SYNOPSIS: After emerging from an eight-day coma, Samantha Newly can’t remember a thing, her boyfriend, her parents, her job—not even herself. Although some things are best left forgotten, Sam is determined to dig up the “goods” on herself. With a little help from her ex-boyfriend, ex-doorman, her too few (make that two) friends and slightly odd parents, Samantha gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to become a bad-girl-gone-good.
SEASON REVIEW: The 2007/2008 Fall Season had to be one of the best season for the ABC Television Network. Five new show from the Fall line up brought good ratings for ABC in this short TV season. “Pushing Daisies”, “Eli Stone “, “Private Practice” , “Dirty Sexy Money” and finally “Samantha Who?” the highest rated new sitcom for the network in the 2007/2008 TV season. “Samantha Who?” marked the return of Christina Applegate to a primetime television in this outstanding comedy. Buena Vista Home Entertainment will be releasing the “Samantha Who” first season on DVD this September 23, 2008.
The show is well writing providing enough entertainment, laughs and intrigue in every single episode. From the first episode viewers will embark in the misadventure of this bad girl going good, as she is trying to get her memory back. Samantha Who? is magically performed by Christina Applegate. What I really like about the show is the mystery that the writers present throughout this comedy. The audience get to discover who Samantha is, as she is discovering herself. From who her boss is to what her favorite ice cream is, viewers get the opportunity to developed a special relationship with Samantha’s character. In each of the following episodes, we get to know how bad was the old Samantha, providing funny and outrages situations that will make you want to see more and more of this original show.
Like it happens with any good new television show and specially a sitcom, the cast is as good as the show is and Samantha Who? is not the exception. This is a show that was destine to be performed by Christina Applegate, it is very hard to imagine another person playing this role. The rest of the supporting cast Jean Smart, Jennifer Esposito and Kevin Dunn add their own spice, to make this show the best sitcom of the 2007/2008 Fall TV season.
Samantha Who? The Complete First Season includes all 17 episodes, all in widescreen (1.78:1) with a English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and French language track . As for bonus features is concern, there are very slim in this release only a “Blopper Reel” , “Deleted Scenes” and Audio Commentary. Looks like fro some reason the expectations for this good sitcom were not very good. Let’s wait and see, if in the DVD of the second season we get to see at least a good behind the scenes.
