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Family Guy - The Total World Domination Collection (Stewie Head Packaging) - (Amazon.com Exclusive)

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Total reviews: 15 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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This Amazon-exclusive Family Guy - The Complete Collection contains every minute of Family Guy on DVD: 22 discs including over 100 episodes, loads of special features, plus Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin – The Untold Story and Family Guy: Blue Harvest – all in a limited edition, collectible "Stewie Head" package that’s available only on Amazon.com!

The Family Guy - The Complete Collection includes:

Disc 1 - 158 min 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 1 PS (Disc 1)

Disc 2 - 158 min 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 1 PS (Disc 2)

Disc 3 - 158 min 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 1 PS (Disc 3)

Disc 4 - 158 min 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 1 PS (Disc 3)

Disc 5 - 158 min 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 2 PS (Disc 1)

Disc 6 - 158 min 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 2 PS (Disc 2)

Disc 7 - 158 min 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 2 PS (Disc 3)

Disc 8 - 90 min 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 3 PS (Disc 1)

Disc 9 - 90 min 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 3 PS (Disc 2)

Disc 10 - 112 min 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 3 PS (Disc 3)

Disc 11 - 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 4 PS (Disc 1)

Disc 12 - 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 4 PS (Disc 2)

Disc 13 - 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 4 PS (Disc 3)

Disc 14 - 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 5 PS (Disc 1)

Disc 15 - 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 5 PS (Disc 2)

Disc 16 - 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 5 PS (Disc 3)

Disc 17 - 132 min 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 6 PS (Disc 1)

Disc 18 - 132 min 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 6 PS (Disc 2)

Disc 19 - 110 min 1.33:1
Family Guy TV Volume 6 PS (Disc 3)

Disc 20 - 48 min 1.33:1
Family Guy Blue Harvest (Disc 1)

Disc 21 - 88 min 1.33:1
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin Feature Film (Disc 1)

Disc 22
American Dad Season 1 PS Bonus Disc

Total run-time 2561 minutes

Beyond Family Guy - The Complete Collection

Family Guy - Vol. 6

Arrested Development

The Simpsons - Season Eleven

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Sex and the City - The Movie (Special Edition)

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Total reviews: 187 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

SEX AND THE CITY MOVIE-SPECIAL EDITION 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I have been waiting for this movie to happen for so long and I wasn't disappointed. It was great seeing the girls again and it just made me realise how much I really missed the series. I do hope that there is another movie, but, I think that maybe there won't be one, seeing how they seemed to tie up all the loose ends - except for Samantha. Once again a great movie, long awaited and for all those Sex and the City fans, one not to be missed.

Loved it! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I'm glad they made this movie because of the closure the women were able to attain. Definitely a tear jerker!

Sexellent and the city! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

LOOOVED the movie SO much I had to purchase the DVD ASAP!!! Shipping charges were reasonable and it only took a few days.

Still in Love with the City 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

This movie has proven that Sex and the City will always be a part of us. Absolutely Wonderful.

So much Fun 5 out of 5 stars.
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This was so much fun to watch with my friends and a collector's item. The additional scenes and commentary were so interesting.

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Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 09/23/2008 Rating: R

Futurama: Bender's Game

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Total reviews: 33 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

GET THIS MOVIE!!!!! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This is my favorite movie in the Futurama series, by far. The first one sucked, the second one was good, but this recent installment was hilariously awesome and just the BEST!! The artistry was very precise, which made the movie that much better.

I pre-ordered this movie and I am so glad that I did. When I saw that movie on my doorstep, my husband wanted us to wait until we moved into our new home to watch it - we saw it that very same day. I have seen this movie almost ten times and I got it on November 5th! This is a movie that will DEFINITELY not disappoint!!!!

What Happened!? 2 out of 5 stars.
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I am A huge Futurama fan. Have every episode and love how smart and well timed the comedy can be. As much as I want to love this installment, I can't. Benders big Game is A Big let down. The comedy is so low-brow and the story and dialog is poorly written in comparison to everything that has been done up till now.

-"Benders big score" felt like Futurama well seasoned.
-"The Beast with a billion Backs" felt like a really long episode.
-"Benders game", has too many holes, not enough why?, The jokes all lean toward potty humor (that's not just because one of the castles is design after a toilet), and some jokes are dragged out till you wanna say, "and we are still talking about this, because.....?"
It feels like the writers have taken lessons from family guy and later bad episodes of the Simpsons. The comedy isn't smart, too much sensless humor, an advertisment for a knife commercial that feels like it lasts for 5 minutes (I laughed in the first 30 seconds then it became annoying), they had rosie the robot from the Jetsons in the robot insane asylum), an apearence form the tele-tubies in a fantasy scene, a side story (in support of a larger concept, leelas rage) shock collar gag on leela that ends up going no where, and on top of that and then some we have a very long build up of wasted story time until we finally get to the meat, in this case, benders fake fantasy world, which has limitless possibility, and wasn't taken advantage of the way many fans would hope.

on a side note: if the time is taken to watch the commentary, (bluray lets your see them talk) I was in aw that they basically don't pay attention to the story or whats happening on the screen, and spend the time making jokes to entertain themselves, unless there is too much gross on the screen then they all cringe.... I said it before, "what happened!?"

