Titus - Seasons 1 & 2

If you never got to see Titus on Fox, you really missed out. Granted you have to be just a little bent to really enjoy it. But if you came from a strange, messed up family, you will feel like your at home in the Titus household. With great acting, hilarous excentricities in the characters, and the best flashback scenes ever to be written, Titus was the best sitcom I've ever seen. My only regret is there isn't more of it. Hopefully we will get season 3 soon as well. The great thing about Titus was that its about family values. It shows daily American life that no one else has the balls to show on TV. These people love each other, no matter how screwed up they are, and many times they hurt each other. And that's real. Everything from how women shouldn't put up with being abused, dealing with mental illness, raising your kids correctly, to gay rights in season three. (You have to love Chris Titus comparing people who just don't like gays, or blacks or anybody for no good reason to Nazis. It was one of the boldest statements about individual liberties ever see on TV and nobody seemed to notice it.)It was a character driven comedy. When was the last time we had a comedy where someone almost died, and we actually cared? To top it off, you could never get a better character than Stacey Keach. The man is an amazing actor, and he really steals the show sometimes, with no effort at all. As if the we didn't love him in Mike Hammer shows, in this one he's the drunk, womanizing father that every woman would like to have at least one night with. Chris Titus does an AMAZING job for a first time actor. I guess its easier when you are doing your one life, but still one of the best guys I've seen on TV in years. I bought this the week it was released. If you ever got a chance to watch Titus, you know this is one of the only TV comedies worth buying on DVD. If you didnt, at least get it from netflicks and give it a shot. I assure you, you will be buying it after the first disk is over! Though i caution you, sitting down and watching season 1 and 2 all at once may lead to broken ribs. You will laugh harder than at any other show on TV!

I hate comedy shows. Really. Those classic, popular, amazing comedies? I hate 'em. Those cool, neurotic groups of hysterical personalities? Change the channel in seconds. Don't think I'm prejudging them, either - I've worked shift with people who love those shows, and I've suffered....um, sat through episodes with as non-judgemental an attitude as a Bhuddist monk. And at the end? I was ready to take a butane torch to either the TV or my ears, just to end the pain. (Normal people will be upset by the butane torch comment. Screwed up people, who watch Titus, will laugh and nod.) But despite hating comedy in general, I love this show. I love Christopher Titus, and Erin Fitzpatrick, and Dave, and Tommy, and Papa Titus, and Psycho Mom. I love the whole show. It's terrific. It's a life-affirming, heartwarming, positive take on the fact that even if you were completely screwed up as a kid by your family, you can make fun of it on primetime TV and everyone will laugh at the fact that you set yourself on fire - and then they'll cancel your show. Sorry. I'm halfway through season 3, the sarcasm is catching. HOW COULD THEY CANCEL THIS?!?!? Honestly I don't get it - but I'm so glad it came out on DVD! Ok, on to the actual review. Like most new shows it starts out rough - they're a little uneasy around each other, and it's a little stilted. But it gets better - they get their timing down, it starts to flow, and by the end of season 2 they're really on the ball. The show is about a guy named Christopher Titus, his Irish girlfriend Erin, his not-gay best friend Dave, his completely genetically unrelated brother Tommy (look Tommy, cows!), his very tough dad (Wussy!) and various other relations (Psycho Mom of the many personalities, Crazy Grandma, Amy the...um... no spoilers.) There's drugs, stupidity, cars, alcholoism, abuse, 80's hair, insanity, and loads of parental violence - all very funny stuff. Sometimes it's sort of serious, mostly it's not, all of it's terrific. I honestly don't think everybody's going to like it as much as I do. But if your childhood wasn't perfect, you'll get a kick out of it - and even if it was perfect you still might think it's funny.

I do not watch much television, probably less than an hour a week on average. One of the extremely rare series that I sought out was "Titus," a masterwork which was cancelled before its time, after three short, but brilliant, years. Most good comedy comes out of tragedy, and certainly Christopher Titus has had more than his share. His father was serially divorced, his mother was insane and later committed suicide, yet he was able to take that personal pain and turn it into a darkly funny stand-up act, and later this show. This show broke new ground, and Fox was brave to let the show explore taboo areas such as divorce, abuse, insanity, and general familial dysfunction. The writing, direction, cinematography (it was the first show in High Definition), and most of all acting are perfect. Christopher Titus plays himself, the beautiful Cynthia Watros plays Erin, his girlfriend, and best of all Stacey Keach plays his dad. For my money Keach as Ken Titus is one of the greatest performances ever in prime time. The remaining cast is equally brilliant, and the guest stars (David Hyde Pierce, Jay Leno, etc.) are delightful. The show is unique in its construction, and the black and white narrated segments are some of the best scenes ever filmed. Most are very funny, though some are powerful social commentary (a trend that became even more pronounced in season three.) This show is truly unique: it takes situation comedy to a totally new level, and while it sometimes makes the viewer uncomfortable, it also challenges the viewer to look at themselves, their own fears, biases, and prejudices, and in the final analysis that's a good thing. I can't recommend "Titus" highly enough. Yes it's very funny, but it's a lot more than that.

There's a saying about humor that goes, "Tragedy + time = comedy," and nowhere is this more apparent than in the television show TITUS. Based on the one-man show NORMAN ROCKWELL IS BLEEDING, written and performed by the show's star, comedian Christopher Titus, this was one of the funniest shows the Fox network ever put on the air. Christopher Titus plays the title character, who guides us through his screwed-up life accompanied by his half-crazy half brother Dave, incredibly anal best friend Tommy, equally screwed-up but loving fiancee Erin, and his unbelieveably tough-loving, hard-drinking, chain-smoking, but responsible father, Ken, who's been married five times, along with occasional visits from his manic-depressive schizophrenic mother. These don't sound like the ingredients of a laugh-out-loud comedy, but the fact is, this show is hilarious. Some people may be offended by the content, but that's a good thing. There is nothing PC about this show, and it's hysterical because of this. The "blank space" monologues of Titus himself and frequent flashbacks that occur during the show round out the stories perfectly and add to the humor tremendously. This is, simply put, a great show.

