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Summary: More Than I Expected
Review: I won't attempt to describe the content of the Green Acres TV series except to say it is like a very strange comic book filled with parodies and satire.I first heard about this DVD in October and I counted down the days until it was available from Amazon. I was expecting a product only slightly better than VHS quality, but I was pleasantly surprized. The video and audio qualities are quite good. This comes as 2 disks in a moderately deluxe case. There are indeed 32 episodes including the pilot episode. I am sure I have never seen the pilot and despite what it says on the packaging, I have doubts it was ever broadcast. I know I wouldn't have bought the series based on it. However by Episode 3, the familar format is established. In order to fit all the content on just 2 disks, the disks are double-sided, double-layered and this might be the cause of some problems with some DVD players. As other reviewers have mentioned, the selection menu requires you to select and view each episode separately. On my cheap DVD player I could only select the first episode on each side. However, there was no problem selecting all the content when I viewed the disks on my computer DVD drive. I think this DVD set is bargain when compared with the pricing of newer TV series DVDs and I would like to see more of this content available.
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Summary: The strangest, most illogical, mind-bending show on TV
Review: Whenever I try to tell people about Green Acres, I come up short for suitable words. I tell them it's a mind-bender. I tell them it offers the most twisted logic known to man. Non sequiturs run rampant. One liners and sight gags abound. It practically induces a headache whenever I watch it. Yet, I'm going to order Season One of this fascinating show today. Why? Two reasons: (1) It -- like Lost in Space (another absolutely classic and essential DVD set I'll order today) -- is a slice of my childhood. I was five when Green Acres debuted. I remember watching it in the late '60s and early '70s, mostly in reruns. I loved it. I've waited for its release literally for decades; and, (2) It's a monstrously creative show, with a flamboyant style that puts to shame the tepid sitcoms of today. I haven't yet seen a single episode of this DVD set. But I rated it 5 stars out of sheer gratitude to whomever had the guts to release it. I can't wait!
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Summary: A Classic TV Show
Review: I loved the show then and I love it just as much now. The transfer is clean, the audio is great, the prices is fair and the show was funnier than "a little red wagon going up a steep hill" ! If you were a fan of the TV show don't hesitate to pick up this DVD set. Liking this DVD set is "like pushing a purple straw hat through a keyhole"....LOL. Just buy it and laugh at a truly funny TV show, something you never find on TV these days.
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Summary: Nostolgia at its best
Review: This is and was a fun series. Takes you back to a simpler time. Although you have to wonder how these two ever got together. LOL
It is a fun series. I liked it when I was younger and like it just as well now. I would also recommend the beverly hillbillies and pettiecoat junction. I just wish they would do the first season of pettiecoat junction as well.
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Summary: Unjustly Maligned Cult Masterpiece Gets Royal Treatment
Review: Despite a complete lack of editorial input (no featurettes, behind the scenes pieces, trivia, etc.) this collection of the first season of a truly eccentric '60s TV sitcom is a long-overdue gem.
Some of the more astute reviewers have mentioned the show's meta-satirical tendencies, its surreal sight gags, oddball characters, and such. Always a big fan of the GA thing, it was great to refresh myself with the sly absurdity that governs the universe of this show.
One GREEN ACRES 'tic' that I truly love is the repetition of a certain phrase, such as in the second episode, in which one character is taking bets for a pool to guess how many days Oliver and Lisa will stay in Hooterville. One character scoffs at the "fool pool," and soon everyone is referring to the pool as "the fool pool." Such wordplay accelerates the tempo of the show, and I admire the blend of visual and verbal nonsense at the heart of GREEN ACRES.
Having watched just the first 2 episodes, I anticipate the many hours of mind-mangling pleasure ahead for me with this set. I really do wish they'd done at least a short documentary on the creators of the series. I'd love to know how Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat, the best writing team on the show, came up with the dynamic absurdity in their characterizations and dialogue. With at least some of the show's stars still alive and well, it would have been easy to interview them about their memories of being a citizen of the hayseed Hellzapoppin' that was Hooterville. Perhaps future sets will have some extras.
I really don't mean to carp. Getting 13+ hours of this insanity for such a low price is a real treat. I hope they'll do the entire run of the show. It got weirder and weirder in passing seasons. Does anyone remember the episode about the beeping rock from outer space that makes Oliver's life hellish? Or the show in which Oliver keeps seeing an irate shotgun-wielding hillbilly, played by Percy Helton, who may or may not be real? Or Lisa's duck? Or am I just having a Hooterville hallucination??!?!?
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Summary: Funny as Heck......
Review: I didn't hesitate to buy this thanks to the VERY reasonable price. I loved this show as a kid in the 70s so when I started watching the episodes in order on this set I was at first a little concerned that the show wasn't as funny as I remembered it, then around episode 15 it starts to truly resemble the wacky show I remembered as a kid. So if you're new to the show just keep in mind it took the producers a while to get their footing. It's been said that GREEN ACRES was critically unappreciated when it originally aired and I can't say for sure if that's true but I do know the show is overflowing with priceless character actors, including Sid Melton, Mary Grace Canton, Alvy Moore, the incomparable Pat Buttram, Hank Patterson and last but not least the incredibly funny Barbara Pepper as Doris Ziffel. I've seen some websites complaining about the video quality but I can't complain. The shows are bright and clear and are vastly superior to the ones I see occasionally on tv land.
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Summary: GREAT DVD !!! FUNNY CLASSIC TV !!
Review: Finally something clean and descent to watch with the family! I was too young to remember very much about Green Acres when it aired in the 60's but I LOVE these DVD's!! The shows get better and better with every episode! They are corny but that's what makes them so funny!! I can't wait for season 2 to be released!!
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Summary: Wonderful for kids and adults
Review: Green Acres was my favorite show when I was a kid, and now I watch this DVD set with my own children. I have three boys, 10, 7, and 6, and it's rare to find a show that we can all watch and laugh with together. The show has enough word-play to keep my oldest son happy, and enough slap-stick humor for the younger boys. They love singing along with the theme song too.
This is a wonderful show for bringing families together.
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Summary: Green Acres on DVD
Review: ANY GREEN ACRES FAN WILL LOVE THIS TWO DVD BOX SET. THE PICTURE QUALITY IS VERY GOOD ON MOST OF THE EPISODES. BUT A FEW OF THEM ARE A BIT GRAINY. THE PICTURE QUALITY IS MUCH BETTER THAN THE RERUNS OF THE SHOW ON TV. THE AUDIO IS VERY CLEAR.
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Summary: Great show
Review: This is a classic funny show. I love it's simple but funny plot lines, and excellent writing. The acting is second to none. Loveable characters, good stories, and a funny setting. These episodes can be watched over and over.
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