America's indisputable Queen of Comedy, Ellen DeGeneres, returns for another high-spirited season of ELLEN, the Emmy Award®-winning ABC sitcom that skyrocketed her into the pop-culture stratosphere! ELLEN stars DeGene... more »res as Los Angeles bookstore owner Ellen Morgan, a good-humored bachelorette whose loose-lipped outbursts often land her in outrageous situations. With her best friends Adam (Arye Gross), Paige (Joely Fisher), and wacky co-worker Joe (David Anthony Higgins) along for the ride, Ellen flirts with her dentist under the spell of laughing gas, masquerades as an exercise trainer, becomes a contestant on American Gladiators, and dates a whole parade of Mr. Wrongs! Featuring all 24 episodes from its critically acclaimed second season, ELLEN: THE COMPLETE SEASON TWO boasts show-stopping cameos by Bob Saget, Harry Shearer, Mary-Kate Olsen, Seinfeld's Patrick Warburton, Sister Act's Kathy Najimy, and the voice of Connie Stevens! DVD Features: Commentary with Joely Fisher and David Anthony Higgins on the episodes "Mrs. Koger" and "The Trainer"; Cast Biographies; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection« less
"This season, I think, is funnier than season 1 because it seems like Ellen Degeneres writes more of her own lines of comedey into the script. Some of the funniest episodes are "The Dentist", "So Funny", "Ballet Class", "The Toast", and finally "The Spa." If your looking for something funny and short to watch, I would recommened getting Season 1 and then getting Season 2."
Bring on the rest of the series!
Music Fan Jeff | San Francisco, CA United States | 02/25/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"If you are an Ellen DeGeneres fan like me, then you're happy that this show is finally making its way to dvd. While it started out slowly (and under a different name, "These Friends of Mine"), in the second season it really picked up steam. There are some classic episodes here, including many scenes of expertly performed physical comedy that hadn't been seen on TV since Lucy's heyday.
I didn't notice any serious picture flaws (like the other reviewer), but I did notice the change in volume from one episode to the next. One would think that that would be relatively easy to fix when mastering the episodes for dvd. Hopefully the following seasons will be handled a bit bitter.
I'm also disappointed by the relative lack of extras. It seems as if Ellen wants to have nothing to do with these dvd releases as she has so far not done commentary tracks for either the first or second season. Hopefully in some future packages she will provide some commentary tracks or interviews regarding her experience working on the show."
Ellen: One Class Act...
Sofia Siggles | 06/19/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I think Ellen Degeneres is one of the best comedians and actresses around, she has so much talent. I still can't believe what they did to her just because she is gay! It shouldn't matter what her sexual orientation is, the fact is, she makes people laugh and her show was wholesome and proves that she is one class act. I bought season one and two on DVD and can only hope that A&E comes out with the next three seasons. I want to have the entire series on DVD. Thanks Ellen, you're awesome!!"
Perfect TV
M. G P SCOTT | Gloucester, England | 02/17/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"'Ellen' has been my favourite sitcom since season one. Took me a while to get over the loss of Holly & Anita from season one and I recall actually hating the Paige character for a while which now just seems shocking! I have seen these episodes many many times but they still make me laugh out loud. Ms Degeneres' comic timing is astonishingly perfect but its the supporting characters that pull this show together as everybody gets funny lines and the fun these guys must of had making the show oozes off the screen. I love it. I dont think it will ever be topped."
Ellen Rocks
zsuzsu | Iowa - Land of Corn! | 03/13/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I loved Ellen's sitcom and was very disappointed it was canceled, well, but obvious reasons, which I felt, wasn't fair... but thats a whole different subject...
ANYWHO...
If you are an ELLEN fan, you must get this DVD set. When I watch it on my TV, I have and EXCELLENT picture and not the grainyness that people have been reporting. I have watched the entire DVD collection a number of times because there isn't a bad episode at all. And Season 2 is MUCH BETTER than Season 1... they have better characters and it seems that Ellen is different and funnier in a way.
I wasn't too impressed with the commentaries. I mean, they were OK, but I was hoping there would be more commentaries from Ellen herself and perhaps a reel of bloopers... just like they did after one of the episodes with Ellen and Clea Lewis. It was very funny to watch that... so I encourage the makers of the DVD to please, include some bloopers and perhaps more commentaries from the different stars, including Ellen. I don't know, perhaps she wants nothing to do with it after what they did to her, but oh well... Season 2 still ROCKS!
Now get to work and get Season 3 our. I can't wait!!!!"