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Created, written by, and starring David Cross (Arrested Development, Mr. Show), THE INCREASINGLY POOR DECISIONS OF TODD MARGARET follows the awkward misadventures of an American office temp and convenient liar named Todd Margaret (David Cross). Margaret bluffs his way into a senior sales position heading up the London office for the new energy drink Thunder Muscle.
WHAT WE THOUGHT
Todd Margaret is the bumbling, not all intelligent American salesman who unintentionally makes himself sound like a good marketer, which he isn’t really, and his boss Brent Wilts promotes him to head for London, England to sell the company’s new line of energy drinks, Thunder Muscle. As soon as he arrives, it is disaster after disaster as he tries to adapt to life in this new environment, misunderstanding society ways, getting things wrong, and meeting British people almost as strange as he is. He has frequent visits with waitress Alice Bell, his work assistant Dave, and a few people in the flat he is renting.
Todd is unbelievably stupid to the point of it making the humour feel a bit too low brow. He doesn’t understand exchange rates, he can’t pronounce “snooker”, he thinks the houses of Parliament is a block of flats and he accepts a briefcase of £30 notes with Helen Mirren on instead of the Queen. Even a fish out of water would not be this dumb. His neighbour is the most stereotypical chav possible, a single mother of four who wets the baby’s head by taking it straight on a night out, hours after it’s birth.
The DVD comes with commentary on all episodes, an extended cut of the first episode and featurettes. Plus, you get the usual bloopers and deleted scenes that accompany all TV on DVD releases. I do appreciate that IFC/MPI didn’t go overboard and try to bump up the Dolby Stereo track. It works just good enough for the show and its subtle humor. The transfer is on par with the standard definition TV broadcast. In the end, I’d recommend a purchase.
RELEASE DATE: 12/27/11
