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The Osbournes - The First Season (Censored)
Released in DVD by Miramax Home Entertainment (November, 2003)
MPAA Rating:
Directors: Todd Stevens (III), C.B. Harding, Brendon Carter, Sarah K. Pillsbury, Darren Ewing, Katherine Brooks, Donald Bull (II), and Rob Fox (II)
Starring: Sharon Osbourne and Ozzy Osbourne
As the second season aired, the decline in TV ratings and the tepid sales of Kelly Osbourne's album indicated that the Osbourne family's 15 minutes were just about up. But this two-disc set is an indispensable time-capsule keepsake of that brief and shining moment when Ozzy and his family put their indelible stamp on pop culture as the stars of the first reality sitcom. For addled heavy-metal pioneer Ozzy, his fiercely devoted wife and manager Sharon, and two (of three) of their children--petulant misfit Jack and the more flamboyant pink-haired Kelly--it was a very good year. They were MTV's top-rated series ever. They graced magazine covers. They were championed by no less a moral arbiter than Dan Quayle. Even President George W. Bush got into the act, toasting Ozzy at the annual Washington Press Club soiree: "Ozzy, mom loves your stuff." The Osbournes is the kind of series for which the phrase "instantly addictive" was coined. The idea seemed positively batty: Chronicle the lives of the Osbournes as they settle in to their new Beverly Hills home. They ain't the Clampetts, as the crates marked "Dead Things" indicates. Persistent use of the F word and other obscenities (not bleeped on the uncensored DVD) aside, the Osbournes at heart are a close-knit, loving family. Or, as Ozzy so tenderly puts it, "I love you more than life itself, but you're all f------ mad." Episode 4 bears him out, as Sharon and Jack declare war on their noisy next-door neighbors with airborne foodstuffs. These 10 endlessly repeatable episodes are enhanced by this features-heavy DVD; among its most inspired extras is an "Ozzy translator." The Osbournes' first season was a lightning-in-a-bottle phenomenon whose success has yet to be duplicated, not by the shameless Anna Nicole, not by clueless Liza, not even by the Osbournes themselves. --Donald Liebenson
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Too oz for TV? Never!!!
Featuring a father covered in tattoos, once the lead singer of Black Sabbath, and is the self-proclaimed Prince Of Darkness. The mother who readily tells anyone that her husband tried to strangle her on their wedding day, admits to having a lot of plastic surgery, and has recently battled colon cancer. The daughter, who regularly defies her parents and her hair is a different colour each time you see her. And the son, who has been in rehab before his 18th birthday. Not the Simpsons, not even the Partridge family. This was a welcome introduction to the Osbournes, the latest to jump on the reality TV bandwagon. For people who weren't around when Black Sabbath were, will probably know Ozzy Osbourne for biting a head off a bat.

The first series only has 10 episodes, which seems kinda strange, but the DVD is definitely worth buying, especially the amount of extras you get. The Ozzy translator is definitely the best extra, it's so funny!

The best person in the Osbournes is definitely Ozzy, or maybe Kelly. His facial expressions are classic, and from not knowing how to work the TV remote, to embarrassing his children by kissing his devoted wife in public, every Ozzy moment is the best. Jack, I think, is the most annoying out of them.

This series is apparently uncensored. So you hear every single swear word, but Ozzy's middle finger gets blurred out, and also his [behind] when he moons on stage. That's what I call censoring. True, we don't want to see Ozzy's [behind], but he does a lot worse, than stick his middle finger up at the camera, and moon the audience when on stage!

This DVD is a must for all Osbournes or not fans. Having only previously seen it on Channel 4, where they bleeped out everything, this was a joy to watch!

"We're not the .... Partridge Family."
Welcome to the home and domain of the Prince of Darkness and his loving family. No matter what the ratings or sales, the Osbourne family has become one of the focial points of American attention and probably will stay that way for some time. They're a fantastic bunch of people.

This DVD set (the uncensored one doesn't have words bleeped out) contains the first season, ten episodes of Ozzy Osbourne, heavy metal rocker; his strong, smart wife-manager Sharon; son Jack and pink-haired daughter Kelly. (And a lot of pets, too) Food fights, pet therapy, teen partying, settling into a new home, dogs messing up the furniture, stolen thongs, and much more pepper this interesting, entertaining TV show. The Partridge Family they ain't... thank God.

