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The MR. SHOW Season Three DVD!!
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The MR. SHOW Season Three DVD!!
There are few funnier human beings on the planet than David Cross and Bob Odenkirk. They made a show for HBO not long ago, and its third season hit DVD shelves on Tuesday.
Look! A review!
Dear Ain't It Cool News,
Hi. You don't know me, but I know you, and I like you. Since I've noticed not a lot of attention has been paid to this, I've taken the time to put my personal opinion concerning the Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 3 DVD into written form. A review, if you will. Will you?
There was a line outside of the Best Buy the morning the Mr. Show DVDs were to be released. After opening their doors to the public, I noticed more people heading towards the second-installment-of-a-gay-ass-9-hour-epic-fantasy-trilogy section than the semi-obscure-and-much-missed-sketch-comedy-show section. No bother. I snatched up my Mr. Show DVDs as well as a copy of the new Bride of Re-Animator DVD (which fucking sucks--the DVD, not the movie.. fuck you artisan home entertainment, you assholes).
After watching all the episodes in one sitting, then re-watching them with commentary a day later, I've come to the conclusion that the third season of Mr. Show is the greatest season of any (comedy) show ever to be aired on television and then released on DVD. Pure, un-refined brilliance. Though premiering in 1997 and 1998, the episodes here are (almost eerily) prescient, with sketches like “America Will Blow Up The Moon” an accurate foretelling of America’s inexplicable support for our conflict with Iraq. C.S. Lewis Jr. is a near perfect counterpart to that country singer guy with that “boot up your ass” song.
Don’t fret, my friends. Though commenting on some pretty important topics, Mr. Show is droll enough to tickle your humerus bone. I find it hard to sit through an entire episode without laughing myself silly. Those under whelmed by the first two seasons will find the show’s pace a lot tighter in the third season. Sketches rarely run longer than they should, which is a common complaint of the first two seasons. The writing is of the same high quality (maybe even more so), and the sketch transitions (which is a big reason why this show stands head and shoulders above the rest) are brilliant.
Every character seems genuine, due to equal parts writing and performing. Using talented actors like Tom Kenny, Jill Talley, and John Ennis is an important (yet underrated) part of the show’s brilliance. The emotional investment you put in these characters is often surprising. I challenge anyone not to feel bad for Bob Odenkirk’s Nostradamus in “Predicting the Future of Fashion with Nostradaumus”. The smart writing and pitch-perfect performances put this show over the top.
The DVDs themselves are excellent. The packaging is a slip-out-folding-type dealy, very similar to the Season 1 & 2 set, for those of you who despise snap cases and whatnot. It’s also pretty. The extras are pretty solid, with the commentary tracks being the standout. A favorite bit of mine they used on the Season 1 & 2 discs, where Jay Johnston and Paul F. Tompkins overdub certain weak scenes with ridiculously inept improvisational dialogue is crotch-kickingly hilarious. Footage of Bob and David at the 1997 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and the original TV spots are also pretty funny. The only quibble I had with this release was the Fantastic Newness feature, which is basically a clip show of the first two seasons. It’s kind of frustrating for those that own the first two seasons, especially when that space could be used for footage from the Mr. Show tour from last year, which oddly is not mentioned at all in this package. Overall though, the DVDs are packed with funny.
In conclusion, I hope people find this review helpful, and will lead to more people supporting this great show. Fuck the cult following, let’s make these guys billionaires!
Joe S.
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I remembered Mr. Show being fantastic, then I bought the first two seasons and was hard pressed to find something to laugh at. Dissapointing...
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Pure genius. How do these people even know how to use a computer? Liberals are hilarious in their reality-denial. Harry, Herc, everyone: why don't you set up a new policy where reviewers don't get published if they feel the "inexplicable" need to make offhand and useless political/etc. remarks that draw attention away from the subject? Like, say, comparing blowing up the moon to taking down a regime famous for its "rape rooms" and was directly responsible for the deaths of millions, and oh yeah, would have liked to have killed us and was trying to find the means to do so.
