As Time Goes By - You Must Remember This

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Summary: The last episode of series 9 is really the last show....
Review: I was kind of disapointed with this "last retrospective" of As Time Goes By, it's a bit sadder and maybe more melongoly, as we seen a new older Jean and Lionel in the twilight of their years, remembering key moments of their last nine years together, and the fact that Judy, Alister, Sandy, and Harry are all gone makes the home now seen empthy with all the children gone, and the likelyhood that this later show was made after the Rocky and Madge charecters passed away also. So it's a bit sadder then it should be, where as the last show of series 9 ended on a more upbeat note.

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Summary: As Time Goes By
Review: "As Time Goes By" is the gentle, funny story of Jean Pargetter and Lionel Hardcastle, two people who used to be in love in the early fifties. When Lionel went off to fight in the Korean War, the two lost touch. They meet again 38 years later, quite by accident, and what is at first an awkward friendship slowly morphs into a warm romance.

"You Must Remember This" is a retrospective one hour episode which originally aired in the UK in August, 2002. The final season had just finished airing, and this 'look back' was thought of as a good way to send-off the series. It doesn't, for the most part, disappoint. Many of the series' highlights are shown, and it all makes for nice, sentimental viewing.

The set-up for "You Must Remember This" is that Jean & Lionel are now alone in their Holland Park house (daughter Judith has married and moved out, and lodger Sandy has left for Canada with her fiance). It is suggested that Lionel write a book about his life/romance since being re-introduced to Jean at the beginning of the series. We see the couple going about their day, discussing their life together, and this of course segues into flashbacks from previous episodes. A good cross-section of clips are used, and things are covered such as: Jean & Lionel's first tentative steps when they were re-starting their romance, their first adult kiss on the banks of a river, the moment when Lionel proposes to Jean, the time when they both decide to dance to a waltz in the kitchen of a meeting hall, and of course the marriage of Judith & Alistair. There were a few moments from the series which were not included, that I wish would have been, but overall I have no real qualms with the retrospective.

Bonus episodes are included on this DVD version of "You Must Remember This", including the one where Lionel finds the long-lost letter which he sent to Jean while he was in Korea. It is one of the best episodes of the series. I love "As Time Goes By". There are very few TV series that I can say that about - less than I can count on one hand - but this is one of them. The writing is always impeccable, the acting superb, and the stories warm and funny. This retrospective does a wonderful job of capturing everything that made this series such a viewing pleasure. It is a must for anyone's "As Time Goes By" collection.

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Summary: Three great bonus episodes
Review: "As Time Goes By" is a wonderful show, but this video has very little new material. It is mostly a recap of other episodes, some of which have not been released, so some people will find parts confusing if they haven't seen the relevant episode. I was hoping for more new material, and an update on all the characters. It does, however, contain an episode (the one where Jean wants a surprise, and Lionel plans to take her to Barbados) which is particularly funny. Still, I was hoping for more. I couldn't give it less than three stars because this is still the best show from Britain ever.

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Summary: Dissappointing
Review: I am an avid fan of "As Time Goes By" and i was dissapointed when i got the "You Must Remember This" VHS. I felted betrayed that it included scenes from episodes that are hard to find available to purchase. So the story wasn't really complete for me. I agree with one of the other reviewers who said that the producer's time would have been better spent by doing more seasons. Another thing i have to admit was weird, was that there was no laugh track, it was just silence after the jokes, i'm just use to having it. i would like to get the episodes i missed, to complete the story, esp the love story between Alistair and Judy. Oh well.

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Summary: Dissappointing
Review: I am an avid fan of "As Time Goes By" and i was dissapointed when i got the "You Must Remember This" VHS. I felted betrayed that it included scenes from episodes that are hard to find available to purchase. So the story wasn't really complete for me. I agree with one of the other reviewers who said that the producer's time would have been better spent by doing more seasons. Another thing i have to admit was weird, was that there was no laugh track, it was just silence after the jokes, i'm just use to having it. i would like to get the episodes i missed, to complete the story, esp the love story between Alistair and Judy. Oh well.

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Summary: Three great bonus episodes
Review: I rented this first from Netflix to see if I wanted to buy it. I was delighted with it. It was fun to have them reminiscing with clips from the various seasons. The three bonus episodes are excellent choices to have included. I'm buying this for my father who has enjoyed all the episodes for years on PBS. I know he'll love this as one of his first DVDs.

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Summary: As Time goes By -You Must Remember This
Review: We avidly have viewed the first six seasons as they have been released on DVD - I was disappointed with this offering only because it covers series not yet released on DVD/VHS and eliminated any element of surprise regarding the forthcomng romances of Judy and Sandy. We started to view this DVD but decided to wait until they release the final three seasons to "Remember this"

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Summary: Excellent
Review: When I got this, I immediately put in in the DVD player and started watching. As Time Goes By is quite possibly one of the greatest television shows of all time. I was extremely happy with this DVD, and I don't understand why other reviewers didn't like it. I thought it was worth the money.

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Summary: Postview of previous attractions
Review: Would that the producers would have spent their time and energy on season SIX, SEVEN, and EIGHT of this truly great Britcom series than to waste their time producing this overview of past glories. AS TIME GOES BY is by my way of thinking the BEST of all the Britcoms that have come across the pond. GIVE US THE REMAINING SEASONS rather that this "Best of . . ." abbreviation. It may be a good introduction for those who have not seen the series on TV but your money is better spent on buying one of the seasons already available on DVD or catching whatever you local PBS station may be using as a filler in its broadcasting schedule. Go for the full blown series, you won't be disappointed.