What makes this middle-aged rocker and his family different from other fly-on-the-wall reality shows? Maybe it's their honesty, maybe it's because they were were the first. With the abundance of the F-word and the don't-kiss-up attitudes, the Osbournes are a breath of fresh air on TV in general. They remain perhaps the only good reality show out there.

Even if you weren't a fan of Black Sabbath, you'll quickly become acquainted with Ozzy: eccentric, funny, and profanely sweet at times. Sharon is intensely loyal and loving to her hubby, sometimes acid-tongued, witty, and capable of being as peculiar as he is. Jack and Kelly serve as exceptional counterpoints to their parents, sometimes petulant, sometimes disobedient, sometimes just doing their best to rebel (clubbing, getting tattoos, and so on). They can be as witty as Sharon, and their exchanges sometimes just blossom into hilarity -- sometimes unintentionally ("I feel like I'm invisible" "Shut up!") And they all love each other quite clearly although they sometimes have odd ways of showing it ("Merry Christmas, baby. Another .... year. I adore you, sweetheart. Now, ... off.")

It mostly takes place in the Osbournes' house, a big Beverly Hills mansion that has been decorated in accordance with the Osbournes' personalities. Don't expect a central theme -- lots of weird decorations, plenty of crucifixes, personal bedrooms, and lots and lots of antiques. And the DVD set has plenty of extras -- extra footage, games, "Ozzy's Ten Commandments," interviews, an "Ozzy translator," commentary, and more.

Love them or hate them, the Osbournes are undeniably entertaining, and this DVD set is a wonderful means of seeing this show over, and over, and over. (My feelings toward this series are summed up best by Ozzy himself, paraphrased: "I love you, but you're all ... mad.") Definitely worth getting and keeping.

find the dookie
this dvd is the sh*t. i love playing the game find the dookie. buy it now

The Osbournes - The First Season (Uncensored)
Released in DVD by Miramax Home Entertainment (November, 2003)
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Directors: Todd Stevens (III), C.B. Harding, Brendon Carter, Sarah K. Pillsbury, Darren Ewing, Katherine Brooks, Donald Bull (II), and Rob Fox (II)
Starring: Sharon Osbourne and Ozzy Osbourne
As the second season aired, the decline in TV ratings and the tepid sales of Kelly Osbourne's album indicated that the Osbourne family's 15 minutes were just about up. But this two-disc set is an indispensable time-capsule keepsake of that brief and shining moment when Ozzy and his family put their indelible stamp on pop culture as the stars of the first reality sitcom. For addled heavy-metal pioneer Ozzy, his fiercely devoted wife and manager Sharon, and two (of three) of their children--petulant misfit Jack and the more flamboyant pink-haired Kelly--it was a very good year. They were MTV's top-rated series ever. They graced magazine covers. They were championed by no less a moral arbiter than Dan Quayle. Even President George W. Bush got into the act, toasting Ozzy at the annual Washington Press Club soiree: "Ozzy, mom loves your stuff." The Osbournes is the kind of series for which the phrase "instantly addictive" was coined. The idea seemed positively batty: Chronicle the lives of the Osbournes as they settle in to their new Beverly Hills home. They ain't the Clampetts, as the crates marked "Dead Things" indicates. Persistent use of the F word and other obscenities (not bleeped on the uncensored DVD) aside, the Osbournes at heart are a close-knit, loving family. Or, as Ozzy so tenderly puts it, "I love you more than life itself, but you're all f------ mad." Episode 4 bears him out, as Sharon and Jack declare war on their noisy next-door neighbors with airborne foodstuffs. These 10 endlessly repeatable episodes are enhanced by this features-heavy DVD; among its most inspired extras is an "Ozzy translator." The first season of The Osbournes was a lightning-in-a- bottle phenomenon whose success has yet to be duplicated, not by the shameless Anna Nicole, not by clueless Liza, not even by the Osbournes themselves. --Donald Liebenson
Average review score:

Too oz for TV? Never!!!
Featuring a father covered in tattoos, once the lead singer of Black Sabbath, and is the self-proclaimed Prince Of Darkness. The mother who readily tells anyone that her husband tried to strangle her on their wedding day, admits to having a lot of plastic surgery, and has recently battled colon cancer. The daughter, who regularly defies her parents and her hair is a different colour each time you see her. And the son, who has been in rehab before his 18th birthday. Not the Simpsons, not even the Partridge family. This was a welcome introduction to the Osbournes, the latest to jump on the reality TV bandwagon. For people who weren't around when Black Sabbath were, will probably know Ozzy Osbourne for biting a head off a bat.

