_004: TV Shows Owned On DVD

Yep, from Playusa.com.

It's a great set, lots of great extras. Minor flaw is the picture's bad, but still, great.

I agree about the "jazzed up" and the more upmarket feel to it in III and IV, but IMO I, II, III and IV are all perfect, and the show didn't start to go downhill until V. I'll still collect V-VIII, but they're much weaker than the first four series, yeah.

I find that the upmarketing in III didn't affect the quality in any way.. well, not straight away, at least. I didn't find the stories too crazy, and whilst it became more mainstream, I don't think any harm was done until V, when more and more episodes became way too stupid and, in some cases, unfunny.

Ratings for all series (note my DVD ratings involve the extras so these are slightly different):
I - *****
II - *****
III - *****
IV - ****1/2
V - ****
VI - ***
VII - **1/2
VIII - ***1/2

Yep, that's what we do - we just get charged for importing things over £18 =D.

Lol, got S4 of 3rd Rock for birthday - S5 isn;t out seprately yet unfortunately :(

Friends DVDs: Yes, I got S4, 5 and 10 for my birthday too! :)

Yeah, saw that about RD.. I'll probably stick with the standard version. Will get that for Xmas! :)

Simpsons: TOH DVD is great, one of the best compilations yet, *highly recommended*! :)
The Christmas 2 isn't great, but Tis The 15th Season and Skinner's Sense Of Snow are good -depends on whether you can wait for/afford the season boxsets :D

Hope to help! :)

-Wez

Lol! I'm glad you like FT too. It's my 2nd fave Brit sitcom after Only Fools and Horses, and it's really a classic. Hilarious all the way through! Glad you got the set too :)

Freash Prince is a good show. its one of those shows that i would watch while eating my dinner and just be passive, didn't really know much aobut the show untill i saw one episode (can't recall it) but it made me laugh so hard that i nearly choked on my food! i think that it had some great one liners and really worked sarcasm into the show which really added this factor of "cool" to the show. i loved the moments where Carlton would dance to Mr.Tom Jones. how funny! personally i never watched enough to judge it, i'd say ive seen about 1 / 2 season's worth. but they were random episodes not in any order. i liked it alot and really do want to catch up on what i missed. too me i always put Saved by the Bell and Fresh Prince together. i think that they shared alot of the same values (bad dress sense included!) but they both had that "Early 90s" feel, bright colours and jazzy music. and i think that Will Smith had some of his funniest moments on that show, he and the actor who played Carlton really bounced off eachother well. i am thinking of buying season 1, just for old time sake.

ah yes Frasier season 3. (runnig down the stairs to get the box to jog my memeory :)ok i have it in front of me now. well i agree i was let down also by season 3. thats why i have delayed in buying 4 from playusa. i liked episodes "The Friend" / "The Focus Group" / "The Last Time I Saw Maris" and "Frasier Grinch" but even those weren't on the level of season 2. i don't see the appeal with "Moondance" which was voted channel 4 viewers favourite episode. Crane Vs Crane was pretty good, but yeah i agree there was something missing on season 3. i have to admitto never liking the charater of martin, so that puts me off frasier in all a little bit. hey lol here's something that shocked me but the guy who plays Martin is..wait for it..british. i tell no lie. according to IMDB he lost his british accent when he went to usa to join The army. just thought i'd tell you that. but yes season 3 was pretty bad in my view. it didn't have the same spark, felt kinda flat.

PS: i'm getting a new email sorted so i'll email you soon.

PSx2: lol one other thing do you know anywhere that sells the family guy dvds for a semi-cheap price? on play.com they are all 18.99 each and the boxset is 44.99. i'm not trying to be cheap but its just that i haven't really watched many of them and just want to test them out really. anywhere oyu know that i could get them for a better price?

Hey,

Thanks for that tip! They certainly sound worth a try, especially on DVDs which would otherwise hit customs.. next time I come across an R1 over £18 I want, I'll check them out (it doesn't look like it's worth it on items under £18, as they're often more expensive than PlayUSA). Thanks once again, and also thanks for reminding me to update this list..! :)

Unfortunately not - must be down to the Bank Holiday slowing the post service down. It was posted last Thursday, I was expecting Tuesday or today, but no such luck.. still, hopefully tomorrow. I'll let you know when it arrives!

I've seen Once and Again and it is pretty damn good, I will consider picking it up.

I've also seen ATHF, I don't see what all the fuss is about, I'm afraid. Not a fan.

Freaks and Geeks has been recommended to me by a few people, so I'll do my best to check it out, it sounds good.

Thanks for the comment. :-)

I did. Excellent stuff!

Haven't updated the viewing log in a bit, will try and do that tonight..

Well, to be fair, no, but I'm expecting it to arrive tomorrow or at the very latest Monday - it was posted Wednesday night from Play. Looking forward to it! :)

Fawlty Towers.. I dunno, really. To be quite honest, I just think it's OK. I've seen a few episodes (Waldorf Salad is my favourite, and I think it's yours too?) but I can't help but think it's really overrated. I certainly don't like it anywhere near as much as OFAH (though I will concede it's a lot better than My Hero!).

As for the Flintstones.. ta for letting me know. I don't have a Virgin nearby (and even if I did I wouldn't have been in recently as I do all my DVD shopping online really) but next time I pass by I'll see what S2/3 cost, maybe finally pick them up.

You should do a list of your DVD collection too, by the way! I know a lot of what you own, but I'd still like to see the full list. (Actually, I haven't posted the movies I own on DVD on Listology yet..)

Not techically yet, but it should ship next week (release date 6th November). Can't wait! :-)

Play.com listing

Haha, yep, definitely. :-D

Sorry for taking so long to reply, I've been away.

Nope, going to wait for it on DVD! :-D You?

Mm, yep, hell of a season. I rate S6, 7 and 8 of Raymond very very highly. In fact I just watched the final season S9 yesterday too, and it maintains the high quality.

Quick question - what's the R1 Scrubs packaging like? I'm thinking of getting the R1 S6 but I don't want it to look too out-of-place on my shelf next to the UK sets.

Well, they weren't all for Christmas, but yep, my collection has grown substantially this past month! :-D

Simpsons Movie - realy liked it. I'd give it an A-grade. My one problem was the epiphany sequence, which felt like something out of "El Viaje Misterioso" or a Treehouse of Horror. The rest, I really liked. Also found the commentary great, though I think Dan Castellenata and Yeardley Smith could've had more to say.

I see you gave the movie a B+, what did you like/dislike?

I watched the South Park movie yesterday, hilarious! (But the amount of swearing shocked even me!)

Yet to start the Sopranos, I'll let you know when I do though.

Hehe, yep, same here, I remember wondering exactly the same thing when I bought mine! I guess they just made a mistake when they were designing the front cover for S3 (as far as I can tell, the PG ratings on the separate disc cases are correct).

Enjoy watching them! I think S1-3 are my favourite seasons..

Yeah, looks great. I got it for £13.99 at Play.com, up to £15.99 now but still a great deal. It's got 8 Weird Weekends, 5 When Louis Met.. episodes and 2 Louis And The.. episodes