Robson Arms The Complete Second Season (Music Video Distributors/Video Services
Corporation DVD)
Picture:
C+ Sound: C+ Extras: C+ Episodes: C+
Canada
once again hands down a dark comedy to the USA that is interesting, yet
simultaneously bland. The dark comedy
this time centers on the tormented lives of a group of individuals living in an
apartment building in Vancouver called Robson
Arms (go figure). The show is easy
to jump into because each episode focuses on a new and different wacky tenant. This series is the definition of situational
comedy; in fact the series is so formulaic that it is predictable. Whereas the series features a reoccurring
cast in the series, each progressive episode brings something new and
different. This reviewer was not
particularly engaged in the series, finding it mostly forgettable.
Besides
the reoccurring cast, guest stars also appear this season like the classic
Leslie Nielson and hilarious Patrick McKenna (The Red Green Show), reviewed elsewhere on this site.) The series features every type of troubled
person imaginable. There are sex
addicts, paralyzed ex-hockey players, the extremely awkward, and the
ambiguously gay. Robson Arms was fun to
watch, but ultimately did not have that spark that this reviewer would call
memorable. The series is worth a watch
and some may find it more entertaining than this reviewer personally did, but
ultimately was a sad miss.
The
picture, sound, and extras on this set are adequate but nothing special. The picture presentation for this Second Season release has been changed
to a 1.33 X 1 Full Screen with a solid high definition filming that gives off
bright colors, but in the end still has a washed quality that makes the picture
seem overly soft. The sound is once again
presented in a 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo that is adequate for the series, but
since it lacks surrounds it is nothing special.
The extras include a Season Two
Trailer, a boring Behind the Scenes Documentary, Bloopers, Deleted Scenes,
Webisodes, and Troubadour Teasers. Each of the extras is slightly entertaining,
but nothing to write home about. After
viewing the 13 episodes of Season Two it was nice to see the cast in the
bloopers, but other than that this reviewer was not impressed.
An
earthquake shook up the tenants at the end of Season One, but what will it take
to shake this series up?
See more
about the first season at this link:
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/5284/Robson+Arms++The+Complete+First
- Michael P Dougherty II
