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Summary: AYBS Fan Alert: Series 6-10 Coming Soon!
Review: The BBC America site lists a release date of 9/30/2003 for the second DVD box set, with the final 35 episodes of the funniest show ever on television.Most fans agree that there are fewer highlights in the later episodes, but there are some gems nonetheless. "Goodbye Mrs. Slocombe," for instance, one of the very best, was one of the last. One wonderful bonus to be included on the "extras" disc is the first episode of "Grace and Favour," the sequel series, which was called "Are You Being Served? Again" in America. Hopefully this will lead to the release of that entire (brief) series as well, which was an affectionate continuation of these truly lovable characters.
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Summary: One of the greatest television shows of all time!
Review: This box set is perfect; it contains all the episodes before the first major cast change (that is, Mr. Grainger replaced by Mr. Tebbs at the beginning of Series 6). Every episode is hilarious, but it would have been better to have included series 6-7 as well, as that would have encompassed all of Mr. Lucas' run before he too was replaced, which is when the show began to spiral. Nevertheless, this is a great buy and worth every penny, even if it is a little short on extras (a behind-the-scenes documentary would have been nice). AYBS? is one of the greatest television shows ever produced, and a must have for your DVD collection.
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Summary: Maximum entertainment
Review: This has to be one of my favorite television series ever. I'm so glad this DVD set has preserved the earlier episodes so well. The 30 somewhat episodes on the 6 included discs are presented with crystal clear audio and beautiful video. Chapter stops for each episode are included, and some little bits of trivia are included. Disc 7 features special interview sessions with John Inman, Mollie Sugden, and Wendy Richard. The episodes are present chronologically on each disc, which is better than the VHS releases, which seemed to throw 3 random episodes onto a tape. Experience the series from start to 1977, from the black-and-white Pilot to "It Pays to Advertise." All episodes presented include all that had Mr. Grainger (Arthur Brough). This set ends before episodes with different a senior from the men's department. Hopefully, since we were privileged to get these that it's a sign for future releases of the remaining 7 years of episodes. My only complaint is that this set boasts that it has trailers as a bonus. The trailers are for other TV series! I know trailers probably don't exist for this series, but at least they could have been held off to one disc and listed as "Previews of other TV series." While this set may be pricy, believe me you won't regret spending the money if you're a true fan. This show was really given the attention it deserved on these discs, and I highly recommend them to any fan of the show or of British television.
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Summary: Excellent collection!
Review: This has to be one of my favorite television series ever. I'm so glad this DVD set has preserved the earlier episodes so well. The 30 somewhat episodes on the 6 included discs are presented with crystal clear audio and beautiful video. Chapter stops for each episode are included, and some little bits of trivia are included. Disc 7 features special interview sessions with John Inman, Mollie Sugden, and Wendy Richard. The episodes are present chronologically on each disc, which is better than the VHS releases, which seemed to throw 3 random episodes onto a tape. Experience the series from start to 1977, from the black-and-white Pilot to "It Pays to Advertise." All episodes presented include all that had Mr. Grainger (Arthur Brough). This set ends before episodes with different a senior from the men's department. Hopefully, since we were privileged to get these that it's a sign for future releases of the remaining 7 years of episodes. My only complaint is that this set boasts that it has trailers as a bonus. The trailers are for other TV series! I know trailers probably don't exist for this series, but at least they could have been held off to one disc and listed as "Previews of other TV series." While this set may be pricy, believe me you won't regret spending the money if you're a true fan. This show was really given the attention it deserved on these discs, and I highly recommend them to any fan of the show or of British television.
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Summary: A six-star review
Review: This is a GREAT box set. The extras are mostly worthless except for the stuff on the last DVD which has some fantastic interviews. Every classic scene from the FIRST FIVE SERIES is included here. The title is misleading and this does not include series SIX+ so it's not quite complete, but it's an absolutely REQUIRED item for any Britcom fan. Are you free? No, you're [$$$] but WELL worth it :)
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Summary: A great collection
Review: This is some of the best episodes of Are you being served?. They never get tiresome to watch. I just love this show and have been very pleased with this product.
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Summary: I am SO free
Review: This is why I am happy I have a job AND a DVD player. This purchase is well the price... I used to watch this series in high school and still remember the day Mr. Humphries came over to the local PBS Station (1000 people showed up at his hotel!). If you are a fan and are on the fence, trust me- the quality of the video alone as well as the nostalgia factor makes this worth the purchase.
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Summary: Even better than I remembered.
Review: This series is great. The DVDs are spectacular. Even today some of the jokes seem a bit racy. And maybe there would be some who get offended. But I find Are you Being Served? incredibly funny. The DVD collection is great. And I think the 7th DVD with a few interviews with the cast to be a great bonus. It's not much but it's nice to see them talk about the show and their careers. I am glad I decided to get the collection.
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