Summary of "Season 2 - So long, kids": I loved season 1, but season 2 is pretty odd. It feels very preachy, and more like a weird "Afterschool Special" than Popular. I enjoyed seeing the two groups get along, but I missed the parents and some of the wackiness from season 1. I noticed a number of episodes were missing certain characters; it's as though each person was only contracted for 17 of the 21 episodes. Worst part of season 2; a cliffhanger episode that was never concluded because the show was canned.
I wish Ryan Murphy was interviewed for this set so he could tell us what he had planned for other seasons. The three cast members touched on this in their commentary track, but no one could know the "grand plan." I'm bummed that the show didn't go on for longer, but they had two good seasons. (read entire review)
Summary of "Season 1 - A fun show!": I met Jamie Babbit, director of 5 season 1 episodes, and producer on the series, when I was in LA. I hadn't seen the show yet, but she told me she enjoyed working on it, and described it as a "cute and fun" series. She told me I'd probably like it, and she was right. I liked the relationship between Brooke and Sam, and how it progressed, but at times they seemed to move one step forward and two steps back. I'm glad I watched it so close to the release of season 2 because now I can jump right into the new batch of episodes.
I guess I should be thankful that this show ended because it allowed Ryan Murphy to go on and create Nip/Tuck, which is a pretty cool show as well. I was bothered for the first few episodes because I recognized Leslie Bibb, but I couldn't place her. I checked on the Internet Movie Database and realized she was in Line of Fire, a short-lived series that occupied the NYPD Blue time slot for awhile last year. She was a brunette, her natural color, which is what confused me. Too bad that show didn't go anywhere; she's very cute.
I think this is one of my favorite "teen angst" shows. It's clever, funny, and has a wonderful cast. Consider picking it up, or at least renting it. It's a little light on the bonus features, but the commentary tracks are quite good. (read entire review)
If you scan through all the news we've ever posted for Popular on DVD, you'll see that in November we've only had bits and pieces of info for the Popular - 2nd Season set, never the full details. Buena... (read entire news item)
11/23/2004
A report on 2nd Season Extras
DVD news website "DVD Times" is based out of Britain, but regularly posts information about Region 1 releases (covering the USA and Canada), as well as their own Region 2 items...and even Australian Region... (read entire news item)
11/19/2004
Disney confirms 2nd Season release, provides cover art
A week ago we had this news for you that Popular - 2nd Season (which finishes the series) was coming to DVD on March 8th, at a cost of $59.99 SRP. The info, in fact, came from a pre-order listing at... (read entire news item)
11/11/2004
2nd of 2 Seasons Arrives On DVD next March
Mega - e-Tailer Amazon.com has put up a pre-order listing for Popular - Season 2, the final season of the show. March 8th is the street date given, with a list price of $59.99 (Amazon is currently taking... (read entire news item)
9/20/2004
Pick your favorite cover!
Earlier this year Columbia TriStar contacted us and asked if we could help them pick a cover for Party of Five: Season One. Obviously Buena Vista Home Entertainment thought it was a good idea because... (read entire news item)
8/22/2004
Early 2005 for 2nd (and final) Season on DVD
During a conversation we had with Buena Vista Home Entertainment this past Friday, they revealed a few things that were coming up on the schedule for early 2005. Among those items was mentioned "more... (read entire news item)
6/20/2004
Information About Season 2 + More on S1 Extras
We've known that season 1 of Popular has been coming for awhile, but the June 25th issue of Entertainment Weekly mentions that season 2 is already in the works, however no date is mentioned.
The article... (read entire news item)
5/17/2004
Finally: Decent Cover Art!
After posting some terrible cover art back in March (click here to see it...bring prescription glasses!), we have been on the look-out for a decent shot of Popular - The 1st Season. After the release... (read entire news item)
4/06/2004
Release date pushed back a couple of months!
We have received a simply enormous amount of e-mail from readers, pointing out that various online retailers (such as Amazon and DVDEmpire) are now showing new release dates for Popular - Season 1 and... (read entire news item)
3/31/2004
Popular Cover Art...well, not really
We'd like to say that this ought to be the most Popular cover art around, but unfortunately it's a terrible shot:
Unfortunately, it's the best we can do so far, and we have "Ben" to thank for getting... (read entire news item)
2/07/2004
Details and Release Date
Presenting the complete first season of Popular, a 6-disc DVD set from Buena Vista Home Entertainment and Touchstone Television. Who's hot? Who's not? The popular ones, the unpopular ones, the geeks;... (read entire news item)
12/02/2003
A Popular DVD item
Yesterday afternoon the UltimateDisney.com website posted the following information about Popular DVDs:
...making its DVD debut is "Popular", the one-hour dramedy that ran for two seasons (1999-2001)... (read entire news item)
