ALF - Season One
by Paul Fusco, Gary Shimokawa, Nancy Heydorn, Peter Baldwin, Peter Bonerz
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Actor: Abraham Verduzco, Anne Schedeen, Max Wright, Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros, Paul FuscoDirector: Gary Shimokawa, Nancy Heydorn, Paul Fusco, Peter Baldwin, Peter Bonerz
Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
Writer: Adrienne Armstrong
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 616 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-10
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of ALF - Season One
Movie Review: I Give the Show 5 Stars.. The Packaging 2 Stars.. and LG=0
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm so glad I bought it because I love Alf so much - but hell yeah it does suck that they didn't put the full episodes on dvd. It's been so long though I can't really remember what's missing - I was six when the show aired. I do know that the way the pilot episode just starts right in the middle of a sentence and mid-scene really sucks. That's the ep that sets the whole tone for the show and at first I was like "What the hell is this??" humph. Because I really couldn't imagine the original pilot just coming on like that when that is so important. On the special features, the "un-aired pilot", that makes a lot more sense and actually sets the show up where it is easier to relate to and I mean if someone hadn't seen this show before they wouldn't to start off a series with two ppl freeze framed and mid voice over "that was the night he came into my life." I mean it doesn't even explain what Willie was doing with the radio.. *sigh* Still loved the eps though. Alf's sarcasm and one liners are still awesome almost 20 years later.
Lion's Gate could definitely have done better.. but oh well. What's done is done. At least for now. Anthor big gripe though would be the "boxed set" WTF?! The overlapping dvds and stuck in the middle episode "guide" shocked me. So cheap. Maybe Season Two LG will go all out for seeing as how the f'ed this up so badly. And maybe they'll add to the special features on that one some uncut eps from Season One?? Ya never know.
Like I said in my title: The actual show gets 5 stars. The packaging of the dvd gets 2 stars. And that's only because it does have something listing all episodes & nice cover picture. Also the dvd menus with Alf being the narrator is really awesome so that is a 5. But I agree with the person that said it sucks that there isn't an option to play all episodes on a disc at once without having to go back to the menu screen for each episode and hitting play manually. But actually that doesn't bother me too much because I like a little hiatus inbetween my eps, that way I keep the episodes separate in my mind easier. What can I say - I glace away from the tv from time to time.. doing stuff like going on here.
Also neat is the manual option on the menu of previewing the episodes by clicking on the question mark tab to the right of each ep and having Alf summarize the plot so you can decide if that is the ep you want to watch for a certain reason or not, without having to watch the ep all the way through to figure that out.
Fav Season One episodes:
-Wild Thing : The ep where ALF must be kept in a cage for 24 hrs
-Strangers in the Night : Mrs. Ochmonek babysits Brian and unknowingly babysits ALF as well..
-For Your Eyes Only : ALF meets his phone friend Jodi in person
-Keeping the Faith : ALF becomes a Terri Faith "girl"
-Help Me Rhonda : ALF gets homesick and misses his friends and Melmac.
-Mother and Child Reunion : Kate's mother comes to stay for a quick trip before going to Hawaii with crazy Estelle.. except quick isn't the right word after all for this visit.
-A Little Bit of Soap : ALF writes a soap plot from real life interactions in the family btw Kate and her mother and it airs with disasterious results.
-Going Out of My Head Over You : ALF drives Willie crazy. Psychologist pal of Willie's comes to dinner.
-Weird Science : Brian makes a science project and adds two extra planets that ALF tells him about. ALF calls "Consumer Ed" after the tv dies. Willie confronts Brian's principal by "accident".
-Looking Through the Windows : ALF thinks he sees Trevor Ockmonek kill Mrs. Ockmonek.
-Come Fly With Me : The Ockmoneks and the Tanners, including stowaway ALF, go on vacation together in Mr. Ockmonek's plane. ALF wants a talking toaster from the free "real estate giveway" retreat. The Tanners just want ALF to keep his pyrotechnics to a minium and stay under the radar of the Ockmoneks.
I did those summaries myself so hopefully I did them justice. Making them intruging without giving away too much. All eps are great though.. those are just a taste of my favs.
And one of the highlights for me is the Gag Reel on the Special Features part of Disc Four. Older shows like this rarely include gag reels or anything of the sort because I guess they can't find the footage offhand. So that is definitely a treat..
And Paul Fusco was quite the sarcastic hornball as the puppeteer and voice of ALF.. the part with "Alf" and Anne "Kate" when she touches him and his reply and the nature of where he tries to place her hand.. hehe. So I guess all in all LG at least gets 2 stars with me for that alone.. but their crappy packaging and laziness with the dvds is b.s.
Only thing I want to know is does anyone know when the plans are for Season Two?
Summary of ALF - Season One
On September 221986 a lovable alien named Alf crashed his spaceship into the home of unsuspecting tanner family for the next four years Alf elusively avoided houseguests chased the family cat ate everything in sight and broke anything of value but the Tanners always loved the old Alfer.System Requirements: Running Time 616 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 031398157526 Manufacturer No: 15753Similar DVD Movies
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