Product Details

• Actors: Kelsey Grammer, Patricia Heaton
• Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English (Dolby Surround)
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: October 14, 2008
• Run Time: 291 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000VKUKOA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,063 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Back to You - Season 1" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

There are a variety of reasons that Back to You was canceled after a single season on the air, but quality most certainly is not one of them. The 17 episodes collected in this three-disc set reveal that this was a sitcom with all its ducks in a row, including an excellent pedigree (between them, co-executive producers Christopher Lloyd and Steve Levitan had been involved in various capacities in shows like Frasier, Just Shoot Me, and The Golden Girls), considerable star power and chemistry with Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton in the lead roles, a fine supporting cast, and first-rate writing. The premise is good, too: Having left Pittsburgh TV station WURG a decade earlier to pursue fame and fortune in places like Dallas and Los Angeles, news anchor Chuck Darling (Grammer) has returned to his former employer. His failures in those larger ponds have scarcely made him less preening and arrogant, but the news that a drunken one-night stand with once and future co-anchor Kelly Carr (Heaton) resulted in a daughter who’s now ten years old definitely throws him for a loop. What ensues is a season’s worth (well, almost--the 2007 Writers Guild strike left the producers without a full complement of episodes) of typical rom-com sniping, snarking, and sexual innuendo between the two stars. Do Chuck and Kelly tell little Gracie (and everyone else) the truth? How long will it take before the two parents admit they’re crazy about each other and get on with their long-delayed relationship? Nothing groundbreaking here, but Back to You is smart, adult, sometimes pretty silly (a running gag involving goldfish in "Fish Story" is a riot), and almost always funny, even as it deals with such serious issues as a dad trying to get to know the kid he never even knew he had. As for the supporting cast, Fred Willard is reliably off-the-wall as a veteran sportscaster, and Ty Burrell excels as the field reporter whose humiliating assignments only deepen his bitterness that he didn’t get the anchor gig (oddly, the cheesecake weather girl disappears before season’s end, while Gracie is played by two different actresses). Best among the bonus material is a 30-minute behind-the-scenes featurette that details the making of the show, from conception to cancellation. --Sam Graham

Product Description

TV veterans Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton star as news anchors working together at a Pittsburgh television station.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant series :-) June 7, 2008

By Little Miss Cutey

Format:DVD

Back To You will have you in stitches. It's such a brilliant, sharp and quick witted script and the casting couldn't be more perfect. The chemistry between Kelsey and Patricia is fantastic. Each episode I've seen, I laugh almost the whole way through. Fred Ward is also in this and he is great in anything he stars in.
Kelsey Grammer plays Chuck Darling who is forced to return to his old TV station in Pittsburgh, where he discovers that he and his co-anchor (Kelly Carr) had a child together. It's made all the more funny because they 'can't stand each other' although you know that deep down, they'd jump at the chance to be together and rekindle what took place years back.
The best episode (in my opinion) is A Night Of Possibilities where the staff car pool to work (Fred Ward driving is hillarious) and Chuck wants to dine by himself and see where the night takes him, yet Ryan wants to join him.
I really love this new sitcom. It's a fresh show with terrific characters and a smart and funny script. I can only hope there are some Emmy nods here because I feel they are truly deserved. Treat yourself to this when it eventually comes out. It will be so worth it.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars BRING IT BACK! May 27, 2008

By T. Salisbury

Format:Amazon Instant Video

This show was fantastic from start to finish, even despite the writers strike! The pilot was one of the best pilots I've ever seen, the actors superb, the situation had years of exploration and story to go. It was funny, clever, charged with great character (and actor) chemistry! The best sitcom I have seen in years and I hope someone rethinks things and gives this show a well-deserved second season!!! My favorite show of 2007-2008!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the good stuff. May 27, 2008

By Randy Pullman

Format:Amazon Instant Video|Amazon Verified Purchase

Hello,Truly fun situation comedy to watch. I love that it's getting better with each episode. The fact that FOX didn't renew for another season kinda makes me wonder if "Back to You" is simply getting sold to the highest bidder. Still I worry Mr Lloyd might not get the overwhelming credit he is owed. Wings,Frasier, and now Back to you...All masterpieces of this screenwriter/producer...I am grateful!UPDATE now the season one is available. It has three additional, never before aired episodes. Sadly it the closest we can ever hope to seeing this sitcom returning to the TV screen.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars New Favorite April 10, 2008

By militarymom

Format:Amazon Instant Video

I now have a new favorite. Fish Story was hilarious. Gary creshishsishki (inside joke) totally makes the show. The timing on his one liners is perfect. When is season 2 going to start?

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Funniest thing I've seen in a long time November 29, 2007

By Christina Cliggott

Format:Amazon Instant Video

This show is one of the funniest shows out there. Great comedians and a great concept. Loved it!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars What is Wrong with Hollywood? October 19, 2008

By G. W. Hansen

Format:DVD

This was one of the funniest new shows that came out of last year's lackluster season. Sharp, quick-witted one liners and the chemistry between Heaton and Grammar was undeniable. This show was destined to become a comic classic. And then it's cancelled? Are you kidding me? Who do we write to so we can see this show get back on the air? It was GREAT. I mean, it was laugh out loud funny. I don't understand Hollywood and maybe I'm not supposed to, but they let a great one get away. Good job, boneheads. All the stupid reality shows out there up to and including Paris Hilton's idiotic BFF and a show like "Back to You" is sent packing? What are you guys smoking out there in LA? Seriously. Bring this show back and prove you got some semblance to taste left.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great chemistry = Fantastic Show! August 23, 2008

By Luvnlife500

Format:DVD

This is truly a fantastic show! Patty Heaton and Kelsey Grammar have such great chemistry, and work well with the rest of the talented cast! Back to You is truly a refreshing show that will keep you laughing for hours!!! I hope the bring it back!!! :)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatness Cut Short March 23, 2011

By Trainman

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Watching the 16 hilarious episodes of Back To You Back to You - Season 1 is not only entertaining and invigorating but a warm and poignant reminder of what was lost when FOX canceled the show after only one season. The three unaired episodes alone are worth the price. Patricia Heaton is gorgeous, alluring and brilliantly funny, as always. Her skills as a superb, highly professional actress render her in command of every scene, literally at the wink of an eye. Kelsey Grammer is at his alternating smarmy and heartwarming best. The writing evolves from the early episode one liners as characters are established to the wonderful interplay of a beautifully cast ensemble with the potential to rival the Barone clan in Everyone Loves Raymond, two of whose veterans reappear here. In the last couple broadcast episodes the writers hit their stride with the arrival of a hip, trendy, ambitious, disingenuous new station manager, a Eurasian woman who was, I thought, a scream. There was so much potential. But there is a lot of fun left behind, even though only 16 episodes of it.