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The New Adventures of Old Christine: The Complete First Season

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I really love this show. It's so good and I can see why Julia won a Golden Globe for this. She's such a talented and funny actress and makes this show truly enjoyable. I also really love Wanda Sykes and she brings even more humour to the show and rounds out a great cast.
While everyone probably already knows the plot of the series, here are the episodes within this DVD set.
1 PILOT - She's sweet, she's adorable, she's young, I hate her. Christine meets new Christine.
2 SUPERTRAMP - Christine looks for a fling ... and lands the man mocked as the Sad Dad at Ritchie's school.
3 OPEN WATER - Is love blind? The unexpected occurs when Barb and Pete set Christine up on a blind date.
4 ONE TOE OVER THE LINE, SWEET JESUS - Richard has no problem with Christine and Burton's romance. Nope, no problem at all.
5 I'LL SHOW YOU MINE - The men in her life. After two months of dating, Burton still hasn't met Ritchie.
6 THE OTHER F WORD - Christine takes it upon herself to diversify Ritchie's white white school.
7 LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO STAN - Solo and so low. After she breaks up with Burton, Christine discovers dining out alone is no treat.
8 TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL - Four hundred dollas a guest!? Christine rebels against extravagant children's birthday parties.
9 RITCHIE HAS TWO MOMMIES - ...But only one of them is nuts! Christine freaks when New Christine shows up at Parents' Night.
10 NO FAULT DIVORCE - Why did Christine and Richard get divorced? Maybe for a reason Christine never knew about.
11 EXILE ON LAME STREET - Afraid of what Ritchie will be exposed to at a Rolling Stones concert, Christine tries to crash the event.
12 SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE PORTUGUESE - Working women of the world, unite. Christine is thrilled to meet another working mom at Ritchie's school.
13 A FAIR TO REMEMBER - Christine's hopes of rekindling her romance with Burton are dashed when she learns he has a new girlfriend ... named Christine.

You really have to check out this show. You'll really love it. And fans who already love it will love the special features here like Unaired scenes and gag reels to name a few.
I highly recommend this dvd to all fans of the show and to people who haven't already seen this, because you'll watch it and fall in love with it too.

One of the funniest new shows. I seriously laughed out loud in every episode. Usually comedy shows have one or two good episodes, but this show is seriously funny in every single episode. I hope people realize this and start watching it.

This is one of the best shows on television. I'm so excited to finally be able to own it and watch it again and again. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is amazing as the star and so much fun to watch. And the supporting cast is wonderful, especially the meanie moms, Tricia O'Kelley and Alex Kapp Horner. It's a DVD you should buy to remind yourself what great television is and that the sitcom isn't dead, it just hasn't been done well for many years...until now.

In my opinion, this is one of the best sitcoms ever.

When I heard the first season of The New Adventures of Old Christine was going to be released on DVD, I wanted to jump and shout for joy. Finally! A show series that I find worthy enough to spend money on. It is the only sitcom that I could watch over and over - and laugh just as hard the second, third, or ninety-ninth time.

I was feeling a little down lately and happened upon this DVD. I have been laughing all evening and this little show has healed me.
I had no idea the series was so fantastic! Everything about it, from the excellent writing and laugh-out-loud humor( those striking writers deserve their due! A great comedy show like this would not be possible without the skills of the super talented writers! )...to the excellent actors and actresses, the sets are colorful and interesting, Julia's outfits are so cute....Julia L-D is at her finest. I am sorry to say she USED to be my least fav on Seinfeld, but man is she incredible in this. I have turned into a huge fan! She is gorgeous and hysterically funny. This is a top notch witty show with adult humor, and the scenes with Christine's 8 year old son are not the typical saccharine cloying scenes so commonly done with TV children.
This is a sitcom high up there in quality. It is on par with Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, as far as intelligence and adult humor and quality.

Be sure to add this box set to your collection. It's so funny. The cast all click. It is well written, and you will laugh until you cry.

I liked this show from the get go. I think Julia Louis Dreyfus is very funny. I liked her on Seinfeld and she does not disappoint in this sit com. If you like New Adventures from TV, Seinfeld or are just a Julia Louis fan you will like this DVD collection. It has all 13 episodes from the first season and some of the extras are a Gag Reel, Unaired Scenes and Cast Interviews. Great addition to your comedy collection :)

I admit...I never really watched this on t.v....but then I saw it was out, read all the reviews and decided to buy it...and I am SOOO happy I did....This show is HYSTERICAL! Some parts of it I feel it is living my life...dating being a single mother, issues with your kids....the "Mom Cliques" at school, shopping at Target....every single episode made me laugh. I also did not like her when she was on Seinfeld, but love her on this...even her clothes are cool! I highly recommend this and hope it stays funny and on the air for a very long time. I can't wait for the next season out on DVD.

I was so happy to recieve the first season on DVD! The New Adventures of Old Christine is such a great show, much due to the outstanding and absolutely fearless acting of Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the lead. She is also surrounded by a very talanted cast and the writing is fresh (even though as many have pointed out, the format is traditional sitcom). The best thing with owning this DVD is of course being able to watch the episodes over and over again, but there is also an interesting interview feature, where mainly Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the series creator Kari Lizer share their thoughts, but also the rest of the cast, director Andy Ackerman and others comment on writing, acting, directing etc. And then there's a blooper part. This is fun to watch, but I have seen funnier blooper features from other series. This can probably be explained by the fact that this was the very first season of the show and that there were only 13 episodes. Still fun, though! Some previously un-aired scenes are also included and constitues an extra treat.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus certainly deserved the Emmy she got for her performance during this season. I especially love ep. 5 "I'll show you mine", which features Christine's relationship with Burton and shows how Julia Louis-Dreyfus acts supremely both comedically and dramatically, and ep. 13 "A fair to remember" which displays the same thing and also captures very well the tension in her relationship with the ex-husband Richard. But it is hard to pick favourites. I love all episodes and enjoy also storylines featuring Barb, Matthew, new Christine and the meanie moms. Another favourite episode of mine this season is ep. 10 "No fault divorce" where the neurotic character of Christine is illustrated delightfully. Before I start picking every episode of this season as my favourite I'll conclude by recommending this DVD for purchase for anyone who loves intelligently written and well-performed sitcoms. And if you don't love Julia Louis-Dreyfus already, you will after wathching this.

I was searching for a new show and "The new adventures of old Christine" was on sale on Amazon.com. I don't live in the US and I have never heard about it however, I decided to buy it. The pilot episode is not so good but the second one is very funny. I kept watching it and I discovered that it is a very, very funny show. My favorite episodes are number 12 "Some of my Best Friends are Portuguese" and 13 "A Fair to Remember", they are hilarious. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and all the cast are doing a great job!