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Malcolm
in the Middle: Complete First Season
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Reviewed
by: |
Charles
J. Amadori |
| Genre: |
Comedy
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| Video: |
Full
Screen |
| Audio: |
English Dolby
Surround 4.0, French and Spanish Dolby 2.0, Commentary Track
on select episodes |
| Language: |
English,
Espanol |
| Subtitle: |
Espanol
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| Length: |
16
Episodes at 22 minutes average, approx 360 min. |
| Rating: |
Not
Rated |
| Release
Date: |
10/29/2002
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| Studio: |
20th
Century Fox |
| Commentary:
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Audio Commentaries
on select episodes |
| Documentaries:
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See Below |
| Featurettes:
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"Dewey's Day Job" Featurette,
Malcolm Vision, Malcolm in the Middle: A Stroke of Genius, Season
One Gag Reel, |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
In feauturettes |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
Season One Promotional
Trailers |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
Deleted Scenes
and Alternate Show Openings |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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None |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Jane Kaczmarek
as Lois, Bryan Cranston as Hal, Frankie Muniz as Malcolm, Chris
Masterson as Francis, Justin Berfield as Reese, Erik Per Sullivan
as Dewey and Daniel Von Bargen as Commandant Spangler |
| Screenplay
by: |
Linwood Boomer,
creator |
| Produced
by: |
Linwood Boomer among
others |
| Directed
By: |
Ken Kwapis
among others |
| Music: |
They Might
Be Giants |
| The
Review: |
Episodes
Season 1: Pilot, Red Dress, Home Alone 4, Shame, Malcolm Babysits,
Sleepover, Francis Escapes, Krelboyne Picnic, Lois vs. Evil,
Stock Car Races, Funeral Cheerleader, Rollerskates, The Bots
and the Bees, Smunday, Water Park; A truly unique situation
comedy that proves to be quite entertaining. Each character
is perfectly cast. I particularly enjoyed Rollerskates, Malcolm's
father was hilarious. Probably the best part about the show
is the lack of a laugh track. More sitcoms should follow this
lead… |
| Image
and Sound |
The
image is an improvement over the original broadcast. The colors
are very vivid. There is a bit of grain, but it is not at all
distracting. I do wish that this set had been mastered in DD5.1,
because the sound is a bit weak on the grand scheme of DVD.
Dialogue is never drowned out by the soundtrack though, as it
seems to have been disbursed appropriately. Overall, definitely
room for improvement here. |
| The
Extras |
Featurettes;
Malcolm Vision - is an outtake stint hosted by Bryan Cranston,
noting special here; Malcolm in the Middle: A Stroke of Genius
- is an E! True Hollywood Story style featurette. Well done
and very insightful; Dewey's Day Job - is a short featurette
about the actor who plays Dewey; Cold Opens - is a series of
alternate opening sequences; Four Deleted Scenes; Behind the
Middle - a behind the scenes montage of season two. |
| Commentary |
The
commentaries are very relaxed. Many members of the cast and
crew join in and seem to be having a lot of fun doing them.
If you're interested, you'll learn a lot listening to these. |
| Final
Words: |
TV
shows on DVD are the greatest thing since sliced bread! It is
nice to see shows that are relatively new being released. This
is a nice set that has a decent amount of extra features. I
do recommend it for those who, like me, are addicted to |
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