Distributor:
Shout Factory Region: 1 | NTSC | 5
Disc Set
Extras: Yes 11 and a half hours total running
time.
ANYONE
IN IT WE KNOW?
John Candy, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty, Andrea Martin,
Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas
WHAT’S
IT ABOUT THEN?
Fast paced Canadian sketch show set in a fake TV studio
and starring Canada’s
top comedy talent including the
likes of the awesome John Candy
and Eugene Levy.
SO
IS IT ANY GOOD?
Taking the form of a faux TV network there are plenty
of recurring characters in this laugh filled five disc set from Shout
Factory including station president Guy Caballero (Joe Flaherty) and
station manager Edith Prickley (Andrea Martin), of course this format
also allowed for recurring sketches in the form of dodgy TV shows on the
SCTV network including the likes of Polka variety show The Happy
Wanderers hosted by Stan (Levy) and Yosh (Candy), the talk show Great
White North hosted by beer drinking buddies Bob (Moranis) and Doug
(Thomas), there is also the fantabulous soap Days of the Week which
obviously pays out all those daytime soaps. Other highlights include
Eugene Levy in the Jazz Singer and Russian drama Hey Giorgi!
Throw in regular musical interludes and you have one
very very funny series and with each show lasting 90 minutes there is
plenty of room for sketches to be properly paced. The 9 episodes on
these five discs all come from the shows fourth season (its first on US
Network TV) and is rightly regarded as being the shows zenith, its also
great fun seeing major name players at the start of their careers. SCTV
Volume 2 is well worth a look.
ANY
SPECIAL FEATURES?
The extras include a feature on the writers, another
called SCTV at the Emmy’s, a look back called SCTV remembers, a look
at the infamous Juul Haalmeyer Dancers and two photo galleries.
