Posted by DVD Verdict on 03/01/06 09:59

Today, DVD Verdict posted reviews of THE BEST AND WORST OF AMERICAN
IDOL, COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS SOUTHERN GENTS OF COMEDY, THE DICK CAVETT
SHOW: COMIC LEGENDS, MILLENNIUM: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON, MONTY
PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS: JOHN CLEESE'S PERSONAL BEST, THE OLD GREY
WHISTLE TEST (VOLUME 2), PIONEERS OF PRIMETIME, WEIRD U.S.: VOLUMES 1-3,
and THE WEST WING: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON:


THE BEST AND WORST OF AMERICAN IDOL (reviewed by Patrick Bromley,
overall score 70/100):
"Rather than sit here for an hour and watch material that's this
negative, talentless, and unentertaining, I'd like to watch a Troma
movie. At least there'd be some artistry to it."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/bestandworstamericanidol.php

COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS SOUTHERN GENTS OF COMEDY (reviewed by David
Johnson, overall score 80/100):
"Overall, Southern Gents of Comedy provides 84 minutes of fairly uneven
stand-up. Now with accents!"

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/southerngentscomedy.php

THE DICK CAVETT SHOW: COMIC LEGENDS (reviewed by Chris Claro, overall
score 90/100):
"David Letterman's memorable hour with Warren Zevon not withstanding, a
host chatting with one guest for an hour -- or 90 minutes! -- on TV is
something that seems to have gone out with rabbit ears and channel
selectors."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/dickcavett.php

MILLENNIUM: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON (reviewed by Mac McEntire, overall
score 89/100):
"It all does come together in a way, but only for patient viewers who
watch aggressively and pay strict attention to all the little details,
there's a rewarding experience to be had. It's up to you if you want to
make that much of a commitment to your entertainment."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/millenniumseason3.php

MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS: JOHN CLEESE'S PERSONAL BEST (reviewed by
Eric Profancik, overall score 75/100):
"Maybe because the skits are still funny and fresh after all this time,
it doesn't seem like you get much. It passes by too quickly. There just
isn't much 'best of' in this best of release."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/mpfccleesesbest.php

THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST (VOLUME 2) (reviewed by Geoffrey Miller,
overall score 80/100):
"If you have any interest at all in '70s and '80s music, you're sure to
find at least a few performances you'll like here. Conversely, there
are also guaranteed to be a couple to have you lunging for the chapter
skip button."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/oldgreywhistletestvol2.php

PIONEERS OF PRIMETIME (reviewed by Mike Pinsky, overall score 50/100):
"It is unfortunately that such important memories could not be anchored
by a documentary that actually taught us something about our cultural
history, showed us the vitality of these pioneers in their prime.
Instead, Pioneers of Primetime just tips its hat to these stars of
yesteryear without really teaching us to appreciate their talent."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/pioneersprimetime.php

WEIRD U.S.: VOLUMES 1-3 (reviewed by Mike Pinsky, overall score 69/100):
"You are better off spending the same money as one of these discs for
the Weird U.S. book about your home state at your local bookstore. Then
gas up the car and find your own adventure."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/weirdus.php

THE WEST WING: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON (reviewed by Adam Arseneau,
overall score 85/100):
"The show still embodies all the ideological principals it once
trumpeted, but the characters begin to run into resistance, illustrating
the difficulties in passing fiscal and social reforms in an increasingly
conservative America. In a sense, this makes the Fifth Season the most
realistic and true to American politics yet, an attempt to find
compromise between liberal and conservative ideology by making hard
decisions and tough sacrifices."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/westwingseason5.php

Mike Jackson
Editor & Webmaster, DVD Verdict
www.dvdverdict.com

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