You know, like, it's not as bad as you'd think for a show that was canned as it began a second season.
8) "Open 24 Hours." When Marshall books Johnny Slash's band to play at the opening of a supermarket deli counter, Slash gets songwriter's block.
9) "Muffy's Bat Mitzvah." Muffy has a new-wave celebration that everyone wants to attend. But when Devo backs out, Muffy asks Johnny's band to help. Then she has to tell them Devo's back in again. Meanwhile, left off the guest list, Lauren and Patty plot to somehow get invited. New Age group Devo guest stars.
10) "Hardly Working." Jennifer has to get an uncool job and Muffy finds a new cause, which leads her to stage a telethon for Jennifer, hosted by Marshall. Dumber than dumb.
11) "A Child's Christmas in Weemawee" Parts 1&2. Lauren devises a scheme for crashing all the holiday parties, but has to spend time with her estranged dad instead.
12) "It's All How You See Things." Lauren convinces Patty to ditch her glasses, but when Patty trips, it's Lauren who gets tripped up.
13) "Merry Pranksters." Patty and Lauren decide that pulling pranks might increase their popularity. WRONG!
14) "It's Academical." On a local quiz show, contestants Patty and Muffy go up against rivals from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Tech, but they also compete for the attentions of an attractive teammate.
15) "The Stepanowicz Papers." The janitor's gorgeous son fills in for him, and all the girls (and female teachers) take notice.
16) "To Serve Weemawee All My Days." In this clichéd episode, students go to bat for a popular teacher whose in-class style and out-of-class lifestyle have put his job in jeopardy.
17) "No Substitutions." Instead of the janitor's son, it's a new substitute teacher who sparks feelings in the females and threatens to split the two best friends.
18) "No Joy in Weemawee." Johnny Slash turns out to be such a good ballplayer that he's scouted by Dodger Steve Sax.
19) "The Arrangement." Jennifer and LaDonna invite Patty and Lauren's to Vinnie's party. Thinking they've finally made it, the girls discover why they really were invited.
Look for SNL alum Bill Murray and comedian Martin Mull in guest spots.
The whole series runs 491 minutes, but as short as it's run was, "Square Pegs" really changed the life of several of the actors, as we learn on cast reminiscences.
Video:
Like the show itself, the video quality is nothing special, nothing awful. There's a slight graininess, but the colors are very bold and vivid. "Square Pegs" is presented in 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Audio:
The audio is a Dolby Digital Mono that's closed captioned, with subtitles in French. Again, nothing special, but fans of the show will appreciate that it's a clean sound, with no distortion.
Extras:
The extras are really no-frills, with the cast and creator appearing in front of a blank background talking about their memories of the show. Parker has surprisingly little memory of the show, and mostly remembers details like signing a thick contract and what it did to her family dynamic. Her body language makes it seem as if she'd rather be somewhere else. That's not the case with the others, and I guess that's the difference hitting it big as an actor and forging a respectable career. Others who share there memories are Femia, Linker, Butrick, Nelson and Wells (who appear together), Gertz, Steven Peterman (who played Mr. Donovan), and creator Anne Beatts. Fans should enjoy seeing what they look like and hearing their stories. Of these, Gertz stands out because she played hookey, basically, to audition for the part and had to explain to her parents after she was invited to fly to Hollywood for studio approval what she'd done. And Nelson and Wells are fun to listen to because they were best friends on the show, and became best friends off-camera ever since.
Rounding out the bonus features are two "mini-sodes," episodes from other sitcoms available from Sony: "Sex Symbol," from "The Facts of Life," and "Hey, Mrs. Robinson," from "Silver Spoons." Sony has done this before, and it remains a neat idea--much better than trailers!
Bottom Line:
Fans of Sarah Jessica Parker are going to want to get this series, because you know, like, it's not as bad as you'd think for a show that was canned as it began a second season. It's not as edgy as it seems to think it is--or at least as the title credits would have you believe it is--but it's as watchable as any of the teen sitcoms on the air today.
