Slings and Arrows: Season 2
Picture:
B- Sound: C+ Extras: B Episodes: B
“That’s
Good TV!” Slings and Arrows has the comedic heart of such shows as (the
canceled before its time) Arrested
Development and NBC’s hit show The
Office, while maintaining an underlying dramatic tone. This, at times, dark comedy captivates its
audience with an amazing cast, interconnecting relationships, outstanding
comedic timing, and an engaging storyline.
The show takes place in a theatre where a struggling Shakespearean group
strives to find out who they are and who they want to become. A plethora of egos and indecisive attitudes
fly amongst the middle aged cast as the struggle through the second half of
their lives, together discovering that this is just the beginning. Slings
and Arrows could very well be the warm hearted, yet twisted, comedy
audiences are searching for. This show
has love, sex, violence, heart, soul, and (most importantly) a charismatic
glow.
The DVD,
where only consisting of six, one hour, episodes, leaves the audience begging
for more. The picture is great, being
presented in 16:9 anamorphic widescreen, maintaining a crisp and clear level
throughout. The DVD’s sound is presented
in Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, overall being quite fine for what the show needs,
though no impressive surround exists.
The DVD’s extras are inspiring.
At this moment, not a great deal of television shows’ DVD transfers
demonstrate a high level of care for extras or special features. Slings
and Arrows, however, takes care in presenting its audience with a surplus
of extras such as Cast Interviews, Bloopers, Deleted and Extended Scenes,
Trailers, and even more. Though some of
the deleted scenes and bloopers were dry, they were still quite enjoyable to
watch. In the end, this DVD set’s
presentation was impressive for a slim 6 episode set.
If you
love comedy, drama, and Canadians all rolled into one then Slings and Arrows is the show for you. Many talented actors are found within this
show such as Paul Gross (Geoffrey) and Kids
in the Hall alum Mark McKinney (Richard).
For those of you that miss Arrested
Development as much as this reviewer, then you should look to America’s
cousin from the North to help you out. Slings
and Arrows will leave you wanting more, persuading you to connect with the
characters and laugh along side them. To
Slings, I say ENCORE!
- Michael P. Dougherty II
