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The end of the Daria series...
INTRODUCTION:
Although the Daria series never quite achieved the success of the series that spun it off, Beavis And Butt-Head, the series was no less excellent. This was demonstrated well by the fact that there were TWO Daria movies. Following the final season of the series, the second movie, Is It College Yet?, aired. And now the film has been released on DVD! Read on for my review.

BASIC PLOT:
This film takes place after the last episode of the series. The school year is nearing its end, and the students of Lawndale High are trying to decide what they'll do next year. But, the characters face some unexpected obstacles in their search for the right college. All of the characters deal with their respective obstacles in their own way, in hopes of getting into the college of their choice.

FILM OPINIONS:
To put it simply, if you like the series, you'll like this movie. I especially liked the "time traveling" intro sequence. And like the intro before it, the end credits are also nice. Rather than the "alter egos" that the end credits of episodes give you, this one gives you some pictures of "later in life" scenes of the characters. These must be seen to be appreciated. Although this is an excellent film overall, I do have a few complaints. First of all is the uneven emphasis on certain characters. Upchuck, one of the funniest characters in the entire series, only appears twice in the whole film! Why!? Likewise, of all the characters, it is probably Jodie who is faced with the most difficult decision of all, but the movie doesn't focus on her problems nearly enough. And Kevin and Brittany's roles are WAY too small! They are extremely funny characters, and their lacking presence here ultimately hurts the film. But, despite some complaints, this IS a very good film, and any fan of the series should see it.

DVD:
For the most part, I am impressed with the DVD. In addition to the movie itself, there are two episodes of the series - Lucky Strike and Boxing Daria. These are the two episodes of the series that lead up to the movie, so if you're not up to date on the series, they can help lead you in to the movie. There are also character profiles and sketches - a nice little bonus. But, like the film itself, I have a few complaints with the way the DVD was done. First of all is the start-up. You can't skip through the FBI warning, the Paramount logo, or the MTV Home Video logo - you have to wait through these things every time you turn on the DVD! The Best of Beavis And Butt-Head DVDs, sold by MTV Home Video and Time Life Video, suffered from this same problem. The second problem is the most major one of all - THIS IS THE EDITED FOR TIME VERSION OF THE MOVIE! WHY!? The Is It Fall Yet? DVD featured the uncensored version, so why is this the edit? This is simply unforgivable. I'm not saying that the edited version is unwatchable, but still, they should have said somewhere on the package that this was the edited version.

OVERALL:
Overall, this is an pretty good package. No Daria fan should be without this movie. If you liked the series, then don't overlook the movies! Like the rest of the series, the movies really must be seen to be appreciated.

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Great movie...shouldn't the series be on DVD too??
I really enjoyed watching this movie as well as the two 30-minute extras that came with it. And would HIGHLY recommend this dvd to those who enjoyed watching the series on TV. I received this dvd only 2 weeks ago and have already watched the movie and extra episodes twice in the little free time I have!

Word of advice though, do watch the 30-minute episodes before the movie. They ease you into the movie with the info on where we were left off last! This is the same for "Daria -Is It Fall yet?". Another DVD to have! The 30-minute episodes are a wonderful bonus! It would be great to watch "Is It Fall Yet?" before this one, of course!

Another thing is that it would be really TERRIFIC if the entire season were put on DVD so that we Daria fans can watch and re-watch each episode over and over again. Could MTV please do so? I know the series was released on VHS but that is currently unattainable for those not living in the States. I tried to order it from an Amazon.com seller but was told that they don't send internationally! Please put the entire series on DVD!

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Typical Daria
This Daria DVD is defiantely one that I would choose to watch again and again, though I do have a couple complaints. For one, that there were only two bonus episodes, which was a disappointment to the Daria starved person that I am. Daria hasn't been shown on TV in ages where I am, though I know reruns are still be shown in California (I heard this via my uncle), so I was really hoping for some more episodes.
However, this DVD did have all the typical Daria sarcasm and cyancism that I was hoping it would. You see a new side of Daria in "boxing Daria", one of the bonus episodes, and it was really nice to see her having some different emotions that come when she realizes things she made happen without meaning to. Tom is definatly a great charecter throughout the whole DVD, a person I would definately date if he were real. This did have less of Trent than I would have liked, but the few appearences he does make are humorous in the usual Trent-style fashion.
This DVD actually deserves four and a half stars, but since I couldn't do that, four is what the rating shows. The only reason for the half star being taken off is the lack of extra episodes. If you're a Daria fan, this is the DVD for you. But if you can only get one Daria DVD, I suggest the "Is it fall yet?" DVD over this one.