A blurb from A & E about Whose Line Is It Anyway The Original British Series Season 1 & 2-Uncut and Uncensored:” Now on DVD by riotous demand, WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? THE COMPLETE SEASONS 1 & 2 features all 30 episodes from the show’s initial seasons. Host Clive Anderson directs the action-assigning points at random and enduring quips about his disappearing hairline-as players like Jonathan Pryce and Stephen Fry perform preposterously funny antics in games of “Authors” and “Wrong Theme Tune”. Spanning from 1988 to 1990, WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? THE COMPLETE SEASONS 1 & 2 teems with remarkable energy, razor sharp wit, and explosive fun.
Finally on DVD, the original series that started it all, the British version of Whose Line Is It Anyway! The TV series was the brainchild of Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson. The show started off as a pilot for Channel 4 in 1988. The pilot was successful and an additional 11 episodes were produced and then for season 2, 15 more were made. The creators would audition comedy talent from Britain, America and Canada. You’ll see for the first time Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops and later on Colin Mockery before the American version was ever made. This set consisting of Seasons 1 & 2 are the first 30 episodes from the series. You also get 2 1-hour compilations shows with unused footage from each season, the only Christmas special they ever did which was done in season 2 and 2 great interviews with the creators of the series.
VIDEO
The video quality is great! Shot on videotape, there are no dropouts. There is a Play All feature on each disc.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. It is Mono on each disc. Clear and sharp sound.
Disc 1- 1. Pilot Episode- with John Glover, Jimmy Mulville, Josie Lawrence and John Sessions
2. Episode 1-with-Archie Hahn, Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton and John Sessions
3. Episode 2- with-Archie Hahn, Rory Bremner, Jimmy Mulville and John Sessions
4. Episode 3-with-Stephen Fry, Peter Cook, Josie Lawrence and John Sessions
5. Episode 4-with-Tony Slattery, Betty Thomas, Paul Merton and John Sessions
6. Episode 5-with-Josie Lawrence, Jonathan Pryce, Paul Merton and John Sessions
7. Episode 6-with-Graeme Garden, George McGrath, Jan Ravens and John Sessions
8. Episode 7-with-Tony Slattery, Jonathan Pryce, Rory McGrath and John Sessions
Disc 2- 1. Episode 9-with-Richard Kaplan, Griff Rhys Jones, Paul Merton and John Sessions
2. Episode 10-with-Michael Mc Shane, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery and John Sessions
3. Episode 11-with-Stephen Fry, Josie Lawrence, Enin Reitel and John Sessions
4. Season 1 Compilation 1-Unused Footage from previous shows
5. Season 1 Compilation 2-Unused Footage from previous shows
6. Season 2 Episode 7-“Christmas Special”-with-Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Slattery and Michael McShane (approx 40 Mins)
Season 2
Disc 3- 1. Episode 1-with-Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery and Michael McShane
2. Episode 2-with-Archie Hahn, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery and John Sessions
3. Episode 3-with-Ron West, Griff Rhys Jones, Paul Merton and John Sessions
4. Episode 4-with-Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Paul Rider and Michael McShane
5. Episode 5-with-Ryan Stiles, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Slattery and John Sessions
6. Episode 6-with-Ron West, Jimmy Mulville, Paul Merton and John Sessions
7. Episode 8-with-Ryan Stiles, Josie Lawrence, Neil Mullarkey and Michael Mc Shane
8. Episode 9-with-Archie Hahn, Jonathan Pryce, Paul Merton and John Sessions
Disc 4-1. Episode 10-with-Lee Simpson, Jan Ravens, Tony Slattery and Michael McShane
2. Episode 11-with-Josie Lawrence, Arthur Smith, Sandi Toksvig and Michael McShane
3. Episode 12-with-Michael McShane, Chris Langham, Sandi Toksvig and John Sessions
4. Episode 13-with-Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery and John Sessions
5. Episode 14-with-Ron West, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Slattery and Rory McGrath
6. Episode 15-with-Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Tony Slattery and Michael McShane
7. Season 2 Compilation 1-Unused footage from previous shows
8. Season 2 Compilation 2-Unused footage from previous shows
Extras
Disc 1: None
Disc 2: Interviews with Creators Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson Part 1 (20:20)
Interviews with Creators Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson Part 2 (18:53)
Disc 3: None
Disc 4: None
Verdict
If you are a fan of Improv and want to see the genesis of this great series, then by all means go and buy this set! I can’t wait for the next set to come out!
