The "sessions," since they are edited down from the full episodes, are too short to just be enjoyed individually, and yet, when strung together by pressing "Play All," they feel disjointed and become grueling to get through thanks to clunker sessions like the ones I mentioned above. The "star power" of the comedians and celebs that sat down for therapy with Dr. Katz are exploited in this DVD release, turning The Best of Dr. Katz into merely "Clips of People Well-Known Enough for Us to Put Them on the Packaging so We Can Sell You This DVD."
All this leaves a "Best of Dr. Katz" DVD that features a minimal amount of Dr. Katz and Ben and cares more about name-recognition than comedic value (Not a single clip of Mitch Hedberg or Emo Philips? For shame!).
My professional advice: if you're considering picking up The Best of Dr. Katz for yourself or to give as a gift this holiday season, don't. You'd be better off getting either season one or two of the show in order to enjoy full episodes the way they were intended to be watched for about the same price as this cobbled-together Frankenstein's monster of a DVD.
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1 - El Bicho
what an absolute travesty! obviously marketing weasals and company executives got a hold of this because no one with any sense of the show's greatness would have put this out. rent the complete series