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Undeclared - The Complete Series

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Cast:
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Director:
Jake Kasdan;Jon Favreau;Judd Apatow;Paul Feig

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Rating: 4.5 / 5
Released: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
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From Judd Apatow, Producer of Freaks And Geeks and Staring Jay Baruchel (Million Dollar Baby ), Seth Rogan (Knocked Up) & Charlie Hunnam ( Children Of Men). Experience college life as seen through the eyes of Steven Karp a freshman determined to reinvent himself at a new school. Faced with dilemmas as miserable as being "sexiled" to the rec room while roommates use the bedroom and as dire as confronting a girlfriend s jealous stalker-ex-boyfriend Steven and his new friends tackle the challenges of higher education. Named one of Time Magazine's top ten television shows of 2001 and praised for its "pitch perfect" casting. Undeclared is "one of the cum laude comedies of the new season... sneaky funny hoot with endearingly offbeat characters." (Los Angeles Times)All 17 episodes are included!

Special Features
5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound
A never-before-seen episode
Director's cut of popular episode with Ted Nugent
18 commentaries with directors, writers & cast
Deleted scenes, auditions, outtakes,rehearsals and extended takes
Loudon Wainwright live concert footage
Museum of Television & Radio Q&A
28-page booklet
Script for unproduced episode

Studio: Shout Factory Theatr

Format

AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC

Number of Discs: 4

Running Time: 615 minutes

Languages

English (Original Language)

« Fantastic!!! »

Absolutely hilarious, great for fans of Judd Apatow, unfortunately this was not available on Region 2 dvd so I am only able to watch it on a computer. .:. Rating: 4 / 5

 

« Good show, canceled before it could be great »

So after rediscovering the tragically canceled Freaks & Geeks on disc, I decided to give Undeclared a spin. I knew I was in for a different kind of show, but I still figured this would be a good follow up series in the Apatow canon.

Having said that, no point in continuing to compare these radically different series. Undeclared is a good show and stands on its own. It is shot as a half hour show with more emphasis on comedy but flecks of drama mixed in occasionally. There were some really funny eps in this set, my favorites usually involving Lizzie's long distance boyfriend Eric, played by Jason Segal. It's a shame he couldn't have been involved more often, but I suppose he made a bigger impact in small doses.

The rest of the cast were pretty likable, cast before their characters were written, however there were a few that I could have done without. I never missed Steven's dad when he was left out of an episode. And Lizzie and Marshall were particularly uninteresting to me. Lizzie being a necessary love interest to help Steven's character develop, but I just found her irritating most of the time, and Marshall just not doing much of anything of interest. Seth Rogen's Ron always had the best lines (and usually had a hand in writing the funniest episodes), and Monica Keena's Rachel was a more entertaining female character, albeit maybe not as fleshed out.

The guest stars were occasionally interesting. I honestly didn't care too much for the big name guests like Sandler, Ferrel and Stiller who were intended to help this fledgling series garner more ratings, and that's exactly what they felt like. I preferred the more low key guests or the occasional F&G alum that popped in.

The series ends a little abruptly, not because of any fault on the creator's part. I'm sure this show could have developed into an even better show than it started, if the steady incline of quality as the series went on was any indication. Worth checking out if you're an Apatow fan. .:. Rating: 3 / 5

 

« apat-ow thats hot »

if you like judd apatow youll like this. its an "honest" portrayal of a first year away at college. not as good as freaks and geeks but still enjoyable. .:. Rating: 4 / 5

 

 

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