Slings & Arrows - Season 3
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Actor: Mark McKinney, Paul GrossBrand: GROSS,PAUL
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 285 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-07-03
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media
DVD Reviews of Slings & Arrows - Season 3
DVD Review: Slings and Arrows 3--Sense of an Ending
Summary: 5 Stars
Different from either of the previous series, and delightfully so. In some ways this may be the best of the series, though I don't see how one could appreciate it fully without some knowledge seasons 1 and 2. Outrageous Fortune has her way with all the old cast members (her treatment of Richard Smith-Jones is especially exquisite), and we appreciated the emergence of new ones, from the Goneril-like Goneril actress to poor Charles Kingman--will he ever get to play Lear? We couldn't watch this third season at leisure--had to know what was going to happen next.DVD Review: I love this series
Summary: 5 Stars
I love the entire Slings & Arrows series. The writing is wonderful, the acting is fantastic. I wish there were more seasons to enjoy.DVD Review: There should be more like it
Summary: 5 Stars
I picked up a copy of this series at my local library and instantly got hooked on it.
I'd originally bought the first season as a Christmas present for my sister-in-law who is into theater and Shakespeare, but wound up buying the rest of the set for myself.
If you're a fan of either (theater or Shakespeare), I definitety recommend this series and promise you will not be disappointed in the zany antics and drama it provides.
DVD Review: Slings and Arrows hits the target
Summary: 5 Stars
If you've ever had anything to do with theatre, you will love this series. While it has a bit too much foul language and sex for my taste, I love the characters, the writing is first rate, and it really gives a look at what theatre is about.DVD Review: Loved it. Absolutely brilliant.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful TV show -- intelligently written, funny, complex and superbly acted. Perfect for theatre lovers, fans of good drama or tart comedy, and anyone looking for TV shows that elevate the medium and have real substance. And, god, Paul Gross is a marvelous actor!!
Just for reference, other favorite shows of mine include "Freaks & Geeks," "My So-Called Life," "Six Feet Under," "Rome," "West Wing" "Buffy," "Prime Suspect" and a few others... This one easily rises towards the top of the list. Highly recommended. Also, Season Three, which brought the show to its end, is perhaps the best ending to a series that I've ever seen -- often great shows either peter out or abruptly get canceled -- her, for once, the creators crafted an elegant, utterly satisfying conclusion. Yay. (Joe Sixpack, Slipcue)
Description of Slings & Arrows - Season 3
"Pitch-perfect drama and comedy" -- San Francisco Chronicle"Sweet, smart and seriously addictive" -- Philadelphia Inquirer
"The most fully satisfying slice of entertainment in ages" -- Newsday
As seen on the Sundance Channel
In its third season, this universally acclaimed series continues to mine dramatic and comic gold from the trials and tribulations of a dysfunctional Canadian theatre troupe, both on- and offstage.
Struggling with the unfamiliar burdens of success, the New Burbage theatre festival mounts two ambitious productions: King Lear, Shakespeare's epic tragedy, and East Hastings, a debut musical about a heroin-addicted hooker with a heart of gold. Emotionally fragile artistic director Geoffrey Tennant (Paul Gross) coaxes legendary actor Charles Kingman out of semi-retirement to play Lear. But with plenty of personal baggage, Kingman doesn't so much play the part as live it. Meanwhile, the festival's resident bean-counter (Mark McKinney) joins forces with the musical's flamboyant director (Don McKellar) to create the unlikeliest hit in theatre history. Special guest stars include award-winning actor William Hutt of Canada's Stratford Festival and indie-film sensation Sarah Polley (My Life Without Me, The Sweet Hereafter).
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE interviews with Paul Gross and Susan Coyne; extended scenes of King Lear; bloopers; deleted and extra scenes; trailer; production notes; photo gallery, song lyrics, and cast filmographies.
Contains strong coarse language
It's a shame that there aren't more shows this good on TV, and now it's gone. Well, Slings and Arrows always was conceived by its creators to be a set of three seasons, and so after two tremendous offerings it comes to its third and final set of episodes about the backstage drama, onstage embarrassments, and personal trials and tribulations of the staff and actors of the fictional New Burbage Theatre Festival. Following the show's conceit of using plotlines that parallel the Shakespeare play being performed--Hamlet in season one and Macbeth in season two-this season sees artistic director Geoffrey Tenant (Paul Gross) mounting an ambitious production of King Lear with a lead actor (William Hutt as the aptly named Charles Kingman) who begins to literally live the role. Meanwhile the festival's general manager, Richard (Mark McKinney), deals with the unexpected burdens brought by the critical and financial success of their last production, continuing the show's structure of dual plotlines that focus on the artistic and financial aspects of theatre, detailing how inextricably the two are linked. Richard joins forces with flamboyant director Darren Nichols (Don McKellar) tries to top it with East Hastings, a contemporary musical about a heroin-addicted hooker with a heart of gold. As the musical becomes a big hit, Lear turns into a train wreck, and Geoffrey and Richard are both forced to make big decisions that have huge consequences for the Festival staff and actors. Such is the nature of outrageous fortune. It's bittersweet to see a show this well done come to an end. On the one hand, three seasons seems like such a short run for such a good program. On the other hand, it's good to see it go out on a high note, and the addition of extra features on this set, including extended interviews, deleted scenes, production notes, and more, should help serious fans through their withdrawal. --Daniel Vancini
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