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George Carlin - It’s Bad For Ya (MPI Blu-ray)

 

Picture: B     Sound: B-     Extras: C+     Concert: B-

 

 

Though George Carlin is gone, his legacy is not only far from forgotten, his work remains ahead of its time.  It is a new thing that several key artists like himself did some solid work before their passing and in the beginning of the High Definition era.  George Carlin - It’s Bad For Ya has arrived on Blu-ray from MPI and it is a concert very much worth catching.

 

Originally aired on cable TV, this was his 14th and final special (for HBO in all cases, it turns out) and he is as sharp, funny, clever and as brutally honest as ever, dealing with his mortality and old age while still being in touch with the raw reality few comic performers or writers seem to have a grasp on.  Though I have always liked and respected Carlin, this was even better than I expected and the only problem is, I wished it had gone on longer… and he was still around.

 

The 1080i 1.78 X 1 digital High Definition image is a little soft, but looks pretty good otherwise for its age with good color and some good detail.  The sound (whether PCM 2.0 or Dolby Digital 2.0) is adequate stereo for the main program, monophonic for a vintage clip and a simple stereo for the interview.  Extras include a 2007 interview with Carlin, one of his last, and a great stand-up routine from a 1/25/67 appearance on The Jackie Gleason Show. 

 

 

-   Nicholas Sheffo


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