Undeclared

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justeleblanc · #1 Post by **justeleblanc** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:44 pm

I was planning on renting these DVDs but apparently, and this is just completely ridiculous, the episodes are out of order on the DVDs...

Do I really have to rent all 3 discs at the same time in order to watch these in order?

Narshty · #2 Post by **Narshty** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:03 pm

JusteLeblanc wrote:I was planning on renting these DVDs but apparently, and this is just completely ridiculous, the episodes are out of order on the DVDs...

People do make mistakes, you know.

Ashirg · #3 Post by **Ashirg** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:13 pm

They are in order on DVD. When they originally aired, they were not.

neuro · #4 Post by **neuro** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:49 pm

Ashirg is correct. Not only did Fox originally air the episodes out of order, thus making it nearly impossible for the casual viewer to embrace, but they also effectively destroyed any chance the show had of succeeding by consistently pre-empting it and hardly promoting it. On the other hand, the show did also have the unfortunate position of premiering in September of 2001.

All in all, it's not that surprising; Fox is notorious for giving genuinely creative shows a shot, then cancelling them after only a season.

justeleblanc · #5 Post by **justeleblanc** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:33 pm

wait, so FOX aired them out of order? so the DVDs are in the correct order? why would fox do this? i'm trying to think if it had to do with 9/11

truthfully, at least fox is keeping arrested development.

yumitree · #6 Post by **yumitree** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:47 pm

sitcoms are often aired out of order because the network thinks some episodes are stronger than other or wants to focus on specific characters or the like. with most sitcoms, it isn't an issue because there's not much of a throughline between episodes for continuity errors.

#7 Post by **Matt** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:17 am

Actually, Fox aired them out of order AND the episodes are out of order on the DVD set. The proper (i.e. production) order can be found here:

http://www.undeclaredonline.com/dvd/insert.html

If it helps, everything on the first disc is in the right order.

neuro · #8 Post by **neuro** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:43 am

...and here I was ready to deliver some diatribe about how Undeclared was a "character study" and therefore "continuity was essential to the nature of the show itself," but I just now realized that I watched the entire series out of its intended order and didn't notice in the least.

justeleblanc · #9 Post by **justeleblanc** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:14 am

matt wrote:Actually, Fox aired them out of order AND the episodes are out of order on the DVD set. The proper (i.e. production) order can be found here:

http://www.undeclaredonline.com/dvd/insert.html

If it helps, everything on the first disc is in the right order.

Just goes to show you they keep making mistakes... check out line 6 of the link. Really, just double-check your work.

Ashirg · #10 Post by **Ashirg** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 2:23 am

* A note from Mr. Apatow himself:

Friends,

I hate to say it, but we made a mistake. The episodes are not in the proper order. How does that happen? Well, the network ran them in a random order, so we started shooting them without too much concern for episode order, and then when it was time to make this DVD we got confused. But fear not, below is the the preferred order of episodes for Undeclared for your enjoyment.

But if you like the current crazy order, more power to you.

Best,
Judd Apatow

1. Prototype
2A. Oh, So You Have a Boyfriend?
2B. Full Bluntal Nugety
3. Eric Visits
4. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
5. Sick in the Head
6. The Assistant
7. Addicts
8. God Visits
9. Parent's Weekend
10. Eric Visits Again
11. Rush and Pledge
12. Hell Week
13. Truth or Dare
14. The Day After
15. The Perfect Date
16. Hal and Hilary
17. Eric's POV

milk114 · #11 Post by **milk114** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:59 am

the real difference in watching the show by pressing "play all" versus the intended order has to do with Steve and Lizzie and Eric's relationship. It was mildly distracting when watching in the dvd order but not enough to take away from enjoying the whole experience.
Undeclared is a great show and a great dvd package. Just like with Freaks and Geeks, after I finished watching the season I felt a little sad that me friends were gone. I also felt that they were having further adventures because there is minor "resolution," leaving the characters new areas to grow. With Apatow being the writer of the year for comedies, maybe some day he could revisit the characters in a class renunion-type setting.

justeleblanc · #12 Post by **justeleblanc** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:39 pm

Does anyone have the episode order that appears on the DVDs?

neuro · #13 Post by **neuro** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 2:59 pm

Does anyone have the episode order that appears on the DVDs?

Here you go:

101. Prototype
102A. Oh, So You Have a Boyfriend?
102B. Full Bluntal Nugety
103. Eric Visits
104. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
105. Sick in the Head
106. The Assistant
107. Truth or Dare
108. Addicts
109. Eric Visits Again
110. God Visits
111. Parents' Weekend
112. Rush and Pledge
113. Hell Week
114. The Day After
115. The Perfect Date
116. Hal and Hillary
117. Eric's POV