Video: The show is presented in 1.33:1 full screen ratio, this is the show’s original broadcast ratio. The quality is generally very good, a touch better than broadcast quality. The image is usually quite sharp however I did notice minor pixilation around edges. Colours are well represented especially skin tones. I could not find any traces of shimmering that the R1 release seems to suffer from. Otherwise this is a solid transfer although not entirely perfect.

Audio: Only one audio track is present here, an English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo track. Since this show is predominantly a dialogue based comedy show there is no need for an elaborate 5.1 set up, so what we get here is more than adequate. The dialogue is clear and distortion free which is the most important thing, depth is limited and overall the track isn’t as punchy during the short music clips that highlight the different characters as I’d like it to be, perhaps a 2.0 Surround track would have been a better choice. Otherwise this Stereo track will do.

The DVD also includes optional subtitles in English.

Extras: All of the extras are presented on the second disc and include nearly an hour of unseen footage, a short film clip some trailers and a photo gallery. Below is a closer look at each of the extras:

First up we have a series of unseen footage, there are ten clips presented here and they are:

• "Borat’s Guide to Animals" that runs for 11 minutes 1 second. Here Borat visits a dog show as well as the Hampton’s Classic Horse Show.
• "Ali G’s Science Guide" runs for 5 minutes 49 seconds, here Ali G talks to Nobel Prize Winning Physicist Jerome Friedman, he also talks with Primate expert Dr James Else as well as Chemistry Professor T. Ross Kelly from Boston College.
• "Bruno: Music" runs for 13 minutes 47 seconds, here Bruno gets a chance to be cast in a Missy Elliot video, talks with new a couple of new metal bands and goes to a Christian music festival.
• "Ali G’s Human Rights Discussion" runs for 7 minutes 43 seconds. Here we focus on what are human rights?, the concept of ‘Big Brother’ and women’s rights among other things.
• A "Borat’s Guide to Acting" runs for 6 minutes 11 seconds, here Borat visits an acting workshop and also learns how to stage fight.
• An "Ali G Media Discussion" run for 5 minutes 5 seconds, in this clip Ali uncovers what is ‘Media’? Are book media and who really reads them anyway? As well as violence in entertainment and censorship.
• "Borat’s Guide to Patriotism" runs for 4 minutes 59 seconds, and in this clip Borat finds out which is the #1 country, the USA or Kazakhstan? He also talks to a Vietnam Vet, covering issues such as communist and anti-American gays.
• "Bruno’s Pro-America Expo" runs for 1 minute 1 second and in this clip Bruno talks with ‘The Truth’ newspaper founder R.W Moore.
• "Borat’s Guide to Gun Clubs" runs for 2 minutes 19 seconds, here Borat visits a popular gun club and shooting range and discusses a few gun related issues with the club’s owner including the use of criminals as target practice.
• Finally there are "credits" for the unseen footage that runs for 36 seconds.

The unseen footage is just as funny as the material used for the shows, there’s enough in here to cut together a few more episodes. The Borat and Bruno clips are sheer genius and will leave you in stitches.

Up next is the short film "Da Spyz Movie" which runs for 8 minutes 14 seconds. This is a cheesy badly done short film about Ali G as a spy who saves the world but ends up having sex most of the time, first with a female thug then with two lesbians that eventually turns into a foursome when a third woman enters the picture. Oh and somewhere in there Ali has to save the world from a bomb.

A series of 7 trailers are also included on this disc:

• "Teaser Trailer" is a sort promo spot for the series and runs for 31 seconds.
• "Three Faces Promo" is a spot that showcases the three personalities of Sacha Baron Cohen and runs for 46 seconds.
• "TV Pitch" is a promo that asks the question ‘Who is Ali G?’ and runs for 32 seconds.
• "Bruno Fashion Show" is a promo that introduces the character of Bruno and runs for 38 seconds.
• "Borat Dating Service" is a promo that introduces the character of Borat and runs for 37 seconds.
• "Critic’s Spot" a promo that boasts the show’s good reviews from US critics and runs for 39 seconds.
• "Conversation with Ali G" is a spot where Ali G tells America why they should watch the show and runs for 1 minute 33 seconds.

Rounding out the disc’s extras is a photo gallery with a series of 18 images taken during the production of the series.

OVERALL:

"Ali G In Da USAiii" is an exceptionally funny series that carries on the tradition of the original Channel 4 UK series. I hope that the second series becomes available soon.

This DVD edition presents all six episodes with fairly decent image and sound quality, the unseen footage is the highlight of the extras, however the rest leaves a lot to be desired, for example why was the audio commentary from the R1 release not carried over on this one? If you’re an Ali G fan then you should look into picking this one up.