Dene
18-09-2002, 20:31
I received this R1 boxset today. It's from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, just like the M*A*S*H sets are, and it's similar to them in many ways: 8 eps per disc, similar menu options, a healthy 10 chapter stops per 25m episode, etc.
However, unlike M*A*S*H it also has a bonus fourth disc, containing a brand new 1hr 87m documentary, interesting stills gallery, original CBS promos and an interactive quiz (which is better than it perhaps sounds). The first three discs also contain great commentaries on 3 episodes.
Picture quality is really good IMO, esp. for a thirty year-old tv show, nice vibrant colours & pin sharp. I'm not sure what the interest level is for this material, but I'm really welcoming this opportunity to see such a classic US sitcom (co-created by James L Brooks). As the opening (Reza S Badiyi-directed) titles roll you are immediately transported back to 1970 & it's a real blast. Thumbs up.
However, thumbs down for M*A*S*H not getting the same treatment -- at least not yet. What about a few Larry Gelbart commentaries on there, not to mention a new docu?
Coincidentally, I read yesterday that Frasier has just become the most Emmy-decorated show in television history, having reached 30 awards to The Mary Tyler Moore Show's 29. However, MTM ran seven seasons (not cancelled, they just decided to quit), and Frasier has now been on for nine.
However, unlike M*A*S*H it also has a bonus fourth disc, containing a brand new 1hr 87m documentary, interesting stills gallery, original CBS promos and an interactive quiz (which is better than it perhaps sounds). The first three discs also contain great commentaries on 3 episodes.
Picture quality is really good IMO, esp. for a thirty year-old tv show, nice vibrant colours & pin sharp. I'm not sure what the interest level is for this material, but I'm really welcoming this opportunity to see such a classic US sitcom (co-created by James L Brooks). As the opening (Reza S Badiyi-directed) titles roll you are immediately transported back to 1970 & it's a real blast. Thumbs up.
However, thumbs down for M*A*S*H not getting the same treatment -- at least not yet. What about a few Larry Gelbart commentaries on there, not to mention a new docu?
Coincidentally, I read yesterday that Frasier has just become the most Emmy-decorated show in television history, having reached 30 awards to The Mary Tyler Moore Show's 29. However, MTM ran seven seasons (not cancelled, they just decided to quit), and Frasier has now been on for nine.