The Girls Next Door - Season 1
by Paolo Durazzo
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Actor: Anastasia Case, Bridget Marquardt, Destiny Davis, Holly Madison, Kendra WilkinsonDirector: Paolo Durazzo
Brand: Fox
Producer: Brent Zacky
Producer: Bryan O'Donnell
Producer: Evan de Rouin
Producer: Gregory S. Cohan
Producer: Jacob Cohen-Holmes
Producer: Jeff Nucera
Writer: Kevin Burns
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 336 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-08-01
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product features:
- The Girls Next Door
Movie Reviews of The Girls Next Door - Season 1
Movie Review: Kendra is the new Jessica Simpson!
Summary: 5 Stars
INTRO:
(Probably only deserves 4 1/2 stars,but I'll round it Up,instead of down,due to the DVD extras.)
I enjoyed watching this series very much!It plays like a cross between the World of Playboy and The Newlyweds with Nick and Jessica.After watching all 15 episodes(about 22 minutes each,and each in Full Screen format-hooray!) and the unaired pilot(Hef's World-19 minutes,also Full Screen),you'll truly believe blondes have more fun!The DVD extras(for more details,read on) are also very well done!
SO,WHATS ALL THE FUSS ABOUT?:
Kendra Wilkinson(aka, K-Dub),the youngest(19-20 years old),has a face,body and personality that reminds me of a combination of women which includes actresses Theresa Russell (face), Jenna Jameson (face) and Jaime Pressly (body and spunk).Kendra is also the most athletic of the three main girls and happens to have one of the funniest laughs you'll ever hear,as well as a potty-mouth.She plays the Jessica Simpson role and Hugh Hefner handles the Nick Lachey role as the straight man.The other two girls, Holly Madison(Hef's #1 girl-she shares his bedroom)and Bridget Marquardt(his #2 girl, with all NATURAL parts-which I learned from the commentary track of episode #5), seem more like filler at first,but slowly as the series moved on,I started to like them too.Though I still feel, without Kendra, this series just wouldn't be as funny or hot enough.
Initially,Hugh Hefner,seems old and decrepit and gives the series a creepy,Grandpa lives with three hookers feel,but eventually he gets both an energy and intelligence boost from more favorable editing,and then the episodes improve even more!
This series is edited in a very similar way to the Newlyweds,in that they make the girls seem dumber than they really are(which isn't too difficult I suppose),by often editing out and repeating parts of the girls' conversations(as you learn from their mostly ABOVE average commentary for EVERY episode).Funny sound effects,like cricket noises when Kendra thinks, are also frequently added,as well as focusing on moments that show the girls at their height of dumbness.
However, if you watch their personality tests(actually just short interviews on the Disc #3 extras) first;they come across as three somewhat different people than the "characters" they play in the show.Kendra is actually shy,without the camera following her around,apparently.Even her laugh is subdued here.
Since the first three episodes have virtually no nudity(none,from the three girls),I started writing down each appearance of extra flesh and then kept on going for the whole series.I think I got all the major, and most minor occurrences,as well.
AUDIO:
It's great that the audio in the girls' commentary tracks AND in the actual series are Uncensored.Also,all the episodes' Commentary tracks feature ONLY the three main girls-NO Hefner.
The main series audio is in nice stereo surround (standard 2 channel-,with enough surrounding music used). As well,if you need them, there are even subtitles in English and Spanish for the episodes.
Audio GRADE: A (since this isn't a concert,who needs 5.1 surround?)
EPISODES:
(#1)MEET THE GIRLS: Yes,we meet the girls,staff, Hef, and learn about the world of Playboy.
Episode GRADE: C
Commentary GRADE: B
Nudity: @ 56 second mark-brief Playboy magazine photo of 2005 PMOY Tiffany Fallon.
(#2)NEW GIRLS IN TOWN: Mostly much of the same as in the first episode.
Episode GRADE: C+
Commentary GRADE: B+
Nudity: @ 2:03-partial Playboy picture.
(#3)HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENDRA: Self-explanatory.This is the episode that hooked me!
Episode GRADE: B
Commentary GRADE:B+
Nudity: None.
(#4)WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS: The girls go to...you guessed it...Las Vegas.
Episode GRADE: B+
Commentary Grade:B+
Nudity: @ 17:12, @ 17:59;@ 18:09-Kendra+Bridget; @ 19:18-Holly has a Tara Reid like moment.
(#5)FIGHT NIGHT: Fight Night at the Playboy Mansion.Peyton Manning(Colts QB) has a very minor speaking appearance @ 14:06; and Barbie Benton guest stars.
Episode GRADE: B+
Commentary GRADE: B+
Nudity: None.
(#6)OPERATION PLAYMATE: The Slip 'N' Slide ride.Two of my favorite Kendra moments occur in this episode: @ 20:29 and @ the 21 minute mark.
Episode GRADE: A minus
Commentary GRADE: A minus
Nudity: @ 3:27- eight seconds of Playmate video footage of different women;
@ 13:02 and @ 18:17- both brief Holly.
@18:24 -Kendra flashes.
@20:23 -brief Holly.
(#7)JUST SHOOT ME: It's time for the girls' Playboy shoot.Here comes the full nudity(though still much less than you would think and too many brief and far views).
Episode GRADE: B
Commentary GRADE: B
Nudity: @ 3:25;@ 3:40,@ 3:51,@ 4:27,@ 4:38,@ 4:46 -all feature brief Holly.
@5:15-5:20,@ 6:05,@ 6:17,@ 6:22 -all feature brief Kendra.
@ 6:56,@ 7:13, @ 7:22, @ 7:43-7:53 -all feature brief Bridget.