I can't give this movie five stars just because I wanted to love it, and one or two decent laughs doesn't mean five stars either.
-For Futurama fans and non- fans alike the last thought would be, Rent this before you buy it!

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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 11/04/2008 Run time: 90 minutes Rating: Nr

Scrubs: The Complete Seventh Season

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Total reviews: 16 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Great Show Deserved Better 3 out of 5 stars.
3 of 13 people found this review helpful.

Scrubs will go down in history as being one of the last great American sit-coms and NBC's treatment of how it ended is shameful. It didn't go out with a bang or even a whimper, but rather with a far-off flushing sound. It reminds me a little of how "Soap" and "Taxi" ended, except this has even more depressing details.

And thanks to the fact that the writers hurried along Pam and Jim's relationship in "The Office", it looks like THAT show hasn't long to live either. Without that romantic tension anymore, it's going to evolve into a live-action version of "Dilbert" (if it hasn't already - I only saw a few episodes from the fourth season, but the mood HAS changed a lot compared to the last two seasons).

Thank God for the invention of DVD, though - at least I have BBC shows and Anime to entertain me 'til it's time to check out of this insane planet.

Thanks to Scrubs for so many great episodes and having a worldview I could relate to - you deserved a 'final season' at best, a special finale episode at least. All we fans can hope for is a DVD-release movie finale ("Firefly" got one, and even Reno 911 had a movie made, so I can at least DREAM...)

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With its deft combination of humor and heart, this single-camera sitcom is a both a critical and cult favorite. Scrubs stars Zach Braff as J.D., an eager doctor at Sacred Heart Hospital. With J.D. as its narrator, the show frequently dips into surrealism as it shows his strange thoughts and daydreams. The rest of the characters on Scrubs are equally eccentric: best friend Turk (Donald Faison), bossy nurse Carla (Judy Reyes), J.D.'s reluctant mentor Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley), the anxiety-ridden ex-girlfriend Elliot (Sarah Chalke), and J.D.'s arch nemesis, known simply as 'Janitor' (Neil Flynn). This set contains all episodes from season seven of this popular series.

Family Guy, Vol. 6

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Total reviews: 43 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

a disappointing waste of time and money 3 out of 5 stars.
4 of 8 people found this review helpful.

I used to really enjoy Family guy, but in all honesty, I think I've just lost interest, or at least I've outgrown its more recent style of humor. I don't mind the half season DVDs; that's just the way it is, and if you're a fan, you'll suck it up and buy it regardless. I do wish that I would have bought this at amazon rather than paying $12 more for it locally, however. I really liked volumes 1 and 2 of this show; Volumes 3 and 4 were still quite enjoyable, although the anti-Christian and, to a lesser extent, the anti-Bush things were beginning to bother me a little. Even volume 5 was mostly OK; The coolwhip bit will absolutely never get old for me, and I got a real kick out of watching the anamatic episodes.
This brings me to Volume 6. Even though I've primarily been into watching my ever-growing collection of British DVDs lately, I popped the first disc of Family Guy Volume 6 into the DVD player almost as soon as I got it home. Ever since Volume 3, I've always gone for watching the commentary tracks first; even though they're somewhat offensive in places, I've more often than not found them to be both humorous and informative. I didn't even make it off the first disc this time. Maybe I was just in the wrong frame of mind, or perhaps I've just become too accustomed to the practicly wholesome nature, at least when compared with these most recent episodes of Family Guy, to British TV shows.
Whatever the reason, I just couldn't bring myself to watch past the 3rd or 4th episode of Family Guy Volume 6.
I know I'll probably get negative feedback for this review, but even though I am a concervative Christian, I like to think I have a good sense of humor. I don't like profanity, but can handle it in small amounts if necessary.
The things I don't like about family guy these days are the changes several other people have mentioned regarding Stewie.
More than that, though, I don't like the character of Herbert; that character is creepy, not at all funny, and should have never become such a regular. The other thing that really bothers me is that Brian dates human women. He's supposed to be a dog! Also, at least so far as I can tell, Brian seems to be primarily responsible for a lot of the anti-Christian and anti-Bush remarks that seem to be dominating the show recently.
Bottom line, I got this volume of Family Guy to keep my collection complete, but I wish that I would have waited to buy it when I could have gotten it much cheaper. For the time being, however, I believe that my money would have been much better if saved up and put towards completing either my Hugh Laurie or David Jason DVD collections.

