I have been looking at DVDTalk for a while and waiting for something to pique my interest. There usual reviews seem to be heavy with anime, which is not a genre/form that I am particularly interested in. But when I saw that they had reviewed "The Whitest Kids U' Know," a sketch comedy show i had seen advertised and had wondered whether I would enjoy, it seemed like a perfect time to critique this critic.
The reviewer, Francis Rizzo III, like myself is not a fan of the station that airs "The Whitest Kids U' Know" so had not seen the show yet. Mr. Rizzo was impressed with the work of the troop leader, Trevor Moore, and his cast mates and begins to compare them with the "Kids in the Hall" but then decides half way through the review that they are actually more like "Saturday Night Live." His reasoning is not strong and I don't quite believe this comparison but then that may be because I am thinking of the past several seasons of "SNL" which have been uninspired, bland, and pedestrian.
The final section of the review is devoted to speculation about why the show had to switch networks from Fuse to IFC. This speculation is pointless for several reasons; it does not pertain to the DVD reviewed and the Mr. Risso clearly does not have enough information to make any useful conclusions.
The format of the review is like any other site devoted to mass reviews in that it clearly breaks down the components giving the reader a quick way to find what they are looking for. Sections of the review are provided to describe the DVDs themselves, the quality, and the extra features as well as a final summation of the reviewers overall verdict.
This review was helpful in allowing me to determine whether I want to see the show, but... it was lacking in depth and analysis. Ideas were thrown out and comparisons were made that did not have support or reason behind them. It was no where near a good review, only perfunctory at best.
The reviewer, Francis Rizzo III, like myself is not a fan of the station that airs "The Whitest Kids U' Know" so had not seen the show yet. Mr. Rizzo was impressed with the work of the troop leader, Trevor Moore, and his cast mates and begins to compare them with the "Kids in the Hall" but then decides half way through the review that they are actually more like "Saturday Night Live." His reasoning is not strong and I don't quite believe this comparison but then that may be because I am thinking of the past several seasons of "SNL" which have been uninspired, bland, and pedestrian.
The final section of the review is devoted to speculation about why the show had to switch networks from Fuse to IFC. This speculation is pointless for several reasons; it does not pertain to the DVD reviewed and the Mr. Risso clearly does not have enough information to make any useful conclusions.
The format of the review is like any other site devoted to mass reviews in that it clearly breaks down the components giving the reader a quick way to find what they are looking for. Sections of the review are provided to describe the DVDs themselves, the quality, and the extra features as well as a final summation of the reviewers overall verdict.
This review was helpful in allowing me to determine whether I want to see the show, but... it was lacking in depth and analysis. Ideas were thrown out and comparisons were made that did not have support or reason behind them. It was no where near a good review, only perfunctory at best.
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