Gary Unmarried Season One DVD Review

GARY UNMARRIED: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON

• Available on DVD February 9, 2010
• Feature run time: Approximately 430 minutes
• Rating: TV-14 DLS (US); PG – Not Recommended
• For Young Children, Mature Theme (CAN)
• Bonus materials not rated
• Languages: French and Spanish subtitles

Gary Unmarried, Season One, CBS’s award-winning Monday, 9:30 P. M., sitcom has been released to DVD. Its three discs of 20 episodes plus bonus The Chemistry of Comedy, Planet Begley, Tuesday on the Set with Jay, and Gary Unhinged list at $39.99. This is a must see for anyone who enjoys light comedy, real life, and talented actors/actresses.

Jay Mohr of SNL fame has good timing. His portrayal of charming but unscrupulous and sarcastic Gary Brooks is both believable and funny. No wonder this show received the People’s Choice Favorite New Comedy Award.

Gary after fifteen years of wedded life is now a bachelor. His balancing work, child custody, an ex-wife, and a new life and loves complicate his once uncomplicated life. It is complex for this likable everyday underdog to move on, adjust to a new life, handle a relationship with ex, Allison Brooks (Paula Marshall), and build other relationships and romance.

Many viewers will pick up on the irony of Gary negotiating his divorce from Allison. This is one split couple, who should never have split, undermine each other, try for reactions, and compete. Hostility builds on acid dialogue and point scoring, making for great comic cracks. Too bad that Dr. Krandall (Ed Begley, Jr.) isn’t around for more marriage counselor advice.

Although supporting actors come and go, teen children, brash Tom (Ryan Malgarini) and precocious Louise (Kathryn Newton), are talented comic foils. Everyone can identify with Gary, the poor soul, faced with a full house, holiday competition, even finding his ex an new beau. Imagine scenes where Gary and Allison pretend to still be married, move in together temporarily, or hooking up with one another. These things really can happen.

Gary Unmarried centers on situations like new relationships and threatened relationships, one-up-manship, new boundaries, alimony, personal gifts, impressions, new friends, dating woes, family weddings, IRS audit advice, vetoes, bowling, and more.

Here’s the trailer.

Here’s some more info on the DVD.

Comedian Jay Mohr Delivers the Laughs in GARY UNMARRIED: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON

BURBANK, California, December 1, 2009—Life after divorce takes on a whole new, hilarious meaning in Gary Unmarried: The Complete First Season, available on DVD February 9, from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. Comedian Jay Mohr (“SNL”, Jerry Maguire) stars in 20 laugh-out-loud episodes of the 2009 People’s Choice Award winner for Favorite New TV Comedy. The three-disc set contains every Season One
episode plus never-before-seen bonus features including a behind-the-scenes visit with the show’s executive producer, James Burrows (“Taxi,” “Cheers,” “Friends”).

The latest classic comedy from Emmy® Award-winning producer and director Burrows, Gary Unmarried: The Complete First Season also stars Paula Marshall (“Californication”), Ryan Malgarini (Freaky Friday), Kathryn Newton (“All My Children”), Al Madrigal (“The Ortegas”), Jaime King (Sin City), Ed Begley, Jr. (“Arrested Development”), and guest star Jane Curtain (“3rd Rock From the Sun”) in the story of a simple man dealing with a not-so-simple world.

Bonus Features:
• Gary Unhinged: Bloopers From Season One
• The Chemistry Of Comedy – The cast and crew gives an all-access tour of
Gary Unmarried.
• Planet Begley – Cast member Ed Begley, Jr. brings his eco-friendly expertise to the set of Gary Unmarried.
• Tuesday On The Set With Jay – Spend a day on the set of Gary Unmarried with Jay Mohr.

Everything seems unfamiliar for suddenly single dad Gary Brooks (Jay Mohr) as he tries to navigate his increasingly complex life. A painting contractor, Gary is doing the best he can to share the upbringing of his 14-year-old son Tom (Ryan Malgarini) and 11-year-old daughter Louise (Kathryn Newton) with ex-wife Allison (Paula Marshall). Just as he’s
trying to figure the etiquette involved in informing his ex of his gorgeous new girlfriend Vanessa (Jaime King), Allison drops a major bombshell on him—she’s engaged to their marriage counselor! Kids, romance and his ex-wife’s controlling ways keep Gary guessing as he gets used to his strange and uproarious new world.

Gary Unmarried: The Complete First Season is priced at $39.99 SRP (US) and $44.99 SRP (CAN).

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