by Jon Partridge
Next week marks the home video release of Togetherness Season 1 from HBO Home Entertainment. To celebrate they’re offering up a copy for one lucky Cinapse reader! The show is the first TV venture of the Duplass brothers, Jay and Mark, who have been making quite a splash the last few years with mumblecore films such as Safety Not Guaranteed, The Overnight, and Adult Beginners. I’m currently working through the season and it’s mighty entertaining so far. Expect a full review of the release next week on Cinapse.
Togetherness Synopsis
Prolific indie filmmakers Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass make their TV debut with the “funny, poignant” (San Francisco Chronicle) HBO comedy series Togetherness. The “complex, pathos-filled and very funny…” (Wall Street Journal) series follows four adults living under one roof struggling to keep their relationships and dreams alive as they approach the age of forty.
Brett (Mark Duplass) is a straitlaced sound designer trying to rediscover himself while his wife Michelle (Melanie Lynskey) is eager to rekindle her passion for romance and life. Their lives are shaken up with the arrival of Michelle’s sister Tina (Amanda Peet), who comes to stay with them as she desperately tries to find a husband and get her bouncy-castle business off the ground, and Brett’s best friend Alex (Steve Zissis), who decides to give his stalled acting career one last try. Blending laughter and pathos, Togetherness shows the tragically comedic struggle to follow personal dreams while still remaining good friends, siblings, and spouses to each other.
How to win?
Simply follow and tweet to @CinapseNews your favorite Duplass Brothers film, along with the hashtag #CinapseTOGETHERNESS and we’ll pick a winner at random one week from now. US residents only.
We’ll announce the winner once selected and HBO will be sending you a shiny new DVD of the series for your viewing pleasure.
Good luck!
Togetherness Season 1 is available on Blu-ray and DVD Available from February 16th, 2016.
Togetherness Press Release
TOGETHERNESS®: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
HBO® Comedy Series from Brothers Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass
Available February 16, 2016 on Blu-ray™ with Digital HD, DVD & Digital Download
Prolific indie filmmakers Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass make their TV debut with the “funny, poignant” (San Francisco Chronicle) HBO comedy series Togetherness. The “complex, pathos-filled and very funny…” (Wall Street Journal) series follows four adults living under one roof struggling to keep their relationships and dreams alive as they approach the age of forty. Togetherness: The Complete First Season will be available on Blu-ray ($34.98; also includes a Digital HD copy), DVD ($26.95) and Digital Download February 16, 2016. The Blu-ray and DVD box sets both include exclusive, never-before-seen bonus content including deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes interview with cast members Amanda Peet and Steve Zissis.
In Togetherness, Brett (Mark Duplass) is a straitlaced sound designer trying to rediscover himself while his wife Michelle (Melanie Lynskey) is eager to rekindle her passion for romance and life. Their lives are shaken up with the arrival of Michelle’s sister Tina (Amanda Peet), who comes to stay with them as she desperately tries to find a husband and get her bouncy-castle business off the ground, and Brett’s best friend Alex (Steve Zissis), who decides to give his stalled acting career one last try. Blending laughter and pathos, Togetherness shows the tragically comedic struggle to follow personal dreams while still remaining good friends, siblings, and spouses to each other.
Togetherness is created by Jay Duplass & Mark Duplass & Steve Zissis; executive produced by Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass; co-executive producer, Stephanie Langhoff; consulting producers, Amanda Lasher, Caroline Williams and Steve Zissis; line producer, Aida Rodger.