Everybody Loves Raymond - The Complete First Season

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Summary: ive seen better
Review: IF you're a die hard fan of raymond and you find this show funny for some unkown reason to me, then i suppose you can buy it, but in my opinion you owe it to yourself to buy seinfeld seasons or simpsons seasons instead....

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Summary: The Best Sitcom Ever!
Review: It's about time Everybody Loves Raymond was put on DVD! The premise is extremely creative, and the beauty of this show is that it addresses common family issues that face average American families everyday. The first season is classic! From the hilarious "Fruit of the Month Club" in the pilot to the Scruples boardgame to the question of how on earth Ray and Debra landed across from Marie and Frank, this is a collector's item, and can be cherished and enjoyed by generations to come! No other sitcom, not even the crappy Friends, can top the hilarity and realism depicted in ELR! Well done!

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Summary: Nobody Loves Raymond
Review: It's beyond me who would watch ELR. I've honestly tried to watch a complete episode because there is so much positive buzz around it but to me I still haven't been able to do so. I must admit, Patricia Heaton is hilarious but the rest of the cast comes off as being just bitter and caricatures of real people - especially Raymond's brother, Robert.

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Summary: It's great entertainment
Review: It's the "I Love Lucy" of the 90's. When you want something fun, but not too heavy, pop it in. It's great humor and it's clean.

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Summary: Realistic Sit Com
Review: Nowadays you just don't see many shows on TV that are worth watching. Everybody loves Raymond is a show that portrays what seems to be a realistic family and they deal with realistic everyday life problems. Such include problems with the parents- in-law, in marriage, in raising children, etc. This show has helped me look at society with a more critical eye also. I am currently a student at the University of California at Berkeley majoring in Sociology and Social Welfare and I find so many themes that we've spoken about in my classes here. The complexity of the characters and of the problems they face provide the viewer with a funny, yet educational, portrayal of family life.

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Summary: At last!
Review: Someone put out a nice product! By that I mean the other TV shows I've bought on DVD have been in crappy boxes that don't hold up all that well. AND for some reason these were cheaper than the ohters...oh well!

But on to the show...some of the greatest episodes (as with most shows) are in the first few seasons and this holds true for Everybody Loves Raymond.

What I don't like about the DVDs is the lack of a "play all" feature. After each episode you have to go back to the menu, select the show you want to watch, then select play on the next screen. It's just annoying when you're doing something else and an episode ends (ie-wrapping presents!) I also don't like the fact that there are only 5 episodes per DVD when I have sets of 1-hour shows that have 4 or 5 episodes per DVD.

But if you like ELR, this is definately worth your money.

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Summary: One of the greatest sitcoms ever made
Review: This has got to be the only sitcom in the world that made me laugh time and time again. All charecters in this wonderfully thought out long running comedy are superb. ever since it aired on CBS, i couldn't stop watching it because the comedy just keeps on rolling and stories that develop show with outragous outcomes and every aspect about this emmy winning comedy is fantastic. It's great, and now you can see how the epical sitcom that is known throughout the world started. 1st season DVD of 'Everybody Loves Raymond' is a great way to start your sitcom collection and don't forget other great titles like 'M*A*S*H', 'Will & Grace', 'Friends' and one the best sitcoms in the world 'Fraiser'.
10/10. This DVD will crack you up and keep you entertained, no matter how many times you watch it.

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Summary: Everybody Loved Raymond
Review: This is fantastic, I watched this a lot when I was holidaying in the U.S. and for the last few weeks it has been shown in the U.K. Everything about this show is so funny, It brightens up my day no end when I watch this, I am only sad it isn't on longer!!

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Summary: The best family-oriented sitcom!
Review: This is one of the best family-oriented sitcom this decade. "Everybody Loves Raymond" put a new twist on the family sitcom. Most good "family" sitcom we know, such as Fullhouse, Growing Pains, and the Cosby Show, deals mostly with parents-children situation and tension. ELR is different as it really focuses on the tension between a middle-aged man and his meddlesome parents. Raymond's young children have relatively little cameo, though some episodes deal with them (e.g., Pet Cemetary, Micheal's Basketball).

I think this TV show is great, simply because we all have similar situations that we can relate to. And the older we get (middle-aged), the more likely these situation occurs. For example, parents who come over all the time, or your mom who doesn't think your wife is "good" enough. ELR takes those cases and put it in a comedic light. The typical spousal tension is there as well, and the best episode for that is "the Can Opener," shown in a later season. There are other episodes where Debra (Ray's wife) and Ray get into each other nerve, but there are too many to count.

For this first season, my favorite episodes are "Standard Deviation" and "Who's Handsome." The first pilot episode is definitely different, and you can tell that the actors and actresses are still a little rusty and starting to get used to working among each other. If you follow the first episode onward, you'll realized that certain things carried over to the next year and the next. The "fruit-of-the-month" first brought up in the 1st episode has carried on to the 9th season!

My girlfriend thinks that Friends is the best sitcom today, but she said that she enjoys ELR because it is more family-oriented. I like it because I love to see Brad Garrett, the guy who plays Raymond's older and quirky brother. He plays a brother who always feels second-place, and you can feel that weight in his face as the years go on. How can you not like this guy! By the way, this show has some strong language, like d*** and the B-word. It also has references to sex. So probably not for younger children.

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Summary: One of the BEST sitcoms ever!
Review: Two thumbs way up! Way better than Seinfeld & Fraiser -COMBINED!