16 Classic Episodes With Over Three Hours Of Bonus Features: The DVD Step Below Buying The Complete Collection
The Carol Burnett Show is resurfacing on DVD and I, for one, am thrilled. Carol Burnett effortlessly combined pathos with slapstick and made my all-time favorite comedy sketch show. I can still recite lines from its original run and the "Gone With The Wind" and "Mildred Pierce" parodies rank among my absolute top TV programs in history. Time Life is releasing four different versions from 22 discs, to 6 discs, to 2 discs, to 1 disc at various price points. They may not all be on sale here, at least officially, but if you don't find them here--a quick Internet search ought to take you where you need to go (I'm not allowed to provide outside links). I know the Complete Collection is another website's exclusive.
As I decided not to break my personal bank with the Complete Collection, I opted to pick up the 6 disc Carol's Favorites. This set has 16 uncut episodes and over three hours of exclusive bonus features.
Some of the sketches included, a good cross...
Great episodes, but just re-issues of episodes from the old DVD set.
***** = the episodes
*** = the DVDs
Don't get me wrong, these are GREAT EPISODES, but for those of us who bought the 31 disc set from Columbia House 10 years ago in 2002, we have them all.
It is disappointing that Carol Burnette & Time Life sprinkled some 10 new episodes in another 22-disc mega-set (NOT THIS 6 DVD SET) forcing us to re-buy most of what we already have, just to get 10 new episodes. And I repeat, those 10 new episodes are NOT on this shorter 6 DVD set! You have to get the 22 Disc set. I would quickly buy this set if it had the 10 new episodes.
To top off the insult, if you buy the new 22-disc set to get the 10 new episodes not previously available, you still have to look for the old 31 disc set from 2002 because 22 episodes from that set have been left off of the new 22-disc set.
If I sound cranky it is because I do not want to buy 15 discs of shows that I already have just to get 4 discs of new shows & 3 discs of bonus material. I...
Just okay
Am still in the process of watching all the DVDs. So far, I've been a little underwhelmed at the choices of her favorite episodes.
I am a huge fan of Carol and her shows.
I assumed I would put in the first one and not want to stop watching until I got through all of them. So far, not enough "Tim" and not enough funny skits. Several serious ones and too much Roddy McDowell and Nancy Walker and apparent friends of Carol's. Of course, this is labeled her favorites...just not a lot of mine. Still enjoying it, but not like I thought I would. I've got one more disc to watch and I hope the clips picked are funnier.
I'll do another review, once I get all the way through.
The discs have 2 or 3 partial shows on each one. There could have been a lot more included, or at least the entire show.
It does show the opening where she takes questions from the audience. Those are very entertaining. It's also nice to see all the beautiful gowns Bob Mackey...
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