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Mad About You - The Complete First Season

Mad About You - The Complete First Season

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Somebody please kill them.
Review: Paul Riser and the over-exposed Helen Hunt star in this series which is based on the premise of a naurotic couple living in a city apartment. Each episode consisted of the same thing - one of the two (they took turns) would act like a flake and the other had to cope with their spouses idiotic behavior. I do mean every episode.

This is only funny once, how this show lasted as long as it did I'll never know. If you watch the series in order, you'll probably beg for your torture to end somewhere around episode 3. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I'm absolutely MAD ABOUT this DVD!!!
Review: It's so wonderful. Even though there are no special features, this DVD does not have to have them to be wonderfully entertaining. The episodes themselves are terrific. For those of you who are watching the syndicated televised reruns of the series, you will be delighted to know that several of the episodes on this DVD are not aired as reruns. You will find great amusement in these rare episodes that have probably only been aired a couple of times. For instance, did you know that Paul and Jamie at one time had hired a maid who had fallen madly in love with Paul?! Watch this exciting episode and 21 more like it in this wonderful episode set. Also watch the episode that shows where it all started. As added entertainment or even as a learning tool, try watching the episodes in French or Spanish with the English subtitles!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: An Awful Way To Treat a Great Show...
Review: While "Mad About You" would go on to become one of the definitive sitcoms of the 1990s, its first season was a little rocky. To be certain, much of the later greatness could been seen (especially at the beginning and end of the season), but rotating characters and a few truly awful episodes made for a rocky start for this series.

The first season showed that Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt had great chemistry together as newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman, but many of their friends had difficult beginnings - especially Paul's friends Selby (who disappears by episode 13) and Ira (who appears, initially, as an even less-likeable version of the eternal bachelor Selby). The episodes that really stand out from the season are the ones that deal with Paul and Jamie's newlywed issues - how they met, whether Paul should give up his old bachelor pad, their first anniversary - but there are also some truly unfortunate episodes from the season, especially Jerry Lewis' execrable turn as an eccentric billionaire. Likewise, the first episode featuring Paul's father shows only a little of the depth that his family would later have. All that aside, though, the first season is definitely strong enough to want to buy - unless, of course, you look at the discs from a technical perspective.

While the price for the series is great, I would happily have seen them add another ten or twenty dollars to the price tag to have another disc. Not only is the set devoid of any extras (save multilingual tracks), but the compression of 11 episodes on to each disc makes each look impressively bad on a laptop or HDTV system. On a normal TV from six feet or more away, it looks fine, but I pity the person taking this set with them on an airplane flight.

All in all, it'd hard not to be disappointed in this release. I'm always glad to see more TV series released in full-season formats on DVD, but presentations such as this make you very disappointed in the companies that release them. Maybe Columbia-Tristar will get the hint for Season 2 and put out a much better release. It would be a shame to see them stop with this season just because they did a bad job with it technically.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: At last on DVD.... keep them coming.
Review: I received this DVD on Oct 18th which I was really surprised about considering it isn't supposed to be released for another 11 days. Anyway I excitedly tore open the wrapping and started watching. WOW how cool is this show, it's weird seeing the first series again, how much everybody has changed compared to the latest series which is about half way though here in England even though it was made in 1999!!!

The series starts off with Paul and Jamie only being married for a few months, and so the fun starts especially for the kitchen table!! The series introduces all of the main characters and you start to see some of the quirks in them that make latter series even funnier. This is truely the greatest show ever created, it's the type of show that makes you feel good and you can watch it over and over without the jokes getting old.

I can't really single out my favourite episode there all amazing, but the episode that takes us back to when Paul and Jamie first met is certainly one of the best.

What I have to say about the DVD is it's nice to have the entire series sold together for an exceptible price, unlike other series like Friends that are sold for 2 or 3 times as much. One of the only dissappointing things about the DVD is that there are no special features, the other is that I think the episode order is wrong because the last episode on the DVD is "The Painter", where as I thought the series finale was "Wedding Anniversary". Please if anybody finds this on their DVD or I am wrong about the series finale email me and tell me, because it is annoying me.

