Customer Reviews
This...Show...ROCKS!!!! 
2007-10-28
Titus is easily the funniest sitcom I've ever seen, for the simple reason: It keeps it real!. Damn FOX for cancelling it in it's prime! Most sitcoms have a happy family with minor problems that get fixed by the end of the day: not Titus. Titus often would focus on darker humor, such as death, schytzophrenia, drunkeness, and one characters alleged homosexually (Tommy). What's best about the show is that many of the events that take place actually happened to Christopher Titus throughout his life, and with his family...well, if you've heard him perform live, you can probably guess. My parents both love this show as much as I do, and I believe if you want something new for the family over the age of 12 to watch, then buy this show. If you don't, then quit being a wussy and then buy it.
one of the best shows which did not get a chance 2007-10-11
Ok, so this is a comedy a tad on the dark side. It is too funny. I saw this show when it started in fox back in 2000. Hated to see it go. I was waiting and waiting until I forgot about it. Then I said one day, what shows are out on DVD already. I got this and the third season. Fantastic. You want laughs and are not easily offended this is it. I do not recommend this for kids. This is for a adults and take it for what it is. Maybe it is not right to laugh about the jokes made here. If you don't like it don't buy it. If you have seen the show of his act, you will know what I mean.
You either love it or you don't get it. 2007-09-28
This is the American experience to a T. I don't know how anyone can't love this show. Make sure you buy season three with this set.
Titus-Seasons 1 & 2 2007-08-27
Having the first 2 seasons of the Fox series Titus is great. I was a big fan when it mysteriously disappeared from the Fox lineup without explanation. It has been a real treat to get seasons 1 & 2 to watch whenever I want. The writing and acting are great. The charactes are unique and the situations bizarre. It is hilarious. If you are a fan of black humor and watch Titus.
Too edgy even for Fox 2007-08-17
Every so often, a TV comedy comes along that is truly edgy and different, where you find yourself wincing and thinking "did he really just say that," right before you laugh. Being edgy and different is not the same thing as being gratuitously offensive and crude, but rather is a function of diving deep into our psyche and our socialization and bringing up the nuggets of comedy hiding there. For example, "Titus" is perhaps the only show in television history where an episode deals with the domestic abuse of a man by his old girlfriend - and it's comedy gold, without being a "very special episode of Titus"! "Titus" manages to walk the fine line of making light of the emotions and reactions that surround the horrific, without making light of the horrific itself. Indeed, part of why "Titus" is so good is that we get nuggets of dramatic honesty from the characters that make us care about them, and in turn that makes the comedy even funnier.
The special features describe how "Titus" came to be, and the commentary tracks, unusual for a comedy show, are interesting and informative.
The first few episodes are taken directly from Christopher Titus' excellent "Norman Rockwell is Bleeding" comedy show, which is still broadcast from time to time on Comedy Central. It's well worth watching if you have a chance. If you like that, you will love this box set.
In my opinion, the first two seasons are the best, so this is the box set to get if you're going to get just one. Although after you buy this, you will buy Season 3 anyway. Season 3 is still funny, and better than most things on TV today, but the addition of Erin's niece to the cast in season 3 was a less-than-inspired idea that drags down some of those episodes.
For something different 
2008-06-30
I had got this DVD for my boyfriend as a gift and I personally had never seen this show. When we started watching it I found it to be interesting. It's about a guy who was raised with his brother by a father who cannot maintain relationships with woman very well. The main character is Christopher Titus who does these narrations between certain scenes to explain what is going on. He has a girlfriend that puts up with him and stays with him through good times and bad times. He has a business that he runs with his friend and his younger brother. His younger brother has a few screws lose but he is pretty funny. I loved the show after I watched the first episode. I only wish it was still on FOX now.
AWSOME 2008-03-12
All I have to say is if you think his stand up is funny then you will love this.
excellent show- - - fresh, funny, realistic 2008-02-27
if you enjoy comedy clubs and comedians in general, then you're sure to enjoy this show. Titus manages to turn his real-life family tragedies into comedic material in this t.v. series. I guarantee you, you have never been exposed to this kind of comedy before (or since). Like many reviewers have pointed out, this is truly 'dark comedy'.....if the 'Cosby Show' is at one end of the spectrum, then 'Titus' is at the other end. What makes the show effective, (and funny) is how many viewers can relate to the trials that Titus goes through, in regard to family dysfunction. Also enjoy season 3 on dvd as well. A comedy classic.
CLASSIC REAL-LIFE COMEDY CUT WAY TO SHORT. 2008-02-12
'Titus' is a sitcom that aired on Fox from 2000-2002 and is based on comedian/actor Christopher Titus's stand-up routine, which in turn is loosely based on his life. 'Titus' was originally a mid-season replacement and quickly got rave reviews for it's uncompromising humor, wich eventually led to an Emmy nomination. It ran for 54 episodes over 3 seasons.
C.Titus plays himself and also stars Stacey Keach as his beer drinking, womanizing, 5-time divorced disfunctional father, Zack Ward(Titus's brother Dave), Cynthia Watros(Titus's girlfriend Erin, based loosely on his now ex-wife Erin Carden), and David Shatraw(Tommy). His schizophrenic mother was played by three different actresses before the character committed suicide(sadly based on all to real events).
'Titus' focuses on C.Titus's dysfuctional upbringing with his unique comedic twist. The show dealt with VERY controvercial issues such as alcoholism, drug-addiction, death, suicide, domestic violence, mental illness, and just about every other issue you can think of(including an episode satyrizing terrorism that never aired). One of the unique 'hooks' of the show is that it breaks the '4th wall' with cuts of Titus sitting in a dark room adressing the audiance directly at random about the subject matter. Although the show gained a huge following very quickly, the executives at Fox were consistantly at odds with the show's 'no limits' format, and this led to censorship issues. After the 3rd season, Fox tried to exercise 'creative control' to the show by having Erin and Titus break up. When Titus refused, Fox abruptly cancelled the show.
The DVD package comes in a slip case containing 3 cases, each containing 2 disks. Seasons 1 and 2 consist of 33 episodes:
Disk 1. 5 episodes
Disk 2. 4 episodes
Disk 3. 7 episodes
Disk 4. 7 episodes
Disk 5. 7 episodes
Disk 6. 3 episodes, and contains bonus material including an interview with Christopher Titus.
Apparently, there were 3 episodes that never saw the light of day, and apparently are not available in this release(maybe in season 3?) A two-part episode dealing with the mentioned, and An episode dealing with Erin's niece being molested.
I don't understand how the same network that aired and defended 'Married With Children' would not support this show, as well as compromise the subject matter. This show is a classic and is still very relavent, it's a shame that it was cut off so short. Christopher Titus later filmed the stand-up routine titled 'Norman Rockwell is Bleeding' that the show is based on; It airs on Showtime and Comedy Central from time to time, but is not yet available on DVD.
If you like irreverent, uncompromising humor about things we're not supposed to talk about, Get this as well as Season 3. This show is pure lightning in a bottle, and proves that laughter can heal all wounds. With only 3 seasons, I believe it's only a matter of time before it falls into obscurity and is forgotten so don't let this get by you.
**EDIT***
Amazon cencored my review! More proof of how great this series is!!!!
Get a big smile 2007-11-19
If you like dark humor you have to see this, Titus is a genius in the way he shows us his disfunctional family.
