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Summary: Forget about it....
Review: It seems that Carol Burnett's producers can't give fans what we really want: a compilation of whole skits or entire shows. Instead we get brief clips, cast reunions, superfluous intros, and new songs. I was really looking forward to re-seeing some classic show-stopping skits in their entirety (maybe even some of my personal favorites). No such luck. Most of this tape is the four lead cast members reunited for sometimes awkward banter with each other and the audience (who magically ask questions that lead directly into the next clip). The clips are so whittled down that there's no context and no buildup. Some are so short that they just show the cast members breaking into laughter without any indication of what they're laughing at. Are Carol and the other leads so desperate for work that they insist on being taped for what should be archival compilation videos? Do the producers really think we would rather have a tiresome new song paying homage to Bob Mackie than more of the old shows? Is there some legal reason why the Carol Burnett shows (or at least whole skits) can't be issued for sale? And why is Lyle Wagner so glaringly absent from this tape -- does HE own the rights to the old shows? Perhaps someday those old favorite episodes will be reissued in their entirety on home video (as the Muppet Show producers are doing), but this ain't it. What a shame.
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Summary: Burnett Deserves better than this DVD
Review: Let me start first by admitting my bias: I'm a HUGE Carol Burnett fan. I grew up watching the show, and loved it because it was so funny, and it made my folks laugh, too.However, this DVD is simply a lot of promise and no delivery. Imagine someone tells you about this great wine. You are shown the bottle, it's poured in the glass, you're allowed to smell its bouquet, and then... it's taken away. That's just how you'll feel watching this DVD. First off, the DVD is only 40 minutes long - the original hour special, minus all the commercials. There are hours of material that could have been put into a proper DVD, so why wasn't it? The material that is here is very funny, but 10-15 second clips just only go so far with true fans of this very funny show. The show was so great, with such a great cast - why no one bothered to dig in and add some content to the DVD version of the TV special is way beyond me. Save your money, and send a letter to the companies that hold the rights to the Carol Burnett Show, and ask them to produce a proper DVD special!
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Summary: Show Stoppers that maybe should have been stopped
Review: Not knowing what to expect was part of the problem, but the main problem is that the entire DVD is less than 45 minute long. Quite a waste if you ask me.
Most of the time is spent either talking to the audience or to eachother from the four stars of the show. It doesn't really have any skit excerpts longer than 30 seconds.
Definitely not worth the price.
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Summary: This Special is Good but Please Put The Full Skits on DVD!
Review: The Carol Burnett Show is a classic variety skit show and it's very funny. Now I remember waching this reunion show on television a few years ago and while I wish they had shown more skits and had less talking about them it was interesting to hear Carol, Vicky, Tim and Harvey talking about how much they loved doing the skits and all of the fun they had and you could really tell how much they all liked and respected each other so I actually enjoyed watching their Show Stoppers Special but what would really be wonderful is if they put the Carol Burnett show on DVD in complete seasons or best of DVD's! A complaint I have about this special is that they didn't include Lyle Waggoner, He was just as funny as Carol, Vicky, Tim and Harvey and should have been included!
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Summary: carol burnett
Review: The skits were too short. Too much talking. In the skits, we would see the characters laughing and we can hardly understand why they are laughing. The 10 second skits didn't give enough time to grasp the skit. I'm a huge fan of the Carol Burnett Show. Especially Tim Conway and Harvey Korman
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Summary: Burnett and the gang host hillarious reunion
Review: There is little that Burnett and company can do wrong. In fact, there is little in show business that they can't do and do quite well as they proved week in and week out for eleven seasons. I grew up in the seventies admiring their versatility as perfomers. We simply don't see this brand of performers anymore as TV does not permit free-wheeling any longer. Today, it a set-up to a joke, punch line - laugh track. Honestly, I have not heard audience reactions this robust in twenty years, but its little wonder. Although this show and DVD is about the mishaps, goofs and break-ups that happen on all shows, Burnett casts a spell over her audiences as she makes us feel that even someone ordinary can be great. So, whenever her, Tim, Harvey and Vicki get together its as if time has stood still. This and their previous reunion show are classics. And they are spontaneous and lots of fun - just like Saturday nights at 10 PM once again!
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Summary: just sad
Review: This DVD was an expensive and disappointing purchase. Amazon did not give a good or accurate synopsis of what this DVD/tape is all about. What it is is a one-hour CBS television special minus commercials (42 minutes) of self-praise by the Carol Burnett Show cast. Don't get me wrong, they're great but we only got tid bits when we were looking and hungry for a full course meal of Carol, Vicki, Harvey and Tim! Very disappointing. Give me my money back! Don't buy this. Wait until something else comes out!
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Summary: Show Stoppers - Not! This should be "Stop - Don't Buy This!"
Review: This DVD was an expensive and disappointing purchase. Amazon did not give a good or accurate synopsis of what this DVD/tape is all about. What it is is a one-hour CBS television special minus commercials (42 minutes) of self-praise by the Carol Burnett Show cast. Don't get me wrong, they're great but we only got tid bits when we were looking and hungry for a full course meal of Carol, Vicki, Harvey and Tim! Very disappointing. Give me my money back! Don't buy this. Wait until something else comes out!
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Summary: poorly advertised by amazon
Review: this is the REVUE show which is not shown on the order page and alson it is only 42 minutes long - a real rip off - its about time we were able to buy actual skits from the carol show not bits and pieces of stuff that are not long enough to really get into the mood for a real belly laugh like the original show
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Summary: Warning - very little of the CB Show
Review: This was quite a let-down. Minimal snippets from the original show. (Though there are a few bawdy moments that are good for a laugh.) Most of it was question/answer with the audience and some tribute song/dance routines. If you are a hard-core fan you might enjoy this walk down memory lane. I would have preferred to see more of the original show.
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