The DVD is broken up into similar segments like "The Word" or "Better Know a District." The three hours of Stephen Colbert starts off with the first few minutes of his first episode where he explains that the show is about us, the heroes, the viewers, not him and he then explains what truthiness is, a word he invented that has since gained notoriety in a cult-like fashion. This is the first "The Word" segment. He then explains Wikiality and then moves on to some of the best "Better Know a District" snippets.
I have to say that Colbert's interview with District of Columbia representative Eleanor Holmes Norton is one of the funniest parts of this disc. While the "Better Know a District" segment is typically so-so, Colbert's interview with Norton and their argument about whether or not DC is actually a part of the United States is just gold. I also enjoyed their argument over how to pronounce Colbert's name.
There are quite a few other segments found throughout this disc, but the only other one that I really found truly fun to watch were the ones pertaining to the Green Screen Challenge. This challenge (Colbert makes sure to say it is not a competition) has Stephen playing with a lightsaber in front of a green screen and challenges America to make a movie that has him looking heroic. The disc shows a couple of entries, but concludes with the two finalists, a video-game styled video and another one submitted by George Lucas care of the Colbert Report fans working at ILM. In the end, Lucas took second place, but both entries were really great and the overall competition was just fun to watch all around.
Stephen Colbert does a great job of playing the straight man. The extreme right-winged character does a great job of pulling out the absurdity found in politics (no matter which party you favor). Besides that, his commentaries about the general state of America are just outright hilarious and really make you take a second look at yourself and the society we live in. It's no wonder his show is so popular, and the snippets found on this DVD are the crème of the crop. Fans of political-humor and satire are most likely already fans of this show, and if you haven't had the chance to watch The Colbert Report yet, then this disc is a great introduction into the world of Colbert.
