It may not look or sound like a lot, but this is a wonderful little set...
I thoroughly enjoyed the three-plus hours of material contained on the second collection of "Greg the Bunny´s" IFC existence. While I enjoyed the more mainstream humor of the Fox television show, it ultimately comes down to the characters and Dan Milano´s characters are deeply flawed, but well loved. It is a shame that Tardy the Turtle was unable to make the jump from Fox to the IFC, but watching Greg, Count Blah and Warren bicker and fumble through their acting careers is always funnier than hell and contains a hint of genius from Milano, Baker, and Chinoy and their fellow filmmakers. This second DVD may be limited in material, but the bonus materials and the reunion special make up for the thin six episodes from the second season.
Video:
"The Passion of Greg the Bunny: Best of the Film Parodies Volume 2" is brought to DVD with a full frame presentation. This is not a television show that was filmed with high definition cameras or benefitted from a full lighting crew and other elements that is required to make a glossy and high quality looking television show. No, "Greg the Bunny" looks visually as rough as the content it possesses. The shows contained on this DVD look clean and they are completely absent of any marring marks or flaws from the digital transfer, but each individual episode of "Greg the Bunny" features less than ideal resolution and muted colors. "Greg the Bunny" is a very low-budget production and as you watch each of the episodes on this DVD, you are quickly reminded of that fact as they look cheaply produced. They are clean, but look cheap.
Audio:
The audio of the six "Greg the Bunny" episodes doesn´t make out much better than the visuals. The audio is provided in basic Stereo sound. "Greg the Bunny" is a show that is completely anchored in dialogue and aside from the opening credits that parodies "The A-Team," there is hardly any music. It is all about dialogue and thankfully, the spoken words of the puppets and the human actors always comes across loud and clear. Every once in a great while, the annunciation of one of the characters may sound a little off, but I have to believe this is more at fault of the odd dialects and vocal characteristics of the puppets and not from the transfer itself. The audio is just like the video, it is technically clean and clear, but the limited budget of the IFC "Greg the Bunny" episodes doesn´t allow it to even come close to competing with the Fox Network episodes.
Extras:
This Shout Factory DVD release boots up with trailers for a few other releases from Shout Factory, but the disc contains a nice array of supplemental features for all "Greg the Bunny" fans. Under "Extras," there are nine bonus materials and the Wumpus provides commentary while resting on this screen. The six Deleted Scenes are culled from three episodes; "Blue Velveteen," "The Passion of the Easter Bunny" and "Fur on the Asphalt." They can be played collectively or separately and runs for roughly five minutes. The disc does not provide ´time remaining´ functionality, so I cannot provide the exact times for every supplement. The deleted scenes are typical GtB fare and if you find the show funny, you´ll easily enjoy these.
There are more features than the deleted scenes. The Supper with Friends – Warren´s Uncut Pilot (18:53) is a mock show featured in the episode "Fur on the Asphalt" and is provided here as a full episode. It can be played with optional commentary from the show´s commentary. This parody of John Favreau´s "Dinner with Five" is funny enough and would have made for an interesting offshoot of the "Greg the Bunny" show and I thought this feature was a riot. Loose Stitching: On the Set of GtB (8:30) is a short making of feature that gives a nice little look at how the episodes were made and throws in a few finished scenes for quick contrast. There are some outtakes and other humorous moments that makes this a worthy watch.
Each of the seven episodes is also provided with Episode Commentaries and they may be activated through the extras menu (as well as the Episodes sub-menu). The commentary tracks feature creators Dan Milano, Spencer Chinoy and others talking about the ins and outs of the IFC episodes. Some references are made to the canceled FOX television show and the commentaries easily extend the viewing length of this short collection. They can be just as brash and filthy humored as the episodes themselves, but this makes the commentaries all the more worthwhile.
The features return to the ´Extras´ menu after the commentaries with six Webisodes. I found the menu commentary by one f the puppets, Pal Friendlies, to be very funny and you´ll want to listen to it all before actually selecting one of the six webisodes or choosing the ´Play All´ feature. Each runs for just a few short minutes, but provides a little ´insight´ into the world of "Greg the Bunny." To give insight into the content of some of the webisodes, one joke is that Greg´s father was a man who ejaculated into a sock and was surprised when the sock asked to stay until the morning. They are very funny, but unflinching in their humor. I had previously seen this footage and was happy to see it included on this DVD.
There are four more brief features contained on the DVD under ´Extras.´ Greg the Bunny´s Early Days on Public Access (6:36) looks at some video footage from March 1998 that was among the earliest work featuring the Greg character. Greg has really come a long way since his early days, but the humor of the character and his ´hosting´ duties on "Junktape" was apparent from early on. A Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery is included and worth gendering at. Dirty Socks 2: Electric Boogaloo (3:11) is a series of outtakes from the show that isn´t for the weak at heart, but funny for anybody with a touch of sexual deviance in their humor acceptance. Finally, Dignity on Ice (2:24) is a music video featuring Greg and Warren. Funny stuff.
Closing:
I loved the "Greg the Bunny" characters and instantly fell in love with the lovable little bunny and his friends. Whether it be the drunken and grizzled Warren DeMontegue or the old and disgruntled Count Blah, there was something about Dan Milano´s creations that immediately had me hooked. Those at Fox only allowed "Greg the Bunny" to last less than a full season and while I feel a number of executives need flogged with a cat-o-nine-tails for their insanely stupid decision, I am happy that the fine folks at IFC gave Greg another two years of life. Where are the characters now? That I cannot answer, but at least another DVD collection of "Greg the Bunny" is available and "The Passion of the Easter Bunny" contains six episodes, the reunion special and a wealth of bonus materials. It may not look or sound like a lot, but this is a wonderful little set that hopefully can sell enough copies to bring Greg and Warren back for another season to show Laurel and Hardy how a slapstick tandem should operate.
