In the early to mid-1990s,
Mad About You was about as good as sitcoms got. As newlywed couple Paul and Jamie Buchman, stars Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt crackled with rapid-fire wit, and a chemistry that created some genuinely moving moments.
The Mad About You Collection is a set of 21 highlight episodes from all seven seasons; Reiser and Hunt selected the episodes and introduce each with a 4- to 6-minute Q&A. From the first season are the pilot and the story of how they first met. From the second season are Paul's encounter with Christie Brinkley in a virtual-reality investment opportunity and the recap of the marriage proposal. From the third season are the zany family Thanksgiving dinner in which Murray the dog eats the turkey, Paul's attempt to create an "honest" 15-minute film about a day in their lives (this was before the reality-TV craze), and Carl Reiner's guest appearance as a TV legend. From the fourth season are Yoko Ono playing herself and the three-part finale in which some hints of infidelity lead to serious marriage problems. Mel Brooks appears as Uncle Marty ("Firm embrace!") in the fifth season, and Bruce Willis makes a goofy guest appearance in the two-part season finale, "The Birth."
It's well-known that TV series that try to keep themselves relevant by making momentous changes usually go quickly downhill (a phenomenon known as "jumping the shark"). In Mad About You's case, it was the birth of baby Mabel, or perhaps it was that the lead characters' neuroses simply began to wear thin. Either way, the later seasons became more erratic, and it might not be a great loss to see only a few episodes from them. The selections from the sixth season focus on Jamie and Paul writing letters to Mabel, and Paul directing his parents in The Pirates of Penzance while Jamie battles postpartum depression. In the seventh-season episodes, Paul and Jamie ask their therapist about resuming sexual activity, they try to teach Mabel to go to sleep by herself, and Paul runs over his mother-in-law. Then in the series finale, Janeane Garofalo plays a grown-up Mabel telling how her parents discovered they weren't really married, and what happened over the following years.
In addition to the episode intros, the set's bonus features are enjoyable and informative commentary tracks by the two stars on the first and final episodes, a blooper reel, and featurettes on the guest stars and the theme music (you can see Reiser playing the piano). The involvement by the stars might appease the frustrated fans who bought the first two complete seasons on DVD then waited in vain for the third. DVD fans have become accustomed to having complete seasons, because no matter how well highlight episodes are selected, some favorites are bound to be missing (how about the what-if-they-hadn't-met episode, or the Rashomon-like taxi ride?). On the other hand, the previous sets had no bonus features, and a fan boycott that results in poor sales might mean no more Mad About You DVDs at all. That would be a shame, for even with its shortcomings, The Mad About You Collection reminds us that the series had a special ability to make us laugh and cry. --David Horiuchi
1 This series was never funny....
Sure 7 years on TV does not mean a show was good, it just means that it was on for 7 years. I hated the scripts. The jokes were not funny. Reiser was not funny. There was no chemistry between him and Hunt. They were not funny. This DVD disk set is a joke. Maybe they both needed the money that's why they made these awful interviews and audio commenterys. IT WASJUST FOR A GOOD PAYCHECK. Anyway it's cheap TV on DVD releases like this that make me not want to buy any of them, I'll stay with movies.
2 I just can't
I'm sorry, but I just can't buy this. I don't have money to just throw around. I have to pick and choose what luxury items I buy. I bought Season 1, bad transfers and all. I bought Season 2, happy to have better quality. Then I waited. And waited. Like all the loyal fans, I waited and watched season after season of Frasier, Seinfeld, and Friends rolled by. But no Mad About You.
Now this. I'm sorry. I will not give Sony more money in hopes that they will somehow "see the light" and put the rest of the show out. Why is this so hard? Every obscure show ever made is being put on DVD these days. How is this show so expensive to produce? They must have skads of production stills and art lying around to compile the box design. It's not like they were putting huge amounts of money into the sets before.
Just give us more of what we got with Season 2 - decent quality, and FULL SEASONS. I'm not paying for something containing episodes I already have, no matter HOW much I love the show.
3 NO - Mad About THIS!
Along with everybody else in this forum, I've been waiting and WAITING for Season 3. Until it's released - in its entirety - I will not be buying this nor any other Sony DVD. GIVE US SEASON 3!
4 Not Okay!
I love this show and of course I bought this DVD set. I can't believe the rest of the series won't be released. Dissappointed!
5 Mad About You Collection
I just flat out love Mad About You! There is nothing that could have made this a poor DVD. One thing -- I want all the seasons!!
