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Summary: The funniest skit show since SCTV, in my opinion
Review: This is great collection of the 1st two seasons of Mr. Show. Where's the other seasons? :) The best of that's included is a mind blowing, mind expanding array of skits. Everyone in the cast is fantastic, there's just too many to mention. Just buy this DVD set, you shan't be sorry. By the way, where's is "Chain of Fools or Shiny New Enemies" with David Cross and Steve Zahn anyways?Hopefully, the Mr. Show movie - "Run, Ronnie, Run" that was ruined by the studios will have finally have it's real release on DVD :) Check out Jack Black from High Fidelity and Shallow Hal. I'm hoping that his group with Kyle Gass - Tenacious D gets their own DVD set. That along with Robert Smigel's TV Playhouse from Comedy Central.
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Summary: American Monty Python
Review: Mr. Show has to be one of the funniest American comedy shows ever broadcast on TV (albeit HBO). Similar in style to Monty Python ... jumping from skit to skit ... Bob Odenkirk and David Cross manage to cover just about everything ... from Slacker Discrimination ... to blowing up the moon ('cause we have the technology) ... to making fun of Broadway Musicals ... congressional-sponsored censorship and more. Like Monty Python ... Mr. Show may be a bit uneven at times ... however it is always funny and surprising ... Unfortunately the show was cancelled after season 3 (possibly 4) ... however since Mr. Show was a TV show ... the skits and jokes work just as well when watching on DVD with friends.
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Summary: Perhaps the best blind buy ever
Review: I knew almost nothing about Mr. Show when I picked up these DVDs, and now I'm very glad that I did. Abound with absurdist and dark humor, satire, and a few things that are purely random, Mr. Show is not mainstream sketch comedy, but for those who can appreciate those kinds of humor, it's certainly something to look in to. Although the show doesn't truly hit its stride until the third season, the first two have a lot of memorable moments. The attention to detail throughout is obvious, and Bob and David show their ability to touch on current topics while doing it in such a way that it doesn't become dated. Another part of the show is the technique of connecting sketches so that one transitions into the next. While this isn't the first time this has been done, it is very consistent, and adds to the overall package of the show. Mr. Show may not be for everyone, but if you're intrigued, go for it. You might just find that you like it.
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Summary: ws142 or whatever is WRONG! The FIRST TWO SEASONS ARE BEST!!
Review: ...the FIRST to seasons are Where its AT! If you don't believe me, buy this and find yourself LAUGHING silly for HOURS on end!!
And ...!! Whom-ever thinks the RED Bolloon is funnier Than the PSYCHIC HOTline is a [wrong] and does NOT understand the Mr.show INTELLIGENCE! ... Ok, so maybe i forgot some of the other points, but i'll make this point crystal clear!
Mr. Show is BEST WHEN WATCHING season one! There are so many points they make that i just bole over; GIDDY with the GIGGLES!
For instance. When they bring out that guy with the ponytail and the toffutti, he's like my uncle. he says "WORK IS PLAY!" and i really agree with that point, but the WAY they portray that CHARACTER is so true to life, i just get the FITS! ITS SO TRUE that people are FUNNY LIKE THAT GUY!
another sene i like is whene they have ronnie dobbs run around the streets like COPS! and they pretend he has some weired DISEASE, but they don't go into depth, otherwise the viewer (you, me, the world) would begin to care for him, and he's really NOT one of the GOOD GUYS! he's a CRIMINAL! so i like the way they Portrayed that CAHRECTER! um let me see what else is REALLY GOOD ON SEASON ONE AND TWO of these dvds. THREE TIMES ONE IS FREAKING HILARIOUS!!! if you've ever seen mtv, you'll GET IT! STRAIGHT AWAY! they boy they hit the head STRAIGHT ON with that One! they show that mtv ISNT all it's cracked up to Be! and we ALL learn something. um also .. i don't know the point IM making (crystal clear, remember) is that there's a whole MYRIAD OF FUNNY STUFF ON THIS two dvdS!! BUY IT NOW!! believe ME!! it's WORth it!! EVEN I LAUGHED at the red balloon scit, but i still think its the low point for that episode. ENOUGH ABOUT ME!! BUY THIS DVD!! ITS GREAT AND WELL WOETH THE COST!!! :)
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Summary: ok
Review: Not as good as I had expected. I guess the show didn't get funny until the third season.
