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Daria: The Complete Animated Series |  | Directors: Aaron Augenblick, Anthony Davis, Chris Prynoski, Eric Fogel, Gloria De Ponte
Actors: Tracy Grandstaff, Wendy Hoopes, Julián Rebolledo, Ashley Albert, Geoffrey Arend
Studio: MTV / Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $72.99
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Rating:  199 reviews
Sales Rank: 106
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 8
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1606 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1
MPN: 097368957046
UPC: 097368957046
EAN: 0097368957046
ASIN: B0019N8P2W
Release Date: May 11, 2010
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| Features:
| • | Featurette pilot: Sealed With a Kick | | • | Music video: Mystik Spiral music video "Freakin' Friends" | | • | Featurette: Daria Day Intros | | • | Featurette: Top Ten Video Countdown Hosted by Daria & Jane | | • | Interview: Cast & crew interviews |
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Product Description
"The people of Lawndale just don't get Daria Morgendorffer. She's cool with that. See, Daria was born alienated, and now she's just trying to make it
Amazon.com
Turns out that Clarissa did not explain it all, like what a sick sad world it is, how much student life sucks, and how the notion that it is great to be young is a storybook fantasy. Daria, which aired on MTV between 1997 and 2002, does not paint a rosy picture, but this so-called outcast for whom suburban life "is one smart-ass joke" gave sardonic voice to the disaffected. "I'm not miserable," Daria states, "I'm just not like them." She's not kidding. Though she's referring to the "interesting idiots" she suffers none too gladly at Lawndale High School, she could well be talking about the women normally paraded on MTV, the hedonistic spring break partiers, serial daters, spoiled sweet sixteeners, and tabloid tarts like Tila Tequila. And then there's Daria, an animated (just barely) character who after five seasons and two movies (both included in this eight-disc set) managed to survive high school with her sense of self unbowed and uncompromised. Daria came a long way, baby. Before she got her own series, she was a recurring character on Beavis and Butt-head, a brainy foil for the two heavy metal imbeciles, whose pet name for her was "Diarrhea." Daria relocated her to Lawndale and introduced her self-absorbed yuppie parents and her airhead, popularity-obsessed younger sister. It also gave her a best friend and kindred misanthropic spirit, Jane Lane. Their deadpan and sarcastic banter has lost none of its incisive edge. The broadly drawn high school stereotypes--vapid cheerleaders, fashion-plate mean girls, corruptible administrators, empty-headed jocks--seem unworthy of their contempt. But the series really hit satiric pay dirt when it addressed "profound and fundamental moral issues of life," such as one episode in which Jane joins the track team out of spite, but becomes a track star, alienating Daria, who is not above enjoying some of the perks of Jane's newfound popularity. When all reverts back to, for want of a better word, normal, Daria remarks, "The system continues, you haven't redeemed yourself, and we're ostracized anyway⦠Hey, they really are preparing us for the real world." Daria comes to DVD with 99 percent of the original music changed due to rights issues, regrettable, but that shouldn't be a deal breaker, especially for those making Daria's acquaintance. The special features almost compensate. They include an animatic version of the pilot episode "Sealed with a Kick," a series retrospective featuring series creator Glenn Eichler and key members of the voice cast, Daria and Jane episode intros, and a Top Ten video countdown hosted by the duo (videos not included). --Donald Liebenson
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 199
 Smart and Funny September 4, 2010
Andrew Bunch
It`s strange, when I was in high school I didn`t like this show. Now the more I watch it, and relate to it, the more I like it. This was an excellent buy. I could not be more happy with it.
 Great collection August 30, 2010
C. Williams (Milwaukee, WI USA)
This collection is a wonderful addition to your DVD library. Although many have griped about the exclusion of the original music, I feel that this doesn't detract from the overall brilliance of the show. The cast interviews are great, and the Daria Day intros are smoothly integrated with their corresponding episodes. A must have for Daria fans!
Finally on DVD! August 30, 2010
Tess (Madison, WI)
After such a long wait for this, I couldn't give the DVD set anything less than 5 stars! Watching the series, however, I was disappointed that most of the music was missing. I wouldn't really mind - I don't remember any specific songs to miss, however in several episodes the music was removed and no background was added, leaving parts of episodes with odd "white noise" in the background instead of music or sound effects.
Also, there really aren't any bonuses in this set. You get the episodes, the movies, and some of the episodes have intros from the MTV "Daria Day" marathon they held. That's it. No behind the scenes, no interviews, no cheesy games. I guess you do get one Mystic Spiral music video.
So. The series is finally available. It is just as awesome as I remember from my angsty teen years. Just don't hope for any extra frills.
 Great tv show, review is for the packaging August 27, 2010
somebodyoranother
Great tv show, happy it's on dvd. However my one picky complaint is that there is no episode guide, not even a list of which episodes are on which disc. I have to look online to figure out what disc an episode is on, what an episode is about.
So excited!! August 26, 2010
Lauren Larson (Illinois, USA)
Finally!!! I waited so long for this show to come to DVD and now it's finally out! Yes, it's true that a lot of the music from the show has been changed due to licensing, but it hasn't changed the integrity of the show! Take the good with the bad - it's finally on DVD! 26 hours of a great show, it's awesome!
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