Titus was a bitterly funny, viciously dark comedy done wrong by the infamously moronic people who run Fox. This show should have stayed on the air until all the actors and writers died of old age--it was good enough to merit a much, much longer run than it actually had. Titus features one of the funniest, most dysfunctional families to ever grace the small screen. Even better, there was a deadly serious undercurrent to the humor, as comedian Christopher Titus examined the deep dysfunction of families and life in general. This DVD belongs in the collection of every person with a sense of humor and a brain (and there are a lot fewer of these people running around than you might think--just look at the folks who run Fox, for example. Nary a sense of humor or a shred of brain matter between them.).

Fox Television proves that wild dysfunctional families deliver big laughs in the hilarious comedy series "Titus". If you though that the people in your life are pretty outrageous, then let Christopher Titus truly enlightened you. The half-hour comedy focuses on the wacky world of Christopher Titus (Himself) and his messed-up family including his supportive girlfriend Erin (Cynthia Watros), his clueless brother Dave (Zack Ward), his emotional friend Tommy (David Shatraw) and his drunken father Ken (Stacy Keach). Based on comedian Christopher Titus' stand-up routine, "Titus" is the most outrageously funny Fox comedy since "Married with Children". Each episode is narrated by Titus from his "neutral space" who offers some side-splitting comments and humorous flashbacks from his childhood and teenage years. The comedy series features some great humor, well developed interaction, memorable situations and good comic performances. The amusing interplay between Christopher and his father is one of the show's biggest highlights. This fine box set includes such amusing episodes like "The Break-up", "Intervention", "The Perfect Thanksgiving", "Red Asphalt" and much more. If you've followed this wildly entertaining Fox series, then you're definitely going to enjoy "Titus: Seasons 1 & 2". All 31 episodes are presented in their original full screen format. This 6-Disc box set contains a clear picture quality and a good Dolby Digital 2.0 sound. Its special features include audio commentaries with series creators on two episodes, some behind-the-scenes footage, series promos, production notes and the "Hard Laughs" interview with Christopher Titus. Despite its few supplemental extras, "Titus" is a fun comedy series and obtains satisfying "B+".

Great movie. worth the price.

It's about time this made it to DVD! I can never imagine why Fox pulled it after season 3, but I do know that I've been awaiting this for years. This show is a comedy about a dysfunctional family (so it relates to a lot of our own families) involving two brothers played by Christopher Titus and Zack Ward, and their friends dealing with a crude alcoholic father. Essentially, the father has ruined their lives and his own. The show utilizes flashbacks and current day situations but all from the mind of Chris Titus and how he remembered it. I love that we see his mind as a drab room with what looks like an electrocution chair for him to sit in occasionally. To sum it up in one word, hilarious! If you've seen Titus I know you'll be purchasing this DVD. If you haven't seen Titus this is a DVD we all should own. Either way you will not be let down by the nonstop laughs. Stacey Keach and Chris Titus

This show manages to be outrageous and politically incorrect without ever being offensive (although some may disagree!). I loved it the first time around, but I was afraid that it might now be dated, or even seem too profane by current standards. I was pleased to find that it was just as funny and touching as I remembered, and wasn't even afraid to let my nine-year-old watch it, with guidance of course. Christopher Titus' inner thoughts, as shared with the audience in black and white clips, are classics in themselves and should be required veiwing for family therapists and psychiatrists. I was forced to order season 3 from amazon.com because even with shipping and exchange rates the price for a used copy was only about half of the approx $100 being asked on amazon.ca. I wonder why there is such a huge difference and why more of amazon.com marketplace dealers aren't also available on amazon.ca?

字幕はないので英語を理解するしかありませんが、ファンなら買って損はないと思います。 主人公タイタスの家庭は馬鹿弟に飲んだくれ親父、はたまた母親は自殺… とまあ悲しい設定ですが実際に見てみると悲しい話でも面白おかしく笑わせてくれます。 とにかくタイタスの映像作品はこれしかない？みたいなので買うべきです！

This really is a dark gem for U.K. audiences who missed it's U.K. Tv run. As americans will well know this title I am speaking to the Brits that missed it. You cannot buy it over here so if you have a multi regional dvd just buy it! The nearest humour to this would be 'Grounded for life' as that had a run on ITV. But this is far more original and the cast is absolute dynmite with superb writting. Extremely FUNNY show about 'Christopher Titus and his insane family, friend & girlfriend. JUST BUY IT AS YOU CANNOT GET IT IN THE UK!

面白いはずなんです、絶対に。とにかくFOXで吹き替え版を観たときは猛烈に面白かった･･･んだけど、どうやら英語ﾋｱﾘﾝｸﾞ中級〜上級者向けのようです、英語の字幕が無いので。しかし、さすがｱﾒﾘｶ。ﾘﾋﾟｰﾄに堪える内容でしっかり製作しているので、納得いくまで何度でも観ればいいﾜｹで。しっかし、こういうｼｯﾄｺﾑなﾄﾞﾗﾏ、ｱﾒﾘｶは本当に得意で嬉しくなっちゃいますよね〜。

Even better than I expected! The seller even went as far as putting protection between discs.