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The Comeback - The Complete Only Season (2005)

Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Laura Silverman Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Actors: Lisa Kudrow, Laura Silverman, Damian Young, JT Alexander, Craig DeSilva
  • Writers: Lisa Kudrow, Michael Patrick King
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Hbo Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: August 1, 2006
  • Run Time: 30 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000FL7CB4
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,003 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Special Features

  • 13 episodes on two discs
  • Commentary by Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King on the pilot, Valerie Hangs with the Cool Kids, and Valerie Shines Under Stress
  • Commentary by Valerie Cherish on Valerie Triumphs at the Upfronts
  • Commentary by Michael Patrick King on Valerie Bonds with the Cast and Valerie Does Another Classic Leno
  • "Valerie After the Laughter" - an exclusive new interview with the beloved actress
  • Valerie Backstage at Dancing with the Stars

Editorial Reviews

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How wickedly ironic--and delicious--that Lisa Kudrow's single season of The Comeback provided the talented actress with enough meat for her to be nominated for an Emmy--after the show was canceled by HBO. Kudrow went for the Anti-Phoebe role after the demise of Friends, demonstrating her spectacular acting chops and range of comic abilities. The show centered on Kudrow's playing an actress, once the ingénue of the moment, trying ever more desperately to get back into the limelight. The vehicle of choice: a reality "series" that follows Kudrow's Valerie Cherish into scenarios with the deck more than stacked against her. Kudrow's acid delivery and willingness to show Valerie's raw pain, ambition, and obsequiousness make for engrossing and poignant, if squirm-inducing, viewing. Valerie's fond memory of being on Leno: when a fellow guest's monkey unexpectedly relieves himself on her head. "It was a real water-cooler moment," she says, desperately spinning. "And you know, this was Leno's first year. So it was a real important show for him too!" The boxed set includes all 13 episodes and some yummy extras, including a new "interview" with Valerie Cherish, an appearance by Valerie backstage at Dancing with the Stars, and backstage dish with series creators Kudrow and Michael Patrick King. The series, though short-lived demonstrates why Kudrow is one of our most talented actresses; here's hoping for a succession of more Comebacks. --A.T. Hurley


Product Description

(HBO Comedy Series) Ten years ago she was TV's "It" girl. Now It's a different story. For Valerie Cherish, no price is too high to pay for clinging to the television spotlight. Lisa Kudrow stars as Valerie Cherish, a former B-list sitcom star so desperate to revive her career that she agrees to star in a reality television show called The Comeback.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Audio Commentary
Interviews:Valerie?s DVD Interview
Other:Valerie Backstage at Dancing with the Stars


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61 of 66 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Niche Series, June 11, 2006
Perhaps the Producer, Michael Patrick King from Sex and The City and Lisa Kudrow, star from Friends were really expensive to get for HBO, since those shows were so big. However, those shows were made for the masses. Perhaps HBO was expecting another block buster ratings giant. It sounded like it, when they chose not to renew this show, saying the numbers weren't there and they didn't have any resources to put into promoting it further.

However, The Comeback was more of a niche show; subtle, intelligent, willing to embrace pain, humiliation in a point blank fashion. Willing to embrace phases we tend to avoid: those difficult moments in life when somebody says something in which you are not quite sure how to respond, socially awkward situations. A series this intelligent and insightful can only appeal to a few. The great masses prefer simple minded fair to distract them or prefer to see lots of things exploding with lots of pyrotechnics kind of like Homer and Bart Simpson, who are caricatures of "Everyman" on the Street".

But as Valerie (Lisa's character says in one episode); Reality TV is becoming "Coliseum mentality" and that she doesn't do coliseums. Valerie feared her show would not fare well in such a world. This thought proved to be prophetic.

Lisa Kudrow graduated from Vassar College with a degree in Biology. She's an extremely intelligent woman although you might not think so with all the ditzy characters she has played like Phoebe and the Romy and Michelle HS Reunion character.

