Product: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: The Complete Fifth Season (2010)
Rating: 2.0
Get ready to start wiping your tears of dissappointment, not laughter.
Like any other great sitcom, it was no suprise that this show has completely "jumped the shark." The season premiere was enjoyable (as well as a few episodes later on when Will started a long term relationship with Lisa - played by Nia Long), but many of the episodes became way too obnoxious to attempt to compensate for increasing number of serious episodes that occured on seasons 3 and 4. Starting with this season, most of the characters are even louder and more obnoxious than previous season. Geoffrey, the butler appears to be the only character on the show who appears to be more humorous as the seasons progressed. Not one episode retains its magic from the first 3 seasons and I think the series should have ended with season 4. It was bad enough that Janet Hubert was replaced with the lame Daphne Maxwell-Reid last season, but it got worse when the producers aged baby Nicky four more years (recruiting young actor, Ross Bagley) for this season. If you are a fan of the entire series, purchase this and the final season with caution, unless you can get a really good deal for them or just want to use them for collection.