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Summary: Where is volume 2?
Review: Bad enough FX cancelled their number 1 show, The least they could do is release vol 2 for us diehard S.O.B. fans on dvd!
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Summary: Really Beachin
Review: Because of my work I never really even seen any of the series until the last season. Once I did though I was hooked. So when I saw they released this set I had to get it to see what I missed. Let me just give this one warning. If you have a good sense of humor then I'd suggest you don't try watching this while eating a meal or you might find yourself choking from laughing so hard with food in your mouth.
This is really a lot of fun because it takes a really simple satire to launch a lot of sexy jibes from, but then it mixes in a lot of hidden humor throughout that makes you want to pay attention so you are able to catch it all. This is a damn good series to kick back and just enjoy the hell out of. Especailly if you've just got done with a not so pleasant day.
Finally: I usually don't like sitting through the commentaries of movies I've already watched unless I'm interested in finding out what the hell something meant. I found that to be just the opposit on the episodes they had actor and director commentaries available. After watching an episode and then playing it through with the commentaries I found even more stuff to laugh at. All in all it's a bit off color at times, and completely off PC, but absolutely funny all the time...
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Summary: Baywatch to the extreme!!
Review: Can't believe they took this off the air. It was my favorite show! Would love to see this show come back in some form or another. If you like hot babes and slapstick humor, you'll love Son of the Beach!! Buy it!
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Summary: So stupid, but you can't help laughing
Review: From Howard Stern's production company, Son of the Beach is a more than inspired parody of Baywatch and then some, and just as you would expect from anything involved with Howard Stern, Son of the Beach is juvenile, politically incorrect, full of ... inuendo and puns, and is incredibly hilarious. Timothy Stack (from the short lived but equally funny Night Stand with Dick Dietrich) plays Notch Johnson; the world's greatest lifeguard who, with his crew of hard bodied lifeguards (including ... Jamie Bergman) outwit the mafia, assassins, and lots of other baddies, while featuring a plethora of guest stars (including The Sopranos Vincent Pastore, Alan Thicke, David Arquette, Lucas Haas, Neil Patrick Harris, and Gilbert Gottfried among others). The humor may be too juvenile for many, but fans of the Howard Stern show or just low brow comedy in general will definitely have a blast with this sadly short lived series.
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Summary: King of the Beach
Review: From the twisted minds of Howard Stern and Timothy Stack comes the most unlikely heroes to ever set foot on the sand. "Son of the Beach" is a raunchy and mindless parody of "Baywatch". Co-creator Timothy Stack stars as dim-witted head lifeguard Notch Johnson. Notch and his crew protect the beaches of Malibu Adjacent from every known danger possible including toxic waste, cult leaders, mobsters, sea monsters and terrorists. "Son of the Beach - Volume 1" features 21 screwball episodes. The acting and stories won't win any awards but there is enough outrageously crude humor and skimpy eye candy to keep you entertained. "Son of the Beach" is an acquired taste and some audiences will find it dumb and plotless. Fans of "Son of the Beach" will find this DVD release most fascinating. The episodes are presented in full-frame formats. The picture quality is average with some good contrast. The Dolby 2.0 sound is quite good. This 3-disc presentation is loaded with extras including episode introductions by Notch Johnson, audio commentaries by star Timothy Stack and crew, behind-the-scene featurettes, outtakes, TV spots and sexy montage highlights. Overall, "Son of the Beach - Volume 1" earns a "B-".
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Summary: 3 discs? that's hard to swallow.
Review: Great DVD set. 1st season was the best. Cool extras. Not sure where whoever did the Editorial Review got that "Chips a Goy" was never broadcast (introdcution of Noctus Johnstein)because it was, but everything else seems dead on.
Well worth the money if you're a Timothy Stack and hot women fan.
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Summary: unexpected amazement
Review: I bought this a couple days ago just to get free shipping with my Futurama season 1. I don't even ever remember hearing about this coming out on tv. when I got it, I popped in disc 1 and it all the way through with my girlfriend. we literally couldnt stop laughing. i love it so much more than futurama. it lasts for 21 episodes (futurama had a little more than half that)!
but back to son of the beach, i think it's more of a comedy for the immature crowd that loves watching overly corny sex jokes that are so corny that they're totally funny. oh, and the crowd that likes girls in lingerie and notch johnson with his shirt off. if youre a serious feminist, just look the other way, but if you like beer and holdem id definitely recommend it
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Summary: What "Baywatch" should have been.
Review: I had forgotten how funny this show was. Some of the humor is gross; most of it is sexual innuendo; and quite a bit of it is actually very subtley and intelligently written. This show is not your normal one-note sit-com that relies on tired cliches and the endless repetition of the same lame jokes. It does have a formula, but that formula encompasses every type of humor that I can think of. Plus, there's the endless parade of beautiful women in skimpy bikinis. Even if you don't understand some of the jokes, there's plenty of eye candy to keep your interest. Also, there are several featurettes that, while too short, are also funny and sexy in the same vein as the show. Oh, and Timothy Stack, who played Notch Johnson, is a comic genius. His delivery of every joke is always perfect. I wish this show was still on, but at least we have the dvds.
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Summary: A lot of fun
Review: If you too sre waiting for volume 2 email Fox home entertainment here foxdrop@4icc.com and let them know.
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Summary: Under-rated show finally gets respect
Review: Once "The Shield" became popular, the cable channel FX decided it was too good to air Son of the Beach and cancelled the show. I thought this was a shame...I always thought the show was clever and under-rated, and always fun to watch. Now the show has made it to DVD.
This 3-disc set contains the first 21 episodes from seasons 1 and 2 of the show. The episodes are all hilarious...if you like one, you'll like them all.
There's also some nice extras...there's a funny outtakes reel, and behind the scenes stuff. If you like women wearing next to nothing, there's several new "montages" (Montages being the moments on the show where the characters stop and say "now what would THAT be like?") The best extras are the commentaries on several episodes by Tim Stack, the producers, and assorted cast members. It's clear they had a fun time making the show, and it's interesting to hear them talk about it. I highly recommend this boxset, and I hope they release the rest of seasons 2 and 3.
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