This is an amazing first series to a sitcom that shows how life should be, and hopefully we won't have to wait long for the other series.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Oh this is so terrific!!!
Review: This is one of the classic series of all time. There is everything about being a couple in this series, a modern couple of the '90s that is. Jamie and Paul are the couple, the New York city typical, or sometimes not-so-typical, couple that everything revolves around. And then there's Murray the dog, their dear companion through the whole series. There's also Fran and Mark, also a married couple that they can pal around with. Lisa, Jamie's ditzy sister jumps in and out at the most inexpected moments. And let's not forget Paul's parents, oh yes, the in-laws, they're always there in some form. It all makes for some interesting and unusual moments that we can all relate and laugh and cry to. This is so wonderful to have on DVD now, I can throw away some of those poorly abused VCR tapes. It'll be a joy to relive the Buchman's all over again!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Mad About You = All About Poo
Review: I've watched several episodes of this show and didn't find any redeeming qualities. Therefore I cannot recommend buying this product.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Already the best
Review: I don't need to wait until this DVD hits store shelves. I've seen every episode here numerous times and can promise you this will be a great buy! We're introduced to all the major characters, but more important, we get to see how great the chemistry was between Paul and Helen. It's great to see this season progress as the show finds its stride. I can only hope they will eventually release all 7 seasons of this greatest of romantic sitcoms. Buy it! For yourself and for your friends.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the best ever TV shows
Review: When Seinfeld was dominating the world of Sitcoms few TV shows could look good in comparison... This was one of the exceptions to the rule. Mad about you was EVERYTHING a series should be and more, Funny, Smart and very romantic. It had something for everyone. With Paul Reisers very funny witt and the talents of Helen Hunt this was and will always be a great show! Check out the dvd for a guarenteed laugh.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Release Date
Review: This is the Release Date for the popular show "Mad About You"

Studio: Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Release Type: Season Boxed Set
Release Date: 10/29/2002
Number of Discs: 2
Number of Episodes: 22
Running Time: 490 mins
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Audio/Video Information:

Video: Full Frame (1.33:1)
Audio: English: Dolby Stereo French: Mono Spanish: Mono
Subtitles: English, Close-Captioned

Description:

The first season consisted of 22 episodes: "Romantic Improvisations", "Sofa's Choice", "Sunday Times", "Out of the Past", "Paul in the Family", "I'm Just So Happy for You", "Token Friend", "The Apartment", "Riding Backwards", "Neighbors from Hell", "Met Someone", "Maid About You", "Togetherness", "Weekend Getaway", "The Wedding Affair", "Love Among the Tiles", "The Billionaire", "The Man Who Said Hello", "Swept Away", "The Spy Who Loved Me", "The Painter", and "Happy Anniversary".
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I'm MAD about Mad About You
Review: This show is awesome. Deffinatly the best work of Helen Hunt & Paul Reiser. The chemistry so real & acting so believable. Watching this show is like being a fly on the wall of the Buchman living room (or what ever room they happen to be occupying) You just can't help but to laugh & in many cases relate to the scenes & situations. I can't wait for the DVD to be released. I am anxious to see the extras features that will hopefully be included. ...

AWESOME DVD EXTRAS that would make the MAY DVD the best sitcom DVD of all time would be to add the additional features of: interviews of the individual cast members, bloopers, biographies, TV appearances or commercials promoting the show, an alternate POP UP viewing version (like directors commentary but with pop up bubbles with fun, interesting & sometimes off the wall info pertaining to the show or something in the scene)even hidden easter eggs such as the OPRAH baby shower on the 5th season DVD or special messages from the actors themselves. It would also be nice to have behind the scenes features showing the filming of MAY (as an easter egg).
But thats Just my opinion :)


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