Sordid Lives: The Series (2008) Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm sure if you're reading this, you're looking to buy this still in-limbo series and already are familiar with the episodes. You're probably also worried about the pressings having problems like bad audio sync or compression artifacts.
Let me ease everyone's minds and say the set doesn't have any of those problems. Everything is spot-on and looks much better than the compressed version fed via cable. I've been through all the extras and there are no hiccups in playback.
That said, there's not much about extras included in the details section for the set. The first 2 discs are the 12 Episodes plus photos. The episodes are uncensored both in audio and video, so you hear a lot more and see just a little bit more. Definitely starting with Episode 3, the show started reaching beyond standard cable shows for content, especially with the infamous "Call Waiting" episode. You get to hear beyond "Beep, Beep, Beep" and it much more enjoyable.
The third disc includes the series teaser trailer, bloopers, deleted scenes and music done by Olivia Newton-John. The bloopers really are extensive and very funny. I had a blast watching them especially when one of the cast members would get the giggles and just had to get through it. The trailer is something you could already see on the internet or could have seen prior to the series making it onto TV. Olivia's music is great and a nice addition. I found the deleted scenes, while extensive, were mostly deleted for a reason. There were a few gems inside there, but most were extensions of already-existing scenes or additional before/after content that didn't add too much to the story. I'm sure that's why they were deleted. It was nice to have that as well although more bloopers would have been nice.
All in all, this is the best available way to watch the series. The DVD doesn't have the issues that plagued the very first pressings and is a must-own if you are a fan of the series. Now, to somehow get a season 2...

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Sordid Lives: The Series (createdby Del Shores) is the story of a small town Texas family presided over by matriarch Peggy Ingram (Rue McClanahan) who takes in the town bar singer Bitsy Mae Harling (Olivia Newton-John) who has just been released from prison.Peggy's wild child daughter LaVonda (Ann Walker) lives with Peggy's chain-smoking sister Sissy (Beth Grant), while Peggy's good girl Latrelle (Bonnie Bedelia) maintains an image of seeming perfection.Peggy's third child "Brother Boy" Ingram (Leslie Jordan) is locked in a mental institution where he performs as Tammy Wynette. He plots to escape while he attends therapy sessions with the crazy Dr. Eve (Rosemary Alexander) who believes she can dehomosexualize him.LaVonda's white trash best friend Noleta (Caroline Rhea) lives in a trailer in Sissy's backyard with her husband G.W. (David Steen), a Vietnam vet with two wooden legs. G.W. escapes regularly to the local bar in town amidst a small crowd of regulars including brothers Wardell (Newell Alexander) and Odell (David Cowgill), Bitsy and this bar's crazy old fly Juanita (Sarah Hunley).Latrelle's son Ty (Jason Dottley) is an actor living in Los Angeles and struggling with several therapists (Margaret Cho, Carson Kressley, Candis Cayne) to come to terms with his homosexuality. Along the way he deals with his first boyfriend (Ted Detwiler), his stalker ex-girlfriend (Sharron Alexis), a vengeful trick (Emerson Collins) and the difficulty of coming out to his straight best friend (Robert Lewis Stephenson) and his family back in Texas.Sordid Lives is the universally relatable story of a town of family and friends and the trials and tribulations they go through as they learn to see each other for who they are instead of who they wish each other to be.

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