Get a Life
Get a Life
| 23 September 1990 (USA)
SEASON & EPISODES
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    Claysaba

    Excellent, Without a doubt!!

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    Taraparain

    Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

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    Bessie Smyth

    Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

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    Delight

    Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

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    O2D

    Get A Life is one of the funniest shows ever.That's why it got cancelled.The average person would rather watch a bunch of fools learning important life lessons.That's their idea of comedy.Not only was this show extremely funny, they made very weird story choices that always worked.The show starts off being about a 30 year old paperboy, his parents and his best friend.In early episodes they try to give Chris other paperboy friends but they quickly disappear.Almost every episode contains a ridiculous musical montage and it never gets old.At one point in the first season they start having Chris die in most episodes and every time it's funny.For the second season,Chris moved into the garage of Bill Murray's brother and his parents only make a couple appearances after that.But the weirdest change they made is when Chris' best friend leaves his wife and she becomes the co-star of the series, even though her and Chris hate each other and she was barely in the first season.And it worked!This is by far one of the best TV shows ever.If you read this go find everything by Chris, Eagleheart, Cabin Boy, old Letterman clips, whatever you can find.You won't regret it.

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    dmuccillo

    There is only one TV series that I truly wish to own on DVD and it's Chris Elliott's Get a Life! Unfortunately, Get a Life is the only series out of seemingly thousands that is not available in its entirety on DVD. If it is ever released, I will buy it the very first day. In several interviews, Elliott has blamed the "suits at Sony" for not releasing a Get a Life complete DVD set. C'mon Sony. You need something to raise that sagging stock price! Quit acting like a free floating blob of cellulite cast adrift in a sea of cotton candy soaked in dog saliva and release the complete Get a Life now! I am certain it would be a hit. There are millions of fans clamoring for it! GET A LIFE NOW!!!!!!!

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    MartinHafer

    I guess I have no taste at all. After all, I loved this show and watched every episode when it first aired. However, its success was very short-lived and so America sent the message that it wasn't impressed. I wonder if it was really because the show was bad ("stupid", yes--"bad", no), or because it wasn't marketed well or because after the first season they kept re-tooling and messing with a good formula. Often this "re-tooling" is the kiss of death, and in this case it certainly was true. The comedic balance was gone and the episodes seemed choppier and less funny--but still excellent to my apparently low standards. I also think that MANY people have a hard time suspending disbelief and just didn't know what to think about these rather surreal episodes. I loved ZOO ANIMALS ON WHEELS, Chris going in search of his REAL Amish parents or the automated newspaper delivery machine that nearly put this 30 year-old newspaper boy out of business! What a show--too bad it was canceled and too bad only selected episodes are available on DVD.UPDATE: The show has finally been released on DVD. You will most likely notice that season one was MUCH better. Season two seemed much more aimless and unfunny---they they were having trouble sustaining the concept.

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    daddison1909

    The first season was brilliant. When they got rid of the original theme, along with the Sam Robards character, I stopped watching. I saw Brian Doyle Murray, and I cringed every second he was on the screen. He, along with the fact the writers ran out of good ideas, after season one, ruined the series. I do not know why Elliot, and the other writers, retooled the series after its first year. But that first season, STANDS! Anyway, that is what happens when you find out later that the network suits offer suggestions that materially change a perfectly good product. Maybe that is what happened here. I hope Elliot has another series in him.

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