April 10, 2013

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season Two



The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season Two, 1962-1963. A goofy husband/father writes for a TV show.

Created by Carl Reiner. Directed by John Rich (13 episodes), Jerry Paris (10), Al Rafkin (2), Hal Cooper (2), Coby Ruskin (2), Claudio Guzman (1), Sheldon Leonard (1) & James Niver (1). Written by Reiner (22 episodes), Sheldon Keller (3), Howard Merrill (3), Martin A. Ragaway (2), Ronald Alexander (2), Ray Allen Saffian (1), Harvey Bullock (1), John Whedon (1), Lee Erwin (1), Bill Idelson (1), Ray Brenner (1) & Jack Guss (1). Starring Dick Van Dyke.

Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 3/4 (Good)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Acting: 3/4 (Good)
Music: 3/4 (Good)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). Not as funny as the first season. There are a handful of great episodes, and quite a few stretches of mediocre writing. But even at its worst it's still fun to watch, thanks to the cast.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.5/4 (Okay)

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