Plot: What’s it about?
About four of five years ago, I was channel surfing and came across a special on Comedy Central. I usually don’t watch, but figured “why not” and it turned out to be Daniel Tosh’s “True Stories I Made Up.” Again, this wasn’t normal, but I decided to give the guy a chance. It’s a good thing I did as I couldn’t stop laughing. Granted, this was on cable (Comedy Central), so all of the four letter words were censored (and there were more than a few). Still, when the hour was done I had to wipe the tears of laughter away from my eyes and went to iTunes and downloaded his album. It wasn’t long after this special aired that Tosh then got his own television show, Tosh.0, in which he’d essentially host a show based on viral videos on the internet. Think of it as SportsCenter for the Internet.
The first season was more of a test to see if the show would work and it did. We’ve all spent much more time on YouTube watching videos of the most stupid and asinine things to have ever graced a camera, but one thing is for sure – we all do it. The format of the show is relatively simple: Tosh stands in front of a green screen while videos are played. He makes his sardonic comments about them, usually mocking the race or ethnicity of the subject of the video and then laughs when they get hurt or embarrass themselves. Rinse and repeat. But Tosh is a giving man and he does offer up a “Web Redemption” for some of those videos that he feels need a bit of explaining or redeeming. Some of the subjects have aged considerably since they originally aired and some are still ever so current. As of this writing, the show is now entering its fifth season and I will say that it’s still funny, yet some of the videos aren’t for the weak of heart. Let’s face it, Tosh is very polarizing – you’ll either love him or hate him. I think you know how I feel.
Video: How does it look?
This first season of Tosh.0 is presented in a 1.78:1 AVC HD image and it essentially mirrors the way I watch it via Comedy Central HD. While the show itself looks good, the individual quality of the videos do vary. This is no fault of the transfer, mind you, it’s the source material from the actual videos. Detail is nice an sharp, colors are bold and for a show like this, I really can’t imagine it looking much (if any) better than it appears here. A top notch effort for one of my favorite television shows.
Audio: How does it sound?
Audio can sometimes be the most important element of a television show or film, or it can be fairly insignificant. With Tosh.0 it’s the latter. Yes, the Dolby TrueHD soundtrack does sound good at times, it’s also limited by the individual videos and that audio source. I’m not even sure if a lossless soundtrack was needed as a plain and simple surround track would have worked just fine, but we do have it nonetheless. Dialogue is crisp and solid and about what we’d expect from a show of this nature. There’s nothing really to report here as the mix serves its purpose and nothing more.
Supplements: What are the extras?
We don’t get a lot of supplements with this Blu-ray other than some exclusives, some extended segments and a few outtakes.
