Sealab 2021 - Season 1
by Adam Reed, Matt Thompson
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Actor: Bill Lobley, Ellis Henican, Erik Estrada, Harry Goz, Kate MillerDirector: Adam Reed, Matt Thompson
Brand: NEW Line Home Video
Writer: Adam Reed
Writer: Chris Ward
Writer: John J. Miller
Writer: Dave Willis
Writer: Frank McElrath
Writer: Matt Maiellaro
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 4.0; French (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 4.0
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 156 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-07-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: T6762
Studio: Turner Home Ent
DVD Reviews of Sealab 2021 - Season 1
DVD Review: WOW
Summary: 4 Stars
Sealab 2021 is one of the best cartoons I've ever seen, and season one is best of all for three reasons.
Firstly the original show was made using stolen material. When Adam Reed and Matt Thompson were fired from Cartoon Network in 1995 they stole the cells of Sealab 2020 (an old television that was in the vein of Clutch Cargo and a lot of other mid-50's and early 60's Hanna Barbera action shows) and made a short entitled "Gert" still utilizing the Sealab name (This "Gert" Pilot is available on the Sealab Season 3 DVD). Later that year or early the next year they produced the superior, but still independent bare-bones cartoon Pitch Pilot for $12.00 (Available on this Season One DVD set) which they submitted and later sold to Cartoon Network - the same place they stole the original animation from!
Secondly this has the strongest plots of the seasons of Sealab. Although the show relies on a lot non-plot derived comedy, fairly similair to Family Guy, Season One is definitely full of the strongest and funniest stories and gags. The insanity ranges from a Predator rip-off in the aptly named episode, "Predator", to Howlin' Mad Captain Murphy launching his own pirate radio station in the now legendary "Radio Free Sealab". This season is centered around Captian Murphy and his interaction with the crew, which brings me to the third reason that this is the strongest season of Sealab.
Harry Goz... Harry, what can you say about the voice of Captian Murphy? He was a comedy genious. So much so that the entire first season pretty much relies on what I've come to call the Muphy Pause. Essentially an uncomfortable silence that results from some random insane quip that silences anyone who hears it. Unlike the characters on the show though, the Murphy Pause leaves you rolling on the floor laughing. The way that Harry is able to play off the madness of his character and channel it into pure comedy genious is beyond me. Since most of the episodes from season one center around Capt. Murphy you can't go wrong! Murphy transforms into the Hulk("All That Jazz"), nearly get's the crew of Deep Diver mauled by a Giant Squid("Happcake"), has Sealab decorated and subsequently nearly destroyed by a floatin', flyin', light glowin' kung-fu fightin' karate Feng Shui Master ("Feng Shui Master"). Not to mention forgeting his lines as we travel behind the scenes of Sealab 2021 and meet the cast in the fabricated 'real lives' of the actors on Sealab("Swimming In Oblivion").
Unfortunately the discs are over-priced. Although Season One contains the best episodes of the entire series, this set has the worst special features. At eleven minutes an episode, eight episodes when encoded as nicely as these are, and they are beautifully mastered (even my father who had never seen the show and where's coke bottle glasses commented on how good the show looked) does fill up a DVD. This explain the second DVD but it doesn't explain the lack of special features. In the later seasons they've included bonuse episodes and offered commentary on episodes. But the second DVD contains only one real special feature, The Pitch Pilot. This is only for serious die-hard Sealab collector's. Not even the fans, you won't be a fan of this episode, I assure you of this. They do preface the episode by saying it stinks, but this episode is so bad I can not watch it. I did one time, and I probably won't ever again (It's not as bad as the "Gert" Pilot but it's awful ayways). The only other special features are an alternate ending SCENE from, "I, Robot" and an uncensored end SEQUENCE that ran during the credits of "Radio Free Sealab". Unfortunately the scene is funnier the way that they showed it on Cartoon Network, with the censor beeps left in. The lame alternate ending to "I, Robot" isn't very funny either though it was a little funnier that the original. Not much. The price is high but this is such a funny show it's definitely worth it, I promise.
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