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You know...Tuesday was a big day,,,but everyone was so blinded by The Two Towers...The Simpsons 3....Mr Show 3....that NO ONE noticed the biggest and BADDEST of them all....FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY - SPECIAL EDITION DVD!!!!!!!!!! Shit....now I will have to review it....And thus, starting to binge into writing mode! - - - Geogre, The 7th Chicken!!!!
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mr. show is awesome lol omg
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MR show is great but...LOTR is just as great (well, probably more so) Enough has been written about LOTR without me going into how much I love it...but...anyway...Even though ROTK isn't out yet...does anyone doubt that it will live up to its expectations...or even more likely exceed them? So, has there ever been a more perfect, coherent, singularly voiced trilogy ever put on film? I think not...
Oh well...I did get both mr show and ttt tuesday...so... what it basically comes down to is...yay quality entertainment :) au revoir
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Get up from your shit stained chair and buy it.
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Aug 30, 2003 4:41:41 AM CDT
its pretty funny how TenDeuChen tried to talk about Mr. Show but
by tall_boy
hey, it can't be AICN without one LOTR reference in a talkback.
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They all can't be the funniest people on the planet...
Every other review...Funniest, funniest, funniest...
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Aug 30, 2003 9:22:08 AM CDT
The spin-off movie RUN RONNIE RUN! comes out on Sept. 16!
by voice o. reason
"Man, I know they talking about beer, but I can think of another pair I'd like to grab. My balls!"
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Where's the talkback for "Coupon: the Movie"?????
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Mr Show is the funniest shit since Ebola. Buy the third season NOW!!!
Oh and conservative right wing fuckos can eat my ass. Watching them rant about "liberals" is always funny. Ha ha ha! You suck the most you war mongering ass munchers. -
Not everybody's tastes are as refined as mine. They buy that gay-ass hobbit movie, because gay is, you know, an insult.
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I DO like Mr.Show, and still watch old reruns of it whenever it appears on HBO, so I appreciate the review.
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Now stop whining, you pussies!
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Fuck it, yes I will. Big E, you need more fiber in your diet. You to run around using the word "liberal" as if it's a racial description, and living your life with a stereoptype like that sitting in chip-form upon your shoulder. Rush Limbaugh would be proud of you, loyal dittohead. I thought "you conservatives" didn't like the arts--- Why are you at a move site? Aren't you afraid something liberal will be expressed on film? You sure enjoy insulting people who lean toward a liberal political view, but then turn around and enjoy the fruits of their labor (News flash: about 90% of Hollywood, most actors, comedians, directors, and musicians are politically liberal) If you hate liberals so much, why don't you just go post your angry teeth-gnashing rants on the freeper site or just keep your knee-jerk hatred of liberal comments to yourself. I swear, you act as if you're trying to bait us into kicking your collective asses in the next civil war. Just give it a rest. You didn't review this thing, so you don't get to be a jerk about the reviewer's political views. When you write a review for a conservative comedy show (oh, wait- There aren't any. Conservatives DON'T HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR... Well, that's not true- They do if they're telling racist jokes, or performing mean-spirited anti-liberal skits, but they can't seem to tell a joke that doesn't insult some group of people in the punchline). Man, I'm sorry, but I'm getting sick of being attacked EVERYWHERE I go. If anybody should be limited on AICN, it's conservatives who feel the need to pick someone apart because they mention a non-conservative viewpoint in a review. I swear, if this reviewer had been kissing Bush's ass, sucking up to FOX News, and saying hateful things about gays, Arabs, Jews, Al Franken, The Clintons, African Americans, or atheists, your conservative ass wouldn't say BOO about it, except maybe to praise him.
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"America Will Blow Up The Moon" was in the DVD... it wasn't even the reviewer's point of view. You're attacking a guy because he WATCHED a liberal-thinking skit on a comedy show. `Guess you guys hate ANYTHING if it's too close to balanced, rational thought.
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Mr. Show could be one of the funnier sketch comedy shows ever created. The DVD is a must-have for anyone who really appreciates the art.
Also, what's with the homophobia on the board? Gay doesn't equal bad. So when describing a movie that you dont like, just stick to the other juvenile phrases you throw around with your friends. -
you might notice that puscifer, the maynard james keenan-fronted band on mr. show, has a song on the soundtrack for the movie underworld.
