简介：SpikeTV'sfirstseasonofTheJoeSchmoShowisareal-lifevariationontheJimCarreycomedyTheTrumanShow,inwhichCarreyplayedamanunawareheisthestarofatelevisionseries,livingonanenormoussetandsurroundedbyactorsplayingfamily,co-workers,neighbors,etc.JoeSchmofoolsagregarious,likable27-year-oldfellow,MattKennedyGould,intobelievinghe'spartofthecastofareality-TVprogramcalledLapofLuxury,competingfora$100,000prizebysurvivinghumiliatingtrialsandthoseinevitable,once-per-weekevictionsofunluckycontestants.WhatGoulddoesn'tknowisthathiscompetitors--alllivinginthesamehouseunderthewatchfuleyeofanubiquitousproductioncrew--areallactorsplayingsundryreality-TVstereotypes:thetokengayguy,thegood-lookingsweetheart,thegood-lookingbitch,theclown,Mr.Macho,theborderline-pariah,etc. TheeightepisodesinTheJoeSchmoShow:SeasonOneUncensoredlookandsoundlikeanyotherrealitygimmick,thoughpartofwhatmakestheseriesfunarelittleriskelementsthatthreatentoblowopenthewholeschemeoratleastcreatesuspicioninGould'smind.ThereareseveraloccasionsinwhichoneoranotheractorgetsconfusedaboutacharacterdetailandGouldwondersaboutapparentcontradictions;onceortwice,actorshavetoleaveasituationbecausetheyareclosetocrackingup.Forthemostpart,however,thetall,gullible,good-naturedherobondswithhis"housemates"andkeepsasmileonwhileparticipatinginunderwear-swappingcontests,gross-outmeals,andtenseeliminationrituals.Thefinalepisode,inwhichGouldistoldthetruth,issurprisinglymoving.ThisDVDsetincludesextensivesupplementarymaterial,includingGould'safter-the-fact,mixedresponsestomanyofhisexperiences.--TomKeogh…