Rating; *****!
Finally on DVD, the original series that started it all, the British version of Whose Line Is It Anyway! The TV series was the brainchild of Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson. The show started off as a pilot for Channel 4 in 1988. The pilot was successful and an additional 11 episodes were produced and then for season 2, 15 more were made. The creators would audition comedy talent from Britain, America and Canada. You’ll see for the first time Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops and later on Colin Mockery before the American version was ever made. This set consisting of Seasons 1 & 2 are the first 30 episodes from the series. You also get 2 1-hour compilations shows with unused footage from each season, the only Christmas special they ever did which was done in season 2 and 2 great interviews with the creators of the series.
VIDEO
The video quality is great! Shot on videotape, there are no dropouts. There is a Play All feature on each disc.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. It is Mono on each disc. Clear and sharp sound.
Disc 1- 1. Pilot Episode- with John Glover, Jimmy Mulville, Josie Lawrence and John Sessions
2. Episode 1-with-Archie Hahn, Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton and John Sessions
3. Episode 2- with-Archie Hahn, Rory Bremner, Jimmy Mulville and John Sessions
4. Episode 3-with-Stephen Fry, Peter Cook, Josie Lawrence and John Sessions
5. Episode 4-with-Tony Slattery, Betty Thomas, Paul Merton and John Sessions
6. Episode 5-with-Josie Lawrence, Jonathan Pryce, Paul Merton and John Sessions
7. Episode 6-with-Graeme Garden, George McGrath, Jan Ravens and John Sessions
8. Episode 7-with-Tony Slattery, Jonathan Pryce, Rory McGrath and John Sessions
Disc 2- 1. Episode 9-with-Richard Kaplan, Griff Rhys Jones, Paul Merton and John Sessions
2. Episode 10-with-Michael Mc Shane, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery and John Sessions
3. Episode 11-with-Stephen Fry, Josie Lawrence, Enin Reitel and John Sessions
4. Season 1 Compilation 1-Unused Footage from previous shows
5. Season 1 Compilation 2-Unused Footage from previous shows
6. Season 2 Episode 7-“Christmas Special”-with-Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Slattery and Michael McShane (approx 40 Mins)
Season 2
Disc 3- 1. Episode 1-with-Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery and Michael McShane
2. Episode 2-with-Archie Hahn, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery and John Sessions
3. Episode 3-with-Ron West, Griff Rhys Jones, Paul Merton and John Sessions
4. Episode 4-with-Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Paul Rider and Michael McShane
5. Episode 5-with-Ryan Stiles, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Slattery and John Sessions
6. Episode 6-with-Ron West, Jimmy Mulville, Paul Merton and John Sessions
7. Episode 8-with-Ryan Stiles, Josie Lawrence, Neil Mullarkey and Michael Mc Shane
8. Episode 9-with-Archie Hahn, Jonathan Pryce, Paul Merton and John Sessions
Disc 4-1. Episode 10-with-Lee Simpson, Jan Ravens, Tony Slattery and Michael McShane
2. Episode 11-with-Josie Lawrence, Arthur Smith, Sandi Toksvig and Michael McShane
3. Episode 12-with-Michael McShane, Chris Langham, Sandi Toksvig and John Sessions
4. Episode 13-with-Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery and John Sessions
5. Episode 14-with-Ron West, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Slattery and Rory McGrath
6. Episode 15-with-Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Tony Slattery and Michael McShane
7. Season 2 Compilation 1-Unused footage from previous shows
8. Season 2 Compilation 2-Unused footage from previous shows
Extras
Disc 1: None
Disc 2: Interviews with Creators Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson Part 1 (20:20)
Interviews with Creators Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson Part 2 (18:53)
Disc 3: None
Disc 4: None
Verdict
If you are a fan of Improv and want to see the genesis of this great series, then by all means go and buy this set! I can’t wait for the next set to come out!
Rating; *****!
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