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Sweet Jesus, praise Satan for these DVD's. Of course, I beg for a talkback/review, with the idiotic hope that some more intelligent talkbackers could engage in humorous discourse, only to find it plagued with retards and conservatives. "Not you, Gleep Glop... you're one of the good ones." 5 minutes of this show is better than entire box sets of every other piece of shit TV show out there... the geniuses always go unappreciated in their time. From Christ to Kafka to Cross, minus the one who didn't really exist. I love you, Doctor Zaeus!
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... and the godless, heathen liberals, of course. This type of thing wouldn't happen if we had fewer gun laws. As a taxpayer I am shocked and outraged. If only we had listened to Dale Earnhardt. It's only a matter of time before the ACLU, the United Nations and the Catholics take over. Then we'll see who's crying. There will be mandatory fluoride in everyone's monkeypox, and the so-called tree-huggers will see to it! As a taxpayer this sickens me. I'm outraged and shocked. John Birch didn't die so folks like Janeanne Garofalo could watch the filth in today's movies. As a taxpayer, I am saddened, outraged and shocked.
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It's too bad Run Ronnie Run didn't turn out better.Bob & David didn't get final cut.Like some studio guy knows funny better than them.I don't think they have anything to do with the RRR DVD release.They should have at least let them do a comentary so they could rip the movie apart themselves.It's still funnier than most modern comedies.For me, Bob & David can do no wrong.Bob's is STIIL the best Charles Manson EVER.I hope the MR.SHOW MOVIE works out better for boys.
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Hey, I'm a huge Mr. Show fan and I have both DVD's, but I'm trying to find an episode where the boys where playing some eighties hair band that got wasted and had gay sex in the hot tub. Does anybody know what I'm talking about? How many seasons did Mr. Show have? Anyone know if they're putting out any more seasons.
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I think Season 3 was the greatest, because the satire was razor sharp, and the jokes were tight. Season 4 kinda lost that edge and Bob and David kinda got hung up on the shock humour, instead of the brilliant dark stuff...oh BTW the Wykkid Sceptre sketch, with the gay metal band, and the whirlpool, was from season 4, the last of the series.
Tera Delu!
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A Mr. Show talkback! Possibly the greatest show ever finally gets it's due. I can't wait to pick up season 3, and I have been addicted to the first two since they came out. I went to two shows from last year's tour, and there were people outside from the crew videotaping the line outside the theatre in Madison. They said that the footage would be included on the DVD, and I'm sorry to hear that it's not there (BTW, the shows were awesome. can't wait to see them again). I talked to Bob backstage after the Minneapolis show, and he did say he was going to record commentary for the upcoming Ben Stiller Show DVD's, which I hope they stick to. Anyway, I just wanted to say how glad I am to hear I am not alone in my appreciation for a show which definitely was (and still is) waaay ahead of it's time. And, BTW, the skit you were referring to was the Wykid Septyre skit from season four. Be patient, we will see it on DVD soon. Do you hear, that, HBO??? SOON!!!!! -Out.
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i hate people that write in like this. "just writing in to say mr. show season 3 is out. oh, and lotr is gay and i bought this other movie and i'm a total tool blah blah blah blah blah." 4 pages later, the only relevant information is "mr. show season 3 is out". tool.
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I own the Mr. Shoe Season 3 DVD and I love each episode. But, why is there so little new content on this DVD. Most of the best skits are Special Features on Season 1and 2. They should have released season 3 and 4 together. 10 half hour episodes hardly justify a box set. It
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This is a fucking movie site and it's getting real annoying that nearly every talkback has to have somekind of lame political debate undertone to it. You idiots could argue for eternity and not convince each other of a single goddamn thing so just stop. No one cares.
