This is/was one of the funniest shows I've seen. There are intellectual bits thrown in every once in a while, but the show was stolen time and again by two of the supporting puppets: Warren Demontague/Professor Ape and Tardy the Turtle. Between Warren's incessant solipsism and Shakespearean flair and Tardy's .... can't quite describe it - but it's funny, the show has enough packed into it that it is possible to ignore the more forced parts of the father/son dynamic.
The human cast is perfect, and interact with the puppets in such a manner as to make you almost believe that the puppets are real. It's particularly funny to see Bob Gunton, a.k.a. the Warden from the Shawshank Redemption as Junction Jack. It would have been wonderful to see the interplay develop between the humans and 'fabricated Americans' but alas Fox decided against it. Still, with a return to it's IFC roots coming in June, at least there'll be some Greg for people to watch.
The puppeteers themselves really made the show come alive, despite Greg's eye implants midway through. Personally, I felt that Victor Yerrid's Tardy's bodily expressions were worth th price of the DVD by themselves. Unbelievably funny time and again.
I especially recommend the extras 'Puppet Auditions' and 'Tardy's Letter,' which made me laugh painfully hard. The characters' commentary while you check out the menu screens is funny to hysterically so, and worth waiting until the audio loops.
Can't recommend it higher. If you like the Family Guy, Robot Chicken, Aqua Teen Hunger Force or the like, you'll love Greg the Bunny. Also great for fans of Seth Green, Eugene Levy, Sarah Silverman, Bob Gunton, and Dina Waters. It's worth the rental price, at least.
The human cast is perfect, and interact with the puppets in such a manner as to make you almost believe that the puppets are real. It's particularly funny to see Bob Gunton, a.k.a. the Warden from the Shawshank Redemption as Junction Jack. It would have been wonderful to see the interplay develop between the humans and 'fabricated Americans' but alas Fox decided against it. Still, with a return to it's IFC roots coming in June, at least there'll be some Greg for people to watch.
The puppeteers themselves really made the show come alive, despite Greg's eye implants midway through. Personally, I felt that Victor Yerrid's Tardy's bodily expressions were worth th price of the DVD by themselves. Unbelievably funny time and again.
I especially recommend the extras 'Puppet Auditions' and 'Tardy's Letter,' which made me laugh painfully hard. The characters' commentary while you check out the menu screens is funny to hysterically so, and worth waiting until the audio loops.
Can't recommend it higher. If you like the Family Guy, Robot Chicken, Aqua Teen Hunger Force or the like, you'll love Greg the Bunny. Also great for fans of Seth Green, Eugene Levy, Sarah Silverman, Bob Gunton, and Dina Waters. It's worth the rental price, at least.