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Veep: The Complete Series
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As a direct foil to the more serious drama that was The West Wing, we have the very polar opposite. An HBO comedy show starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the female Vice President (Veep) and her foibles and tribulations as the generally “useless” role of vice president. Back in 2012 before all of the political shenanigans, before all the Trump vs. Biden vs. Kamala debates, before MOST of the balkanization, it was a different time. And by that I don’t mean that politics wasn’t a dirty business, it always has been. It’s just that we seemed to be able to joke and lampoon our political leaders without getting ready to go to war with the other side. And that’s exactly where Veep sprung from. A semi satirical look at modern day politics mixed with goofy antics and bumbling idiots (to be fair, that DOES describe most politicians in real life).
Veep is really Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s landing on her feet after years of fumbling around post Seinfeld. Not to say that she hasn’t had a decent career after the iconic sitcom ended, but this feels RIGHT for her. Like she finally found her way home and got that second wind that everyone was hoping she would get. Created by Armando Iannucci Veep showcased all of the ins and outs of “current” faux vice president of the United States and trying to get out of the President’s shadow.
The Vice President just so happens to be a go getter by the name of Selina Meyer, who we see start out the show with a little TOO MUCH exuberance at hopefully taking over the oval office. The series follows Meyer and her staff around as they do the dance of trying to look useful in a job that has jokingly been considered nothing more than a figurehead position in politics (or more accurately, a back up in case the current president keels over or is incapacitated). Her crew is a bit of a misfit toys ensemble, complete with dorky communications director Mike McClintock (Matt Walsh, no not THAT Matt Walsh) who basically is just coasting along till his retirement. And on the other hand we have the Deputy Communications director Dan Egan (Reid Scott) who is the polar opposite of Mike. He’s young, full of zest and hope for the future, and of course we have Selina’s personal aid Gary (Tony Hale) who is a few fries short of a happy meal due to his tendency to work non stop and never sleep.
Every episode ending leaves you wanting more, and the show runners utilize the “less is more” theory as they make a trim and clean 10 episode or less season run time. It’s not perfect, but it’s a dang FUNNY show, and one that has kept me laughing for the better part of the 7 year run (sadly I took a break around the season 5 finale and forgot to come back and finish the show until now). Warner has released the original 7 seasons on their own, but ever since the show ended back in 2019 we were HOPING for a complete series box set, and here it is finally (although with the caveat of that stupid case Warner is using recently).
Rating:
Rated TV-MA by the MPAA
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Extras:
• Audio Commentaries
• Deleted Scenes
• The Making of Veep
• Anti-Obesity PSA and Outtakes
• Governor Chung Retraction and Outtakes
Season Two
• Audio Commentaries
• Deleted Scenes
Season Three
• Audio Commentaries
• Deleted Scenes
• Governor's Visit
Season Four
• Deleted Scenes
Season Five
• Deleted Scenes
• Audio Commentaries
Season Six
• Audio Commentaries
Season Seven
• Audio Commentaries
• Inside the Final Season
• Character Retrospectives
Final Score:
Veep is arguably one of the funniest comedies to come out of the mid 2000s, filled with self deprecating political humor, satirical jabs at the White House in general, and a VERY talented group of comedians on a rotating roster much like the more serious West Wing did. I completely forgot that the show had ended and realized I had left on on season 5, so I spent the last week catching up on the final 2 seasons and remembering just why I had spent so much time watching this every week at a buddy’s house when he was going through a rough patch. It’s hard not to laugh at all the hijinks and little jabs at our political system, especially with it as in as much disarray as it is now. The show itself has a solid array of extras (though nothing TOO wild) and the only real “flaw” I can find in the set is that Warner is still using those frustrating “overlapping disc” giant DVD height clamshell cases for these “complete series” released the last few months. Great show, and a great watch if you haven’t picked up the seasons individually so far.
Technical Specifications:
Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Reid Scott, Matt Walsh, Kevin Dunn, Gary Cole
Created by: Armando Iannucci
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 AVC
Audio: English: DTS-HD MA 5.1, French DTS 5.1, Spanish DTS 2.0
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (Seasons 5-7 only has English SDH, French, Spanish)
Studio: Warner Brothers
Rated: TV-MA
Runtime: 1864 Minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: October 22nd, 2024
Recommendation: Good Watch