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Everybody Hates Chris: The Complete Series

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I LOOOOVE EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS. I was an avid viewer during the 1st season in 2005, and i would watch it every week. I recently started to watch again, so you can imagine how i feel knowing that the show recently underwent cancellation. To take something so PERFECT off of television fills me with sadness and frustration! So, let me put my emotions aside for a bit to explain one of the greatest shows to ever hit the airwaves!

The show revolves around the everyday life of Chris, who is a 12-year-old seventh grade student in the series' first episode. Chris is one of the few "normal" characters on the show, surrounded by a collection of interesting characters that, in his point of view, act as if they dislike him. Chris lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, a low-income community and attends an all-white school, where students and teachers alike pick on him. If things go well for Chris throughout an episode, half of the time they will backfire on him by the end. If a situation isn't going Chris' way, it always manages to get even worse for him, whether or not he tries to change the course of events. Chris Rock (a true genius and one of my all-time favorite Comedians) narrates the show and takes us through the up's and downs of his years living in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn during the early-mid 1980's. Tyler James Williams (who plays young Chris Rock) never fails to make you laugh with his bland, but funny jokes. Chris has wit and charm! You find yourself caring about his character, wanting him to see things through with a happy ending.

Chris Rock's narration ALONE makes you ROFL, and the actors hit you with just the same! Julius (Terry Crews) is the perfect example of a good Father! He holds down his household and always shows love and affection, this man adooores his family! Rochelle (Tichina Arnold), in my eyes, is a legend. She is one of my all time favorite actresses. This beautiful, smart, intelligent actress has been making me laugh my a** off ever since her days on the 90's T.V. show "Martin," and she's back and BETTER THAN EVER! She will, without a doubt, make your entire face ache and your cheeks tense up with laughter! Drew (Tequan Richmond) and Tanya (Imani Hakim) are so adorable. They always argue but they also like working together, especially when it comes to getting what they want from their parents. Chris' best friend Greg (Vincent Martella) will make you laugh as well, as he shows that he can stand beside his fellow actors.

One thing that stands out, probably the most, in the show is the array of 80's music that you will hear in the beginning of almost every episode. Artists such as Run DMC, Janet Jackson, Lisa Lisa and The Cult Jam, Howard Jones, LL Cool J, Culture Club, Madonna, Duran Duran, and Kool Moe Dee lend their 80's hits to the show...as well as many other 80's musicians...the list goes on. I will say this much, there are MANY episodes in this box set that have alternate music per episode. The original music soundtrack has suffered the "cut/uncut" treatment by Paramount (The Kings & Queens of destroying perfectly fine movies AND t.v. shows, converting them to cut format). Certain episodes have different, and at times, absolutely no original music to support the episode. My guess is that Paramount was too lazy, and too cheap to conjure up a deal with the artists and their music. Oh, but don't fret though, If you want to watch all episodes in their full-original-music-soundtrack-glory, you will have to catch them as they air on BET or Nick @ Nite. Trust me, I am not pleased with this either, but in this case, it's better to have chopped up music rather than nothing at all.

On a lighter note, you will witness several familiar faces from the 1970's & '80s era of television. The entire series is blessed with a reunion of seasoned vet actors and comedians, all whom play permanent roles throughout various episodes. Talented professionals such as, Jackee Harry, Wayne Brady, Whoppi Goldberg, Antonio Fargas, Tisha Cambell Martin, Ricky Harris, Ernest Thomas, Robin Givens, and Mike Estime all shine..as well as a few new faces who all bring life to their characters! *Here are some of the DVD perks of the series: 1st, The DVD has tons of options. Commentary on certain episodes, Webisodes on almost every episode, and deleted scenes, which are so funny that you wonder why they weren't left in the original show.

It's very hard for me to even sit and watch the last season on DVD, because while watching it, you just know that it's the end, it's final! And let's face it, there are not a lot of African American T.V. shows out there nowadays that tend to make it past 4 or 5 seasons, and that is due to fans tuning in for a bit, then suddenly tuning out, which sends ratings in decline. I feel that we, the viewers, should make it our duty to keep our shows on the air and support them. This way they will be able to arrive at the 10 year mark! Otherwise, this will continue to plague our genuine African American comedies, dramas, and sitcoms. So this is my plea to my sista's, my brotha's and everybody in between, all who, like me, love and enjoy outstanding African American comedy such as Everybody Hates Chris, Tyler Perry's House Of Payne, The Game..let's make this happen, and let's share the happiness that will follow as we succeed. As I said before, I watch every episode, and I usually have EHC DVD marathons, but when that last DVD rolls around, what was once fun, slowly becomes tragic. EHC is now off the air and will not return anytime soon. I had hopes that BET would pick it up, but I don't know of any new news stating that this will happen. In a post I came across a few days after hearing about the cancellation, and in that post Chris Rock announced that the end of season 4 matched up with his own past -- dropping out of high school to become a comedian -- and that basically, it was time to end the show. So my only point is this - they are the entertainers, and we are the viewing public (fans). They do their part, now lets accomplish our's and save our authentic comedy..ultimately, it's up to us! - These DVD's are a must buy!