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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 10/21/2008 Run time: 374 minutes Rating: Nr

The Office: Season Four

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Total reviews: 142 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Not as good as season 3, but nice 4 out of 5 stars.
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There were not enough episodes in this season, and the extras were not quite enough as in season 3, but this is worth the buy

best special features 5 out of 5 stars.
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For the record I do believe that the third season was slightly more funny.

this set has amazing special features when compared to other comedy set seasons. every episode has roughly 10 minutes or more of deleted scenes which are often more funny than the scenes that aired. Also, the blooper reel is over 20 minutes long.

It is a shortened season because of the writers strike but many of the episodes were 1 hour episodes and with the deleted scenes this is by far the best value dvd series that came out this season.

Another great season of The Office 5 out of 5 stars.
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The fourth season of The Office didn't have as many episodes as previous seasons, but how could you not buy it? Everyone who borrows our "Office-Season One," becomes hooked. They end up borrowing all four seasons. In Season Four, Pam and Jim are just as funny together as they were apart, and Michael and Jan provide their share of laughs, unintentionally of course. We get to know Dwight better than expected, and Ryan finally shows his human side (kind of). You'll love it.

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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 09/02/2008

Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fourth Season

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Total reviews: 56 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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Season four of the hit ABC medical drama was on shaky ground right from the season premiere, which left Cristina (Sandra Oh) at the altar by Burke (Isaiah Washington, fired after the press-frenzied third season); Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and Derek (Patrick Dempsey) downgraded to no-relationship-just-sex status; and George (T.R. Knight) pondering divorce from Callie (Sara Ramirez) to pursue love with his best friend, Izzie (Katherine Heigl). That last pairing made for one of the worst decisions in the series thus far; George and Izzie always worked so well as friends without the will-they-won't-they element, but suddenly throwing them into bed and watching them fumble their way to coupledom (an attempt that mercifully doesn't last) was painful to watch, in particular because Heigl, who had won an Emmy for the previous season, was reduced to a lot of whining and fretting. Meanwhile, Meredith's family issues come to a head when her half-sister Lexie (Chyler Leigh) begins her internship at Seattle Grace and instantly tries too hard to bond. And as she once again drives away Derek with her trust issues, Meredith finally gets smart and enters therapy (one of the redeeming elements of the season, with Amy Madigan as the hard-nosed counselor) to "get healed." The writers' strike became a welcome blessing for the show, which had seriously derailed before its hiatus; during the strike, creator Shonda Rimes has said she reexamined the direction of the show, making for an ultimately satisfying second half of the season. Standout episodes include "Forever Young," in which a high school bus crash leaves the staff pontificating their own adolescent cliques; "Lay Your Hands on Me," with a standout performance by Chandra Wilson as Bailey, whose crumbling marriage comes front and center when her toddler gets in an accident; and the season finale "Freedom," in which Meredith and Derek save two brain-tumor patients in love (Jurnee Smollett and Marshall Allman), leading to their own (lasting?) reunion, Bailey heads up an effort to rescue a guy who lay in concrete to impress a girl; and Callie finds herself attracted to the new cardiac surgeon, Erica Hahn (Brooke Smith). Bonus features include "New Docs on the Block," a look at the latest members of the cast; a set tour with Dempsey and Eric "McSteamy" Dane; bonus and extended scenes; and outtakes. --Ellen A. Kim




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Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition [Limited Edition]

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Total reviews: 26 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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Mystery Science Theater 3000 celebrates its 20th anniversary with a specially packaged DVD set housed in a limited-edition tin box featuring 4 custom lobby cards and a figurine of Crow T. Robot! Features four of the show's most-requested episodes--First Spaceship on Venus (1960), Laserblast (1978), Werewolf (1996), and Future War (1997).

The Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000 became a pop culture landmark in the '90s by poking fun at horrible movies of every genre and time period, and letting us listen in. They made the unwatchable essential viewing.

Bonus Features:
* "The Oral History of MST3K" feature in three parts.
* 2008 Comic-Con MST3K Reunion Panel, featuring Joel Hodgson, Mike Nelson, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy, Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Mary Jo Pehl, Bill Corbett, J. Elvis Weinstein, Paul Chaplin and Bridget Jones-Nelson. Moderated by Patton Oswald.
* Original film trailers.
* "Variations On A Theme Song", featuring all six versions of the theme song.
* Limited-edition version comes in a tin box with 4 lobby cards and a figurine of Crow T. Robot, all exclusive to this set.

