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The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman

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The Ultimate review: it made us pee with laughter. This is the funniest show that nobody knows about. Laura Kightlinger is a truly original comedic voice. This series is a combination of Ab Fab and Curb your Enthusiasm but funnier. The comedic writing is on a consistently high level with some of the best lines since Fran Leibowitz. these discs are Season One and originally aired on the IFC channel. I'm definitely tuning in for Season Two.

IFC's The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman isn't always a laugh out loud send-up the movie business (like, well, IFC's other send-up The Business), but where it succeeds are in some small moments of pure brilliance that really make the show something special. The criminally underrated Laura Kightlinger stars as Jackie Woodman; a would-be screen-writer stuck writing for a Hollywood rag. Her best friend and frequent driver Tara (an all grown up Nicholle Tom) is along for the ride, as Jackie finds herself getting wooed by a graphic novelist (Giuseppe Andrews) and then having to work with him, along with experiencing the "joys" of peyote, and finally getting addicted to a prescription drug and becoming even more addicted to an uber-conservative radio host (Ray Wise). The characters are richly brought to life, and while the show isn't instantly enjoyable right off the bat, it still comes off as something special to behold. All in all, The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman is a show that deserves your attention, and this is a DVD worth picking up to boot.

This is a brilliant irreverent comedy. I love the writing, acting, and directing. It is an absolute scream and I am so excited Season 1 has been released on DVD. I can't wait for IFC to start airing Season 2. This show is brills!!!! Don't miss it:)

"I am really precognitive about these kinds of things..."


or something like that, what a painfully funny wonderfully spiteful show..... don't watch it if you are a lame idiot, cause you will so see yourself skewered!! My feelings got hurt at least once an episode and I never missed an episode!!

Sorry for my weak review here. I love this show, it's one of the only "TV show" DVDs that I watch on a semi-regular basis.

I can't for the life of me understand why this show didn't proceed into a season 3, or why season 2 isn't on DVD.

The writing is too good to let fall to waste. Even the credits segment is funny (the theme song rocks too).

This is by far the funniest show you will EVER watch about living in Hollywood .Every Character is perfectly written and I never get tired of watching !
PLEASE Write more Laura!!

This show is one of the funnier things I've ever seen- the writing is great and the characters, wonderfully played by Laura Kightlinger and Nicholle Tom, are believable people, making the show all the more worthwhile. The comedy is bitter, but really well done, and the plot lines don't get old- an easy pitfall for shows about Hollywood. Overall, a great effort, can't wait for more!

This is a subversive, funny, and smart t.v. show that too few people know about. Laura Kightlinger and Nichole Tom are an amazing duo--a classic pairing of friends like Lucy and Ethel or Laverne and Shirley! Only drunk on martinis or high on peyote. This is the other Los Angeles that only people who live here know is the real one!

Laura Kightlinger and Nicholle Tom are today's Lucy and Ethel--or Laverne and Shirley--if those characters were getting drunk, taking pills and swearing like truck drivers (no, these gals swear worse than truck drivers). The basic premise of the show is writer Jackie (Laura) and her best friend Tara (Nicholle) are trying to find fame and fortune out in Hollywood, but nothing ever seems to go right for them. These two ladies are a hoot. You will laugh out loud. You might even wet yourself so be careful while watching this hilarious series. I loved that two of my favorite actresses--Sally Kellerman and Colleen Camp--both show up in episodes and join in the fun. I also have to mention the wonderful Azura Skye and Patrick Bristow who play Jackie's co-workers (I wanted to see more of them!). The humor is very dark and twisted--just so you know--but if you've got a warped sense of humor like I do, you will probably fall head over heels for the lovely Jackie Woodman and the delightful Tara Wentzel. I want to party with these ladies--or at least buy the DVDs of the second, third and fourth seasons of their terrific show.

I am a HUGE fan of this amazing show & was so pleased to receive this package in the mail in AWESOME quality
at a great rate! Thanx :)