Reba – The Complete Second Season
Picture: C+
Sound: C+ Extras: C+ Episodes: B-
Reba was back to the 2002 – 2003 season with all kinds
of changes and cliffhangers from the first season, which was much better than
expected. Though some of these new
situations that could have boxed in and ruin the show, but I give the writers
much credit for finding new directions to take the show and taking the
characters in new directions. They did
all this while keeping the show funny, which is why The Complete Second
Season is the equal of the first.
These 24 shows, time slotted for half-hour commercial
play, are on three double-sided DVDs as follows with commentaries by Executive
Producers Kevin Abbott & Matt Berry marked by an *:
1)
House Rules*
2)
Skating Away
3)
Proud Reba
4)
Reba Works For Brock
5)
Its Jake’s Party, Cry If You Want To
6)
Safe Dating
7)
Mommy Nearest
8)
Switch
9)
Ring-A-Ding
10)
Cookies For
Santa
11)
A Moments
In Time*
12)
The
Vasectomy
13)
The Rings
14)
Seeing Red*
15)
Terry
Holliway
16)
Valentine’s
Day
17)
The Feud
18)
And The
Grammy Goes To…
19)
The Wall
20)
The Best
Defense
21)
For Sale,
Cheap
22)
The Will
23)
Location,
Location, Location*
24)
Your Place
Or Mine
Though the framing seems once again 1.78 X 1/16 X 9
friendly, everything this time is 1.33 X 1 throughout, looking good for a
recent taped production. The show is
broadcast in digital High Definition and it looks like it may be shot that way
from the first season, so these copies might me missing the HD sides, shown
likely in a tunnel vision it is formatted for in lower-definition presentations
like DVD. The Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
has some Pro Logic surrounds, but they are limited to occasional music and
sounds as good as the previous set. The
only complaint I have is the theme song being redone in a lower key with a horn
thrown in. Why do TV shows always do
this? The only other extra is an
overview of the second season that is short, but very good. Start with the first season, then if you
enjoy it, go for this one.
- Nicholas Sheffo