6 MAD AT YOU !!!!
I LIKE EVERY OTHER FAN OUT THERE HAS BEEN DESPERATELY WAITING FOR SEASON 3 AND THIS IS A SLAP IN THE FACE AND AN INSULT TO LOYAL FANS I ALSO THINK THE COMMENTARIES WERE AWFUL THEY TALKED ABOUT THE DUMBEST THINGS AND THEY MAY HAVE WELL JUST HAD PAUL REISER DO THEM ALONE BECAUSE HELEN HUNT REALLY HAD NOTHING TO SAY AND JUST SAT THERE THROUGH MOST OF IT. SOMEBODY AT SONY HAD BETTER FIX THIS SITUATION FAST AND WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THIS BEST OF IDEA SHOULD BE FIRED!!!!!
7 A Nice Set, But Where's Season Three?
Mad About You fans who eagerly snapped up the first two DVD collections of this hit NBC comedy will likely have mixed emotions about this third set, a best-of compilation of 21 episodes from the show's seven-year run "hand-picked by stars Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt" (as the box proclaims). The collection doesn't necessarily focus on the funniest episodes from the series' history ("Bing Bang Boom" is conspicuously absent), but on milestones like the ridiculously overdramatic three-parter where Paul and Jamie flirt with separation, the birth of Mabel, and guest star appearances like Christie Brinkley, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Carol Burnett and Yoko Ono. The good news is that there are a number of great episodes here: "Our Fifteen Minutes" spoofed reality TV before there was reality TV; "The Conversation" was an adventurous one-shot episode filmed continuously without edits or commercial breaks; and "The Final Frontier" series finale reclaimed the charm the series had lost in later years. Other episodes include the "Giblets for Murray" Thanksgiving episode, "Citizen Buchman," "Moody Blues," and "Paved With Good Intentions," some of the show's better episodes as its run wound down.
While the first two DVD collections contained no extras of any kind, this set includes a fantastic collection of bloopers, audio commentary by Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt on the series pilot and finale, and brief introductions to each episode by the pair, interviewed by NYU professor Richard Brown. The introductions are filled with great behind-the-scenes info, but have a stiff, overly formal feel to them, as if everyone's trying too hard to pat themselves on the back. Paul Reiser may be one of the most naturally funny comedians on the planet, and more audio commentaries would have been welcome, but the formal introductions are better than no features at all. It's also interesting to see how far technology has come in just ten years; the series, which looked just fine during its run in the 90's, is already starting to look dated now that we've entered the HDTV era.
It would be nice to think that a Season Three compilation is in the works, with classic episodes like the "The Ride Home" (one story told from the different perspectives of Paul and Jamie), Paul's various birthday disasters in "Cake Fear," and "Mad About You," the two-parter that tells the story of Paul and Jamie's wedding (how could this be left off any series compilation?). The shift to a best-of set, however, (including some episodes already on the Season One and Two DVDs) could signal that the first two sets didn't sell very well, and that this could be the last Mad About You DVD release for a while. It's not a perfect set, but there's some good stuff here, so fans of the series should enjoy it while you can.
8 Boycott it!
As many of the comments have stated, this is a disappointment if you wanted all the seasons, especially 3 and 4. Season 1 was not phenomenal, but good. Season 2 started to show a lot of promise, while seasons 3 and 4 were very good. Don't buy this. Some have advised that you buy this collection so that Sony will be encouraged to release the full seasons. I think they have already decided this is the last release. If you want the other seasons, then you should complain directly to Sony at sphe_customer_service@spe.sony.com
and tell them you're not buying episodes you already have and want the rest of the full seasons. I doubt that Sony is reading your comments posted to Amazon or any other site. Tell them directly and don't buy this collection. The more complaints Sony receives, the more likely they will listen. Inundate them!
9 Mad About Sony
WHAT IS GOING ON?!!! I'm from Brazil, already bought the previous seasons, and now Sony decides not to release the rest? That's outrageous! A "Best Episodes Box" is an offense to costumers all over the world. Brazilians love this show and are just as upset as americans about all of this. Trump should buy Sony just to fire the person responsible! I hope Sony releases the rest of the seasons, even if it's just for those who are asking for it! About the "Best Episodes Box", throw it on the company's garbage!
