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“3rd Rock
from the Sun: The Complete First Season“
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Reviewed
by: |
Wayne A. Klein |
| Genre: |
Comedy |
| Video: |
1.33:1 Full
Screen |
| Audio: |
Dolby Digital
5.1 |
| Languages |
English |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Length |
Approximately
500 minutes |
| Rating |
NR |
| Release Date |
7/26/05 |
| Studio |
Anchor Bay
Home Entertainment |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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Behind-The-Scenes |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
John Lithgow,
Jane Curtain, Kristen Johnson, French Stewart, Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
Simbi Khali, Elmarie Wendel, Wayne Knight |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
Episode Previews |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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Bloopers,
Season One Highlights, Teleplays (in DVD-ROM), Episode Sypnosis,
16 page collectable booklet |
| Cast
and Crew: |
John Lithgow,
Jane Curtain, Kristen Johnson, French Stewart, Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
Simbi Khali, Elmarie Wendel |
| Written
By: |
David Sacks,
Dave Boerger, Linwood Boomer, Andy Cowan |
| Produced
By: |
David Sacks,
Bill Martin, Mike Schiff |
| Directed
By: |
James Burrows,
Robert Berlinger |
| Music:
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Ben Vaughn
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| The
Review: |
Those wacky aliens finally come
to DVD. “3rd Rock from the Sun” captured 31 Emmy nominations
during its 5 year run and why? Because the cast was among
the best on TV and the sharp, witty writing kept the series
fresh throughout most of its 5 year run. Dick Solomon, Kristen
Johnston, French Stewart and Joseph Gordon-Levitt kept America
in stitches during its five year run.
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| Image
and Sound: |
As we discover
in “3rd Rock from the Sun” looks COULD be deceiving. Luckily,
they’re not here. A sharp, colorful looking transfer for “3rd
Rock from the Sun” is a real highlight of this first season
set. The stereo sound comes across with nice presence and makes
pretty good use of the format placing sound effects and dialog
nicely between both channels. |
| The
Extras: |
We get
a number of interviews with the cast members as part of the
extras in this particularly package. There’s also “episode
previews” for the next episode as well as some very entertaining
bloopers. It’s also fun to look through the script provided
as part of the DVD-Rom on the last disc. “3rd Rock: Behind
the Scenes” is an entertaining featurette on the creation,
casting and shooting of the series. Finally, we get a collectible
booklet that’s 16 pages providing classic photos from the
series. ---
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| Commentary:
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No commentary
tracks for the series which is the one area this set could be
improved. |
| Final
Words: |
A really
nice set from Anchor Bay, “3rd Rock From The Sun: The Complete
1st Season” will be a delightful trip back into the recent past
for comedy fans. If you love a combination of slap-stick, verbal
humor and funny, inventive situations, “3rd Rock” is for you.
Or perhaps you’re being a “Big Head” about it all and think
you’re beyond enjoying a silly series like this. If so, you’re
denying yourself a delightful treat. |
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