Game On: Complete Series 1 - 3 | 
 enlarge | Director: John Stroud
Actors: Matthew Cottle, Samantha Janus, Neil Stuke, Tracy Keating, Ben Chaplin
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Category: DVD
List Price: £34.99
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 2814
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region: 2
Discs: 3
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 500 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 0.9
EAN: 5014138071592
ASIN: B0002CVQEA
Theatrical Release Date: February 27, 1995
Release Date: August 23, 2004
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: New and Sealed. Sent same day if you order before 2pm.
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 Mind numbingly poor ..... November 15, 2008
Overseas (Hong Kong)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I don't normally bother to write reviews, but in this case I felt I had to. I have to say previous reviews made it look like this was something worth watching, some even contained comments like "well written". In reality this is not an adult comedy, it will only appeal to someone who is 13 or has a mental age of that or less. Poorly written, improbable characters mixed up with punch lines that are so obvious (and unfunny) it makes you want switch off and stop having your intelligence Insulted. I have to admit I didn't make it to the 2nd or 3rd series as my copy ended up in the bin after only 4 episodes. If this was deemed a classic of the 90's I'm now glad I was overseas the whole time. If this is the best ITV could come up with back then, no wonder it is in so much trouble now. Seriously if you have a brain give this a miss !
 love it! July 26, 2007
i am right (england)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
the first two series are great. the third is ok. the problem is while it did get more serious in the second series it still worked. the third series was too serious and therefore got more depressing than funny alot fo the time. the vacuum cleaner scene is hilarious though. i cant decide which series is best out of the first two. one scene that sticks in my mind is the reservoir dogs re-enactment by matthew. it is hilarious. i love how he cuts the teddies ear off and then sticks it back on but on top of its head instead of the right place.
buy it for the first two series!
 Brilliant stuff! May 15, 2006
dvdfever-co-uk
6 out of 12 found this review helpful
Game On is one of the best ever sitcoms to have been broadcast on UK TV and you owe it to yourself to get all three series in the boxset.
No idea what Osmarporter is on about. He clearly is quite mad!
Excellent stuff April 24, 2005
Andy (London)
14 out of 26 found this review helpful
Arguably the funniest thing on TV. Some may call it mediocre, rubbish even, but not me, I think it's genius. Recommended.
Brilliant, hidden gem of a show December 31, 2004
Ziggy Spaceboy (Germany (Englishman))
35 out of 39 found this review helpful
I always loved this show so getting this dvd set was a must for me. I have to say that I found series 2 & 3 to be superior to the first series (which was great). I've read a lot of negative criticism on the net of Neil Stuke's performance as Matt but, personally, I found Neil Stuke a lot funnier and believable than Ben Chaplin. I thought it was a brilliant decision to cast Neil in the role of Matt after Ben left the show. Ben was great but I adapted to Neil as soon as he appeared in episode 1 of series 2 and have found him to be my favourite and funniest character in the show. My favourite shows were in series 2 when he was hanging out with Mandy's gay friend but just couldn't see/understand that he was gay - even after he knew he was gay! (Very funny but you have to see it to see how funny it was...) Matt demands he's given back his Sonic the Hedgehog socks!"Game On" is so well written and a total cut above the similarly adult & sweary but over-rated "Men Behaving Badly". Everything about "Game On" is great from the theme music to the writing and performers. Series 3 is a bit more of a tragi-comedy - especially in regards to the character of Martin (Matthew Cottle) as he finds his ex-girlfriend had his baby without him knowing.
I wouldn't say "Game On" is a classic but it is a brilliant show with plenty of vicious & hilarious one-liners. For example, this quote from series 3 when Mandy (Samantha Janus) has just got engaged to her rich boss:
Martin: It's like "Pretty Woman".
Mandy: Yes - but I'm not a prostitute, Martin.
Matt: Not officially! Anyway, I'm really glad I got this box set and I'd love to see a new series made. For me, part of Game On's charm is the fact that it wasn't as massively popular and well-received as "Men Behaving Badly" and other flat-sharing shows and that you can tell everyone from the writers to the performers put their all into making the show as good as it was.
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