Buy In Living Color: Season One on DVD

In Living Color: Season One

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3-disc set

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Synopsis

The first season of the comedy show that crossed every line with their crude humor and introduced a new generation of comedy talent. Not only did this series give Jim Carrey his start in comedy, it also featured the weekly "Men on Film" skits. These routines featured David Alan Grier and Damon Wayans as two outrageous gay men camping beyond belief. Some thought these skits were homophobic, we laughed our asses off.

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DVD : $26.99 (3-disc set)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 024543105176
Catalog #: DV1992691

Studio : Fox

Languages: English Dolby Digital Surround (Primary) , Spanish Dolby Digital Surround
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 Original Aspect Ratio
Features:
Audio commentary: Cast
Documentaries: Looking Back In Living Color, Back in Step with the Fly Girls, In Living Color The First Season
HBO Comedy Festival 2001

Keywords

African-American/People of Color, Comedy, Television

Genres

Comedy

Customer Reviews

The Genius Of Men On Film

Old Enough To Remember wrote on 12/21/2006:

First and foremost, these shows are FUNNY. Overall well written and delightfully acted, the original airings were a breath of fresh, well, air in sketch comedy television. When the show began, the diversity of the cast was unprecedented. It still boasts one of the most diverse, not to mention talented, casts in TV history.
Now, as to the Men On Film skits. Yes, the characters are completely over the top. All ILC characters are over the top. That's why it's a COMEDY show. The genius of the MOF skits is contextual. 1990 was a year of extreme backlash against the GLBT community as HIV spread rapidly into the larger population, particularly the African American community. Yet here were two AA men playing fearless, unapologetic, HEALTHY gay men who celebrated their sexuality and displayed their affections. It was nothing short of revolutionary, just like the rest of the show.
So buy it if you must for Jim Carrey at the prime of his goofy sex appeal, then see what the Wayans family were really up to; some of the greatest televised acts of subversion ever.