@ 11:10-11:20(Kendra),@ 13:29-13.55, @ 14:17,@ 14:52,@15:29-16:12,@ 18:49-19:31,
@ 20:26-20:43(Playboy mag. pictures).
(#8)Midsummer Nights Dream: It's party time at the Mansion (isn't it always?) and Kendra has some nice "moments of dumb."
Episode GRADE: B
Commentary GRADE: C
Nudity: @ 1:09-1:44,@ 4:12,@ 5:45, @ 11:42 (painted girls),@ 5:55,@ 6:13 (Kendra),@ 19:47-End
(#9)UNDER THE COVERS: Note:Boom microphone appears at top of the screen @16:44.
Episode GRADE: B+
Commentary GRADE: C+
Nudity:@ 1:03(from epis. # 7),@ 3:00 (cover photo shoot).
(#10)GHOSTBUSTED: It's Halloween at the Mansion.
Episode GRADE: B+
Commentary GRADE: C+
Nudity: @1:43
(#11)GRAPE EXPECTATIONS: It's a sweet,well paced episode,where nothing important happens but I liked this episode a lot anyway. Note:Boom can be seen in mirror @ 12:35
Episode GRADE: A
Commentary GRADE: B
Nudity: @ 38 seconds (Kendra's very brief Tara Reid like moment,while bowling).
(#12)I'LL TAKE MANHATTAN: Chocked full of Kendra "moments of dumb." For example: @ 35 second mark, @ 5:35 and @ 8:46.There are just too many Kendra gems to mention! She's just priceless!Move over Jessica Simpson! Hef, also does a brief radio interview over the phone with Howard Stern @ 7:23.
Episode GRADE: A (would have been A+,but ABC wouldn't let them show any footage from their Tv interview on 'The View')
Commentary GRADE: A
Nudity: None.
(#13)MY KIND OF TOWN: Another nicely done episode,with lots of variety.
Episode Grade: A
Commentary GRADE: A minus
Nudity: @ 7:33-8:14
(#14)CLUE-LESS: Excellent episode variety and pacing,as well as many more Kendra "moments of dumb."
Episode GRADE: A+
Commentary GRADE: A minus
Nudity: @ 4:23,@ 15:15, @15:53, @ 16:25 -Oh, Kendra,I think I love you!
(#15)IT'S VEGAS BABY: Hef and the girls go to...hmmm...let me think...oh yeah, Las Vegas.
Episode GRADE: A+
Commentary GRADE: A+ (Note: Usually,the more Kendra laughs or swears, the higher the commentary grade.I would also like her to do commentary for movies like: The Sound of Music or Mary Poppins.Can you spell super-califragilistic expealidocious,Kendra? See,neither can I.)
DVD EXTRAS:
-Include about 191 photos,all with NO nudity.Virtually useless,but if there's room,why not include them.
UNAIRED PILOT-HEF'S WORLD: Uses some of the same scenes from the earlier episodes,mixed in with many NEW ones (a lot featuring the staff).It has enough new stuff and is well put together,so I enjoyed it more than the first two episodes,However,I'm still glad they all exist!
Episode GRADE: A
Commentary GRADE: A (Kendra talks the least,but laughs a lot and it's all still funny and informative.)
Overall Series COMMENTARY:As mentioned previously, it's uncensored(or you can choose the censored audio track if you like), and almost all are above average.They are for EVERY episode and feature only the three main girls.Too bad Mr. Hefner was too busy watching movies or whatever, rather than perhaps adding his voice to the few episodes that he has enough screen time in, to actually warrant it.All the girls add interesting and funny comments,but without Kendra, I would be hitting the fast forward button very often.
As a team though,they work very well together and even though I'm hoping for a books on tape series from Kendra(how about Kendra reads Moby Dick?);I think she's funnier here because the other girls are generally more restrained and thus the overall balance is usually great.Holly eventually learns the lyrics to the series' catchy theme song,'Come On-A My House',and then can't stop singing it every chance she gets.Many episodes later,Kendra asks about the lyrics and Holly is quite happy to sing it once again.What they have here,is the female version of the 'Three Stooges'.
Overall COMMENTARY GRADE: B+
DELETED SCENES: There are 29 of them;most are quite good and easily could have fit in nicely to the regular shows,if time permitted.They range from about 28 seconds to 6:07(Kendra prepares for the ESPY'S),but most are from 1 to 3 minutes in length,and together total about 60 minutes in length.
The deleted scenes that contain Nudity are as follows:
Disc #1-"I've never done any nude modelling before"-features Sarah's test shoot @ 1:11-1:35
"Actually,you can start on you knees..."-features Raquel's test shoot @52 seconds to end(1:40).
"I'll be Destiny"-features Kendra @ 1:13,@ 1:27, @ 1:40 and @ 1:44-1:59.
"Feathers in places..."-all the 3 main girls photo shoot(entire 36 seconds of scene).
Disc #2-"I like your boo****"-minor one @ 6 second mark.
Disc #3-"Look at the little tail"-brief Holly @ 44 second mark.
Overall GRADE for ALL Deleted Scenes: A (there's no 'Play All' option,but who wants perfection anyway?)
ALL ABOUT THE GIRLS: These are the personality tests,actually just mini-interviews with all 3 girls separately.They seem a bit smarter and less goofy here.Their informative and I'm very glad they're included.
Holly's interview is 3:02,Bridget's is 5:45 and Kendra's is only 2:23 in length.
GRADE: A
DVD EXTRAS Overall GRADE: A (add Hef to the Commentary next time, and maybe get the A+)
OVERALL GRADE: A+
Even without any DVD extras, I'd give this series an A (4 of 5 stars).Kendra is the star of this series,in my opinion,and except for the first two episodes,is well-balanced by the other two girls,Hef, and the wonderful world of Playboy.
Summary of The Girls Next Door - Season 1
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