10 Even if you don't like it... BUY IT!
What all of the people giving poor reviews are forgetting is that the reason this compilation was released was because sales of the second season were very poor. By complaining and refusing to buy this, you are only telling Sony that you don't want any more Mad About You on DVD. So even if you are apposed to the idea, grit down, buy it, and let Sony know their is still a market for Mad About You.
11 Amazing TV Series Collection
This is an excellent collection of MAD ABOUT YOU. It was great to see the best episodes of this classic TV series, especially with the introduction by Paul Reiser & Helen Hunt for each episode. Very nice to look back, with no commercial interruption! MAD ABOUT YOU was a great comedy with lots of originality. I recommend this to anyone who appreciates good quality sitcoms.
12 Where is Season Three???
I, and many, many other fans of this widely popular series have been patiently waiting month after month for the release of Season 3. It is so terribly disappointing and frustrating to watch shows like Friends and Frasier release season after season, with no sign of the equally entertaining and popular Mad About You seasons on the horizon. I cannot imagine what is going through the minds of the executives who made the decision NOT to continue releasing a DVD collection which would make them a huge amount of money. On behalf of broken hearted fans everywhere, who are just waiting to run out and buy Season 3, 4, 5, etc...WHERE ARE THEY?!?!
13 Ah come on!
Die hard Mad about you fans are still waiting for the next season release, not a "best of" release. What a waste of planning to come up with this. Listen to the consumers! If you are not going to release the next season, then give the rights to another distribution company who will hear us!
14 ...tell me why, we love this like we do...
o.k...so we bought season one and season two, patiently waiting for season three, because 'mad about you' is the best show ever on television...and, if sony wasn't a bunch of cowards, they could have easily released a disc with just interviews, insights, and bloopers, and we would have bought it, because we are that kind of fans...but this, this is just cheesy, and deserves only three stars because a) the brilliance of the show still deserves something(even if they didn't include their best episode, the 'what-if-they-never-met' classic), but 2)this collection is alot of rehash, trash, and just plain crass, in it's commercial explotation of those who have been faithful...and because i count myself as one of those, i will buy this, but reluctantly, and certainly with baited breath, in anticipation of the rest of the seasons in full...
15 Very fun and sweet collection
Hello, can anyone actually review this item instead of complain, complain, complain??
Thank you Paul and Helen for taking some time and putting together this fun collection. I enjoyed all the extras and your comments and interviews. That was a nice touch. It must be so rewarding to look back on your work and realize that it was such quality stuff, none of the witless junk that is out there now.
Even though this series was a comedy, I was always moved by the very sweet moments and the very tough and poignant moments.
It is fun to watch with my 13-year old son so that he can see that while marriage is tough, it is worth it. He just loves the silly and fun episodes.
Because I don't have cable/tivo, the only way I get these episodes is through the DVDs, so please release the other seasons too. Sorry again about all the complaining reviews - it's just that they love your series so much they want it all. God bless!
16 Complete season 3 only please
I would have bought the Complete season 3, but I would never buy this crock. I already have 4 of the 5 episodes on disk 1 from the first 2 seasons!!!
17 Still waiting for the complete release of all episodes
In the early 90 I had still to get hooked to a sitcom, then came Mad about you. I have taped most of the episodes not to miss any of it, but I never kept theese tapes since I wanted to buy it top quality when available. I jumped on season 1 and 2 but I am still waiting for the other releases. I don't want the best of it, I want it all! And I am sure I am not the only one!
18 Im sure it's great but....
I don't understand Sony's thinking! How can you release the first two seasons and then stop? That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard of! You have to finish what you started. Obviously the show has fans... do a decent job on the sets and there won't be a problem. Jeez, i don't need extras... I just want the shows. I certainly hope they are planning to release the rest eventually. I just hope this collection wasn't a ploy to see how future releases might sell. If you want to know...release the 3rd season.
19 Not gonna happen my friend!
I really can't believe Sony did this. I have dutifully bought Seasons 1 and 2 and have been patiently waiting for Season 3. What does Sony go and do? A "Best of.." hodgepodge?
I know that Season 2 sales were very low and they put this product together with Hunt and Reiser in order to draw in the non-cult crowd. Boycotting this set may guarantee there are never any other releases of any seasons. But I'm afraid that ship has already sailed or they wouldn't have done this "Best of..." to start with.
Yes, these episodes are all great but I still don't like it because:
a) It's just stupid, and
2) I want Season 3!
