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Today's
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Friends:
Season (2) Box Set
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Reviewed
by: |
Charles
J. Amadori |
| Genre: |
Comedy |
| Video: |
Full
screen |
| Audio: |
English Dolby
Surround 5.0 |
| Language: |
English |
| Subtitle: |
English,
Espanol & Francais |
| Length: |
566
minutes, 24 Episodes |
| Rating: |
NR
TV-14 equivalent |
| Release
Date: |
Sept. 3,
2002 |
| Studio: |
Warner
Brothers |
| Commentary:
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On select
episodes |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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None |
| Filmography/Biography:
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Cast and
Crew Listings |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
Promotional Spots for
each episode |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
Some episodes
include footage not included in the original broadcast |
| Music
Video: |
Smelly Cat by Phoebe
Buffay |
| Other:
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Interactive
tour of Monica and Rachel's Place, Access to guest star scenes,
Interactive Friends trivia quiz, What's up with Your Friends?
- clips of each character's storyline |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Jennifer
Aniston as Rachel Green, Courtney Cox as Monica Geller, Lisa
Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Matt
LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani and David Schwimmer as Ross Geller |
| Screenplay
by: |
Various |
| Produced
by: |
Various |
| Directed
By: |
Various |
| Music: |
Michael Skloff
and others |
| The
Review: |
Includes
the following 24 episodes: The One With Ross's New Girlfriend,
The One With The Breast Milk, The One Where Heckles Dies, The
One With Phoebe's Husband, The One With Five Steaks And An Eggplant,
The One With The Baby On The Bus, The One Where Ross Finds Out,
The One With The List, The One With Phoebe's Dad, The One With
Russ, The One With The Lesbian Wedding, The One After The Super
Bowl (1), The One After The Super Bowl (2), The One With The
Prom Video, The One Where Ross And Rachel...You Know, The One
Where Joey Moves Out, The One Where Eddie Moves In, The One
Where Dr. Ramoray Dies, The One Where Eddie Won't Go, The One
Where Old Yeller Dies, The One With The Bullies, The One With
The Two Parties, The One With The Chicken Pox, The One With
Barry And Mindy's Wedding; This second season of Friends is
entertaining, consistent and laugh out loud funny. There are
many remarkable episodes, such as The One with the Prom Video
and The One After the Superbowl. |
| Image
and Sound |
The
image is a minor improvement over the television broadcasts.
It looks like the show may have been filmed on video, because
the sharpness seems a little soft. The colors are strong and
there is no fade. The 5.0 audio track is fitting to the show.
It is clear and dispersed evenly. With a comedy like this, I
don't think that they needed the subwoofer. |
| The
Extras |
A
couple of interactive extras, which are actually a bit weak.
They could throw some more goodies (i.e. featurettes)in that's
for sure. |
| Commentary |
On
select episodes; The One With the List, The One With the Prom
Video; The commentaries cover a lot of behind the scenes production
info. The producers also give a lot of information on the character's
story-arcs. The commentaries are definitely interesting and
worthwhile for big fans of the whole Friends universe. |
| Final
Words: |
Friends
is a good sitcom to have as a season set DVD. I'm not sure if
all sitcoms can make the leap from Best of sets. Friends is
able to keep a sort of running mythology, making it a worth
while acquisition. I look forward to the release of season three.
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