The first series only has 10 episodes, which seems kinda strange, but the DVD is definitely worth buying, especially the amount of extras you get. The Ozzy translator is definitely the best extra, it's so funny!

The best person in the Osbournes is definitely Ozzy, or maybe Kelly. His facial expressions are classic, and from not knowing how to work the TV remote, to embarrassing his children by kissing his devoted wife in public, every Ozzy moment is the best. Jack, I think, is the most annoying out of them.

This series is apparently uncensored. So you hear every single swear word, but Ozzy's middle finger gets blurred out, and also his [behind] when he moons on stage. That's what I call censoring. True, we don't want to see Ozzy's [behind], but he does a lot worse, than stick his middle finger up at the camera, and moon the audience when on stage!

This DVD is a must for all Osbournes or not fans. Having only previously seen it on Channel 4, where they bleeped out everything, this was a joy to watch!

"We're not the .... Partridge Family."
Welcome to the home and domain of the Prince of Darkness and his loving family. No matter what the ratings or sales, the Osbourne family has become one of the focial points of American attention and probably will stay that way for some time. They're a fantastic bunch of people.

This DVD set (the uncensored one doesn't have words bleeped out) contains the first season, ten episodes of Ozzy Osbourne, heavy metal rocker; his strong, smart wife-manager Sharon; son Jack and pink-haired daughter Kelly. (And a lot of pets, too) Food fights, pet therapy, teen partying, settling into a new home, dogs messing up the furniture, stolen thongs, and much more pepper this interesting, entertaining TV show. The Partridge Family they ain't... thank God.

What makes this middle-aged rocker and his family different from other fly-on-the-wall reality shows? Maybe it's their honesty, maybe it's because they were were the first. With the abundance of the F-word and the don't-kiss-up attitudes, the Osbournes are a breath of fresh air on TV in general. They remain perhaps the only good reality show out there.

Even if you weren't a fan of Black Sabbath, you'll quickly become acquainted with Ozzy: eccentric, funny, and profanely sweet at times. Sharon is intensely loyal and loving to her hubby, sometimes acid-tongued, witty, and capable of being as peculiar as he is. Jack and Kelly serve as exceptional counterpoints to their parents, sometimes petulant, sometimes disobedient, sometimes just doing their best to rebel (clubbing, getting tattoos, and so on). They can be as witty as Sharon, and their exchanges sometimes just blossom into hilarity -- sometimes unintentionally ("I feel like I'm invisible" "Shut up!") And they all love each other quite clearly although they sometimes have odd ways of showing it ("Merry Christmas, baby. Another .... year. I adore you, sweetheart. Now, ... off.")

It mostly takes place in the Osbournes' house, a big Beverly Hills mansion that has been decorated in accordance with the Osbournes' personalities. Don't expect a central theme -- lots of weird decorations, plenty of crucifixes, personal bedrooms, and lots and lots of antiques. And the DVD set has plenty of extras -- extra footage, games, "Ozzy's Ten Commandments," interviews, an "Ozzy translator," commentary, and more.

Love them or hate them, the Osbournes are undeniably entertaining, and this DVD set is a wonderful means of seeing this show over, and over, and over. (My feelings toward this series are summed up best by Ozzy himself, paraphrased: "I love you, but you're all ... mad.") Definitely worth getting and keeping.

find the dookie
this dvd is the sh*t. i love playing the game find the dookie. buy it now