20 Very disappointed
Good things are worth the wait, but this is absolutly crazy. As loyal fans to Mad about you, we are very disappointed to have a "Best of Collection" released. Sony Pictures will not receive the result it hoped for. We will not waste our hard earned money on a collection, even if that means Season 3 might never be released. Sony, chew on that!!!!!
21 Mad About Mad About You
I purchased the season 1 and 2 on dvd and LOVE them...I work late into the night, and when I am sick to DEATH of reruns on Nick at Night of all those stupid shows, I pop in one of my Mad About You disks and watch them....I want the other seasons IN FULL to come out really soon!!! Yeah, sure maybe the last couple of seasons were kinda strange, they did kinda "Jump the shark", but nevertheless, I love the show, as I know ALOT of people do. It would be a rotten shame if they dont put the other seasons out on DVD soon!!
22 I'M PISSED!!!!!!!!
I didn't buy this set but I'm VERY PISSED!!! What is this? I've been waiting so long for Season 3 and the rest of it and what sony is doing is just to release this lame thing??!!! I've already bought Season 1 and 2. Why on EARTH do i need to buy this best of 3 nonsense!!!! Those from Sony, read this: ONLY FANS BUY THIS KIND OF SHOWS!!! And We ONLY LIKE THE FULL COLLECTION!!! Not the Best of this, best of that rubbish!
23 I knew something tricky was going on...
How could they not just release the complete season 3? I mean really? One million per episode wasn't enough for these two, obviously everyone who bought the (poorly transferred) season one and two were waiting for three, so now we have to pay for parts of those again and then get glimpses of the future seasons? Obviously this is very cunning of the company but difficult to purchase for the customer waiting for season 3. I'll be renting these on netflix (since I love the show) but will still be waiting for the complete seasons.
24 I want the complete series..
What a waste of time and money ..
I've been waiting to collect the complete series instead getting this garbage from Sony..
WHEN WILL THEY RELEASE THE SEASON 3??? WHAT KIND OF STRATEGY THEY USED STUPID SONY ?
25 Excelent JUST if you don't have (or want) the rest
I've seen the complete series on re-runs, taped a lot of episodes and consider myself as a fan of the show. This morning I was amazed when I found the Amazon review of this DVD set, because I bought the complete seasons 1 & 2, and wrote a review complaining because they didn't include extras, commentaries or spanish subtitles (But I stilll loved the DVD's).
THIS IS NOT FOR FANS, because we have been asking for complete seasons and LOT of extras. That's why I don't understand why Sony didn't gave us the widely recognized seasons 3 & 4, considered (by fans and many others) the best seasons of Mad about you (Seasons 6 and 7 truly missed the point on what this show was about, except for a very few and wonderful episodes).
BUT, if you are NOT A FAN and you DON'T WANT THE COMPLETE SEASONS, I strongly recommend this DVD set!! The episode SELECTION IS VERY GOOD (except for the boring episode "The conversation") but missed some of the best episodes (Mad About You, Parts 1&2, Purseona, Two Tickets to Paradise, My Boyfriend's Back, Ovulation Day, Get Back, The grant, How to fall in love, Up in somke, The good the bad and the not so apealing, The glue people, Every good boy deserves fudge, The gym, The recital, Cheating on Sheila)
So... IF YOU JUST WANT THE BEST EPISODES (they work as an acceptable biography of the characters and their relation), here you have a lot of them... but can expect more on a future collection. But IF YOU ARE A FAN, buy seasons 1&2 complete, wait for the complete seasons 3,4&5 and wait for a selection of the best of seasons 6&7 (I don's think it would be a god idea to buy the complete seasons 6&7... we all know they missed the focus). And ASK FOR A LOT OF EXTRAS!!!! (like on Seinfeld DVD box)
26 I NEED Season 3 - COMPLETE!
This collection has some good stuff, no question. But this cannot be the last word on Mad About You.
Though I loved this series from start to finish, the show absolutely peaked in season three. If Sony wanted to release only one season of this classic series, it would have to be season three.
Where is Escape From New York? (Clamenza!!) Where is Purseona? (Lisa's best episode ever) Where is Money Changes Everything? (Cyndi Lauper at her zaniest and Ira at his sweetest) Surely Paul and Helen consider these to be some of their favorites! C'mon...Purseona?!? Hello? Classic!
Yeah, yeah, I'll still buy it. But I want another release with Season 3, Complete!
27 Well, it's a start...
As a long-time fan of Murray and the gang, I was waiting anxiously for Season 3 to be released on DVD. The good old taped copies pale in comparison to professional editing quality. So I'm happy that the series is still being considered for release and isn't dead in the eyes of Sony.
