The
Grinder: The Complete First Season + New Girl: The Complete
Fifth Season (2015 - 2016/Fox DVD Sets)
Picture:
B Sound: B Extras: D Episodes: C+/C
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The
Grinder: The Complete First Season
Rob
Lowe and Fred Savage star in The Grinder - a new comedy with
an interesting premise and some laughs here and there, but ultimately
feels a bit repetitive in nature after taking in many episodes.
Playing a lawyer on TV, Dean (Lowe) stars on a show called 'The
Grinder' where he wins case after case with ease. After the show
runs its course, he returns to his hometown where his brother Stewart
(Savage) and father are real-life lawyers at a law firm. Feeling
that he knows the position with his eyes closed, Dean decides to
become a 'real' lawyer and invades Stewart's professional and
personal life in the process.
The
Grinder also stars Connor Kalopsis, Hana Hayes, Mary Elizabeth
Ellis, and William Devane.
Season
One spans three DVDs with episodes including Pilot, A Hero Has
Fallen, The Curious Disappearance of Mr. Donovan, Little Mitchard No
More, One Mouture Amure (A Bittersweet Grind), Dedicating This One To
The Crew, Buckingham Malice, Giving Thanks Getting Justice, Grinder
Rests in Peace, The Olyphant in the room, Exodus, Blood is Thicker
Than Justice, Grinder v. Grinder, The Retooling of Dean Sanderson,
The Ties That Grind, Delusions of Grinder, From the Ashes, Genesis, A
System on Trial, For the People, Divergence, and Full Circle.
Presented
in DVD standard definition with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1,
the show looks and sounds comparable to its original digital
broadcast and is paired with a lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 track that
sounds comparable as well. A high definition upgrade would be an
improvement (as it was apparently shot that way), but due to the
nature of the show not a necessity.
No
Extras.
Lowe
and Savage has a good chemistry onscreen and there is some clever
writing here. If you're a fan of either, I would suggest checking
this show out.
New
Girl: The Complete Fifth Season
Zooey
Deschanel stars in the Fifth Season of Fox's hit series New
Girl - which spans three DVDs and consists of 22 episodes (which
includes the 100th episode of the series). The show revolves around
the offbeat teacher Jess (Deschanel) who moves to L.A. and lives with
three men Nick (Jake Johnson), Schmidt (Max Greenfield), and Winston
(Lamorne Morris) and her Jess's best friend Cece (Hannah Simone) is
also a recurring character. The show is primarily a comedy but has
some real-time drama mixed in. While not really my cup of tea, I can
see the show appealing towards a primarily female audience.
Episodes
include Big Mama P, What about Fred?, Jury Duty, No Girl, Bob and
Carol and Nick and Schmidt, Reagan, Wig, The Decision, Heat Wave,
Goosebumps Walkaway, The Apartment, D-Day, Sam Again, 300 Feet, Jeff
Day, Helmet, Road Trip, A Chill Day In, Dress, Return to Sender,
Wedding Eve, and Landing Gear.
The
show is presented in standard definition with a widescreen aspect
ratio of 1.77:1, that looks about as good as its original television
broadcast, but doesn't compare to the pristine quality of 1080p HD.
The sound mix is a lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 track will complements the
show fine and doesn't leave much to be desired.
No
extras here either, but you can read our coverage on the Second
Season with a bunch of earlier comedy classics at this link...
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/12377/The+Beverly+Hillbillies:+The+Official+Season+Fou
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James Lockhart
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