NewsRadio - Seasons 1 & 2, Dave Foley, DVD

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Closed Caption; Season two gag reel; Commentaries on 20 episodes from the cast and creators; Featurette; Filmographies; Web links

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Launched in March 1995 as a spring replacement, this quirky comedy set in a New York radio station immediately captured viewers' hearts and was added to that year's fall schedule. This box set collects the seven episodes of that truncated first season and the 21 that followed in the '95-'96 broadcast year. In the pilot episode, Wisconsin journalist Dave Nelson (Dave Foley) is named news director at New York's WNYX. Working in Manhattan poses challenges to this midwesterner, who strains to maintain some semblance of order in an office packed with odd characters, not the least of whom is his boss, Jimmy James (Stephen Root). Also to be dealt with are self-important anchorman Bill McNeal (Phil Hartman), irrepressible secretary Beth (Vicki Lewis), reporter Matthew Brock (Andy Dick), and electrician Joe Garelli (Joe Rogan). And then there's writer Lisa Miller (Maura Tierney), with whom Dave secretly begins a romantic relationship. Smartly written by a host of top-notch talent and snappily directed by such sitcom legends as James Burrows (Cheers) and Tom Cherones (Seinfeld), NewsRadio breathed new life into an old formula thanks to its superb comedic ensemble. Foley, a former member of the comedy troupe Kids in the Hall, anchors the show with his grounded, commonsense characterization, while Hartman provokes laughter just about every time he's on screen. The first two seasons feature a host of terrific guest stars, including John Ritter, Bebe Neuwirth, and Saturday Night Live alumni Dennis Miller, Janeane Garofalo, and Chris Kattan. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble

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Launched in March 1995 as a spring replacement, this quirky comedy set in a New York radio station immediately captured viewers' hearts and was added to that year's fall schedule. This box set collects the seven episodes of that truncated first season and the 21 that followed in the '95-'96 broadcast year. In the pilot episode, Wisconsin journalist Dave Nelson (Dave Foley) is named news director at New York's WNYX. Working in Manhattan poses challenges to this midwesterner, who strains to maintain some semblance of order in an office packed with odd characters, not the least of whom is his boss, Jimmy James (Stephen Root). Also to be dealt with are self-important anchorman Bill McNeal (Phil Hartman), irrepressible secretary Beth (Vicki Lewis), reporter Matthew Brock (Andy Dick), and electrician Joe Garelli (Joe Rogan). And then there's writer Lisa Miller (Maura Tierney), with whom Dave secretly begins a romantic relationship. Smartly written by a host of top-notch talent and snappily directed by such sitcom legends as James Burrows (Cheers) and Tom Cherones (Seinfeld), NewsRadio breathed new life into an old formula thanks to its superb comedic ensemble. Foley, a former member of the comedy troupe Kids in the Hall, anchors the show with his grounded, commonsense characterization, while Hartman provokes laughter just about every time he's on screen. The first two seasons feature a host of terrific guest stars, including John Ritter, Bebe Neuwirth, and Saturday Night Live alumni Dennis Miller, Janeane Garofalo, and Chris Kattan. Ed Hulse

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The only thing harder to predict than tomorrow's news is what the folks at WNYX, an all-news radio outlet in New York City, might do next on the popular situation comedy NewsRadio. NewsRadio focuses on news director Dave Nelson (Dave Foley), a recent arrival in New York from the Midwest who's not always certain how to deal with the whims of station owner Jimmy James (Stephen Root). Dave also has to juggle a not-so-professional relationship with staff writer Lisa Miller (Maura Tierney), massage the egos of on-air anchors Bill McNeal (Phil Hartman) and Catherine Duke (Khandi Alexander), and keep the many other eccentrics on the staff happy. NewsRadio debuted on NBC on March 21, 1995, and ran for five seasons. Khandi Alexander left the cast seven episodes into the show's fourth season; her character Catherine quit WNYX to take a job in England, while Alexander stayed busy in both television and movies. In the final season, Jon Lovitz joined the cast as news reader Max Lewis, a character added to the show after the tragic death of Phil Hartman, who was shot by his wife while the series was on hiatus. The final new episode aired on May 4, 1999. Mark Deming

