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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dilbert hits the small screen., 4 May 2004
I've been a fan of Dilbert since 1990, and although the Dilbert cartoon series has been shown on Sky, I don't have a satellite system so have had to wait a while to find out how well the TV adaptation was done.The answer is 'very well'. Fans of the Dilbert comic strip will find nearly all the regulars here: Dilbert and Dogbert, of course, Alice, Wally, the Boss and the occasional appearance from Ratbert and Asok the intern (fans of Catbert will be disappointed, as he doesn't appear). We are also introduced to Loud Howard, who was only a bit-part character in the strip. It's obvious that Scott Adams had a great deal of input into the animation, since the characters have the same looks and 'mannerisms' as their comic-strip counterparts. The animation is computer-generated and of very good quality - the style will be familiar to fans of 'Futurama' (side note: Billy West, the voice of Fry in Futurama, provides some of the voices, and Tress McNielle from 'The Simpsons' also lends her vocal talents) The DVD contains four episodes from what I think are the first series and are just as surreal as some of the comic strips and if, like me, you actually *are* an engineer, you'll find yourself relating to a lot of the things you'll see. Best of all, it's genuinely 'laugh out loud' funny in parts (eg. the voice-activated shower scene in the first episode) DVD extras are lacking, but since I view a lot of 'extras' as useless padding I don't find this to be an issue. Basically, you get a 'character gallery' which shows a sequence of each character's best bits - pretty pointless, even by my lax standards. Even so, you get 84 minutes of Dilbert and a fair few belly laughs to boot. If you like the comic strip, you'll like this. Now, can we have series 2 on DVD ... please?
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