9) "Muffy's Bat Mitzvah." Muffy has a new-wave celebration that everyone wants to attend. But when Devo backs out, Muffy asks Johnny's band to help. Then she has to tell them Devo's back in again. Meanwhile, left off the guest list, Lauren and Patty plot to somehow get invited. New Age group Devo guest stars.
10) "Hardly Working." Jennifer has to get an uncool job and Muffy finds a new cause, which leads her to stage a telethon for Jennifer, hosted by Marshall. Dumber than dumb.
11) "A Child's Christmas in Weemawee" Parts 1&2. Lauren devises a scheme for crashing all the holiday parties, but has to spend time with her estranged dad instead.
12) "It's All How You See Things." Lauren convinces Patty to ditch her glasses, but when Patty trips, it's Lauren who gets tripped up.
13) "Merry Pranksters." Patty and Lauren decide that pulling pranks might increase their popularity. WRONG!
14) "It's Academical." On a local quiz show, contestants Patty and Muffy go up against rivals from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Tech, but they also compete for the attentions of an attractive teammate.
15) "The Stepanowicz Papers." The janitor's gorgeous son fills in for him, and all the girls (and female teachers) take notice.
16) "To Serve Weemawee All My Days." In this clichéd episode, students go to bat for a popular teacher whose in-class style and out-of-class lifestyle have put his job in jeopardy.
17) "No Substitutions." Instead of the janitor's son, it's a new substitute teacher who sparks feelings in the females and threatens to split the two best friends.
18) "No Joy in Weemawee." Johnny Slash turns out to be such a good ballplayer that he's scouted by Dodger Steve Sax.
19) "The Arrangement." Jennifer and LaDonna invite Patty and Lauren's to Vinnie's party. Thinking they've finally made it, the girls discover why they really were invited.
Look for SNL alum Bill Murray and comedian Martin Mull in guest spots.
The whole series runs 491 minutes, but as short as it's run was, "Square Pegs" really changed the life of several of the actors, as we learn on cast reminiscences.
Video:
Like the show itself, the video quality is nothing special, nothing awful. There's a slight graininess, but the colors are very bold and vivid. "Square Pegs" is presented in 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Audio:
The audio is a Dolby Digital Mono that's closed captioned, with subtitles in French. Again, nothing special, but fans of the show will appreciate that it's a clean sound, with no distortion.
Extras:
The extras are really no-frills, with the cast and creator appearing in front of a blank background talking about their memories of the show. Parker has surprisingly little memory of the show, and mostly remembers details like signing a thick contract and what it did to her family dynamic. Her body language makes it seem as if she'd rather be somewhere else. That's not the case with the others, and I guess that's the difference hitting it big as an actor and forging a respectable career. Others who share there memories are Femia, Linker, Butrick, Nelson and Wells (who appear together), Gertz, Steven Peterman (who played Mr. Donovan), and creator Anne Beatts. Fans should enjoy seeing what they look like and hearing their stories. Of these, Gertz stands out because she played hookey, basically, to audition for the part and had to explain to her parents after she was invited to fly to Hollywood for studio approval what she'd done. And Nelson and Wells are fun to listen to because they were best friends on the show, and became best friends off-camera ever since.
Rounding out the bonus features are two "mini-sodes," episodes from other sitcoms available from Sony: "Sex Symbol," from "The Facts of Life," and "Hey, Mrs. Robinson," from "Silver Spoons." Sony has done this before, and it remains a neat idea--much better than trailers!
Bottom Line:
Fans of Sarah Jessica Parker are going to want to get this series, because you know, like, it's not as bad as you'd think for a show that was canned as it began a second season. It's not as edgy as it seems to think it is--or at least as the title credits would have you believe it is--but it's as watchable as any of the teen sitcoms on the air today.
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