Amazon.com: At a liberal three hours, this Colbertrospective is as definitive as The Best of Chappelle's Show. Here are the signature segments ("Better Know a District"), defining moments (the definition of "truthiness", Merriam-Webster's 2006 Word of the Year), classic confrontations ("Papa Bear" Bill O'Reilly, Jane Fonda, and Emmy-stealer Barry Manilow) and essential features (the "Green Screen Challenge" and "Stephen Colbert's Rock and Awe: Countdown to Guitarmageddon,") If you're a recent immigrant to Colbert Nation, this DVD is your passport for full citizenship. A spin-off of The Daily Show, The Colbert Report (those T's are silent) is a pitch-perfect parody of self-mythologizing TV pundits ("This show is not about me," Colbert, in full gravitas, proclaims in episode 1. "It is dedicated to you, the heroes. Who are the heroes? The people who watch this show"). Colbert is a "straight shooter" who doesn't trust books ("they're all fact and no heart") and he promises to "feel the news at you." But the media-savvy Colbert doesn't just feel the news, he makes news. Included is his jaw-dropping "Better Know a District" interview with Florida Democratic Congressman Robert Wexler, who was running unopposed in the 2006 Midterm election, prompting Colbert to goad him into saying "a few things that would really lose the election for you if you were contested" ("I enjoy the company of prostitutes because it's a fun thing to do"). Soon after, the Democratic leadership told incoming-freshman congressmen to steer clear of the Report. Colbert has abandoned his run for President of the United States following his failure to secure a place on South Carolina's ballot. It's just as well. There is, he states, "a whole big world to fix," and now more than ever we need a leader, who, as venerable 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer observes at one point, is "a sunburst of emotion in a time darkened by reason." --Donald Liebenson
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO EAN: 0097368524743 Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC Item Dimensions:25 Label: Comedy Central Languages:EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Manufacturer: Comedy Central MPN: D852474D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Comedy Central Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 06, 2007 Running Time: 175 minutes Studio: Comedy Central Theatrical Release Date: October 17, 2005
Customer Reviews
A Hilarious, Albeit Lengthy "Best Of"
I have enjoyed watching Colbert ever since his Daily Show days with 'This Week in God'. He is extremely talented and has a great writing staff. His segments are legendary and have become the stuff of Wikipedia and even dictionaries (via gluestick, at least).
The first hour of this "Best of" is hilarious. We are treated to multiple segments of 'The Word' and 'Better Know a District'; District of Columbia's Representative put up quite a fight, even though she came off as both racist and ... Read More