DVD M MY BOYS: THE COMPLETE SECOND AND THIRD SEASONS

MY BOYS: THE COMPLETE SECOND AND THIRD SEASONS

Written by TroyAnderson Jul 13th 2010 Hits: 181 Favorites

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THE PLOT THUS FAR

A female sports columnist in Chicago deals with the men in her life including her brother, her ex-boyfriend, her best friend and a sportswriter for a rival publication.

WHAT WE THOUGHT

I've realized that so much of this show's success focus on P.J. and her pals. P.J.'s pals -- old college buddy and possible flame Brendan ("Brendo"), a heavy-metal deejay; heart-on-his-sleeve Mike, a sports public relations flunkie; somber, mildly neurotic, romance-impaired Kenny; and the newest addition to the gang, Bobby, a fellow Cubs reporter -- and P.J.'s older, wiser, melancholy brother, "Fun" Andy, perpetually complaining about his ball-and-chain half-existence... and she are inseparable, going to dinner together, hanging out at Crowley's (a cross between Bennigan's and Mother's) together, and, most importantly, playing poker together. A lot. P.J. is, though she'd never admit it, both "den mother" and social glue to the gaggle of late-twentysomethings. P.J. is also best friends, improbably, with would-be debutante Stephanie who, like Brendo, first knew "Peej" at Northwestern, where Stephanie seems to have studied men, mostly.

“My Boys” definitely deserves more recognition as it moves into what will become its fourth season. It is fun sitcom with interesting characters who have realistic problems. It is light-hearted with a positive outlook on life for the most part, and while it does have a overarching story throughout a season, it is fairly episodic, so no one has to wait for weeks and weeks to learn the fate of the characters. The characters themselves are all likeable people. And they seem to be actually good people as opposed to many comedies where the characters are funny, but make the audience wonder how they could have friends being so mean. What I think hurts the show is what became visible in the third season. Outside of the basic comedy, the soft romance elements will eventually bubble up and start to take the show into previously treaded ground.

All of the stuff with P.J. and Bobby started with the second season. But, it almost takes over the third season and it steals focus. Season 4 appears to be heading back to the comedic and near Seinfeld level roots of originality. But, I don't see how they're not going to keep from retreading the romantic elements again. Does comedy and romance really have to go hand-in-hand? The DVD package comes stuffed to the gills with Seasons 2 and 3 packed into so few discs. The downside is that there is no room for special features. So, you get what you get. Hopefully, this will lead to new fans giving it a shot and renting it.

RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW!