Franklin & Bash: The Complete First Season

Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer are Peter Bash and Jared Franklin—best friends, business partners, and TV's most irreverent legal team. To call them unorthodox is an understatement; these guys border on insubordinate with their courtroom antics. But their approach is effective—at least in the fictional world of TV law, where theatrics are tolerated with a patience unknown in the real world—and they attract the interest of Stanton Infeld (Malcolm McDowell), a heavy-hitter attorney with a powerful firm and an affection for underdogs and eccentrics. Franklin and Bash become the pranksters within the establishment culture, all while committing themselves completely to their clients, and the result is the kind of circus that hasn't been seen since Boston Legal left the air. Meanwhile, the pair are aided by equally unconventional assistants, including ex-con Carmen (Dana Davis) and agoraphobic researcher Pindar (Kumail Nanjiani). Garcelle Beauvais costars as one of Infeld's associates, while guests include Jason Alexander, Tom Arnold, and Beau Bridges. Compiling all 10 episodes of the 2011 debut season, extras include behind-the-scenes featurettes, mock commercials, and a gag reel. Fun but insubstantial, this is an optional purchase. (S. Axmaker)