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I just watched the entire series and Shout Factory has done a superb job!!!!
I got my set in November and it's great! It comes in a nice sturdy case that is only 4 inches wide and also includes a wonderful booklet with a complete episode guide. The picture quality is superb. One thing that shocked me about the series was how much music Shout Factory had to clear to get this series on DVD. Characters on the show (especially Dody Goodman) were always singing a few lines from a classic song to themselves at the start of scenes. Loretta and her alter ego Lulu also covered a lot of songs and then there was music being played on records and the jukebox. Shout Factory has managed to clear the rights to about 99.99% of these songs. They have also corrected the problems from the first season that started with episode 22 that were screwed up in reruns on Lifetime, TV land and the last DVD release. I thought season one seemed perfect. but did notice a few cuts on season 2. Episode 174 is missing a few minutes because they couldn't clear the rights to two Johnny Cash songs for a scene (thanks to Jared for this info) and episode 204 is missing a few minutes. I could not locate any other cuts in the entire series. I'm extremely pleased with the set and I am very grateful that this classic show can finally be seen again.
November 2013 · Movies and TV