UPC: 043396016309
Source: SONY PICTURES
Region Code: 1
Presentation: Pan & Scan
Language: English
Time: 10:59:00
Sales Rank: 24,223

This set contains DVDs which may be available separately:

NewsRadio: Pilot
NewsRadio: Inappropriate
NewsRadio: Smoking
NewsRadio: The Crisis
NewsRadio: Big Day
NewsRadio: Luncheon at the Waldorf
NewsRadio: Sweeps Week
NewsRadio: No, This is Not Based Entirely on Julie's Life
NewsRadio: Goofy Ball
NewsRadio: Rat Funeral
NewsRadio: The Breakup
NewsRadio: The Shrink
NewsRadio: Friends
NewsRadio: Bill's Autobiography
NewsRadio: Negotiation
NewsRadio: The Cane
NewsRadio: Xmas Story
NewsRadio: Station Sale
NewsRadio: Bitch Session
NewsRadio: In Through the Out Door
NewsRadio: The Song Remains the Same
NewsRadio: Zoso
NewsRadio: Houses of the Holy
NewsRadio: Physical Graffiti
NewsRadio: Led Zeppelin
NewsRadio: Presence
NewsRadio: Coda
NewsRadio: Led Zeppelin II

Features:

Closed Caption; Season two gag reel; Commentaries on 20 episodes from the cast and creators; Featurette; Filmographies; Web links

