Rating: Summary: House Meeting! House Meeting! Review: Some reviewers have complained that the shows are 'edited.' The only edit is the removal of the musical guest's contribution in the episode 'Cash'-- Andy Summerland (former drummer of the Police) & company would not allow the release of this song. Pooh. As I remember, it was a good one, but Summerland got strange(r?) about his music following the end of the Police. This isn't the BBC's fault (for once). I adore this series-- it really showcases some powerhouse talents, some great early slapstick with Ade & Rik, and guest appearances of most of this Brit generation's comic greats. Fun stuff, and not bloody nice either! =) Wish 'Catflap & Filthy Rich' would be released too.
Rating: Summary: gganesh is very wrong Review: The inserted 'subliminal' clips were OF COURSE intentional, that was one of the many many quirky attributes of this groundbreaking show! The frog on the lilly pad and all the others I remember (imagine freezeframing on an early 1980s era VCR!) are there in all their glory on the DVD, and of course it is much easier to capture them with frame advance technology :) gganesh must not know anyone that actually watched the show! But reading a review complaining about the poor quality DVD because of all these random clips was one of the funniest things I've read in a while. If they were not in there I wouldn't even think of buying the DVD! I just can't believe that such a cult classic show only produced 12 episodes :( This is a highly recommended DVD for all fans of the show or bizzare British sitcoms in general. BTW, Bambi is my favorite episode by far ;)
Rating: Summary: bad quality DVD Review: I really love the Young Ones. This DVD, unfortunately, is of a very bad quality. In almost every episode on the second disc, there are one-second clips inserted into the show. Make no mistake, these are not intentional. For example, the episode "Nasty" has a very short clip of someone making pottery. (There's another inserted clip in the same episode.) It's way too short for a normal audience to understand what it is. You definitely have to pause the show at the right place to see what's happening. They also don't mention the clips in the credits, and after speaking with other people who have different Young Ones DVDs, I have confirmed that this was not intended for the show. I recommend buying another DVD of the Young Ones and not this one. Of course, if I'm wrong on this guys, feel free to say it. I'm very baffled by this DVD.
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