kosmasp If you have the Jack of all trades, you actually should be winning, right? Seems the correct answer was ... yes and no. Yes in regards to the comedy and how it seems to come across to a lot of people, but not when it comes to ratings. It's incredible, how this show (as is true with some others, Brisco County being one Bruce Campbell was involved with too) did not make the cut. Or rather was cut. And what a cut. I watched the "whole series", which actually seems to be missing an end of the season (22 episodes suggest, that at least 2 episodes went AWOL).Which brings me to the point of my rating. I actually would have given this at least an 8/10. But you are left hanging without a (re)solution, which makes this at least a bit weak. And I had to add this to the whole mix. The humor, which while "contemporary" (meaning the lingo being used was rather from the 21st century), does hit the spot and does not disappoint at all. It doesn't even completely get you out of the historical context of the movie. Even the mixing of real characters with fictional events is a lot of fun (which is more than intended).If you can let your guard down (excuse the pun), than you will have a great time watching the 20+ minutes episodes (without commercials) on Disc!

Grandbear The 'Trivia' notes for this series states that all historical figures were, in fact, alive and active at the time of the series' setting. Well, let's see, the series is set in 1801. Blackbeard, portrayed in two episodes, died in 1718. Catherine the Great died in 1796, Ben Franklin in 1790, George Washington in 1799, the Marquis de Sade is hardly depicted as the 64-year-old he was in 1801, while Lewis and Clark are depicted as old and decrepit though they were 27 and 31... What history books were the people who wrote those 'Trivia' notes reading? The premise of a period comedy starring Bruce Campbell was intriguing enough for me to waste my money and buy this set. I still think the idea could have been an effective comedy. However, 'Jack of All Trades' is 8th-grade-boy humor with a tiresome overkill of sexual innuendo. Each successive episode is increasingly predictable and it is little wonder the show was canceled.

btbsite JACK OF ALL TRADES is mostly fun and spectacle, in the twenty minutes of each episode we have great slapstick as only Bruce Campbell can do, great swordfights, really bad ( but funny, often politically incorrect ) one-liners, talking parrots, jokes about the french and to summarize it, it can be very immature. But good executed. So a whole lot of fun. It's comparable to Brisco County in the fact that modern inventions are often used as deus ex machina, but it is not as emotionally. The whole setting reminds more of the Wild,Wild West Movie than of Brisco. The guests are great fun, for instance Verne Troyer as Napoleon goes where Mini-me of Austin Powers not even dared to.Watch it for the fun of it.

coverme6 Speaking for all die hard Bruce Campbell fans, I dare say thatmost of us are getting down right disappointed with our herohere. Why is Bruce "Hail to the King, Baby" Campbell starring ingoofey kid's stuff like "Jack of All Trades?" Campbell was sogood in playing rugged tough guys like Ash from "The Evil Dead"series. Hell, he was also great in the slightly cheesey-yetpretty-cool network series "The Adventures of Brisco County,Jr." Now, Bruce is doing wacky sitcom-style action shows like"Jack of All Trades." With little action and a lot of goofywisecracks, "JOAT" can be as dull and irritating as watchingmetal turn to rust. No offense, but Bruce, you have to startwaking up and smell the toast burning, pal!Most of us Campbell fans would very much like to see Bruce dono-nonsense, adrenaline-pumping movies or shows again. It's aknown fact that Bruce doesn't want to do anymore "Evil Dead"films, but that doesn't mean he can't do another action movie!It would be best if Campbell would try more exciting films withmore action for a change. In my opinion, Bruce should try something being a villain in aSchwarzenegger movie. Any other IMDB users agree? E-mail if youdo, and share any ideas that would be ideal for a