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Summary: Buy this or forget about more Classic TV DVDs
Review: Fox is apparently thinking of scrapping plans to release the rest of the Mary Tyler Moore seasons on DVD because not enough people bought the first set. And worst of all they are re-evaluting their whole position on releasing classic TV on DVD as a result. This is very bad news. Fox owns rights to several important classic series like The Odd Couple, The Bob Newhart Show, and others.What you can do:
1. Buy the first season set 2. Write to Fox Home Entertainment: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
PO Box 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90213-0900
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Summary: Mary Tyler Moore/ The Complete First Season
Review: So where are the following seasons?
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Summary: TV at its finest
Review: The Mary Tyler Moore show is considered one of the finest productions in the history of television. The acting, directing and writing are all samples of the craft at its peak. Popular shows of the last few decades since MTM like Seinfeld, and Friends are good shows in their own right but are not even in the same class as the Mary Tyler Moore Show. The show was and is that good. The character interactions, relationships and issues of the show are just as relevant now as they were back in 1970. You can tell the actors really enjoyed working together and genuinely cared for each other by their performances.
Now 20th Century Fox has released the first season 1970-71 (24 episodes) on DVD. The DVD is a wonderful example of a show treated with the care and respect it deserves. The packaging, DVD menu screens and the printed inserts are all first rate. The first 3 discs are the episodes (3 episodes have on/off commentary by the directors)of the show and the fourth disc is a special features disc of Season One including Emmy Award clips and an 87 minute making of the show documentary. I would highly recommend the MTM show and DVD release to anyone as this show is an example of TV at its very best. I can't wait for season 2 to be released.
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Summary: Someday...it all seems worthwhile
Review: If you enjoy shows like "Friends", "Seinfeld", and "Frasier", you have got to check out this DVD. I shouldn't even have to put it in those terms - if you never seen this series, you're either really young or comatose - in either event, see what you've been missing. One of the things that I usually dislike about older series on DVD is that 1)they don't care about restoring quality, and 2)there are no extras. That is not a problem here. * I've many many retrospectives on how MTM finally got to air, and they are all great. The one here is no exception (beware - the accompanying music is annoying)
* The creative team behind the show (Brooks, Burns, Sandrich, etc) are present and even provide commentary for some episodes - a rarity.
* The episodes look remarkably preserved - like they could run on network television now (the videotaped versions released previously didn't look as good). I didn't even notice that they aren't in stereo (sure, Mary's clothes can be dated, but that's it - and only rarely)
* The original 1970 promos and Emmy footage - GREAT ADDED BONUS (I love that kind of "retro" stuff)
* The episodes are UNCUT - no extra TVLand "cuts" for extra commercials, allowing for "throwaway" moments that really are gems. I cannot recommend this DVD more highly. This show deserves to be a classic, and must be seen in DVD format to be truly appreciated.
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Summary: PREPARE TO BE DELIGHTED!
Review: For many reasons, we will never see the likes of fine television such as this again! This collection is Part One of what I have been waiting for concerning the MTM Show! I am truly impressed with the quality of this collection and the care with which it was produced. All of the extras included on the DVDs are just superb. This set is a keeper for a lifetime. 20th Century Fox, I hope you are reading this! Give me more! I do look forward to the DVD sets of the other 6 seasons. And I think a disc of outtakes/bloopers would be a great addendum! Mary and the rest of her cast and crew really shine in restored glory. Buy this - you will not be disappointed!!
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Summary: Can't wait for season 2
Review: The MTM Show - complete first season was great! The picture and sound quality was excellent. Watching it again was like going back to the 70's. I hope we will eventually be able to get the entire series on DVD.
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Summary: Fox - get off your assets!
Review: I watched Mary only intermitently when the show was on the air. On the recommendation of a friend I bought this box set, and now I have to wonder what I was thinking all those years ago. This is a great show. The suits at Fox need to get off their assets and release the rest of the series. In their rush to make a fast buck, they failed to give this show the chance it deserves.
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Summary: One of the All-Time Greatest Sitcoms!
Review: How excited I was to hear MARY TYLER MOORE: THE FIRST SEASON was being released on DVD. And I was not disappointed. I have grown up on MTM reruns, since I was too young to remember it's original run, and I have never tired of Mary, Lou, Murray, Ted, Rhoda and the gang. True genius, and a classic sitcom that never goes out of style. Once you get over the shocking plunge back into the fashions and attitudes of 1970, it doesn't take long before the abiding charm and real skill that made the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" a massive hit overwhelms you. While there's no argument that the 70s were the first golden age of the sitcom, MTM's competition hasn't aged nearly as well. Mary's show, once you get past the plank-wide ties and the quilted skirts, is a remarkably subtle piece of work, built on the beautiful interplay of Mary - the pollyanna - and the collection of needy, bitter, passive-aggressive, but alarmingly lovable characters around her. Betty White's Sue Ann Nivens, alas, doesn't show up for another couple of seasons, but Cloris Leachman's Phyllis and Ted Knight's Ted Baxter are astounding creations, one a harbinger of the budding me-decade, the other simply one of the best comic characters ever put on TV. Ed Asner's Lou Grant is still manic and threatening, his edges yet to be buffed down, and Mary quickly begins to explore her character's virtuousness, the small-town prom queen that we loved to ogle and humiliate at the same time. There is an extra disc containing behind the scenes footage, original commercials and vintage Emmy award footage. Worth every penny! Highly recommended!
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Summary: Love is All Around...
Review: I remember being younger and watching the reruns of the Mary Tyler Moore show. I absoluatly fall in love with the show and wanted to grow up and be just like Mary Richards. Today, ten years later, I'm so delighted to have purchased season 1 on DVD and it brings back the lovely memories and I still want to grow up and be like Mary Richards. :) I recommend this DVD to anyone who is a fan of Mary Tyler Moore, it's definatly a keeper!
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Summary: Made it after all...
Review: How funny is that? I am a 29-year old man, but I always find myself humming and singing along to the theme song of the Mary Tyler Moore show whenever I pop the DVD into my player. The whole series transports a warm flood of feel-good emotion, love and friendship as it is rarely to be found in TV series nowadays. Call me old-fashioned, but I always love to drop by at Mary's place and see how she is coping with Murray, Rhoda and her other friends/colleagues. Join this delightful piece of 70s television from the beginning - and be surprised how fresh it seems even in 2003.
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