In the first episode, Sara takes on abortion, though she thinks it's "baby assassination." Needless to say, when her new friends find out she's had 3 abortions, things don't go that well. Meanwhile, Brian (Brian Posehn) and Steve (Steve Agee) have a bit of a dispute when Brian gets his D&D friends together for an all-night game.
After that, Sara decides to see what is so special about Doug's (her Pug-Chihuahua mix) rear that has him licking it all the time. Unfortunately, she is seen and Doug is taken into custody and she goes around letting all of her neighbors know that she might be a threat to their animals (as if she were a sex offender). Meanwhile Brian, Steve, Jay (Jay Johnston) and Laura (Laura Silverman) get together for a game day. Unfortunately, Jay and Laura bring The Game of Life while Brian and Steve had Gears of War and Halo 3 in mind. When Brian gets married in The Game of Life, an argument erupts between the couple (that would be Brian and Steve for newcomers to the series) about being able to get married. All disputes get settled though when Sara goes to trial for her crime.
After that, when a black man hears Sara complain about racist people treating her differently because she is Jewish, the two decide to trade places for a day. Sara paints her face black and goes out on the town. She mistakes peoples offensive statements about her appearance to be directed at all black people everywhere (as opposed to her stereotypical outfit) and ends up starting a movement.
Then, the Silverman sisters go to visit their mom's grave only to find that she has been dug up and several bones have been stolen (as well as her headstone). The girls decide to go onto their favorite variety/cooking show, "Cookie Party" (which is hosted by the show's director, Rob Scharb in drag). The girls use their Mom's cook book in an attempt to win the money and dedicate their work to their mother.
In "Ah, Men", Sara's old flame from Season One, God (Tucker Smallwood) returns and the sparks start to fly again. This time, their relationship last for more than a single night and things start to go pretty well. But when Sara invites God to her 10-year high school reunion in order to show up a long-time rival who is currently dating the "O Face" guy from Office Space, things get a little heated up. Needless to say, this episode is about as controversial, if not more so, as their original meeting (of course, pretty much every episode of The Sara Silverman Program is controversial).
Volume One wraps up when Sara thinks her maid is stealing from her and has her deported, but then goes after her once her apartment gets too dirty (of course she has become a mayor, so it will take some convincing). Laura finds out Jay wants to perform a one-man show, but when he does, no one likes it and Steve finds out that Brian hasn't been listening to metal for six years, and the only song on his iPod is the Spin Doctors song "Two Princes."
The second disc in this boxed set is all about special features. The features include the panel the cast was on during Comic-Con 2007, while others include shorts that were published on the Internet. "Brian's New Office" is about Brian dealing with his ghost of an office-mate, while the Cookie Party shorts feels like a low budget, badly translated foreign cartoon. Then there are seven behind-the-scenes short featurettes, though most of them are more for comedic value than anything informative (especially since Jay ends up flying away at the end of one of them).
The Sara Silverman Program is all about taking taboo discussions and putting them out there for shock-style comedy. While a lot of times it comes through as amusing, I never really find something truly funny in the show. Needless to say, if you are easily offended, then you should stay away from this series altogether, but then again, if you are reading this review, you probably already have an idea of what you're getting into.