There are some really nice episodes here, like Giblets for Murray, and a blooper reel. So it's not Season 3, but it's a good start. I'll probably cough up the cash to ensure the new releases, then watch it gather dust when the rest of the show is released seasonally.. oh well. It's still one of the funniest comedies to come out of NBC, and the best NYC-based comedy (far better than those Seinfools and their LA eccentricities in my opinion).
Oh, and here are the disc contents if you're curious:
Disc 1
The Pilot (Season 1)
Met Someone (1)
Virtual Reality (2)
Cold Feet (2)
Giblets for Murray (3)
Special Features:
Extra stuff from Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser
Disc 2
Our Fifteen Minutes (3)
The Alan Brady Show (3)
Yoko Said (4)
The Finale (Parts 1, 2, & 3; Season 4)
Disc 3
Citizen Buchman (5)
The Penis (5)
The Birth (Parts 1 & 2; 5)
Letters to Mabel (6)
Moody Blues (6)
Disc 4
Le Sex Show (6)
The Conversation (6)
Paved with Good Intentions (7)
The Final Frontier (series finale)
28 True fans want the whole series
Sorry to see that after releasing complete season 1 & 2 sets they have decided to take this route, putting out a collection that supposedly represents the best episodes as chosen by Hunt and Reiser. This was an excellent sitcom in the early years and deserves a full release. And judging by the list of guest stars mentioned, the "Collection" will concentrate on the last couple of years, when the show had gone downhill and was trying to bring in the audience by bringing on big-name guest stars like Mel Brooks and Carol Burnett, rather than producing great episodes about Paul and Jamie.
29 OH NO!
Hello? What happened to the other seasons? why suddenly changed to releasing "the best of mad about you"? that's NOT what I want or at least not what the people who enjoy watching the seasons! I really don't understand. SONY should reconsider releasing the other seasons! Have responsibility for release until the final!
Please do not disappoint Mad About You fans all over the world!
30 wheres the other seasons?
I would rather they release the rest of the seasons than give us a "best of" DVD. I have no desire to buy this now and then down the line have the rest of the series come out on DVD and then own duplicates of episodes.
If releasing Mad About You on DVD is not making the company any money than just stop instead of these expensive DVDs that do not even list which episodes they contain.
31 Episode List
According to tvshowsondvd.com (http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2517), this set includes:
Disc 1
The Pilot (a.k.a. "Romantic Improvisations"; Season 1)
Met Someone (Season 1)
Virtual Reality (Season 2)
Cold Feet (Season 2)
Giblets for Murray (Season 3)
Special Features:
Exclusive extras with participation from Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser
Other Sony Previews
Disc 2
Our Fifteen Minutes (Season 3)
The Alan Brady Show (Season 3)
Yoko Said (Season 4)
The Finale (Parts 1, 2, & 3; Season 4)
Disc 3
Citizen Buchman (Season 5)
The Penis (Season 5)
The Birth (Parts 1 & 2; Season 5)
Letters to Mabel (Season 6)
Moody Blues (Season 6)
Disc 4
Le Sex Show (Season 6)
The Conversation (Season 6)
Paved with Good Intentions (Season 7)
The Final Frontier (double-length series-ending Season 7 episode)
I am happy to have new episodes, but the rest of the season sets would be much better. I already have seasons 1 and 2, so I don't neet them again on this disk. I could also do without anything Mabel related.
32 5 Stars for the show; Hoping for great DVD quality/extras
I am excited to finally see more Mad About You coming out on dvd! I am even more pleased to hear that Helen Hunt & Paul Reiser took part in putting this together. Hopefully there will be at least a couple of episode commentaries & other good Paul/Helen extras.
Since Seasons 1 & 2 are already out on DVD, I wish they would have chosen not to include 4 episodes from those seasons, although they choices they made (particularly "Met Someone") were good ones for those who don't have those DVDs. In general, the episode selection was good. I am pleased they included two of my all-time favorites, the Thanksgiving classic "Giblets for Murray" and the shot in real time outside of the crying baby's room episode "The Conversation."
