Daria - Is It Fall Yet? |  | Directors: Guy Moore, Karen Disher, Ray Kosarin
Actors: Rachel Anton, Brett Barsky, Corey Block, Cindy E. Brolsma, Joseph Buoye
Studio: MTV
Category: DVD
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Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 75 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 097368718944
ISBN: 0792178432
UPC: 097368718944
EAN: 9780792178439
ASIN: B00005S6KA
Theatrical Release Date: March 3, 1997
Release Date: January 15, 2002
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Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 15-JAN-2002
Media Type: DVD
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Populated by a variety of memorable characters, Daria: Is It Fall Yet? packs more intelligent humor into 75 minutes than most sitcoms manage in a full season. With its diva of the disaffected in the title role, MTV's animated series moved into Ghost World territory with this enlightening look at summer vacation, beginning with Daria's dilemma about dating her best friend Jane's ex-boyfriend. Jane's tolerating pretentious bohemians at an artists' retreat, and while Daria's playing "prison guard" at a touchy-feely summer camp, her fashion-drone sister Quinn is getting tutored to compensate for dismal PSAT scores. The razor-sharp script uses Daria's ultra-dry wit and too-cool irony (at times excessive) to skewer everything from upper-crust snobbery to the hazards of adolescent romance. It turns out Daria's outer shell protects a likable adult-in-the-making as she learns lessons that feed her heart as well as her head. --Jeff Shannon
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 To quote the DVD: It's Summertime and the Living Is Hell! March 22, 2010
Wendy C. Rigney (Troy, NY USA)
Right there, the opening line on the back of this DVD, tells you "Daria" does not break from her snark just because she is not subjected to the daily annoyances and humiliation at Lawndale High. Nope. But that does not preclude her brand of cynicism from being shared elsewhere! This happens when her mother, Helen, deciding that Daria will not sit around all Summer, has "volunteered" Daria's dubious services at a summer camp for sensitive kids. Along for the "fun" is overly-emo English teacher Mr. O'Neill and sanity-hanging-by-a-thread history teacher, Mr. DeMartino. This leads to restless campers stuck indoors while Mr. O'Neill wants to do his usual self esteem schtick, last seen in detail in the first episode Esteemsters. Thankfully for them, "Uncle Anthony", as Mr. DeMartino is dubbed by the kids, takes matters into his own hands via a homage to "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and liberates himself and the kids to have some fun. And all is great - except for Daria and an alienated boy named Link, who hates the world...much like Daria sometimes does. Daria tries - in her way - to reach out, without success. Or so she thinks. This leads her to question opening herself up to other people.
Of course, it may be just as well that Daria has that time at camp, as her relationship with best friend, Jane Lane, has hit a rather rough patch. This, naturally, is due to preceding events in the 4th season, when Jane's boyfriend, Tom Sloane, found himself attracted to Daria - and acted on it with a kiss. The matter got even murkier when Daria must have decided she liked it, since she, too, kissed Tom back. Of course, despite the point that the relationship between Jane and Tom had been in a downward spiral before this, Jane was understandably hurt and betrayed. So, while Daria was at camp, Jane made her own plans.
Jane ends up at a sort of avant garde art retreat/art colony, where she seems to go from the frying pan with Daria/Tom into the fire when she meets a fellow artist named Allison, voiced by punk rocker chick Bif Naked, leading Jane to question her sexual identity and realizing that some people are out for themselves. Of note, one of the instructors/artists is voiced by Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters fame.
Speaking of guest voices, Carson Daly also lends his vocal cords as David. David has the unenviable task of playing tutor to the girls of the Fashion Club, to raise their dismal PSAT scores, with disastrous results...until he gets to Quinn. Quinn ends up surprising even herself when she begins to take her studies seriously. Of course, Quinn being Quinn, she also develops a somewhat surprising crush on her tutor. Surprising because, unlike those that Quinn likes to tease, he is not conventionally "cute" by her criteria. Ironically, his reaction to Quinn's budding affection only helps her growth and shows that Quinn may be just a tad more like her sister than she thought, i.e. not totally without insight and depth - and by the end of the movie, leads to better understanding between Daria and Quinn, with their mother using Daria's own words of advice to her sister as a tool to give dating Tom a serious try, and not dismiss him due to Daria's prejudice about his family.
As if that weren't enough, we also see the very hapless Kevin and Brittany playing lifeguards at a local neighborhood pool with expectedly horrible results, Mack driving an ice cream truck to repay a loan from his father, Jodie swamped with "volunteer" work (her parents push her to do so) in a soup kitchen and helping various local officials, and Kevin and Brittany eventually ending up in Mack's place, delighting the kids. Watch the DVD to find out why.
Add in Trent taking matters into his own hands and helping Jane and Daria to reconcile while his band "Mystik Spiral" has a gig, and the movie has the requisite "All's Well That Ends Well" scenario, complete with Jane encouraging Daria to give Tom a chance, leading Tom and Daria to a close moment at the end with the decision to date.
Heck, even Helen and Jake have a little fun!
There is also bonus material, the two prior episodes before IIFY, "Fire!" and "Dye! Dye! My Darling", bringing viewers up to speed with pertinent events that dominate the film. Of note, however, the music in these episodes has sadly been altered, either with generic music or downright silence. But it is still worth watching.
Also, unlike the other DVD of "Is It College Yet?" which was inexplicably edited, "Is It Fall Yet?" is the broadcast version from August 2000.
If you love "Daria", buy this! Or...wait for the Complete Set due out on May 11th: Both movies will be included, as well.
 I love Daria... December 27, 2009
Ashley M. Strauser
I was thrilled to see Daria available on DVD. The only down side is that this is not a full season. It is only the movie with 2 bonus episodes. Why haven't they released the season's yet. I received this extremely quick in 2 days, it came all the way from Delaware and I live in Las Vegas NV. I have just started using Amazon and let me just say it is absolutely amazing!!!!
Daria Is it Fall yet ? September 9, 2009
K. Ford
Daria is it Fall yet is a great movie. Its summertime and Daria is forced into volunteering at the OK to Cry Corral. Daria would rather be anywhere but there. Quinn Daria's sister get tuturing help to bring up her grades in hopes of getting into the party of her choice. You should really buy this video. It also comes with bonus videos episodes Fire, "Dye,Dye, My Darling' and music video by Mystik Spiral "Freakin Friends" featuring Trent.
Its definitely worth the cost.
 The original was 90 minutes--what happened to the other 15? April 26, 2009
M. Harter (United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I watched this on TV when it aired and a couple more times when it was rerun. Imagine my dismay upon buying the DVD and discovering it was fifteen minutes shorter than the original.
Is it College Yet was even worse--90 minutes cut down to just over 60.
MTV has released Beavis and Butt-Head on DVD; when are we going to get non-bootleg, uncut Daria episodes and movies?
Queen Daria. November 13, 2008
ADRIENNE MILLER (TENNESSEE)
Daria - Is It Fall Yet? is a funny and brilliant short film of the beloved t.v. series. Daria was one of my favorite shows on MTV, no one has dry wit like Daria, she is a riot and I love her sarcasm. I highly recommend this DVD!
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