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Mad
About You: The Complete Second Season
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Reviewed
by: |
David
Litton |
| Genre: |
Television/Comedy |
| Video: |
1.33:1
fullframe |
| Audio: |
English Dolby
Digital 2.0, French Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish Dolby Digital
2.0 |
| Language: |
English,
French, Spanish |
| Subtitle: |
English
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| Length: |
490
min |
| Rating: |
Not
Rated |
| Release
Date: |
04/22/2003 |
| Studio: |
Columbia
TriStar Home Entertainment |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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None |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
None |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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None |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Paul Reiser,
Helen Hunt |
| Written
By: |
Assorted
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| Produced
by: |
Assorted |
| Directed
By: |
Assorted
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| Music: |
Assorted
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| The
Review: |
One
of the better television comedies to make its way into living
rooms across America in the last decade of the 20th century,
"Mad About You" became one of NBC's most charming shows through
its examinations of the daily life of recently-married couple
Paul and Jamie Buchman (Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt). The second
season of the show was blessed with better character development
and story, and an improvement in the mixing of comedic and dramatic
elements. |
| Image
and Sound |
A noticeable improvement over the
previous two-disc release, Columbia has release the second
season of "Mad About You" on three discs, making more room
for the episodes. Clarity is vastly improved, as well as color
saturation, which are far more accurate than before. Edges
are sharper, and contrast keeps the nagging compression artifacts
to a minimum. Much better. ***
The sound, however, is still the
same. Mastered in Dolby Digital 2.0, it doesn't have much
presence, nor does it need it. The surrounds are only engaged
for the opening theme and inserted musical cues, while dialogue
remains centered and sounds surprisingly clean. Background
noise is kept at a minimum, and most of the show remains confined
to the front channels.
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| The
Extras |
Again,
we have no extras for this release. |
| Commentary |
None
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| Final
Words: |
For
anyone who loved the show, owning it on DVD is a must. The improved
quality is appreciated, but again, where are the extras? |
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