| iCarly: iSaved Your Life Posted: Since 2007, "iCarly" has been a popular series for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around Carly Shay (played by Miranda Cosgrove) and her best friend Samantha Puckett (played by Jennette McCurdy) who are the host of their popular web show "iCarly" which is edited and directed by Freddie Benson (played by Nathan Kress). Most of the scenes are shot at the home of Carly, who lives with her older brother and legal guardian, Spencer (played by Jerry Trainor).
Created and executive produced by Dan Schneider (creator of series "Drake & Josh", "Zoey 101', "Kenan & Kel", "All That", "The Amanda Show"), "iCarly" is currently on their third season and on January 18, 2010, an episode titled "iSaved Your Life" became the highest rated live action telecast in Nickelodeon history (with 11.2 million viewers) and the #1 telecast of all TV (cable and broadcast) that night.
Needless to say, the show is a big success for the cable network and now "iCarly: iSaved Your Life" is planned for release in June 2010.
The latest DVD includes four iCarly episodes and one iCarly TV Movie. Fans of the character Freddie will enjoy these episodes as they deal with how he relates to Carly and Sam (including how he shared a kiss with each girl):
* EPISODE 60 - "iSaved Your Life"- Extended Director's Cut - Freddie saves Carly from being hit by a taco truck and he ends up getting injured. Now Carly falls in love with him but can this cause problems to their friendship?
* EPISODE 58-59 - "iQuit iCarly" - In this TV movie, as Carly and Sam try to help two young competitive aspiring filmmakers who have their own differences, they see themselves within these young filmmakers and sooner or later, both Carly and Sam start to not get along. Can their friendship be repaired?
* EPISODE 51 - "iThink They Kissed" - Carly takes Sam to the dentist for an emergency checkup and while under laughing gas, Sam tells Carly that she kissed Freddie.
* EPISODE 48 - "iTwins" - Carly and Sam are known for pranking Freddie but when Sam's twin sister Melanie (the total opposite of Sam) comes to visit, Freddie thinks Sam is trying to pull a prank by making up a fake story of having a twin sister.
* EPISODE 57 - "iMove Out" - After Freddie's overprotective mom embarrasses him in front of his classmates, Freddie has had enough and moves out of his home.
VIDEO:
"iCarly: iSaved Your Life" is presented in standard definition and in full screen. Picture quality is good considering there is one TV movie and four episodes included on the DVD. There is compression artifacting and edge enhancement but for the audience being targeted, I doubt many will be that picky over picture quality.
AUDIO & SUBTITLES:
Audio is presented in English stereo and dialogue and music is clear as it comes from the front channels. Dialogue is understandable and experienced no major problems during viewing. There is no subtitles but closed captions are included.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
"iCarly - iSaved Your Life" comes with the following special features:
* Welcome to My Boat - (1:59) Actor Jerry Trainor gives a tour of the boat used in the episode "iQuit iCarly".
* Window Stunt - (1:36) A look at the stunt women who double for Carly and Sam for the scaffolding stunts in the episode "iQuit iCarly".
* Birthday - (1:48) The cast of iCarly talk about the coolest and worst birthday gift they received.
* Meet Chuck - (1:29) Young actor Ryan Ochoa talks about playing the evil kid Chuck.
JUDGMENT CALL:
My young son was a big "Drake & Josh" fan and has since graduated from that series and now enjoys "iCarly".
Many times, I have watched the show along with him and he enjoys the humor of the series and needless to say, he loves the series. Upon reviewing this DVD, I admit I was surprised when I read the back cover and he instantly knew some of the episodes by memory. So, I would assume these have been replayed quite a bit on Nickelodeon.
For "iCarly: iSaved Your Life", I feel that this is a solid release for those who are fans of the show (or parents curious about purchasing the series for their kids) when it comes to content. On one DVD, you get a TV movie and four episodes.
As for the parents who are wondering if the episodes are safe for the children, depending on their age, there is no major violence but there may be some content that parents may not want their younger children to see. The episodes are not rated but I'll point out a few things that may be of concern to some parents who are considering of buying this DVD for younger children.
In the episode "iQuit iCarly", there is a scene where both Carly and Sam walk out on a scaffold, out their building window and then trouble comes and Carly is left hanging from the scaffold. Granted, parents should reinforce the fact that children should keep out of windows high above the ground to begin with but that is probably the only thing I can think of that may be problematic for some parents.
And the episodes featured in "iCArly - iSaved Your Life" feature Freddie kissing Carly, having kissed Samantha, etc. So, these are young teenage situations but again, it is up to parents if they mind that or not.
Personally, the series and episodes featured on this DVD are nothing for parents to worry about but if the descriptions of scenes I mentioned above causes concern, especially if you were considering of buying this for a 5-9 year old child, then perhaps parental guidance is suggested.
Overall, "iSaved Your Life" was an entertaining DVD. Again, my young son absolutely loves this show and he enjoyed watching the episodes (again) on DVD. I wouldn't be surprised if other children are feel the same way and seeing how the ratings are pretty strong for "iCarly", many will have interest for this DVD.
If you are a big fan of the show or if you are a parent of a child who loves "iCarly", "iSaved Your Life" is a DVD worth checking out. |
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