Official Synopsis:
Take an unforgettable journey with the students of Cyprus-Rhodes University as they navigate the social minefield of college life in the hilarious ABC Family original series, Greek. Join Casey, a sorority social climber, as she vies for president of Zeta Beta Zeta. Her world gets more complicated when her nerdy little brother Rusty arrives on campus and risks her reputation by joining a fraternity and trying to go from geek to Greek. On top of it all, she finds herself in the middle of a love triangle between her slouchy ex-boyfriend Cappie, and Evan, the handsome president of the top fraternity on campus. Pledge with the hippest young cast on TV. Experience every moment of Greek: Chapter One, complete with chart-topping music and never-before-seen bonus features in a three-disc box set. Get initiated into an entertaining world full of characters and relationships that you won't want to miss.

  
Our Take:
When I first saw the commercials for Greek, my initial thought was that all we needed was another show like The O.C. or One Tree Hill. When I actually watched it, my first thought was, “Wow, it’s kind of a stretch to air this on ABC Family Channel.” But my second thought was, “This is actually quite a fun little show!”

While I still think a series about college fraternity and sorority life filled with underage drinking, wild partying, and lots of sex is a questionable fit on a family network owned by Disney, Greek is a terrific slice of soap-operatic fun; fun being the key word here. Unlike the aforementioned One Tree Hill or shows of its ilk, Greek doesn’t take itself too seriously. And while the college students at play in the show are your typical melodramatic archetypes, Greek knows that it’s not serving up high art. Instead there are pretty girls, hunky guys, likeable characters, lots of laughs, and a little bit of actual character drama. For a show I didn’t think I was going to like, Greek is surprisingly addictive.

Greek Chapter One (read: Season One) comes to DVD with a nice collection of bonus features that fans are sure to love. Here’s the breakdown:

- Deleted Scenes (2 minutes) – Three short scenes.
- Greek: The Initiation (10 minutes) – A decent look behind-the-scenes.
- Chapter Two Sneak Peek – A preview of the upcoming second season.
- Extended Music Sequence.
- Audio Commentaries Featuring various cast and crew on almost every episode.

There are a lot of great young actors playing memorable characters here, including Kelsey Grammer’s daughter Spencer as Casey, and Scott Foster as Cappie, one of the best characters on the show. Greek isn’t reinventing the wheel or anything, but if you like watching pretty teenagers (and slightly beyond teenagers) blow all their problems out of proportion, then Greek: Chapter One is worth checking out.

RECOMMENDED!

Overall Picture:
Show: B+
DVD: B-

- Mike Spring
Editor