8.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Mordecai – a sarcastic blue jay, and Rigby – a somewhat responsible raccoon, are best friends. They even work together at a park owned by Pops, a big lollipop-headed guy. Which seems normal enough. They’ve got a cranky gumball machine for a boss and they work alongside a Zen-like yeti named Skips. Yep. Everything is as regular as can be.
Starring: J. G. Quintel, William Salyers, Sam Marin, Janie Haddad Tompkins, Mark HamillAnimation | 100% |
Comedy | 87% |
Family | 79% |
Surreal | 15% |
Video codec: VC-1
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (192 kbps)
Back cover lists Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio, as well as French and Spanish 5.1 options, none of which are included on the discs
English SDH
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
UV digital copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 2.5 | |
Extras | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Pop quiz, hotshot: name the finest, funniest prime time or late night Cartoon Network animated series. Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The Venture Bros. Adventure Time. Robot Chicken. Superjail! The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange. Metalocalypse. The Amazing World of Gumball. Squidbillies. Regular Show. An endless array of Adult Swim anime. The point being: just now, fifty different animation addicts rattled off the names of fifty different animated series, and, disagree all you'd like, not one of those animation addicts is wrong.
The genius of Cartoon Network's programming is that there's virtually something for everyone. Each animated actioner, comedy or experiment is that unique. Find Aqua Teen Hunger Force irritating? Try Adventure Time. Not big on Finn and Jake? Give Hank and Dean Venture a shot. Limited laughs there? Head on over to Metalocalypse; perhaps something harder and more deathly metallic is more to your liking. No? Looking for something lighter? May I humbly suggest creator J. G. Quintel's anthropomorphic slacker comedy, Regular Show. My personal trifecta is Adventure Time, Robot Chicken and Venture Bros., but Metalocalypse and Regular Show are locked in a photo finish for fourth. And you? Regular Show might just be at the top of your list, it certainly has enough going for it to make it a fan-favorite in its own right.
1. |
The Power | 21. | Party Pete | |||
2. |
Just Set Up the Chairs | 22. | Brain Eraser | |||
3. |
Caffeinated Concert Tickets | 23. | Benson Be Gone | |||
4. |
Death Punchies | 24. | But I Have a Receipt | |||
5. |
Free Cake | 25. | This Is My Jam | |||
6. |
Meat Your Maker | 26. | Muscle Woman | |||
7. |
Grilled Cheese Deluxe | 27. | Temp Check | |||
8. |
The Unicorns Have Got to Go | 28. | Jinx | |||
9. |
Prank Callers | 29. | See You There | |||
10. |
Don | 30. | Do Me a Solid | |||
11. |
Rigby's Body | 31. | Grave Sights | |||
12. |
Mordecai and the Rigbys | 32. | Really Real Wrestling | |||
13. |
Ello Gov'nor | 33. | Over the Top | |||
14. |
It's Time | 34. | The Night Owl | |||
15. |
Appreciation Day | 35. | A Bunch of Baby Ducks | |||
16. |
Peeps | 36. | More Smarter | |||
17. |
Dizzy | 37. | First Day | |||
18. |
My Mom | 38. | Go Viral | |||
19. |
High Score | 39. | Skunked | |||
20. |
Rage Against the TV | 40. | Karaoke Video |
Like Adventure Time's recently released Blu-ray seasons, Regular Show: The Complete First & Second Seasons features a pair of strong 1080p/VC-1 encodes that present the series in a whole new light. There are a few minor issues, most inherent to the animation and its digital source -- intermittent, barely there banding and negligible aliasing -- but none of it proves distracting in the least. Colors are hyper-bright as intended, primaries punch through striking whites, black levels are inky, and contrast is dead on. Moreover, the series' line art is clean and exacting, and the fine, canvas-like texture of the watercolor backgrounds is perfectly resolved. Without any significant anomalies to wheeze and whine over, I can safely say Quintel's Regular Show has never looked -- and probably will never look -- better than it does here. It even nudges past Adventure Time's BD presentations.
Season One includes 12 episodes on a single BD-25 disc. Season Two includes 28 episodes on a single BD-50 disc.
While the back cover of the Blu-ray release of Regular Show: The Complete First & Second Seasons lists a number of audio and subtitle options, chief among them a Dolby TrueHD audio mix, all that makes it to the discs is a lossy 192kbps Dolby Digital 2.0 track and English SDH subtitles. As you'll soon be well acquainted, the lack of lossless audio -- particularly after the tease that is the box set's stated tech specs -- comes as quite a disappointment. That isn't to suggest the Dolby stereo mix isn't adequate. It is. Voices are clear and nicely prioritized, and the soundscape rarely overwhelms the proceedings, even when mad-dash chaos erupts. But without proper low-end presence, rear speaker support and the telltale fidelity of a lossless track, the track falls short. Serviceable? Sure. Ideal? Far from it.
Regular Show isn't for everyone, but then neither is any Cartoon Network series. The joy is in finding the standout shows that suit your personal tastes and humor. This may be it, or... it might not be at all. Either way, a fair chance is in order, and Warner's Blu-ray release offers a 40-episode trial run of the still-thriving series' first two seasons. And with an excellent video presentation and a generous supplemental package (complete with 42 commentaries), it's hard to go wrong, even if lossy Dolby Digital 2.0 is as good as it gets in the audio department. So strap in and give Regular Show a spin. It isn't backed by a lossless track (as is incorrectly noted on the back cover of the set), but the sting should wear off soon after laughter sets in.
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