The Osbournes - The Second Season
Released in DVD by Miramax Home Entertainment (30 September, 2003)
MPAA Rating:
Directors: Todd Stevens (III), C.B. Harding, Brendon Carter, Sarah K. Pillsbury, Darren Ewing, Katherine Brooks, Donald Bull (II), and Rob Fox (II)
Starring: Sharon Osbourne and Ozzy Osbourne
The modern-day Addams Family returns for a second season of their landmark reality sitcom. Overexposure quickly wore out the Osbournes' welcome, but the season opener, "What Goes Up," is a reminder of the surreal circus that was their lightning-in-a-bottle 15 minutes of fame. Ozzy and Sharon attend the White House Correspondents' dinner, where Ozzy rates a mention by the president and receives a thundering ovation. Daughter Kelly performs "Papa Don't Preach" at the MTV Music Awards. And son Jack is thrilled that McDonald's has brought back the McRib. The next episode, "Must Come Down," is the reality check, in which Sharon is diagnosed with colon cancer. But the family quickly gets back "to what they usually do," which is drive each other (and anyone who crosses them) crazy. Jack takes special delight in tormenting trespassing tourists by turning the sprinklers on them. When Kelly brings home her first serious boyfriend, a rock singer, it's to her mortified horror that Sharon questions him about his obscene nickname. The season does comes to a poignant end with a lavish New Year's party during which Ozzy and Sharon renew their vows, and ends with Ozzy passed out on the couch (just like their first honeymoon, Sharon sardonically observes).

Of course, there is reality and there is reality. Though not dealt with onscreen, it has since been reported that Jack has undergone rehab for a substance abuse problem, a tragic family legacy. This puts something of a damper on watching the "wacky" antics. But as with the first season, The Osbournes is fun to visit, with cameos by, among others, Natalie Portman, Mandy Moore, P. Diddy, and Marilyn Manson adding to the cachet. But thank god you don't live there. As with the first season, this two-disc package contains such inspired extras as a translator that provides subtitles for the addled Ozzy's profanity-laced dialogue and a preferred bleep-free viewing option.--Donald Liebenson

Average review score:

Crazy, but hey, that's how it goes...
America's craziest family is back, and this time they're even funnier than the first season! I absolutely am addicted to this show. I can watch it over and over without ever getting sick of it. In an age where funny television shows are a dying breed, this one stands out from the rest of the reality tv/ comedy mush out right now. From Ozzy's battle to catch Moby Dick (um, fish don't like cheese, but whatever), to Kelly freaking out about her newfound fame, to Jack... well, being Jack, and of course Sharon (who at the time this season was taped was still battling cancer) who always just says whatever she wants (yay Sharon); this is a family that never ceases to have an interesting story to tell. They're the Beverly Hillbillies of the millennium (and I mean that in a nice way) - they have this balance of being just like any given American family - just as dysfunctional and crazy - only they have millions of dollars and cameras following their every move. It's basically the story of your family if your dad had been a 70's rock star.

The DVD itself is mostly like the first one. It has all 10 episodes of the season plus the option to turn on commentary by Sharon and either Aimee, Kelly, Ozzy, or Sharon's 4th child, Mimi (or Minnie?) the dog. The commentary isn't remarkable, though if you've seen all of the episodes a billion times (like me) you can just switch it on for something different while you watch the episodes. They don't say much (Sharon mostly says "I haven't seen this" or "Oh my g-d, I can't believe they put that in"). I'm not sure why they thought it was a good idea to have Aimee do commentary because all she does is say how stupid her family is and criticize whatever she sees. Ozzy will occasionally mutter and say "testing, testing," Kelly offers a few insights, and Mimi (or Minnie?) the dog will occasionally bark. There are a few 'bonus' clips of the family that were cut from the episodes, which are ok. There are a few games which are also mildly entertaining. The slightly amusing Ozzy translator (subtitles that can play during an episode whenever Ozzy speaks) is also back.

The bottom line... this is one of the funniest shows on tv and a fun DVD to have around to pop in and watch when you're bored or just sick of watching all of those other 'reality' shows. I got my entire family hooked on it, even though they are about the last people you'd expect to enjoy watching a dysfunctional rock star family on tv... but it's a show that can appeal to all types.

UNCENSORED or CENSORED
According to the review from DREW WELDON from LAKE PARK, GEORGIA, the uncensored versions are not available. However, DVD reviews from other sites say that each show starts with the dialogue censored, and you have to go and switch it to uncensored every time. While this is an inconvenience, it's not true to say that the uncensored versions are not available at all.

I loved it
The Osbournes season 2 dvd is great. and I love the way you can change from uncensored to censored. I can't wait til season 3 comes out on dvd... and season 2 had 20 shows just on the mtv.com website but half of those were season 3. The next season I thought was better but I still love season 2 :)

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