Smith & Reeve at the Movies, DVD Edition Family Guy Volume Three Iain W. Reeve and Steph Smith, A&E Editor They have redesigned the menu screens yet again for this one, and the menu fea- tures small snippets of the show to amuse and entertain you while you decide which episode you would like to watch. I don’t know what more to tell you aside from if you love the show, you should buy the DVD. And really, who doesn’t love the show? However, if you are sitting there thinking, “Well Steph, I don’t like it. I don’t like it one bit mister!” then I have two things to say to you. One, I am a girl, and two you haven't ever even seen the show have you? HAVE YOU? Sorry, I sort of lost it there a second. Where was I? Oh, yes, I remember now. And that, my friends, is why putting a fork in the electrical outlet is a terrible idea. I mean, what were you thinking? You should know better than that! What? Family Guy DVD? Oh right, right. I remember. The Family Guy DVD set is fantastic. It’s an erratic, funny, fast paced, chicken-filled, upside-down-faced, retarded good time. On a scale of Family Guy Season One to Family Guy Season Five, I give it Family Guy Season Four. Tain W. Reeve and Stephanie Smith share a basement suite together with one of the great com- posers of our time. They refuse to say which one, but continually insist we will all one day hear his music. They are both clinically insane. DVD EDITION Reeve: We here at the Other Press have a lot of love for Family Guy (FG). Many of us, myself included, waited patiently for the many months leading up to the triumphant resurrec- tion of this decade’s funniest animated family. Also, like many fans, | damn near wore out the first two volumes of Family Gay on DVD during the absence of new episodes. My friends and I have seen every episode so many times that we begin to laugh at the jokes before they even happen. This latest set, combining the first 13 episodes of the new run, has not skipped a beat and will soon be committed to my deep memory along with the produce code for bananas and the powers of the Amazing Spider-Man. As FG prepated to return to the small screen, my emotion were somewhat mixed. On one hand, I was pretty sure the quality would remain top notch, the jokes fast and edgy, and the story telling second to none. The other side was worried about huge changes. But from the opening gag of the first episode, where Peter hilariously lists the literally dozens of shows Fox picked up the cancelled in the time FG was off the air, I knew my show was back. The new season has many gems. We start by seeing Lois and Peter try to get their sexual spark back and accidentally running afoul of a vindictive Mel Gibson. All the characters take centre stage with Chris first falling for his homicidal teacher, then a girl on a faraway-island. We see Meg get a makeover and become the leader of the family’s band and Brian become a contestant on The Bachelorette. ‘The top episode, however, may well be when Peter finds out he is retarded. Responding to Chris calling him a retard, Peter says: “Chris, don’t say retard. We prefer to be called “little people” because there is nothing wrong with being mentally challenged. In fact, I’ve learned we are superior, above all you dumb brainy smarties, and one day you will beg us for mercy...and we will consider it.” Welcome back. This is a solid, though slightly expensive DYD. You get fewer bangs for your buck than in previous sets. Still, with awesome episodes, snappy writing, hilarious audio com- mentary, and sharp animated menus, this is a sure buy for.any fan. Smith: So, the end of the semester is here and I am running low on student loan funds. As such, | am reviewing the newest purchase in the household rather than actually dragging my poor ass to the theatre. That newest purchase, by the way, is the Pumily Guy Volume Three DVD set. One of my roommates (cartoon junky Mr. Iain W. Reeve) purchased this DVD set on the day it came out, so we sat down before dinner and watched some of the episodes. This set marks the comeback season of this beloved show. As with any TV show on DVD, you get the regular features: storyboards, deleted scenes, and director/actor commentary, I haven’t watched the commentary on all the episodes yet (and yes, I am nerdy enough to do it) but one of the episodes entitled Peter’s Got Woods, starring James Woods, actually has commentary by Mr. James Woods. Absolutely brilliant.