Mr. Show: The Complete First and Second Season [2 Discs]

"HBO Home Video's two-disc collection of Mr. Show's first and second seasons is going to please the alternative comedy duo's fans and probably win them loads of new fans in the process. Monkeys who refuse to blow up the moon, TV cop show star Ronnie Dobb's continuing drunken exploits, and Pit-Pat, the Pansexual Spokescreature are just a few of the bizarre characters David Cross and Bob Odenkirk exploit here. The package is concise and intelligent. Disc one compiles all four episodes of season one and disc two collects all six episodes of season two. Image quality is excellent, and the Dolby Surround sound is clean and bold. The supplemental material is as hilarious as the episodes themselves. Ten short, absurd promotional commercials set the tone for the series. ""Fuzz the Musical"" gives a perfect introduction to Cross' Ronnie Dobbs. ""Before It Was a TV Show"" sees the comic team trying out their material and delivery in front of a live audience. ""The Best of Mr. Show"" compiles clips introduced by a news team given voice-overs by Cross and Odenkirk. The full ten-episode commentary isn't as funny as one would expect, as Cross and Odenkirk go back and forth between comedy and droll ""you had to be there"" background information. It's nearly sleep-inducing at times, but absolute die-hard fans won't complain. Having the episodes themselves in complete form makes this a pleasure-packed collection."