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Summary: SO FUNNY, MILK WILL SHOOT OUT OF YOUR NOSE!!!!
Review: Honestly, Mr. Show with Bob and David is the funniest thing I have ever seen in my life! Bob and David take sketch comedy to a whole new level with their original ideas and unique presentation. If I could give this DVD a higher rating I would have. Definitely a must have for anyone with a sense of humor.
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Summary: Bah!
Review: Horrible. Oh, Dear Lord, Mr. Show is absolutely horrible. It is like all of the worst, most un-funny Saturday Night Live sketches strung together. And we're hip. Mildly drunk, but hip ...it was so bad my head hurts. No really. I kept trying to pretend it was funny because I was told that it was supposed to be. My husband, on the other hand, just held his head and sobbed like a little girl.
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Summary: Watch seasons three and four first
Review: Mr. Show never put out an episode which didn't have at least one laugh out loud moment in it, but a lot of the episodes on these DVD's are pretty weak- albeit funnier than most of what's been on TV during the past five years- compared to the later ones. If you're new to the show and cannot wait for season three, watch the last three episodes on season two first. The three episodes preceeding this-along with the premier episode- are Mr Show's weakest, although there are things in them that must be seen (ie: the crime stick guy, David Cross as an adopted baby, the red balloon, and Bob Odenkirk as the national anthem composer). I would say wait for season three, then wait for season four, then go back and watch these. This way you're more likely to become a die hard fan and die hard fans can find something funny in every single Mr Show sketch. (Except psychic hotline)
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Summary: Or was it the devil and god, interrupting each other?
Review: Mr. Show was such a great moment in television. It seemed like it really spoke to the people who liked it, and it was easily the smartest thing on tv at the time. As others have mentioned its the fact that it was one of the only shows (monty python was another one) that parodied the true institutional problems of politics and culture instead of just parroting current events. The true genius of the show was the editing and writing. Every episode flowed perfectly, and it was clearly the work of people who actually understood how long a sketch needed to be to work. In the end though the true absurdist skits were always my favorite, the three best in my mind being jeepers creepers, civil war reenactments, and the shrunken bob and david closing.
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Summary: Brilliant, wicked, absurdist satire
Review: While the imprint of smart comedies like "The Kids In The Hall," and "This Is Spinal Tap" is evident in this series, the single most pervasive influnce on "Mr. Show" is unquestionably "Monty Python's Flying Circus." What "Mr. Show" and "Monty Python" have in common is an uncommonly deft hand at absurdist satire with a disregard for the conventions of traditional sketch comedy. Both wisely eschew lampooning current politics in favor of a broader anti-establishment tone, which is why "Monty Python" seems fresh thirty years on and "Mr. Show" looks to retain its cutting edge for years to come as well. "Mr. Show" also notably borrows its stream-of-consciousness construction from "Monty Python," with clever, often bizarre links between sketches in place of punchlines. David Cross and Bob Odenkirk have a keen sense of timing; sketches are abruptly abandoned before they grow tiresome, yet threads of storylines wend themselves throughout entire episodes, bringing a sense of continuity and purpose to the chaos. Punchlines are nearly non-existent, the "third wall" is often broken with sketches interrupted in midstream for actors to break character and rant directly into the camera, and the most frequently mocked subjects of the show are its own creators, Cross and Odenkirk. This is easily the equal of the comic genius of "Monty Python" and I highly recommend it for fans of intelligent, rough-edged satire.
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