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`Pot calling the kettle black. The ideology that hates EVERYBODY else and is responsible for such things as the KKK, the people who embrace Ann Coulter's claim that we should "kill all their leaders and convert everyone else to christianity" (talking about the middle east), and the political group who enjoys Rush Limbaugh's bigoted jokes about jews, lesbians, feminists, Arabs, blacks, and hispanics wants to turn around and call ME "narrow minded"? Give me a break. This from a mindset that wanted to keep Jim Crow laws in place? This from the political party who think only white, Christian, heterosexual males should hold political power? `Tis to laugh! Maybe I WAS wrong- Maybe Conservatives DO have a sense of humor.
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When Mr E says liberal, he means black or mexican.
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Don't you get it? It will never stop, for that is the nature of the talkback. Just go with the flow or get out of the way, man.
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I don't like it either.
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Good stuff. Coincidentally, CSPAN reran the Franken vs. O'Reilly match last night. Oh, its true...
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Yeah, you got a point. It's just sad though. I remember when people used to actually talk about movies and shit on this site, and not political jargon that no one really cares about (i guess except people like me who post messages complaining about it).
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"...Gonna go kaboom/ It's nice to have met ya./ 'Cause ya just don't mess / With God's America!" To be fair, it IS impossible to watch the "America Blows Up the Moon" sketch and not be a little amazed that it came BEFORE the invasion of Iraq. No matter your opinion of the "liberation," the bit where Bob's redneck country singer parodies Toby Keith BEFORE Toby Keith ever recorded his ode to white trash boot-in-the-ass-dog-rattlin'-the-cage opus is as unnerving as it is funny. If you haven't seen it, don't gripe about it. You might not agree with the political slant of the reviewer, but I'll bet you'd still respect the sharp eye that Bob, David, et al have focussed on contemporary American political culture. It's more about reaction to a policy than it is about the policy itself. About the public's willingness to believe what leaders say -- without questioning. Sorry, right-wingers, but that's a relevant point, no matter what side of the fence you sit on. And -- oh yeah -- modern civilization runs on blowjobs! Tera delu. All praise the Bob.
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Ronnie Dobbs could kick Frodo's ass.
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What's really amazing is that they wrote that script while ole Bubba Boy Clinton was sitting in the White HOuse getting his dick waxed by Monica the Whale. So what does THAT tell ya?
When they say they are gonna blow up the moon what they meant was they were gonna have a big fat whore suck their cocks.
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To be honest Conservatives haven't needed a sense of humor historically cause they have been the players of power (the Kings, Presidents, Popes, etc.) whilst your liberals had plenty of time developing their comedic senses cause they tended to end up playing the court jesters, fools and street comics playing for what scraps would be tossed their way.
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Sep 02, 2003 10:45:23 PM CDT
"When they say they are gonna blow up the moon what they meant .
by voice o. reason
The skit was about runaway patriotism, not anyone in particular's political agenda. Certainly America's post-9/11 super-patriotic mood fits into this category better than anything Clinton did in office.
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Sep 02, 2003 10:46:55 PM CDT
"Conservatives haven't needed a sense of humor historically caus
by voice o. reason
And that's why the world is so fucked up. (You walked right into that one!)
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and he is about as conservative as you can get these days.
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just what the FUCK is up Satan's ass?
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I wanted him to seriously consider the actually ramifications of his statement about conservatives traditionally being the ones in power. If that didn't entertain you, too fucking bad.
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I wanted him to seriously consider the actual ramifications of his statement about conservatives traditionally being the ones in power. If that didn't entertain you, too fucking bad.
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Why is it that people absolutely refuse to leave their stupid, venom-filled, inane political views out of discussion of films and television? You like Mr. Show. You don't like Mr. Show. LOTR rules/sucks balls. Fine. Whatever. Stop wasting bandwith on shit that will only inflame people on the opposite side of the fence. Enjoy the reason we are all here. Just don't try to tell me your views have a bigger dick than my views. Peace out, Bitch!
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Sep 03, 2003 11:43:14 PM CDT
"Why is it that people absolutely refuse to leave their stupid,
by voice o. reason
Because people's political opinions are relevant considering we're discussing a TV show that exploited controversy for the sake of humor. If you don't like it, try www.cantwealljustgetalonglikeabunchofpussies.com!
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But having season sets of the Kids in the Hall on DVD would be even better.
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