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The Whitest Kids U' Know: The Complete Second Season

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I recently ordered this on Amazon and I am currently awaiting its arrival via UPS this afternoon. I became a Whitest Kids fan immediately after I caught an episode on Netflix. From that moment on, I have been watching any and every episode that I can get my hands on. I am glad to see that IFC is not afraid to let a cutting edge comedy show try to be bold and daring. I have seen every episode available of Instant Watch on Netflix, but I will re-watch Season 2 again when it arrives. I high recommend this to people who like bold and often times cringe inducing humor. If you have ever enjoyed shock jock radio then this is a must see.

If you are not sure if you will like the whitest kids u'know,then just buy it, because i personally guarantee you will LOVE IT!!!!!

All I wanted was the skit with the teenagers in love who want to live under the sea. It was one of the first Whitest Kids sketches I ever saw and I was hooked immediately. Now that I have it on DVD I am forcing everyone I know to watch that sketch, and EVERYONE has laughed uncontrollably. Thank you Whitest Kids U'Know!

It's inaccurate to call the Whitest Kids U Know (WKUK) the next Monty Python. Such a comparison is cheap and facile. But it's accurate to compare them to Monty Python, the Goon Show, the Kids in the Hall, and early SNL for boundary-breaking ensemble humor. Their routines often feel like one-act plays in which they invert character expectations and surprise audiences with coarse, raunchy power.

WKUK's ability to find the truth regular people don't admit to themselves makes them incisive satirists and social critics. They hold up inverted visions of the myths we build around ourselves. Their skewed vision of moments like the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner," or their parodies of pop songs, are funny because they are so precisely accurate, even if those being skewered don't admit it.

Not surprisingly for a show buried on a premium cable network, their content can often be over-the-top. Head writer Trevor Moore had two shows canceled for his language and content before finding his niche here. And that trend continues: the show's naked fear of women, fondness for penis jokes, and frank salty language will bug blue-noses. This show doesn't let you off easy, and will alienate the tender-hearted.

But when they hit, they hit hard. They practice the principle that telling the truth is the funniest form of satire. And even their cringe-inducing themes cut through our veils and force audiences to take a good look within to ask why we react that way. Hilarious, brazen, honest, and unsubtle, WKUK takes you for a ride that you won't forget easily, and will leave you changed whether you like it or not.

This is my personal favorite for the Whitest Kids. You get more content per episode than in the third and (so far) fourth season, but with a greater sense of production that you don't really get to see in the first season. The special features are sparse, but, like with season 1, the commentary is pretty entertaining, especially if you're familiar with the sketches. Maybe a little pricey for the lack of special features (I bought it for $19.99 I think), but if you're aching for WKUK, then this is a good way to feed the need.

I absolutely love TWKUK, but the problem is this DVD is presented in a matted 4/3 format. That means, the video was shot as 16/9 widescreen, but they reformatted it as 4/3 so those of us with widescreen TVs either have to look at a video with big black borders or zoom in to crop them. The zoomed video isn't unwatchable (like those Star Wars special edition DVDs), but I shouldn't have to take that extra step.

Just something to know before you buy.

I had heard somewhere about this comedy troupe, and that they were good, so I thought I'd check them out. If you want to watch a bunch of immature, unfunny amateurs bouncing around ugh-here's the thing with "the whitest kids you know" they are inspired by sketch comedy done right by professionals, and decided to try thier hand at it. I would reccommend oh, something like mr show or the job with dennis leary, or flight of the conchords. I hated these guys so much i threw the dvd's in the trash. You're welcome.

This DVD is a mood lifter. I have not laughed so much since the release of the first season. I almost peed my pants; PEED! Don't wait another minute to purchase your copy!

I am, or should say was, a fan of the Whitest Kids You Know. I own their first season on DVD and personally consider it one of the best DVD'S in my collection. Because the first season was so good, I assumed the 2nd season should be worth the money as well. Seems like a logical assumption, right?

Wrong. As epically good as the first season was, the 2nd season was equally bad. There was not one memorable or even remotely funny sketch out of the whole lot of them. Actually I take that back because, to be fair, I didn't even watch the entire DVD because the first 7 or 8 episodes were so bad I couldn't stand to watch any more.

It was almost as if season one was their "best of" collection from years of ideas, and then they filled season 2 with junk because they were either pressured to meet deadlines or just ran out of ideas. Maybe they should wait a few years in between seasons to give them a chance to produce quality material. Since purchasing this DVD is the equivalent of flushing your money down the toilet, (which incidentally seems to also be where WKUK'S humor has gone) I would not recommend this DVD for anyone.