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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
EAN: 0097368507746
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 21, 2006
Running Time: 211 minutes
Sales Rank: 9948
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: November 21, 2006
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Description:
Forget everything you've ever heard about Tori Spelling. OK, maybe not everything. It’s true, her dad is the most successful TV producer of all time and she did spend a decade playing the virginal Donna Martin on his hit show 'Beverly Hills 90210.' But now that Tori has left that zip code and her parents' mansion behind, she wants the same things we all do: friendship, respect, and love. Used to tabloid scrutiny, Tori navigates life with a self-deprecating sense of humor and the support of a loyal crew of friends she’s know since high school, along with her devoted manager, her beloved nanny, and her ever scrutinizing mother Kiki, the ultimate Beverly Hills housewife.
Amazon.com:
So what do you do if your hit TV show went off the air in 2000, your last studio film was Scary Movie 2, and you've become tabloid fodder and a sure-fire pop culture punchline? If you're plucky Tori Spelling, you go the Fat Actress route and co-create and bravely star in a TV series that takes a self-deprecating look at your life. In an interview with Tori included amongst the ample bonus features, she reveals this series was born out of 'years of people laughing at me.' Making lemonade out of her lemon of a career, she seems to have taken Robin Williams' maxim to heart: 'Joke 'em if they can't take a (blank).' While this is decidedly a fictionalized portrayal, there is, with a bow towards Stephen Colbert, a playful 'truthiness' to So NoTORious that will appeal to her fans and even her detractors. There are, at her expense, plastic surgery jokes, eating disorder jokes, and, hitting way close to home, nepotism jokes, as when Tori insists to uber-producer father, Aaron (cleverly heard, but not seen, a la Charlie in Charlie's Angels) that she thinks it best if she gets her own acting jobs, adding, 'Unless, of course, you want to buy me a studio... No, daddy, don't do it. I was just kidding.'
Through miserable dates, disastrous parties, and career setbacks, So NoTORIous is nearly as cringe-worthy as Curb Your Enthusiasm, although unlike the irascible Larry David, our heart goes out to the hapless Tori, game as she is to somehow right the ship of public perception of her as a 'spoiled Beverly Hills princess who's had everything handed to her.' 'I'm trying to keep a low profile,' she complains at one point, and accordingly, the series does not feature many star cameos or appearances by her Beverly Hills 90210 costars. Farrah Fawcett does a nifty turn as herself in the episode 'Plucky,' and Whoopi Goldberg appears as a psychic in 'Cursed' ('You are a wretched, miserable soul,' she divines). Making a welcome return to the small screen is Loni Anderson (WKRP in Cincinnati) as Tori's neglectful and self-absorbed mother (which certainly couldn't have helped the well-publicized real-life rift between Tori and her mater). Who knows where Tori's career goes from here? Based on So NoTORIous, there could be a Suddenly Susan in her future! --Donald Liebenson
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Leading edge comedy
My jaw dropped the first time I saw this show. Hysterical send-up of Tori Spelling's career and publicity. Interesting take on reviving and surviving Hollywood celebrity. Wish there were more. and ZACHARY QUINTO!!!!
extra plus: fat dog!!
Rating: - Quite Funny
I have to admit, THIS IS SHOW IT's HILARIOUS, I think it's great. Very lovable character and Tori was great in it. She was sweet, charming, witty, and funny... Her I don't know!!! gets me everytime.... Why did it get cancelled again????
Rating:  - Why oh why was this show cancelled???
After obsessively watching Tori Spelling's reality show & reading her book, I decided to buy this on the chance that it might be funny. I will admit I never caught a minute of this show when it was on the air. I only vaguely remember even hearing of it. I was not even a Tori Spelling fan until I started watching Tori & Dean Inn Love, but this is without question one of the funniest shows that I have ever seen. Tori Spelling's ability to laugh at herself and encourage us to laugh along with her is remnicent of Jennifer Saunders in my all time favorite AbFab. The only downfall is that there are only 9 episodes. When it ended I left wishing for more stories. A definite must have for any Tori Spelling fan & if you're not a fan you will be by the end.
Rating: - So NoTORIous
I found the episodes really funny. I was familar with the show when it aired on VH-1 but only saw a couple of the episodes. You can watch them over and over and still find them funny. If you are a Tori fan then it is a must have.
Rating: - Liked It
I like the show, but not NEARLY as well as Tori and Dean's show. I LOVE their show, especially the second season. Can't wait for it to come out on DVD. I already have Season 1. I really didn't know too much about either of them to begin with but their show is really entertaining and tells a lot about them. It's really nice.
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