| | | |Karma is a Funny Thing.
Features: DVD, Dolby Digital (5.1); Dobly Digital Mono, Deleted Scenes, Commentaries, Blooper Reel, Promos, Spanish Subtitled, Dubbed, 3 Discs
Earl (Jason Lee) is learning the hard way that when you do something bad, it has a way of coming back and biting you in the butt! Hoping to turn his life around, Earl's got a lengthy list of detestable deeds to make up for, from stealing a one-legged girl's car to avoiding a nasty break-up by faking his own death. Nominated for two Golden Globes and winner of the People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy, My Name is Earl is wildly offbeat and hilariously irreverent irreverent -- the #1 new comedy of the season!This four disc collection includes all 24 episodes from Season One of My Name is Earl!
"...certain to be a favorite for years to come with its eccentric characters, brilliant writing, and infinite episode possibilities..." Britt Gillette, The DVD Report
"...a truly unique and funny show...a wonderful mix of humor that is often intelligent and always full of heart." Erik Martinez, DVD Town
"The season's most original sitcom!" USA Today
"Offbeat and utterly charming." Alessandra Stanley, The New York Times
"...a sweet, often very funny series that benefits from a terrific ensemble and solid writing." CurrentFilm.com
"...one of the funniest series on TV and easily the most touching comedy..." Francis Rizzo, III, DVD Talk
Editor's Note
NBC's enormously popular and critically acclaimed sitcom MY NAME IS EARL stars Jason Lee as a reformed criminal who sees the light when he loses a winning lottery ticket after getting hit by a car. He decides his bad luck can be chalked up to bad karma, and sets about making amends with everyone he has ever wronged. This very long list includes a former victim of Earl's schoolyard bullying, whom he helps to come out of the closet, and a one-legged girl from whom Earl once stole a car. Ethan Suplee (MALLRATS) plays Earl's slow but good-hearted brother and sidekick, Randy, and Jaime Pressly (NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE) plays Earl's ex-wife, Joy. Guest stars on the show include Beau Bridges as Earl's father, as well as Giovanni Ribisi (LOST IN TRANSLATION). Playing out like a small-screen version of a Coen brothers film, MY NAME IS EARL is funny, creative, clever, full of heart--and one of the best television series to come down the pike in quite a while. This collection presents the debut season in its entirety.
| Features | Commentary on Pilot by Series Creator Greg Garcia, Executive Producer/Director Marc Buckland, Producer/Actor Jason Lee, and Actor Ethan Suplee | | Commentary on Teacher Earl by Greg Garcia, Jason Lee, Giovanni Ribisi, and Ethan Suplee | | Commentary on Joy's Wedding by Greg Garcia, Marc Buckland, Jason Lee, and Eddie Steeples | | Commentary on O'Karma, Where Art Thou? by Greg Garcia, Jason Lee, Jon Favreau, and Ethan Suplee | | Commentary on Dad's Car by the Moms of Grag Garcia (Natalie Garcia), Marc Buckland (Mary Buckland), Jason Lee (Carol Lee), and Ethan Suplee (Debbie Suplee) | | Commentary on Bounty Hunter by Greg Garcia, Marc Buckland, Jaime Pressley and Juliette Lewis | | Commentary on Number One by Greg Garcia, Marc Buckland, Jason Lee, and Ethan Suplee | | Commentary on Bad Karma by Greg Garcia, Marc Buckland, Jason Lee, and Ethan Suplee | | Deleted Scenes | | DVD EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - Bad Karma | | Karma Is A Funny Thing Blooper Reel | | Promos | | Audio: English Dolby Digital (5.1); English, Spanish Dolby Digital Mono | | Subtitles: Spanish, French |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 9/19/2006 |
| Running Time: 624 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2005 | | Catalog ID: 2236081 | | UPC: 00024543260790 | | Number of Discs: 4 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Eddie Steeples | | Ethan Suplee | | Jaime Pressly | | Jason Lee | | Anthony Parillo - Art Director | | Danny Lux - Original Music By | | Eyal Gordin - Cinematographer | | Gregory Melton - Production Designer | | Gregory Thomas Garcia - Writer | | Jason Lee - Producer | | John Zachary - Art Director | | Lance Luckey - Editor | | Marc Buckland - Executive Producer | | Marc Buckland, et. al. - Director | | Mark Leggett - Original Music By | | Randy Ser - Production Designer | | Victor Hammer - Cinematographer | | William Marrinson - Editor |
| Awards |
Winner (2006) | | | Emmy, Dava Waite, Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | | | Emmy, Marc Buckland, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | | | Emmy, Lance Luckey, Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | | | Emmy, Gregory Thomas Garcia, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | |
Nominee (2006) | | | Emmy, Jaime Pressly, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | | | Golden Globe, My Name is Earl, Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy | | | Golden Globe, Jason Lee, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy | |
Winner (2006) | | | People's Choice, My Name is Earl, Favorite New Television Comedy | |
Golden Globe (2008) | | | Jaime Pressly, Nominee, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | |
Emmy (2008) | | | Michael Goi, Nominee, Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series | |
Emmy (2007) | | | Beau Bridges, Nominee, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | | | C. Darin Knight, et. al., Nominee, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation |  | Jaime Pressly, Winner, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | |
Emmy (2006) | | Dava Waite, Winner, Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | | Gregory Thomas Garcia, Winner, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | |
Golden Globe (2006) | | | Jason Lee, Nominee, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy | |
Emmy (2006) | | Lance Luckey, Winner, Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | | Marc Buckland, Winner, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | |
People's Choice (2006) | | My Name is Earl, Winner, Favorite New Television Comedy |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"Creator Greg Garcia's notion give unusual depth and elasticity to the storylines, and Lee's wonderfully loose performance is complemented by Ethan Suplee's inspired denseness as brother Randy..." -- Grade: A 09/15/2006 p.60Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "[U]ndoubtedly one of the best shows on TV at the moment, thanks to its redneck wit, loveable-yet-frustrating slob characters and a genius premise..." 10/01/2006 p.128 Ultimate DVD
"A premise ripe with possibilities...It's always entertaining..." 08/01/2006 p.84 Uncut
5 stars out of 5 -- "[C]reator Greg Garcia has managed to create a show that, like its main character, opts for a likeable goofiness....Jason Lee and Ethan Suplee are superb..." 02/01/2008 p.113 Reel.com 9 of 10
NBC was so unsure of this show that they tested it five times with sample audiences. But you can't argue with karma...or a great sitcom concept. Along with Everybody Hates Chris, My Name is Earl was one of last fall's offerings to catch a pre-season wave of critical hype, and it just felt the love all year long. By the end of the first season, the show had won a People's Choice award for favorite new television comedy, a Director's Guild award for best direction, and Emmys for outstanding writing, direction, casting, and single-camera editing. If there were an award for best sitcom to have fun with redneck culture, Earl would have won that too, and faster than his friend's fiancee (and his ex-wife) could establish a gift registry at the local liquor store...The real surprise is that this show aired on network television rather than cable. It's off-color in a big, but entertaining way, and as Lee points out, plays a little like a feature film. - James Plath
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