Much of the series is at the level of that episode that follows Jerry's turn. It's a show that runs hard and runs fast, but fades out quickly. It's a sprinter of a series, with only 18 episodes in total, short of even a single season run for most broadcast television shows. The greatest delight is watching Slings & Arrows burn the candle at both ends. While it's burning it gives such a lovely light. I can't imagine the show ever holding up a longer run. Slings & Arrows, after all, is a show about theater, and the playwrights and actors who created it aren't writing a love letter. They've written a Dear John letter to the theater that has risen. It's evident in the constant lampooning of the corporatization of the medium, the ludicrous marketing campaigns, and a musical takeover of the festival. In the end, Slings & Arrows could be classified as a problem teleplay, if only because for every bit of comedy the show chronicles the grand tragedies of modern theater.
Don't miss these DVD features:
- Extended performance scenes
- Lyrics for the each season's opening song
- A bonus disc with some very raw behind-the-scenes documentaries
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