 The resulting episodes were a blend of jokes and vignettes from the Stella shorts combined with plenty of new material, with each episode having an actual plot or story arc holding it all together, a change of pace from the short films which would frequently derail themselves entirely from any semblance of a storyline and make little effort to resolve or arc.As well as starring in the series, the troupe wrote every episode, with Wain directing three.Comedy Central released the complete series on DVD in 2006 which included the complete half-hour "Comedy Central Presents" special, "The History of Stella," and other supplemental features.