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Maude - The Complete First Season
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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 83
Average rating: 5.0 of 5
We love MAUDE 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Why oh why isn't there more seasons of MAUDE? They need to make more!!! WE LOVE MAUDE! She was and still is very cutting edge. Talks about a lot of issues that are still taboo. What an amazing show!
Still waiting for season 2 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
If anyone knows the correct email for Sony that deals with dvd releases please let us fans know,it's been long overdue for Maude season 2,One day at a time season 2 and Mary Hartman volume 2.
Maude 1st Season 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
This was a good purchase and transaction. I received it way quicker than I thought I would. With the exception of a skip on the 3rd DVD, I would recommend this seller to anyone.
Two Thumbs Down : Nowhere Close to "The Golden Girls" 3 out of 5 stars.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
This review is for those who come to "Maude" due to their affection for "The Golden Girls". This was pretty much how I heard about Maude, considering I was born years after the show ended, I had no way of knowing about it until Amazon recommended it to me once I bought The Golden Girls on DVD. So I took a chance on "Maude", expecting the same biting wit and scathing one-liners that makes "The Golden Girls" such a TV Classic (and in many ways, it was way ahead of its' time).
What a pity then, that "Maude" seems oddly dated, badly acted, and extremely, extremely stilted. Its very much a 'TV Show' in the most plastic sense of the word, with bizarre closeups and unflattering camera angles, but worst of all is the script. The main reason I got this was because I expected the same writing brilliance that they had on "The Golden Girls" (part of the same writing team worked on "Maude" as well), but I was left feeling awfully empty-handed.
The primary problem here is that even though there are some great one liners and comedic situations (mostly revolving around the African-American maid), overall this runs more like a straight-forward soap-opera style show with some very weak jokes. Bea Arthur, who people say was excellent in this role, surprised me. I couldn't find any real 'acting' here - she seemed very loud, overbearing, and 'screamed' her dialogue more than 'delivering' it. Almost every line is yelled and torn to shreds, and I found this extremely headache inducing, after a point.
The problem is, I wanted so much to like "Maude", only because "The Golden Girls" is probably my all-time favorite show. Sadly, at the end of it, it seemed extremely 'old' for me, and not at all timeless like how GG is, to this day. Even the situations here (womens' lib, abortion, etc) seem almost quaint and nostalgic in this day and age. "Maude" seems stuck in its' time, and Bea Arthur's loud performance just didn't work for me.
Also, when I buy a DVD, repeat viewing is something that is of prime importance. How many DVDs do you own that you couldn't ever watch again? "Maude", unfortunately, is NOT one of those shows you could revisit on DVD. I consider this a strictly one-time viewing experience, and I felt it altogether unnecessary. If at all you are interested in this show due to Bea's later work, I urge you to sample some clips of it first before actually buying it, because huge chances are that you will not really like it. I know I didn't.
Three Stars for Bea's wonderful presence. Though the show itself probably deserves just about two stars. And there are ZERO extras on this set, by the way.
Editorial Review:
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 03/20/2007 Run time: 571 minutes
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