8th and Ocean takes you where no one ever needs to go, the elusive art of modeling. Set in Miami, Florida, 8th and Ocean takes you everywhere with ten model hopefuls trying to make it big in the big, bad model industry. The producers managed to get a pretty eclectic group of models from all different backgrounds and lifestyles. It wouldn't be a problem in most cases but they put these ten beautiful people in apartment together and fireworks are bound to fly.****

For me, I find it very difficult to be sympathetic to the models. I don't want to hear their moans and complaints because the reality is beautiful people have it easier in society. I don't doubt that modeling is a challenging career, but being a jeans and T-shirt girl myself, it didn't thrill me much. There was the cliché flirtations and underlying sexual tensions but no big sparks. Britt, the conservative county girl was probably my favorite model just because she was the easiest to relate to. I think the show focused too much on the twins, their rivalry was fun but some of the other models didn't stand out.****

There is only ten episodes in the first season but it really highlights the people and their personalities. The best thing going for the DVD is that by watching them in sequence on DVD there is no time lapse and it keeps the momentum rolling. It's sure to become another must see for the teen crowds. Image and Sound: The DVD is formatted in its original fullscreen format, same as it was on TV. The picture is clear but a little dark sometimes and we lose some of the details in the darkness. The sound was sharp but again, we lose some words with too much background music. Since it's a hip TV show, the soundtrack always makes for decent listening.

For a reality show there are a lot of special features on the third disc. First off is "Talesha and Adrian's Miami Hot Spots" which is just what is says. Talesha and Adrian walk around and point out three different locations that they think are hot in Miami, a store, a gym, and a night club. Nothing too fabulous, it's quick and painless. Next up in "Advice from the experts," Irene Marie talks about how to break out in the modeling industry. She tells how she discovers the men and women, and ideally how they come to become models and make it big. What works and what doesn't, criteria to meet, good information if it's something you are interested in being. After that comes quick casting tapes of all of the stars of the show. It's fun to see what got them on the show in the first place.

Deleted scenes are up next but it's nothing different from the show, it didn't add any substance to the show or change my opinion about what I had already seen. The funniest part for me was watching the twins have a Jessica Simpson moment wondering what charcoal was made of. Hint: their first guess was sand. There was a TRL segment with Britt, Kelly, Sabrina and Vinci a week after its premiere on MTV. It's basically introducing them to society and letting the fans get to know them a little better. Towards the end comes the aftershows which is the cast talking about each other and reliving moments of the show. They all compare their styles, habits, drama and plenty of egos. There are cast bios which are mini breakdowns of the casts life, where they come from and where they are going. They read like the back of movie box, highlighting all of their best features. The last special feature is a mix of movie and TV series previews to keep us all up to date.

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