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Side #1 -- Disc 1
Play All Episodes
Episode Selections
   The Pilot
   Inappropriate
   Smoking
   The Crisis
   Big Day
   Luncheon at the Waldorf
   Sweeps Week
   No, This Is Not Based Entirely on Julie's Life
   Goofy Ball
   Rat Funeral
Special Features
   Commentaries
      For "The Pilot" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actors Dave Foley and Stephen Root and Producer Kent Zbornak: On
      For "The Pilot" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actors Dave Foley and Stephen Root and Producer Kent Zbornak: Off
      For "Inappropriate" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Maura Tierney and Co-Producers Joe Furey and Josh Lieb: On
      For "Inappropriate" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Maura Tierney and Co-Producers Joe Furey and Josh Lieb: Off
      For "Smoking" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actors Dave Foley and Stephen Root and Co-Producer Joe Furey: On
      For "Smoking" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actors Dave Foley and Stephen Root and Co-Producer Joe Furey: Off
      For "The Crisis" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Former President of NBC Warren Littlefield, Executive Producer Brad Grey and Co-Producer Julie Bean: On
      For "The Crisis" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Former President of NBC Warren Littlefield, Executive Producer Brad Grey and Co-Producer Julie Bean: Off
      For "The Big Day" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Khandi Alexander and Actors Dave Foley and Stephen Root: On
      For "The Big Day" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Khandi Alexander and Actors Dave Foley and Stephen Root: Off
      For "Luncheon at the Waldorf" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Vicki Lewis and Co-Executive Producer/Writer Brad Isaacs: On
      For "Luncheon at the Waldorf" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Vicki Lewis and Co-Executive Producer/Writer Brad Isaacs: Off
      For "No, This Is Not Based Entirely on Julie's Life" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Vicki Lewis, Co-Executive Producer Brad Isaacs and Co-Producer Julie Bean: On
      For "No, This Is Not Based Entirely on Julie's Life" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Vicki Lewis, Co-Executive Producer Brad Isaacs and Co-Producer Julie Bean: Off
      For "Goofy Ball" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms and Actors Andy Dick, Dave Foley and Joe Rogan: On
      For "Goofy Ball" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms and Actors Andy Dick, Dave Foley and Joe Rogan: Off
   Season 2 Gag Reel
   Featurette
      Play Featurette
   Filmographies
      Dave Foley
      Phil Hartman
      Maura Tierney
      Andy Dick
      Khandi Alexander
      Stephen Root
      Vicki Lewis
Subtitles
   Portuguese/Portugu�s
   Subtitles Off
Side #2 -- Disc 2
Play All Episodes
Episode Selections
   The Breakup
   The Shrink
   Friends
   Bill's Autobiography
   Negotiation
   The Cane
   Xmas Story
   Station Sale
   Bitch Session
Commentaries
   For "The Breakup" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Maura Tierney and Co-Producers Joe Furey and Josh Lieb: On
   For "The Breakup" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Maura Tierney and Co-Producers Joe Furey and Josh Lieb: Off
   For "Friends" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Vicki Lewis, Co-Executive Producer Brad Isaacs and Co-Producer Joe Furey: On
   For "Friends" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Vicki Lewis, Co-Executive Producer Brad Isaacs and Co-Producer Joe Furey: Off
   For "Xmas Story" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actors Andy Dick and Joe Rogan and Writer Lewis Morton: On
   For "Xmas Story" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actors Andy Dick and Joe Rogan and Writer Lewis Morton: Off
   For "Station Sale" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actors Dave Foley and Stephen Root and Director Tom Cherones: On
   For "Station Sale" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actors Dave Foley and Stephen Root and Director Tom Cherones: Off
   For "Bitch Session" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Co-Executive Producer Brad Isaacs, Co-Producer Josh Lieb and Writer Brian Kelley: On
   For "Bitch Session" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Co-Executive Producer Brad Isaacs, Co-Producer Josh Lieb and Writer Brian Kelley: Off
Subtitles
   Portuguese/Portugu�s
   Subtitles Off
Side #3 -- Disc 3
Play All Episodes
Episode Selections
   In Through the Out Door
   The Song Remains the Same
   Zoso
   Houses of the Holy
   Physical Graffiti
   Led Zeppelin
   Presence
   Coda
   Led Zeppelin II
   The Injury
Commentaries
   For "In Through the Out Door" With Actors Andy Dick, Dave Foley, Joe Rogan and Stephen Root: On
   For "In Through the Out Door" With Actors Andy Dick, Dave Foley, Joe Rogan and Stephen Root: Off
   For "The Song Remains the Same" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Khandi Alexander, Actor Stephen Root and Director Tom Cherones: On
   For "The Song Remains the Same" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Khandi Alexander, Actor Stephen Root and Director Tom Cherones: Off
   For "Zoso" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Vicki Lewis, Co-Producer/Writer Joe Furey and Writer Brian Kelley: On
   For "Zoso" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Vicki Lewis, Co-Producer/Writer Joe Furey and Writer Brian Kelley: Off
   For "Physical Graffiti" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actors Dave Foley and Stephen Root and Co-Producer Joe Furey: On
   For "Physical Graffiti" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actors Dave Foley and Stephen Root and Co-Producer Joe Furey: Off
   For "Presence" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Maura Tierney, Co-Producer Joe Furey and Co-Producer/Writer Josh Lieb: On
   For "Presence" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actress Maura Tierney, Co-Producer Joe Furey and Co-Producer/Writer Josh Lieb: Off
   For "Coda" With Actors Andy Dick and Joe Rogan, Writer Lewis Morton and Co-Producer/Writer Josh Lieb: On
   For "Coda" With Actors Andy Dick and Joe Rogan, Writer Lewis Morton and Co-Producer/Writer Josh Lieb: Off
   For "Led Zeppelin II" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actors Dave Foley and Stephen Root and Co-Producer Joe Furey: On
   For "Led Zeppelin II" With Executive Producer/Creator Paul Simms, Actors Dave Foley and Stephen Root and Co-Producer Joe Furey: Off
Previews
   Hitch
   The Partridge Family
   Contemporary TV
Subtitles
   Portuguese/Portugu�s
   Subtitles Off

Performance Credits
Dave Foley (Films)		Actor
Phil Hartman (Films)(Biography)		Actor
Stephen Root (Films)(Biography)		Actor

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