The coolest show ever! This sitcom set in Brooklyn in the eighties will have the whole family laughing. Narrated by Chris Rock and inspired by his own childhood, Chris, played by Tyler James Williams spotlights the catastrophes, misfortunes and triumphs of growing up. Constantly at cross purposes with his loving but dysfunctional family, Chris finds that being a kid isn't easy. Every character in the show is wonderfully authentic and original and each problem Chris encounters is one that kids today will relate to. Chris Rocks' hilarious narration delivers bursts of precisely executed humor into each exceptional episode. Enjoy!

I did not watch this series during its run as a TV series. It is so funny. Chris Rock's narration really adds to it. An advantage of having the complete set is being to watch it whenever I want. My whole family loves the show.

If you are looking for a show that will make you laugh out loud every couple of minutes, this is it! I am so glad that this show was repeated on Nick at Night. I never watched it before until now. After watching about five episodes, I was like, "I HAVE GOT TO ADD THIS TO MY TELEVISION DVD LIBRARY". The cast is fantastic, very natural. It's not like your watching a show. Chris Rock does rock! I could definately relate to some of Chris' stories, as I'm sure a lot of people can. I can't say enough good things about this show, except I wish Chris would bring it back to tv and add on more new episodes. Nick at Night has made new fans of this sitcom who have never seen it before, myself being one of them! Thanks Chris!!

Love it.....Amazon delivered earlier than expected and what I got was awesome...Everybody Hates Chris is fantastic, the quality of the DVDs is excellent - Love Amazon!

This is the best show ever. My son absolutly LOVES this show. He has seen all 88 episodes and can recite almost every line. You can say a line and he will tell you what episode it is from. He was heartbroken when they took it off the air.
Basically it is about Chris Rock's life as a kid, all the struggles and hardships he had to go through to get where he is now. While I don't codone a lot that's on TV, this show seemed to be pretty nice for the middle school crowd and we are sorry to see it go. He and his friends will miss it. BEWARE!! MY SON TOLD ME THE LAST EPISODE OF THE SERIES IS A HEARTBREAKING CLIFFHANGER!!!!Hope you enjoy it as much as he did.

There was nothing about my purchase that I did not love. I have viewed the entire series which I could not do before due to work schedule. My daughter told me about the laughs, and who doesn't need to laugh. I have not encountered a skip or scratch yet. Thank God. That would have been disappointing. Thanks for the affordable purchase. Hours of clean fun except a word or two which is allowed on prime time.

I started watching the reruns on Nick at Nite with the kids. I have to say, I was hooked from the beginning. Chris and his family keep you laughing.

I did'nt particulally get into this sitcom when it first aired but as
I begine to catch reruns on the syndicated station here, it started to grow
on me. I now consider it to be up there with alot of the classic African
American tv shows. I guese the show eventually went off the air as most
sitcoms that feature child stars as they out grow the show. What was appealing
about the show to someone in my age group is the mature nature of the show.
I also like the Simpson's for the same reason, even though I'm not usually into cartoons unless they are the old Warner Brothers type. I also like the guese
appearances of some Icons from black sitcomes from the 70s on EHC.

I never saw this show when it was "on air." I recently started watching reruns and couldn't believe how funny it was. I'm about the same age as Chris Rock, so I can definitely relate to the era. All the characters are great. Tichina Arnold (who plays Rochelle) is a stitch, as is the teacher. How they keep a straight face while saying some of their lines is beyond me. The stories are so funny, and Chris Rock's narration is the icing on the cake. Since I hate all the commercials on TV, I ordered the complete DVD set. It's great, including the extras. My only complaint is that there is no closed captioning available on the DVDs. As noisy as my kids can be, I like having the "words on" while I'm watching shows. However, my TV itself has closed captioning, so I use that instead. I consider this show one of my favorite TV comedies, right up there with Seinfeld and Everybody Loves Raymond.