Product Details

• Actors: Lenny Henry, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Roger Griffiths, Dave Hill, Jeff Nuttall
• Directors: Dewi Humphreys
• Writers: Geoff Deane
• Producers: Charlie Hanson, Polly McDonald
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: BBC Worldwide
• DVD Release Date: August 30, 2005
• Run Time: 172 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009NSCUS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,999 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Chef! - The Complete Series Three" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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CHEF!:COMPLETE 3RD SEASON - DVD Movie

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The season that runied Chef!, October 22, 2005

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J. Summerford - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chef! - The Complete Series Three (DVD)

The first two seasons of Chef! are absolutely brilliant and some of the most entertaining television one will ever watch. Season three, however, is virtually unwatchable - they changed director, changed from film to video tape, replaced many of the actors and the result is perhaps the fastest downfall of a great series in television history. I would avoid seasons three like the plague but do check out the first two seasons.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Season 3 was, indeed, the show's downfall, May 18, 2006

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Joshua Bozeman (Evansville, Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chef! - The Complete Series Three (DVD)

Chef, as a series overall, is simply brilliant. Henry is a brilliant actor and the character of Blackstock is a joy to watch. The plot is halfway absurd mostly all the time- but it's genius and hilarious.

Unfortunately, season 3 transformed the show into a completely different animal. Season 1 is by far the best- the look, the music between scenes, the storylines, the character development, etc. Season 2 saw the addition of a laugh track which was annoying, but the look of the series stayed the same. We saw some characters go and some new ones pop up. No big deal.

Season 3- first off, they went from shooting the series on film to video. I noticed this the second the first episode of season 3 started on the DVD. I was shocked to see such a wonderful show turned into a full-fledged, shot-on-the-cheap sitcom, instead of the semi-high brow comedy gem it used to be.

This season brought too many character changes...in regards to missing characters, new characters, and odd behavior for the already existant characters. Things got a bit moodier and darker...not as cheery, light, and just not as funny.

Worst of all tho was the look of the film and the music. Season 3 just looks terrible when you got used to a series shot on film. Most people wouldn't imagine the difference this simple (yet major) change can make. It looked like a series of slick, well shot, big budget, short films for 2 seasons...then suddenly went to a cheap-looking sitcom that seemed to be shot on a soundstage somewhere. In 1 and 2, you couldn't help but think they were in an actual kitchen, inside an actual French village, location shots galore...it was real stuff taking place that just happened to be filmed. This image was shot down with season 3, sadly.

I wouldn't say season 3 is terrible. The story gets less funny, the characters do more depressing things (Blackstock's relationship goes down fast)...but, still- you can't help but wonder if this is what did the show in. The series, overall, is still brilliant, it's just sad that season 3 had to taint it the way it did.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother with Season 3!, April 20, 2008

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Brook B. Petersen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chef! - The Complete Series Three (DVD)

I had no idea what this was about when I ordered it. I loved it immediately. I loved the look of the filming, the intelligent humor, the acting, the casting. Then, season two changed the kitchen staff, but it was still enjoyable. As soon as I was 3 seconds into season 3, however, I saw some real problems. I had to wonder what in the world was going on! It was totally "STUPID" and the casting was terrible, WAY overboard, and even the main characters were not acting like they had in the first two. It was as if someone had come along in Season 3 and said "I don't like what we've been doing, so I'm throwing it all out the window and am going to do my own thing!"

Season 3 was so terrible, I had to struggle through it, 'hoping' it was going to get better and get back to what it was. It never did, and I was very disappointed.

In time, I may watch Season's 1 and 2 again, but Season 3 has already gone to the "Good Will" box, never to be seen again! (At least not by me!) Shame-shame on whoever made those "show wrecking" decisions. Boo to you.