Video:
"The Passion of Greg the Bunny: Best of the Film Parodies Volume 2" is brought to DVD with a full frame presentation. This is not a television show that was filmed with high definition cameras or benefitted from a full lighting crew and other elements that is required to make a glossy and high quality looking television show. No, "Greg the Bunny" looks visually as rough as the content it possesses. The shows contained on this DVD look clean and they are completely absent of any marring marks or flaws from the digital transfer, but each individual episode of "Greg the Bunny" features less than ideal resolution and muted colors. "Greg the Bunny" is a very low-budget production and as you watch each of the episodes on this DVD, you are quickly reminded of that fact as they look cheaply produced. They are clean, but look cheap.
Audio:
The audio of the six "Greg the Bunny" episodes doesn´t make out much better than the visuals. The audio is provided in basic Stereo sound. "Greg the Bunny" is a show that is completely anchored in dialogue and aside from the opening credits that parodies "The A-Team," there is hardly any music. It is all about dialogue and thankfully, the spoken words of the puppets and the human actors always comes across loud and clear. Every once in a great while, the annunciation of one of the characters may sound a little off, but I have to believe this is more at fault of the odd dialects and vocal characteristics of the puppets and not from the transfer itself. The audio is just like the video, it is technically clean and clear, but the limited budget of the IFC "Greg the Bunny" episodes doesn´t allow it to even come close to competing with the Fox Network episodes.
Extras:
This Shout Factory DVD release boots up with trailers for a few other releases from Shout Factory, but the disc contains a nice array of supplemental features for all "Greg the Bunny" fans. Under "Extras," there are nine bonus materials and the Wumpus provides commentary while resting on this screen. The six Deleted Scenes are culled from three episodes; "Blue Velveteen," "The Passion of the Easter Bunny" and "Fur on the Asphalt." They can be played collectively or separately and runs for roughly five minutes. The disc does not provide ´time remaining´ functionality, so I cannot provide the exact times for every supplement. The deleted scenes are typical GtB fare and if you find the show funny, you´ll easily enjoy these.
There are more features than the deleted scenes. The Supper with Friends – Warren´s Uncut Pilot (18:53) is a mock show featured in the episode "Fur on the Asphalt" and is provided here as a full episode. It can be played with optional commentary from the show´s commentary. This parody of John Favreau´s "Dinner with Five" is funny enough and would have made for an interesting offshoot of the "Greg the Bunny" show and I thought this feature was a riot. Loose Stitching: On the Set of GtB (8:30) is a short making of feature that gives a nice little look at how the episodes were made and throws in a few finished scenes for quick contrast. There are some outtakes and other humorous moments that makes this a worthy watch.
Each of the seven episodes is also provided with Episode Commentaries and they may be activated through the extras menu (as well as the Episodes sub-menu). The commentary tracks feature creators Dan Milano, Spencer Chinoy and others talking about the ins and outs of the IFC episodes. Some references are made to the canceled FOX television show and the commentaries easily extend the viewing length of this short collection. They can be just as brash and filthy humored as the episodes themselves, but this makes the commentaries all the more worthwhile.
The features return to the ´Extras´ menu after the commentaries with six Webisodes. I found the menu commentary by one f the puppets, Pal Friendlies, to be very funny and you´ll want to listen to it all before actually selecting one of the six webisodes or choosing the ´Play All´ feature. Each runs for just a few short minutes, but provides a little ´insight´ into the world of "Greg the Bunny." To give insight into the content of some of the webisodes, one joke is that Greg´s father was a man who ejaculated into a sock and was surprised when the sock asked to stay until the morning. They are very funny, but unflinching in their humor. I had previously seen this footage and was happy to see it included on this DVD.
There are four more brief features contained on the DVD under ´Extras.´ Greg the Bunny´s Early Days on Public Access (6:36) looks at some video footage from March 1998 that was among the earliest work featuring the Greg character. Greg has really come a long way since his early days, but the humor of the character and his ´hosting´ duties on "Junktape" was apparent from early on. A Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery is included and worth gendering at. Dirty Socks 2: Electric Boogaloo (3:11) is a series of outtakes from the show that isn´t for the weak at heart, but funny for anybody with a touch of sexual deviance in their humor acceptance. Finally, Dignity on Ice (2:24) is a music video featuring Greg and Warren. Funny stuff.
Closing:
I loved the "Greg the Bunny" characters and instantly fell in love with the lovable little bunny and his friends. Whether it be the drunken and grizzled Warren DeMontegue or the old and disgruntled Count Blah, there was something about Dan Milano´s creations that immediately had me hooked. Those at Fox only allowed "Greg the Bunny" to last less than a full season and while I feel a number of executives need flogged with a cat-o-nine-tails for their insanely stupid decision, I am happy that the fine folks at IFC gave Greg another two years of life. Where are the characters now? That I cannot answer, but at least another DVD collection of "Greg the Bunny" is available and "The Passion of the Easter Bunny" contains six episodes, the reunion special and a wealth of bonus materials. It may not look or sound like a lot, but this is a wonderful little set that hopefully can sell enough copies to bring Greg and Warren back for another season to show Laurel and Hardy how a slapstick tandem should operate.
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