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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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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great show, a good DVD set,
By Gareth "garethw" (Ottawa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Daria: The Complete Animated Series (DVD)
MTV's "Daria", loosely spun off from the far-better-known "Beavis & Butthead", is something of an enigma. Who would have thought that a low-budget, crudely-animated show on a network not known for its, umm - intellectual prowess? - would be so thoughtful, engaging and funny?For the uninitiated, Daria is an intelligent, sensitive introvert, recently arrived at Lawndale High. The quintessential outsider, she is constantly at odds with the hypocrisy she sees in her peers and teachers. To add insult to injury, her younger sister Quinn is a bubbly and popular girl around school. Fortunately, she quickly befriends another outcast, the artistic Jane Lane, who makes the absurdity of her high-school life bearable. While Daria overcomes adversity through sarcasm and wit, the show reserves some of its most biting criticism for Daria herself, and the unrealistically high standards to which she holds herself and others - it is at times merciless on its own protagonist. Daring, and not exactly what one might expect from a spin-off of a comedy that got most of its laughs from repeatedly using the word "wiener". Of note is that the episodes presented here are presented without the songs as originally broadcast. This is unfortunate, and somewhat jarring at times, but the producers of the show really didn't have much choice - there are many, many songs used throughout the run of the show, and as explained in the liner notes, it would have been prohibitively expensive to secure the rights to all those songs. I do wish I'd known that before purchasing it, but it would not have been a deal-breaker. The show stands well on its own. The positive side of this decision is that MTV have made this set available to fans at a very reasonable cost (at the time of writing). Eight DVDs of material span the entire five-season series, plus the two feature length movies - "Is If Fall Yet?" and "Is It College Yet?", making this one of the best content-to-cost values around. All in all, great value for money - and kudos to the producers of the DVD for treating Daria's fans with the same respect that the show did.
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Daria: The Complete Animated Series (DVD)
Yes the music is different, but to be honest, it didn't really matter as much as I thought it would. Whether it was faintly in the background or not, each episode is still the same. The only downside for me is not about the Daria dvds. But the box .... the little plastic "hinge" that allows the discs to be flipped was already snapped off when I opened the case :( What luck I have!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Low Self Esteem for everyone else indeed!,
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This review is from: Daria: The Complete Animated Series (DVD)
The DVD box set has excellent quality copies of the episodes and both movies from the series produced. The only downside, though totally understandable, is the removal of most the original songs. A slip is included in the box indicating the reasons why the music was swapped out in case those who purchase the series didn't know originally why this has happened. The royalties involved would have tripled the price alone on this amazing series. For the most part you won't really notice as the substituted music does its job just as excellently as the original. Features are minimal on the discs and the binding material to switch between one 'page' of DVDs stored on it is a bit flimsy - easy to pop it out (but also back in) of its spine inside the box. Overall, kick*** purchase and well worth it if you want one of the last creative ideas MTV had before they switched to 'reality tv' shows.
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