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★★★★☆
Beautiful bundle with a well documented flaw
If you spend time on amazon you know they love to do collections like this. They take all of the DVD seasons currently available and they strap them together to give you every episode ever at a pleasantly discounted price.
Pros
- all content from the previously released seasons are here
- picture quality is excellent
- despite their only being 5 boxes you will get all six seasons ( seasons one and two are in one DVD set)
- the biggest and most obvious pro is that you get to watch all 110 episodes
- no known issues related to double sided discs
- all extras from original season are included such as deleted/extended scenes. There are even some extras highlighting lot lines that were dropped from the show. Also expect the occasional gag reel.
Cons
- ****the biggest and most noticeable con is that with this set you will NOT get the original music from the series. The music has been switched out for royalty free music. This is not the end if the works but you will real a lot of negative reviews due to this. It kinda feels like the soul has been sucked out if the show. If you watch a lot if old shows you will be used to this. See the Wonder years on Netflix for similar disappointment.
- the fluffy parkas are included. This was only part of the original separate season 1 and season 2 separated sets.
- the messenger bag packaging is not included
- small con episodes are on double sided discs. I have not head of any issues with this particular set but double sides discs in the DVD community can sometimes lead to issues from cheap production.
This is a fantastic collection and is far cheaper than buying the individual seasons. If you know you love this show then you will love this bundle. If you have never watched this show then you will hopefully enjoy the quirky look at a small town.
If stock, royalty free music turns you off you might not want this set but this may be your only chance at ever owning these episode as it appears unlikely that universal is going to pay out for the complete original music. Happy viewing.
Edit: after rethinking it I have lowered my review to 4 stars. I have been swayed by others and I feel they are right that the music Is important to the main storyline of the show. I couldn't stand to give this less than 5 originally because the core product is so good. Four stars does seem fitting as some of the emotional weight of the show as the radio portion is stunted to the point where you are likely to have less enjoyment of the product.
September 2013 · Movies and TV