Popular - The Complete First Season
by Arvin Brown, Brian Robbins, Craig Zisk, David Petrarca, Elodie Keene
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Actor: Carly Pope, Christopher Gorham, Leslie Bibb, Sara Rue, Tamara MelloDirector: Arvin Brown, Brian Robbins, Craig Zisk, David Petrarca, Elodie Keene
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 900 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-09-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Touchstone / Disney
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- Inside the walls of Kennedy High, there's a war being waged for the most elusive prize of all . popularity. Get into the heart of the battle as Nicole, Josh, Sam, Mary Cherry, and all the characters you love (and love to hate) fight to claim their rightful place on the popularity scale! Experience all 22 episodes of POPULAR'S sensational first season. It's innovative and addicting tel
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DVD Review: Popular: First Season
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of those shows that was killed off the air sooner than it should've been. Just like My So Called Life, Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared etc. (incidentally all four shows are about young people told in either very realistic way or in an over the top way, in short so different from the formula of teen dramas), they were not given a chance to develop a bigger audience. We can only wonder how those series would've turned out if it was given the chance to have a longer run.
Even though a bulk of the episodes satirizes/spoofs the popular culture conventions and clichés, the repercussions of the engagement of two single parents who happen to have daughters in the opposite social hierarchy drove the season along. The conflicts between the unpopular group headed by Sam (Carly Pope) and the popular group headed by Brooke (Leslie Bibb) provide the groundwork for the satire. This is not exactly a story arc driven series since most of the episodes can be considered "self contained' or "stand alone" episodes.
My favorite character in the show is hands down, Mary Cherry. She is hilarious, edgy, caricature, over the top, and I LOVE IT! Everything about the character, the exaggerated accent, the over the top outfits, the 2 digit IQ, you name it, she's a riot! And huge credit should be given to Leslie Grossman, she is brave for doing what she did since this is the kind of role that would persistently be associated with someone, and Mary Cherry is not exactly the most lovable character.
Another fascinating character is Nicole, she gets to say the one-liners and the sarcastic lines but through some episodes, we were shown a bit of humanity in her character. Even though the storylines of Carmen was almost always veering towards melodrama, some of the really moving scenes revolve around her ("I'm so tired of being the girl with the personality")
Some notable episodes are: "Slumber Party Massacre" (Carmen was heartbreaking as she willingly subscribe to humiliating herself for the sake of being accepted in the popular group), "Queen B" (a hilarious episode about the Homecoming Queen campaign), "Fall on Your Knees" (A Nicole-centric episode that showed the not always obvious complexity of the character), "Hope in a Jar" (a great episode about teenagers even the most perfect looking are conscious about their bodies), "Hard on the Outside, Soft on the Inside" (blonds vs. brunettes, plus watch out for Mary Cherry's visually hilarious story with the lobster), "Caged!" (a stylish episode), "Booty Camp" (it was funny, satirical, dramatic, and even political), "Ch Ch Changes" (A really moving episode. The scene where the "Popular" gang cross-dressed was a visual highlight), and "Two Weddings and A Funeral" (A really great season ender that satirizes every known convention regarding television sweep stunts and finales that ranges from cliffhangers to stunt casting) The wealth of episodes that I mentioned shows how great the first season was.
This is really a one of kind series that that can make viewers laugh like there's no tomorrow but can also move the viewers into tears. Subtlety is often regarded as a virtue, and rightfully so. But "Popular" proves that over the top and campy when done right can be commendable just the same.
Grade: A
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