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Why buy a collection of episodes from a TV series that lasted
a mere two low-rated seasons? Because Get a Life was so far ahead of its
time, TV still hasn't completely caught up yet. Chris Elliott, TV's original
jackass, stars as Chris Peterson, a 30-year-old paperboy who still lives with
his bathrobed and perpetually embarrassed parents (the venerable Bob Elliott and
Elinor Donahue, who was "Princess" on Father Knows Best). The first
slacker sitcom subverts conventions with its unapologetically obnoxious and
delusional lead character. Since its 1992 cancellation, Get
a Life has taken on a life of its own, its legend perhaps enhanced by the
fact that it has not been widely syndicated. |
