Life As We Know It - The Complete Series
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Actor: Jessica Lucas, Kelly Osbourne, Michael Engler, Missy Peregrym, Sean FarisBrand: Buena Vista Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 558 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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- See life through the eyes of Dino, Ben, and Jonathan -- three teens experiencing the joys and pains of growing up -- in this critically acclaimed series from the producers of FREAKS AND GEEKS. Although different in many ways, these guys have one main thing in common -- women. Dino can have any girl he wants, and wants his first time to be with his girlfriend Jackie. However, their relationship is
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DVD Review: Sooner or Later
Summary: 5 Stars
What happens to us in high school? That is a timeless question that countless books, movies, TV shows, songs, and everything else has tried to answer since the invention of popular culture. Studies, friends, family, body changes, hormones, sex, hair... all topics that scare the hell out of any regular teenager and produce real drama, yet have never been explored in realistic detail. Some shows have tried to explain what it is really like growing up in post-Kennedy-America - "My So Called Life," "Freaks and Geeks," & "Undeclared" among the most notable; but no show has tried from the point of view of the a male protagonist. Thus is why, "Life as we know it" was/is such a groundbreaking piece of work.
Adapted and Americanized from the British novel, "Doing It," "Life as we know it" follows six, sixteen-year-old kids through the first half of their sophomore year of high school. By ditching the typical mold of the `teenage soap' the three female characters are put on the backburner as supporting characters, and the guys are given the main spotlight of the show. The main topic of the show is the three male leads talking to each other (and sometimes to the audience) about all the different experiences they are going through. From the normal: girls, sex, bad teachers, family divorce; to the taboo: homosexuality, erections, pregnancy scares; to the unbelievable: such as student/teacher affairs; nothing is out of range for topics.
The three male leads have been friends since their years in elementary schools, but unlike most teen soaps instead of being cookie-cutter copies of each other with different hairstyles; they are three unique individuals. Look at "The O.C." all the characters come from extremely powerful, rich, and beautiful families, and share all the same interests (comic books and music) and hates (water polo). But in "Life as We Know It" each of the main characters comes from completely different backgrounds.
On the outside, Dino is your typical "big man on campus:" Hockey Stud, Beautiful Girlfriend, and awesome parents. Yet on the inside he faces many problems the other shows gloss over: the nasty divorce between his parents, his failing grades, and his "equipment problems" with his girlfriends. Ben can't decide who he wants to be, literally flip/flopping from group to group he can never seem to settle into any high school mold, and he seems to be overlooked by the school at large. And Jonathan, let's be honest here, he is a geek. The geeks in high school don't wear pin-striped shirts, the horrible hair, buy pocket-protectors by the crate, and know how to fix every computer problem under the sun (okay there are maybe one or two per school); but they are typical guys that are usually too shy to try and fit in anywhere else (I should know, I am a Jonathan).
Offering sometimes: a partner in crime, a shoulder to cry on, or a springboard for the change; the girls in these boys lives, though not main stars are still the focus of the boys attentions and the true heart to the show. Jackie with her alcoholic father and nervous breakdowns levels out the over confidence of Dino; Deb (the outsider with a cause) shows Jonathan that just because he doesn't fit in doesn't mean that he's not cool; and Sue, whose list of extra activities a mile long shows Ben that everyone has a place in high school, the trick is finding out where it is. Providing the backbone to the male characters, most the storylines (while viewed from the pov of the boys) provide the many the truths discovered in the show. This is how it really is boys and girls. Although many of the guys will contest that they are in charge of their lives, it really is the girls in their lives that help them discovers thing that they are too thick to understand themselves.
Despite of the shows depiction of taboo subject matter, the frank conversations, and the racy scenes, "Life as we Know It" never made it past the initial 13-episode order. It had the lineage of a thoroughbred, the praise of all the critics that viewed it, and a timeslot many shows would kill (or be killed because of), "Life as We Know It" never found a large following. A loyal cult following blew off the cookie-cutter "Dynasty/Beverly Hills 90210" remake ("The OC"), to fall in love with this unbelievably great show, only to be heartbroken when the show as pulled after 11 episodes.
Including the final 2 unaired episodes of the show (and hopefully the additional 6 scripts that were written, yet not produced) this DVD is the most complete set the fans will see. Even though it is too late for "Life as we Know It" to come back, hopefully this box set will show everyone what they missed out on.
Description of Life As We Know It - The Complete Series
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT:SEASON ONE - DVD MovieBased on the controversial British novel, Doing It by Melvin Burgess, this edgy teen drama follows the friendships of three coming-of-age boys through the angst of adolescence--and does so with candor, humor, and occasionally eloquence. The three-disc set includes 11 one-hour episodes from the show's only season (2004-2005), two unaired episodes ("Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Junk," and "Papa Wheelie"), and a bevy of bonus features including deleted scenes, audio commentaries, and a gag reel. Set in Seattle, Dino, Ben, and Jonathan are a trio of hormonally charged high schoolers trying to navigate through the confusion of girls, broken families, and their never-satiated sexual appetites. They, along with their girlfriends, frequently step out from the story's action to narrate their inner thoughts--not an original idea, but effective. While the "Pilot" and "Pilot Junior" episodes are overtly sexual, the series quickly becomes more multi-dimensional, artfully exploring complex issues of identity, popularity, body image, trust, and the consequences of irresponsible behavior. As the boys' emotions are unveiled, their personal predicaments become the show's primary focus; their sexual exploits secondary. Funny, frank, and smart, the writing refrains from moralizing nor stoops to a soap-fest, making this a stand out among similar dramas (with producers from Freaks and Geeks and My So Called Life). The male protagonists are decent actors in endearing roles, yet one of the show's strongest performances is from Kelly Osbourne who plays Jonathan's sometimes girlfriend, Deborah. The series is not without flaws, which include some cliché plotlines involving illicit affairs between teacher/student and mother/coach. Sexuality, profanity, and mature themes. (Ages 12 and older) Lynn Gibson
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