Home Movies - Season Three

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Movie Review: Amazing
Summary: 5 Stars

Summary of Home Movies - Season Three

Home Movies is about a family, but Home Movies is not a family show. It's got kids in it, but it is aimed squarely at adults. The series spotlights third grader Brendon Small, a young filmmaker who writes, acts, directs and "co-executive produces" his "groundbreaking early work" along with friends Melissa (age 8) and Jason (age 7). The show also features Coach McGuirk, a youth soccer coach who hates soccer and isn't all that crazy about youths.

The third season of this half-hour cult-hit comedy towers as one of the greatest seasons in the history of television;. It includes the nearly flawless "Shore Leave" (which won an award at some festival), the fan favorite "Guitarmageddon," as well as the episodes "Storm Warning" and "Renaissance," which have some really funny parts.

Season Three represents an already great show truly hitting its stride. If you're a fan of the show, then this season is a "must see." And if you've never seen Home Movies, this is a perfect place to start. Then work your way backwards.

Contains all 13 episodes of Season Three

Episode #301 "Shore Leave"
Episode #302 "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"
Episode #303 "Bad Influence"
Episode #304 "Improving Your Life Through Improv"
Episode #305 "Four's Company"
Episode #306 "Renaissance"
Episode #307 "My Cheatin' Heart"
Episode #308 "Guitarmaggedon"
Episode #309 "Storm Warning"
Episode #310 "Time To Pay The Price"
Episode #311 "Broken Dreams"
Episode #312 "Stowaway"
Episode #313 "Coffins And Cradles"

Plus these Special Features

*DECIDE YOUR DOOM INTERACTIVE GAME: "Revenge Of The Dorks"
*EPISODE ANIMATICS
*SOME HOME MOVIES FANS - A Music Video
*A FEATURETTE FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T NECESSARILY LIKE HOME MOVIES By Jon Benjamin
*EPISODE COMMENTARIES
*RADIO INTERVIEW with Jon Benjamin and Loren Bouchard

While Home Movies is unquestionably funny and eclectic, the show also has a sweet side, which is best summed up in the season closer, "Coffins and Cradles." That this warm and affectionate aspect never comes across as treacly is both a credit to the show's creators, and another reason why fans have taken the show to their hearts and helped bring it back from a premature demise in its first season. Said followers get an amusing nod in the set's supplemental features; the short featurette "Some Home Movies Fans" sets to music some photos of the fans greeting the creators at a convention, while actor/co-writer Jon Benjamin's "A Featurette for People Who Don't Necessarily Like Home Movies" should charm longtime aficionados with amusing testimony from the likes of David Cross and Todd Barry. Viewers can also have fun with the "Decide Your Own Doom Interactive Game," which allows them to participate in an adventure (of sorts) based on "Renaissance." Finally, there are commentaries by Small and co-creator Loren Bouchard on seven episodes, as well as a lengthy radio interview with Bouchard and Benjamin. Though there's enough in this set to charm the diehard admirer and the first-time visitor to the Home Movies mini-verse, another season (the series' last) followed. --Paul Gaita

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