Reba: The Complete Third Season DVD: Review By jamesdickens

If you're a fan of this TV series then you already know what's going on in terms of the ongoing story. For the uninitiated I will provide a brief synopsis. Country singer Reba McIntire is Reba a divorced mother of three who has to deal with the constant chaos of her family. Reba's seventeen year old daughter is pregnant and married to her high school sweetheart, and they both live under Reba's roof. If that's not enough Reba's ex husband who left her for a pretty young thing is also constantly in the mix. Now that you're up to speed let's discuss Season 3.

Kyra has decided that she wants to live with Brock and Barbara-Jean who just bought a house right down the street. Reba tries to play it cool at first but of course she's not happy that her daughter has moved out. Naturally this creates a bit of tension between Reba, Brock and Barbara-Jean. This tension leads to some funny situations which will provide a laugh or two.

Season three continues with episodes concerning Reba, Brock and Barbara-Jean trying to raise Kyra who is now a teenager. We all remember what life is like being a young teenager, but Kyra must also deal with three parents. A few episodes of note are "Spies Like Reba", "United Front "and "Calling the Pot Brock". In "Spies like Reba" the parenting trio decides that it's a good idea to spy on Kyra. In "United Front" the trio tries to come up with dating rules for Kyra who's cynical about the situation in the first place. "Calling the Pot Brock" is a funny episode in which Brock admits that he has smoked marijuana.

This season of "Reba" has a lot of changes going on. I've already mentioned that Kyra decided to move in with her father. Brock realizes that he's unhappy and makes wholesale changes. He sells his practice and decides to pursue his dream of becoming a pro golf player. Brock sees a therapist and has regret over some of the mistakes that he has made in life. Things get a little dramatic here bit it also allows for some funny moments to occur. Another big change can be seen in the relationship between Reba and Barbara-Jean. At first Reba of course hated Barbara-Jean since she is the woman that Brock left her for. Reba would take every opportunity to attack her with insults. It seems that Reba and Barbara-Jean have grown on each other because they are now becoming friends. The last change concerns the future of the young married couple Van and Cheyenne. Van drops out of school to play semi pro football and Cheyenne decides on dentistry as a college major.

Season three of "Reba" can be best described as the season of change. "Reba" regulars will no doubt run out and pick up this set and enjoy the episodes over and over again. I must admit that I'm not a fan of the show but this season did manage to make me laugh several times. My recommendation is for fans to pick up this DVD set and if you're curious then rent it.

Season three of "Reba" is loaded with extras. There are five audio commentaries and two featurettes. The episodes include "Spies Like Reba" with Reba McEntire, Melissa Peterman, and Kevin Abbott, "To Tell the Truth" with Melissa Peterman, Christopher Rich, Joanna Garcia, and Steve Howey, "Fight or Flight" with Melissa Peterman, Christopher Rich, Joanna Garcia, and Steve Howey, "Happy Pills" with Melissa Peterman, Christopher Rich, Joanna Garcia, and Steve Howey, and "Core Focus" with Melissa Peterman, Kevin Abbott, and Matt Berry. The commentaries are fun and informative to listen to especially if you liked those particular episodes. "Matters of the Heart" is a featurette with the cast and crew discussing various aspects of season three with some reflection on past seasons. "Melissa's Backstage Story" is fairly short and in it we see Melissa take us backstage to interview the crew who talk about their jobs in relation to the show

"Reba" season three is presented in full frame with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The picture quality is excellent, very clean and sharp. Most TV shows on DVD don't look this good.

The audio presented in 2.0 Dolby Digital surround sound. You have a choice of either English or Spanish. This sound is 99.9% dialogue do everything comes through the center channel, the surround speakers and the subwoofer can sit this one out.

"Reba" The complete third season comes packaged in a cardboard box that contains three dvd cases. The DVD's themselves are dual sided single layered dics. The box art on the cardboard box and the individual dvd cases is nothing more than a picture of Reba on the front and episode snapshots on the back.

"Reba" is one of those shows that I would quickly skip while channel surfing. I'm not a fan nor do I pretent to be. I must admit that a couple of episodes got me to laugh especially "Calling the Pot Brock". The fans will probably skip my review and pick this set up anyway. If you're like me you either won't watch it at all or you can rent it.