Happy Days - The Complete First Season

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Total reviews: 91 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Please Come Forth, Fourth Season! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Being a naive 8-year old in a late-30s body, I tend to forget the business aspect of releasing Happy Days seasons. I know it's about money. That said (if I'm not mistaken), Season Three ranked much, much higher in terms of sales on Amazon's ranking system than Seasons 1 and 2. I thought for sure Season Four would come along in quick fashion. It hasn't... and no explanation, anywhere.

I had the thrill of meeting Henry Winkler at a Hank Zipzer book signing in May (2008). He was as electric, and gracious, as everyone has said he is (although I think he was somewhat cautious around a delirious fan who was neither female or a kid). Whatever the case, one of his handlers (for lack of the right word) said he would not be signing Happy Days merchandise (so much for bringing my Season 1 along), and it got me wondering just what is going on behind the scenes (granted it might simply be for the reason Mr. Winkler was there for the purpose of his book). I also wonder if all of us who are die-hard fans who criticized the DVD releases for lack of obtaining music rights from original episodes, lack of any "extras", and occasional poor print quality have done a disservice to the whole thing. We can't have everything the way we'd like it, but if CBS/Paramount pulls the plug on this, we might never see Happy Days in a home-playable form again in our lifetimes (so, yes, I would take what I can get in this case!).

After watching Season Three, I had forgotten how funny the show was at that point (and wildly electric and live). There is a palpable energy that is unmistakable. Yes, the "film" effect of one-camera/no-audience Seasons 1 and 2 are admirable, but Season 3 is like watching Elvis on Ed Sullivan. Pandemonium. And, Season 4 is probably the last "laugh-out-loud-funny" season of all eleven. Don't get me wrong: HD had many layers, but some of the later seasons are heavy on sentiment (like a video Valium pill for the mind) and high 70s TV drama (who can forget a blind Fonzie shaking his fists at God while crying in a Brando-esque way, "How could you do this to ME? I thought I was your favorite person."). But, even as a little kid I remember thinking, "HD that opens with Ron Howard's Richie in his blue high school letter jacket meant "funny"; HD that opens with Ron Howard's red college jacket meant, well, cleaner and often more schlocky fun." Season 4 is that classic "high school senior" season. No Fonzie black t-shirts here. Just edgy, often risque humor.

This was the height of Fonzie Mania before they felt the weight of little kids. Before episodes were built around Fonzie saying smoking wasn't cool, and eyeglasses were. Before the great Garry Marshall went all P.T. Barnum ("see the Amazing Fonzie Battle with the Woman of Catmandu!). ... Hey, it was the 70s. Everyone gets a free pass there.

I'm just pleading with Paramount (hell, anyone): tell us why the hold up? I'll buy five Season Tens (arguably the only really questionable season, whereas the final Season Eleven was brilliant, I think) if we can just get to the classic Season Four! Let's put it this way: Happy Days Season Four was the #1 show of ALL of American television in that 1976-1977 season (yes, above everything; MASH, All in the Family, you name it). And for great reason!

An answer, please. Somebody. Anybody! I'll be the guy trying to burn his 1984 Happy Days finale ("Passages") to DVD in the hope the tape doesn't unravel after 24 years if you're looking for me.

Please keep it going CBS/Paramount and TV gods that be...

Todd

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The complete first season of the tv series happy days. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 02/05/2008 Starring: Ron Howard Run time: 383 minutes Rating: Nr

Sex and the City - The Complete Series (Collector's Giftset)

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Total reviews: 90 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

sex and the city complete set 4 out of 5 stars.
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Just received the Complete Set SATC. Some disks showed fine scratches but so far, random checking results in good playing quality.

Question: I received two Season Six, Disc 3's. Disk numbers are both 93042. They contain the same content. Dis this happen to anybody else? Is there any list of what each disk is labeled or its content? I notice those numbers aren't sequential for the set. I wonder which one I'm missing? Will notify Amazon. Thanks.

Disappointed in Katie's Bargains 1 out of 5 stars.
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I'm dissapointed because I haven't received what I ordered yet!!! Will someone please help me out here??? I ordered this a month ago.....

I highly recommend!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I received my order quickly. The DVD set was in the original packaging, never opened. Pleasure to work with!

Sex and the City - The Complete Series (Collector's Giftset)

Loving it so far.... 5 out of 5 stars.
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I've only gotten through a few dvds but if you're a fan, you'll need all of the episodes. The packing is cute and functional. I like the way it sits in it's on book. I'll never get tired of watching them! I can't wait to see the extras!

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Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 12/31/2007