It's
Always Sunny In Philadelphia - The Complete Season 8
(2012/Fox DVD Set)
Picture: B
Sound: B Extras: C Episodes: B+
The gang is back and
just as good as ever; and by good I mean horrible…they are
horrible, horrible people.
In Season 8 of
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, the gang of Philadelphian
misfits continue their decent to hell (so to speak) as the violence,
madness, and debauchery continue. As I have said in the past, the
gang of Always Sunny manages to take a bad idea and
orchestrate in such an ineptly malicious level that they leave you
with your jaw on the floor and pee in your pants.
The series has
always been wonderful and nothing changes here in Season 8.
The whole cast returns as Frank (Danny DeVito), Charlie (Charlie
Day), Mac (Rob McElhenney), Sweet D (Kaitlin Olson), and Dennis
(Glenn Howerton) in the roles that made them famous in this short 10
episode run. The series (for those unfamiliar) centers on a gang of
friends who are constantly scheming as they abuse society, each
other, and even themselves.
The band of
sociopaths (consistently in a delusional state of grandeur) manage to
again kick it up a notch as the audience is taken down the rabbit
hole that is Always Sunny. We are treated to such outlandish
episodes as The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre in which
the gang gets caught up in a mass murder with none other than the
McPoyles (one of the season's best), as well as a recycling scheme, a
dinner scheme, a love scheme, and so many other ill hatched plans
I've lost count.
The season again is
only 10 episodes long, but the gang makes the most of the time they
have with few misses.
The technical
features are line with the previous DVD release; sliding by as
adequate. The picture is a 1.78 X 1 widescreen that is nice with
adequate colors, some elements of grain, and an overall passable
quality. The sound gets the job done as a Dolby Digital 5.1 track
that comes mostly from the front, but does manage to utilize the
rears for ambient noises, musical scores, and more action packed
sequences.
The extras are few
including some audio commentary tracks with cast and crew that are
nothing note worthy, as well as several deleted scenes that neither
add nor detract from the series. There are several (short)
featurettes , which are probably the most entertaining features.
These include Lady House: The Lost Premiere, which looks into
how Charlie and Mac's moms live together, Frank Reynolds: How to
be a Warthog, a business advice piece by Frank, and finally Fat
Mac: In Memoriam, a piece that has the cast recalling their time
with Fat Mac.
A great series that
continues to get better.
- Michael P. Dougherty II