However, many of my favorites didn't make the cut. Some examples:
* Mad About You, Parts 1&2 (the wedding episode)
* Purseona (Lisa & Jamie accidentily switch purses, & personalities)
* Two Tickets to Paradise (Paul & Jamie vacation & tell lies to strangers about who they really are)
* My Boyfriend's Back (Jamie's comic book writer ex makes her "Queen Talon")
* Ovulation Day (quite possibly the funniest Mad About You episode, where Paul's sister Debbie tells her family that she's gay); they chose "Yoko Said" over this?
* Get Back (Jamie's back goes out during sex on the floor of their apt.; Paul is quite proud of this)
Hopefully Sony will continue releasing full season sets (even better if they include commentaries/extras) after this collection so we can get some of these great episodes on DVD, especially the Mad About You at its peak Season 3...
According to tvshowsondvd.com:
This is described by Sony as "the ultimate collection of the stars' favorite episodes, hand-picked by Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser", and it also features special bonus material with participation from both of those stars. The nature of those extras has not been revealed yet, however. Here are the disc-by-disc contents:
Disc 1
The Pilot (a.k.a. "Romantic Improvisations"; Season 1)
Met Someone (Season 1)
Virtual Reality (Season 2)
Cold Feet (Season 2)
Giblets for Murray (Season 3)
Special Features:
Exclusive extras with participation from Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser
Other Sony Previews
Disc 2
Our Fifteen Minutes (Season 3)
The Alan Brady Show (Season 3)
Yoko Said (Season 4)
The Finale (Parts 1, 2, & 3; Season 4)
Disc 3
Citizen Buchman (Season 5)
The Penis (Season 5)
The Birth (Parts 1 & 2; Season 5)
Letters to Mabel (Season 6)
Moody Blues (Season 6)
Disc 4
Le Sex Show (Season 6)
The Conversation (Season 6)
Paved with Good Intentions (Season 7)
The Final Frontier (double-length series-ending Season 7 episode)
33 Better than nothing, but here's hoping for more.
This is my wife's and my favorite series. So funny. So real.
Of course, we wish Sony would get beck to releasing full seasons...with commentaries and extras.
This collection has some gems, but excludes some of the funniest and most touching episodes, particularly from season 3 ("Purseona", "Cake Fear", "My Boyfriend's Back", "Up In Smoke", etc.). Also missing is Mel Brooks' first and funniest appearance as Uncle Phil, in the ep. "The Grant".
Regardless, I'm looking forward to the release date, when I will hold my wife's hand, laugh, cry, and be grateful that a television show could reveal life with such compassion, honesty, and true wit.
Again, here's hoping Sony, Riser, Hunt and Jacobson collaborate to release the rest of the series, with lots of extras.
34 CONFUSED FRENCHMAN
Due to our politicians, American citizens are now supposed not to understand the Frenchmen. On a more pleasant level, this is a Frenchman who does not understand the US home video industry.
FOX did not release the second series of THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW, a wonderful production which would turn the most rabid anti-american person into a pro-american viewer. Now, Sony well known for its great Legacy CD series and its overpriced DVDs, and poor transfers of movie classics (TH E AWFUL TRUTH/THE MORE THE MERRIER)seems to be betraying the MAD ABOUT YOU enthusiasts.
I don't wish that the industry should lose money, but I don't understand why THE RIFLEMAN is released while we are still waiting for gems such as THE PHIL SILVERS SHOW and THE ODD COUPLE
35 What kind of release strategy is this?
I'm sorry, but I'm not sure I understand what Sony has in mind with this upcoming release. They release season one with a low bit rate, inexpensive 2 disc set, then season two in a better quality 3 disc set and now they're doing a "best of" set that has Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt participating in some of the extras and commentaries. Why weren't they involved from the beginning and then just release the series season by season? Does mean that this new set is the final word on Mad About You and that we will see no more season sets? Will they continue with "best of" collections? It's a perplexing way to treat a classic television show.
Before "Friends" was available in season collections they tried doing "best of" discs. I've noticed that those discs are now in the $5 pile at various electronics stores. Not exactly a ringing endorsement for this kind of format.
36 Finally!
I check Amazon for Mad About You DVDs every month, just hoping against HOPE that there will be a season three, four, five, six, ect!
Thank god they're finally in the mood to distribute more of this cornerstone series.
....Would it be too much to ask for for Paul or Helen to maybe sit down for 10 minutes and talk about the show? ...Please? This show was your BABY for years and years. Don't you have anything you'd like to say? Something?
37 I absolutely love this show!!
I'm glad they are releasing more Mad About You DVDs. This is the best show ever! If this Collection sells well, then Sony will start releasing seasons again!
