TV on DVD: Stella Season 1.

My Rating

(out of 5 envelopes):

MPAA Rating: R

Runtime: 105 minutes

Genre: TV, Comedy

Number of Discs: 2

Unfortunately I never saw this show while it was on Comedy Central – good thing Netflix exists! One of my friends had introduced me to the show when we watched a couple episodes together, and I was hooked.

Stella is a television show about three guys who share an apartment, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, and David Wain. They go on crazy adventures like starting their own coffee shop, trying to become the president of the residents’ board, and making their apartment floor into a field for crops.

Now this premise may not sound funny, but this show is hilarious. If you’ve seen these guys on the VH1 “I Love the __s” shows, and you think they're funny on that, there’s a good chance you’ll enjoy this show. The humor on this show arises from the goofy and just plain ridiculous things that they do. I would say the comedy is kind of dumb humor that has intelligence behind it. Don’t fully expect to understand a reason for every scene is in the show. The randomness is part of why the show is so funny.

I laugh my ass off when I watch this show. One of my favorite episodes is number 3: Office Party. This show has some great guest stars in it. This one features Paul Rudd, Sam Rockwell, and Joe Lo Truglio(the guy in Superbad who hits Seth with his car). In this episode Michael, Michael, and David attend an office party when they sucker one of the girls from across the hall into taking them. While there, they are humiliated by the office jerks(Rudd and Truglio). In order to get back at him, the guys develop a plan using fake mustaches and kicking ass at the company picnic. Make sure you don’t watch this in public because you will laugh out loud…a lot. You’ll wish your company picnics were this exciting…on second thought, maybe not.

The DVD has special features including The History of Stella, A 40-minute Comedy Central Special, commentary, deleted scenes, and bloopers.

Sadly this show was cancelled after the first due to lack of viewers (as some of the best shows are). Before this show, there was Stella Shorts. The DVDs aren’t available for purchase anymore(to my knowledge), but you can find a ton of videos on YouTube if you search "Stella Shorts".

Netflix Page for Stella:Season 1.