DVD Review: American Dad Volume 12

 

American Dad, much like Family Guy (which was also created by Seth McFarlane) is a show that people tend to love or hate. By now, I think most people know what the show is, but for those who do not, it is an adult animated series that basically tells a story-of-the-week (sometimes stories-of-the-week) set around the character Stan Smith who works at the CIA and his family, which includes an alien named Roger and a talking fish named Klaus. Over the years the CIA part of the story has taken a large backseat to the quirky family life, which I think has taken away from the strength of the show. There are still episodes set around Stan's job, but not as many as there were in the early seasons.

For those who get the DVD set, it is a straight MOD release. Just the episodes. For some weird reason, it appears that Volume 12 was only released as a Region 2 set (the UK and Europe) and not in Region 1, so if you are in the US or Canada you need a Region free (or Region 2) player to watch this. The episodes are uncensored, so you do get some f-bombs being dropped that were bleeped out of the broadcast and streaming versions of the episodes.

Overall, I would say if you have liked the show up to this point you will still probably like this season (unless the shift from the CIA storylines really bugs you). On the other hand, if you have never liked the show, this is probably not going to do anything to change your mind.