Product Details

• Actors: Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, Tamara Mello, Christopher Gorham, Sara Rue
• Directors: Arvin Brown, Brian Robbins, Craig Zisk, David Petrarca, Elodie Keene
• Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 6
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Touchstone / Disney
• DVD Release Date: September 21, 2004
• Run Time: 900 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001I55S8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,804 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Popular - The Complete First Season" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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POPULAR:SEASON ONE - DVD Movie

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39 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outcasts + Popular Elite / Engagement = Popular, July 17, 2004

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T. Stewart "moviemancritter" (Santa Cruz) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Popular - The Complete First Season (DVD)

Welcome to Kennedy High. To your right you have the Popular crowd which is headed by Brooke McQueen (head cheerleader), her boyfriend Josh Ford (Star Quarterback), best friend Nicole (biggiest bitch in school), and Merry Cherry (Richiest teenager on the west coast). To your left you have the un-popular crowd with Sam McFerson (reporter at large), her guy-friend Harrison (typical outcast), Carman (larger girl with a heart of gold), and Lilly (the boyish activist).

Through all the years they have attend school together, they have always wondered what it would be like to be in the others shoes, but still keeping a safe distance from each other. But then their world is turned upside down, when the head liners of both groups: Sam and Brooke find out that in a little less than 9 months, they will be more than rivals... they will be sisters.

What can be said for Popular, that hasn't already. It was the freshiest, brilliantly written, and witty show that aired for the two years that it was on the air. All the characters will be remembered, because they were so unique. It sad to think that the ratings for the show went from 3 million to 900,000. But now people will finally have a chance to see what they missed.

I loved this show because It was a spoof on all the other "Teen Soaps" out their. There hasn't really been anything like popular before, nor will there be anything like it again... Hopefully with the DVD sales Buena Vista will realize that they need to make a movie to tie up all the loose ends.

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars INTELLIGENT. HIP. HILARIOUS TELEVISON!!, September 3, 2004

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Chris Kennison (Jefferson City, Mo United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Popular - The Complete First Season (DVD)

Okay, I'm a male in my 30s and when this show first hit the air, I just happened to catch the first episode and I couldn't keep my eyes off the screen! The show moved with sharp wit. Fantastic, sharp and hilarious characters that blend into a collage of colorful entertainment.

I actually recorded every episode, commerical free, onto video tapes... and now I can trash them for the real thing!! DVDs!!!!

The shows are each in their own right, kooky and zany and just down right fun as heck! Each episode has a sort of flash and sass to it, it's addictive.

There is absolutely no question, each episode of POPULAR was WRITTEN with care. Picking the absolute right times to make us laugh and the absolute right times to pull our heart strings. Singing, dancing, laughing and crying... all in one show.

Like I said, I'm a male in my thirties, and I'm proof that you don't have to be a teenager to enjoy this show. This show is excellent because it has excellent WRITING!!

If you're looking for a show to pick your spirits up and see some of the best young talents of the future flesh out some wonderful characters, give POPULAR a shot. I can't wait to get the DVDs in the mail!! September 21st!! Hurry up and get here!

Then I'll just cross my fingers that the second season comes available sometime!! I only got to see the first 5 or 6 episodes when it aired...!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highschool Highway: satirical dramedy at it's finest, June 12, 2004

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R. Banerji (ny) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Popular - The Complete First Season (DVD)

In autumn of 1999, The WB network debuted the TV series "Popular," a refreshingly clever dramedy set in high school about two girls from opposite social spheres forced into sisterhood when their parents make a love connection. Saturated with scathing humor, pop culture references and social angst, "Popular" explored e-generation ambition and the teen crusade for popularity, acceptance and clear skin among the two girls and their feuding cliques.

In 2001, The WB unceremoniously truncated the show's two-year run after falsely leading the producers and fans to believe the show would be returning for another season. Much to everyone's chagrin, the final image of the series was a disturbing and violent cliffhanger which would never be resolved. However, fans can now relive the first season thanks to Buena Vista Home Entertainment.