probably think "Friends" is funny, which isn't to me, but then again I have a sick mind, so scratch that.
I'm just pleased as punch that Season 4 is finally coming out on DVD.
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Summary: Terra Delu!
Review: Checking my shipping status from work it says "Delivered"...sadly I must wait four more hours until Im off work! hmm I think Im starting to feel sick *cough* *cough* maybe I should go home.
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Summary: Spotty Final Series
Review: Definitely contains some of their funniest sketches, but I wouldn't say it's one of their best seasons. Every episode falls into a few lazy traps - a couple of weak sketches based on fairly hokey jokes, and at least two sketches per episode where the joke is how far they can drag out the most mundane little idea. It's a formula that can occassionally be funny (see 'Coupon: The Movie' in season two), but it does eventually get old.
Still, Bob and David are hilarious guys and there are a number of great skits. Just don't let this be the first bit of 'Mr. Show' you're exposed to, it's pretty slow and spotty compared to the fast and inspired seasons that preceded it.
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Summary: Best season, but not without flaws
Review: I had never seen Mr. Show on HBO before I got the DVDs as they came out. Like previous seasons, this one has a mix of good and bad stuff, with a lot more good than bad. There are tight, smart pieces like the prenatal beauty pageant and the life-raft talk show, but then there are dragging, corny sketches like the "Date with the Queen". It's evident from the commentary that even Bob, David, and the rest of the cast feel that there are some real clunkers that just didn't work. On the other hand, Bob is is often critical of sketches that work just fine, so maybe he's just on crack.
There's a nice expansion of the cast in this season. Tom Kenny doesn't show up much, but B.J. Porter and Scott Aukerman have some hilarious roles. Jay Johnston is also more prominent, and he's always funny.
If you liked the previous three seasons, this is definitely worth picking up. The writing, performing, and production values are the best of all Mr. Show seasons.
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Summary: Give Bob and David your money.
Review: I keep telling my friends and peers to watch this show. The people on Mr Show take comedy seriously, and their efforts pay off. The commentaries on these dvds are great, and I love the Mr Show Jukebox. I've played "Garden of Hate" so many times that I'm sure even the other people in my apartment building have it memorized. So give Mr Show your money for being so inspiringly hilarious despite their terrible time slots and low budget. I could hug every cast member, writer, and stage hand for choking me with laughter those bleak monday nights.
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Summary: Best of Mr. Show
Review: I've probably watched every episode of Mr. Show at least 5 times, and I gotta say, Season 4 was by far the best. The sketches got more outlandish and funnier as the seasons went on, and some of the stuff in the fourth season had shocked me as much as it made me laugh. I also think the transitions between scenes got much more clever and crisper as the seasons progressed, and by season 4 they were incredible. The episode with the "Description of the lion's roar" is particularly great. I've been itching for this to come out since I first heard about Mr. Show being released on DVD.Clearly explaining why this season was funnier than the rest is about as difficult as describing the comedy of Mr. Show to the uninitiated, so I'm going to resist trying. I'll post a more detailed review once it's out, but I'm gonna be eagerly awaiting my copy. A note of caution, though: the humor in this season is decidedly darker than in seasons 1 through 3, and certain sketches may be a little disturbing to some viewers.
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