Courage
The Cowardly Dog: Season Two (2000/Cartoon Network/Warner DVD
Set)
Picture:
B Sound: B Extras: D Episodes: B+
Over
4 years after the 13 episodes of Season One were releases on
DVD, fans can rejoice that Courage the Cowardly Dog: Season Two is
finally available on home video. Again containing 13 episodes,
Season Two follows the exploits of Courage the dog as he keeps
his oblivious owners out of harmers way.
This
animated was created by John R. Dilworth as a short film series takes
place in 'Middle of Nowhere' Kansas. Courage and his owners (the
elderly Muriel and Eustace) find themselves facing off against an
array of supernatural and paranormal villains; things that could only
happen in the 'Middle of Nowhere.'
The
series is amazing for a host of reasons; including but not limited to
the brilliant animation and voice acting, as well as the
serendipitous blend of comedy, mystery, science fiction, and
fairytale into one fantastically bizarre series. Unbeknownst to many
a Courage the Cowardly Dog short entitled 'The Chicken from
Outer Space' was nominated for an Academy Award in 1996, but lost
to the equally impressive Wallace and Gromit short 'Close
Shave.' That nomination, however, did open the door for Cartoon
Network to order the first 13 episodes of Courage the Cowardly
Dog.
Premiering
in 1999 and running until 2002 we were delivered four (4) Seasons for
a total of 52 episodes of Courage the Cowardly Dog. The
coming of Season Two here on DVD brings us half way with 26
episodes now ready for old and new fans to rediscover.
For
a look into Season One please refer to the link below:
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/10148/Courage+The+Cowardly+Dog+–+Season+On
The
technical features of Season Two of Courage the Cowardly
Dog are much like that of Season One. The 1.33 X 1
picture is again solid as it has vivid and bright colors with a dark,
inky blacks that nicely frame the image. The series drawn in a
similar style to that of Dexter’s Laboratory, Johnny
Bravo, and other Cartoon network series from that time period;
though I would say Courage has more depth and detail than
those aforementioned series. Courage again manages to pull
off a very crisp, clear picture quality overall; but does have
issues. Aliasing and edge enhancement are present. There is a
degree of digital noise throughout the 13 episodes that again (like
Season One) perhaps is from bad source material. The sound is
a bit simpler in its lossy Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo format, but the
mainly dialogue driven series comes through clean and clear without
any softness or distortion.
Sadly
no extras exist for this Season Two set.
