Reno 911 - The Complete First Season
starring: Carlos Alazraqui, Mary Birdsong, Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney, Thomas Lennon (III)
directed by: Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon (III), Michael Patrick Jann
directed by: Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon (III), Michael Patrick Jann
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781415701331
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1415701334
Label: Comedy Central
Manufacturer: Comedy Central
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Comedy Central
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 22, 2004
Running Time: 337 minutes
Sales Rank: 4148
Studio: Comedy Central
Theatrical Release Date: July 23, 2003
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
From the creators of the flamboyantly fabulous Viva Variety (and when will that be released on DVD?) comes Reno 911, Comedy Central's most arresting comedy series. Ride along with the cluelessly cracked squad of the Wahoe County Sheriff's Department, who cross the proverbial thin blue line with impunity. 'That's how we do it in Reno,' exults Lt. Dangle (Thomas Lennon), after absent-mindedly rear-ending a car whose trunk pops open to reveal a cache of marijuana. Reno 911 has Cops's gritty documentary feel, and Police Squad's straight face in subverting cop show conventions. The hapless officers get no respect, not from the citizens they encounter, from their colleagues in the FBI, or even from themselves. Kerri Kenney-Silver's unfortunate Det. Wiegel is the squad's odd girl out. 'She's like a bad casserole' is one of the more polite things said about her. In one episode, a misunderstanding leads to her being put under a suicide watch, and she so loves the attention, she doesn't bother to inform her brethren that she, in fact, did not try to kill herself. The forays into black comedy are about as subtle as a S.W.A.T. assault. In the first episode's opening moments, an officer answers a domestic disturbance call with guns blazing, only to discover it is a surprise birthday party for him.
But Reno 911 would have gotten old fast if it was just Police Academy-style mishaps and slapstick. What elevates this from being a one-joke series are the intimately observed characters' quirks and personal dramas. Dangle has a penchant for short shorts, and, in the first episode at least, comely male traffic offenders. Dangle is not exactly Capt. Furillo (from Hill Street Blues) in the compassion department. When the squad learns that unwed Deputy C. Johnson (Wendy McLendon-Covey) is pregnant, he jokingly searches for a phone book when considering who the father might be. 'There's usually a phone book around here,' he shrugs. 'It would have been funnier.' Comedy Central may be guilty of running these episodes into the ground, but for Reno 911's devoted following, and for rookies to the force, this boxed set of commercial-free episodes, some commentary-enhanced, is just the ticket. --Donald Liebenson
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- Reno-911I am disappointed with my purchase- I ordered at the same time I ordered 4 other porducts and received ... Read More
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- Corny comedy - some love it, some don'tMy husband and I bought this DVD set for his brother, who is a police officer. Both my husband and his ... Read More
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- Laughed so hardIf you have a sophisticated sense of humour then this probably isn't for you. But I laughed til I cried. ... Read More
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- Don't let low production values fool youThe look of the show is low end, but the laughs are top notch. I've missed many episodes, yet whenever I ... Read More
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- HilariousI love Reno 911. This is such a funny show, it left me laughing for hours.
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