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Summary: M*A*S*H*
Review: M*A*S*H* the complete First Season is a great value. All 24 Episodes of the 1972-73 debut season of M*A*S*H* with some guest stars that went on to other roles. Like the late Sorral Brooke who went on to play Boss Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard. Leslie Nielson who went on to do more comedy roles in such films as Airplane & The Naked Guns films. And future Acadamy Award Winner for Best Director Ron Howard. This is alot better than the Columbia House version. When does M*A*S*H* the complete 2nd Season come out?
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Summary: Worth it simply to see the uncut episodes
Review: I've watched the first eight episodes thus far, and I can recommend this wholeheartedly for the casual fan up through the serious fan.It is truly amazing how much is cut from these episodes when they are broadcast in syndication -- I can honestly say that while I've seen all of the episodes from the eleven years of the series that I have definitely not seen all of the scenes. Each episode runs about 25 minutes, so about 3 minutes are chopped from each episode when you watch in syndication. Also, I really enjoy watching these episodes without the laugh track. I've found it much easier to appreciate the inflection in the actors' voices and the jokes are even funnier when you don't feel like you are being "forced" to laugh. Run out and buy it. I can't wait for the other ten seasons.
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Summary: 4077th MASH, 1st Place
Review: Quite simply, this is the best TV series I have ever seen. I only saw the last two seasons on their original run, but what I saw impressed me. When the series was re-run in its entirety (I live in the UK) I watched the series from beginning to end and enjoyed it immensely. The characters are well drawn, the stories are well told and its interesting to watch how some characters evolve over the run of the show. The picture quality of these DVDs is excellent, once again Fox show the way with releasing TV series on DVD. Some have remarked on the lack of extras but I must comment on this. I watched the series on the BBC - they screened MASH without the laughter track. Although MASH is regarded as a comedy show I have always regarded it as a drama series. A lot of people I know go through life with a smile on their face and trying to find a laugh to make the day go by. Imagine being near the frontline of a war, imagine putting your medical skills to use patching together young men so as they go back into battle again. MASH is far more a drama than a comedy show - I have seen it with the laughter track but the series positively shines without it. The option to watch this series without the laughter track is an excellent move by Fox and is to be applauded. I believe that this is how MASH was meant to be. Those who enjoyed the exploits of the Hawkeye, Trapper,Radar, Hot Lips, Frank etc can do so again. Now you have the choice of watching your favourite comedy series or you can watch it for the powerful drama it truly is.
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Summary: I'm in HEAVEN!!!!
Review: I nearly mauled the U.P.S. man coming up the driveway to get my DVD's! I am so happy they FINALLY put the first of the collection out!!This is the best! Now I don't have to wait for the shows to come on at certain times. Just pop it into my DVD player and away I go!! Can't wait for the next set to come out in the spring. Keep them coming!!! Thank you FOX and thank you Amazon for such great service!!!!!
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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: I am so thrilled that M*A*S*H finally came out on DVD! It is outstanding! It is wonderful to watch each episode without commercials, and uncut. I enjoy the first years, but I think the show gets even better, if that is possible, when Potter, Winchester, and BJ join the cast. Frank was so predictable, but Charles adds so much pomp and class to the show. The later years are definitely better, but I'm thoroughly enjoying watching each episode in order. I think everyone should go out and buy this show right away and enjoy. I can't wait until May when the second season is supposed to come out! I plan to keep on buying every season until I have them all. Hopefully they will release several seasons each year.
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Summary: Best Drama ever on Television comes to DVD.
Review: MASH was a show that just seemed to have gotten better and better over the years. The first seasons were mostly comedy, but the later shows in the later years were a good blend of comedy and drama and showcased Alan Alda's talent as actor, director, and writer, also Burt Metcalf, the show's assisent producer and later series co-creator who really made MASH what it was and still is. A show that showed us the best of what television can offer, but seldom does. I think the critics against this show made by Altman (who made the movie MASH) are unfounded and unwarrented. I hope the whole series is made available on DVD some day too, as well as the well written final episode "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen."
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Summary: Its a dream come true.
Review: For a MASH fanatic like me this like a gift from heaven. The color is excellent, and the additional material makes the early episodes edgier than they are in syndication. Highlights include more "Spearchucker" Jones scenes, a scene in Bananas, Crackers and Nuts, where Burns and Houlihan come up with the idea of getting a psychiatrist for Pierce, and the uncut pilot. The pilot includes the full opening sequence that transitions into the opening theme, and the final scene uncut with a great helicopter shot of Trapper and Hawkeye handcuffed together as they introduce the cast. There are many other examples of material not seen in syndication. But, a word of warning, the second season should have some additional extra features if they want to continue getting a five star rating.
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Summary: Excellent , Awesome & Outstanding
Review: Not many extras, but for the price this can't be beat. All 24 1st season episodes uncut and with an OPTIONAL laugh-track. For the MASH fans out there this is truely a must.
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Summary: You'll Want This One in Your Collection
Review: Three Disc collection - all 24 episodes from the 1st year. Old fans and new will love owning this collection of one of the best t.v. series of all time. The mixture of comedy with the underlying seriousness of war is creatively handled and between the guffaws, there might be a few tears. The only reason I gave this DVD collection 4 stars instead of 5 was that there are no special features other than you can turn on or off the laugh track. Year 2 is scheduled to be released in May 2002 - for for the serious fan, you don't want to miss this.
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Summary: a big thanks from the u.k.!!!
Review: whilst the option to watch this beautifully crafted show with or without laughter may seem insignificant to many i for one am ecstatic. i come from the u.k. where m*a*s*h was only screened in this country without the laughter track included (the one instance bbc television left it in by mistake there was uproar!). those of you yet to enjoy this programme without the laughter all i can say is that you are in for one hell of a treat. the show was never filmed in front of an audience and so the presentation of the show without the laughter is a more accurate reflection of the feel of the programme for both the writers and the actors involved; so many of the subtleties and nuances of the script and delivery is lost by the addition of intrusive 70's-style canned laughter. hey, we can tell when something is funny all by ourselves! i can't wait to collect all the seasons...and thankyou for giving m*a*s*h fans around the world the opportunity to enjoy the show as we remember seeing it when screened in our own countries. good work!
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