VEEP: THE COMPLETE SERIES

SEASON ONE: “S1 of Veep comes with its ups and downs. While it’s usually funny, it can be a little too joke-oriented for its own good, as it doesn’t draw in the viewer with much other than its barbed one-liners. Still, these often amuse.”

SEASON TWO: “I found S1 of Veep to be funny but inconsistent, and I’d make the same claim about S2, though I think the series manages the ups and downs better this year. While it retains its joke-oriented, caustic sensibility, the gags feel better integrated and less gratuitous so this results in a more enjoyable package of shows as a whole.”

SEASON THREE: “Possibly the series’ best year, S3 of Veep offers a quality collection of shows. It moves along the overall narrative and provokes a bunch of laughs.”

SEASON FOUR: “Four years into its run and Veep works as well as ever – and maybe better, as S4 entertains at a consistently high level.”

SEASON FIVE: “With S5 of Veep, the series continues to chug along well. Biting and clever, we get a good collection of humor and acid-tipped satire.”

SEASON SIX: “In the series’ penultimate collection of episodes, S6 of Veep maintains its usual high level of quality. Though the overall narrative sputters at times, there’s still lots of good comedy on display here.”

SEASON SEVEN: “At its best, the seventh and final season of Veep offers clever, insightful material. However, it doesn’t work as well as the best Veep, and the concluding episode leaves me cold."

The Package:

After seven years on HBO, Veep came to an end in 2019. All seven seasons can be purchased individually, but this “Complete Series” set packages them in one place.

For full information on the individual seasons, please consult my reviews of those sets via the links above. Please note that the picture/sound/bonus grades found above represent an average for the seven seasons.

Unfortunately, the “Complete Series” package for Veep provides nothing unique in terms of content. We get no new featurettes or retrospectives or the like.

Which feels like a bit of a shame, especially given how bonkers the political landscape veered since the show ended in May 2019. Of course, truth became stranger than Veep fiction during the years the show ran, as the Trump administration often proved more absurd and ridiculous than this satirical view could.

Still, I would’ve liked to hear from the series’ principles to reflect on these domains. I’m sure this set’s producers could’ve found some additional behind the scenes elements that didn’t make the original Blu-rays as well.

A wicked look at American politics, Veep delivered a solid view of its subject matter. It didn’t always excel but it usually hit the mark. This “Complete Series” set offers very good picture and audio as well as a decent batch of bonus materials.

Fans who bought the season sets on their own will find no reason to “upgrade” with “The Complete Series”, as it simply packages the existing Blu-rays in one set. Those who don’t already possess the individual seasons will get the entire series at a good price since MSRP means each year averages a little more than $16 – and you’ll almost certainly find the box at a discount.