In The Comeback however, as the main character and as Executive Producer, her intelligence is allowed free rein, as she is allowed to fully develop this Valerie character into a lightning rod for all manner of ridiculous situations...she still plays the part of silly and vain woman but does it so well in concert with the whole cast... We get to see humanity and all it's ridiculous foibles: vanity. prententiousness, selfishness, rudeness, vapidness, indifference, ego mania, self involved-ness...

Each episode allows us to see in subtle details and not so subtle details the dynamics of human/social interactions.

It was definitely not a show for the masses...I don't know if the 2nd season could have been as good as the first but at least we got 13 fantastic episodes of which I have watched at least 15 times each. I think Lisa and Michael should have tried to bring it to Showtime after HBO dropped it but Hey life is always changing...I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Kudrow brings brains and painful honesty to reality TV, July 7, 2006
In Lida Kudrow's short-lived HBO series "The Comeback" we are forced to watch former "it-girl" Valerie Cherish as she embarks on a comeback, playing a Mrs. Roper-style character in a jiggly comedy while appearing in her own reality TV show, The Comeback. It all strikes a little too close to home for television celebs, I think, and Kudrow isn't afraid to go to those uncomfortable places making us cringe even as we laugh. At the beginning of the series we're laughing at Valerie and her obvious attempts to make herself look good in the eyes of her fans from the past. By the time the first season wrapped, we were with her every step of the way, rooting for her triumph and feeling her pain. I'm so glad we're going to get this show on DVD... now if we can just have a second season?
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "Give her another take!", May 16, 2006
By E.J. Disfarmer "EJD" (New Orleans, USA) - See all my reviews
FInally, HBO is doing right by "The Comeback" - one of the most hilarious shows ever to grace the TV screen and one which was criminally cancelled after only one season - with a double disk DVD. From tvshowsondvd.com:

The 2 disc set will include all 13 episodes from season 1, along with commentaries on 6 episodes, Valerie's DVD interview, and footage of Valerie backstage at Dancing with the Stars. Episodes on the set include:
<OL>
Disc 1
<LI>The Comeback (Pilot) - Audio Commentary
<LI>Valerie Triumphs at the Upfronts - Audio Commentary
<LI>Valerie Bonds with the Cast - Audio Commentary
<LI>Valerie Stands Up for Aunt Sassy
<LI>Valerie Demands Dignity
<LI>Valerie Saves the Show
<LI>Valerie Gets a Very Special Episode

Disc 2
<LI>Valerie Relaxes in Palm Springs
<LI>Valerie Hangs with the Cool Kids - Audio Commentary
<LI>Valerie Gets a Magazine Cover
<LI>Valerie Stands Out on the Red Carpet - Audio Commentary
<LI>Valerie Shines Under Stress
<LI>Valerie Does Another Classic Leno - Audio Commentary
</OL>
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5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best sitcoms ever
sadly this show only lasted one season. lisa kudrow steps out of the well received character of phoebe to star in and produce one of the most intelligent comedies ever. Read more
Published 1 month ago by bkl

5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta Cherish Valerie Cherish
I think I'm a little biased, seeing as how I BOUGHT this DVD set because I loved the show ((I rented it from Netflix, and HAD to own it)). Read more
Published 2 months ago by D. Blyskal

4.0 out of 5 stars Loved this show !
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5.0 out of 5 stars On time
Arrived on time and as described.
Well made but a downer. I couldn't get all the way through it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Lisa Kudrow's performance is so multi-layered it deserves all the accolade in the world. THE COMEBACK should be watched again and again and again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I need to know I'm being heard. Am I being heard?
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Published 11 months ago by Bruce Brocka

5.0 out of 5 stars Completely hilarious
This was one of the funniest shows on TV -- EVER! It's hilarious on so many levels.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Comeback: The Complete Series
Well, Entertainment Weekly has never steered me wrong. I was one of the many who did not catch this show when it first aired despite EW begging us to show it some love. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Darrin Dunsford

1.0 out of 5 stars WORST SHOW EVER!!!
Without a doubt one of the worst shows I've ever had the displeasure to watch! Lisa Kudrow's character yaps constantly in a horrific, nasally voice and is so annoying you will... Read more
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