NBC's enormously popular and critically acclaimed sitcom MY NAME IS EARL stars Jason Lee as a reformed criminal who sees the light when he loses a winning lottery ticket after getting hit by a car. He decides his bad luck can be chalked up to bad karma, and sets about making amends with everyone he has ever wronged. This very long list includes a former victim of Earl's schoolyard bullying, whom he helps to come out of the closet, and a one-legged girl from whom Earl once stole a car. Ethan Suplee (MALLRATS) plays Earl's slow but good-hearted brother and sidekick, Randy, and Jaime Pressly (NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE) plays Earl's ex-wife, Joy. Playing out like a small-screen version of a Coen brothers film, MY NAME IS EARL is funny, creative, clever, full of heart--and one of the best television series to come down the pike in quite a while. This collection presents the show's second season in its entirety.
DVD Features:
4-Disc Set
Widescreen - 1.78
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
Disc 1: "Very Bad Things," "Jump For Joy," "Sticks & Stones," "Larceny Of A Kitty Cat," "Van Hickey," "Made A Lady Think I Was God," "Mailbox"
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes
Audio Commentaries - 1. Greg Garcia - Creator/Executive Producer; Danielle Sanchez-Witzel - Writer/Producer; Jason Lee, Actors Ethan Suplee, Giovanni Ribisi - Stars ("Sticks & Stones")
2. Greg Garcia - Creator/Executive Producer; Hilary Winston - Writer/Executive Story Editor; Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Amy Sedaris - Stars ("Larceny Of A Kitty Cat")
3. Greg Garcia - Creator/Executive Producer; Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Giovanni Ribisi - Stars ("Van Hickey")
Disc 2: "Robbed A Stoner Blind," "Born A Gamblin' Man," "South Of The Border Part Uno," "South Of The Border Part Dos," "Our 'Cops' Is On!," "Buried Treasure," "Kept A Guy Locked In A Truck"
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes
Audio Commentaries - 1. Greg Garcia - Creator/Executive Producer; Tim Stack - Writer/Consulting Produce; Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly - Stars ("Our ?Cops' Is On!")
2. Greg Garcia - Creator/Executive Producer; Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee - Stars; Beth Perry, Alesia Lewis - Fans ("Kept A Guy Locked In A Truck")
Disc 3: "Foreign Exchange Student," "Blow," "The Birthday Party," "Guess Who's Coming Out Of Joy," "Harrased A Reporter," "Two Balls, Two Strikes," "GED"
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes
Audio Commentaries - 1. Including Greg Garcia - Creator/Executive Producer; Bobby Bowman - Writer/Executive Producer; Ethan Suplee, Nadine Velazquez - Stars ("Foreign Exchange Student")
2. Greg Garcia - Creator/Executive Producer; Jaime Pressly, Eddie Steeples, Beau Bridges - Stars ("Guess Who's Coming Out Of Joy")
Disc 4: "Get A Real Job," "The Trial"
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes (w/Optional Commentary)
Audio Commentaries - Including Greg Garcia - Creator/Executive Producer; Mike Fresco - Director; Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee - Stars ("The Trial")
Behind the Scenes - "'Robbed A Stoner Blind': From Start To Finish"
Featurettes - 1. "The Stoner Files"
2. "The Web Cam" (6)
3. "My Name is Earl as a Telenovela"
Outtakes - "Karma: Take 2 Blooper Reel"
Creator
Gregory Thomas Garcia: Screenwriter/creator, Yes, Dear/My Name is Earl
Guest Star
Amy Sedaris: Star, MAID IN MANHATTAN (2002)
Guest Star
Burt Reynolds: American actor, director
Guest Star
Christian Slater: American actor: TRUE ROMANCE (1993)
Guest Star
John Leguizamo: American Actor/Writer
Guest Star
Roseanne: TV's Roseanne
Guest Star
Louis T. Moyle: American supporting actor, My Name is Earl (2006-2006)
Review 1:
5 stars out of 5 -- "A ton of heavy-hitter guest stars and endearing idiocy make for a fantastic season."
Source: Ultimate DVD
p.117 10/01/2007
Review 2:
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he further adventures of redneck Earl Hickey are as fun as ever..."
Source: Empire
p.146 02/01/2008
Review 3:
"[T]his zany comedy mixes Looney Tunes slapstick anarchy with a karmic view of the universe..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.98 03/01/2008