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Posted Sep 10th 2008 3:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD, OpEd, Video, Reality-Free

Fans of the short-lived ABC comedy
Sports Night were disappointed when the DVD set for the show came out in 2002. We were really happy that there was indeed a complete series set for the show, but there wasn't any extras in the set at all. No commentaries, no features, no interviews, no booklet. Some people even reported that the discs didn't work that well, that they would stop and start or freeze altogether on some DVD players (I have the old set and never had this problem). Fans were happy to have the show, but still wanted more.
Well, now we do. Shout! Factory has released a new 10th Anniversary set for the show, and all of the the extras that were missing in that set are here, and then some.
Continue reading Sports Night - 10th Anniversary DVD review - VIDEO
Posted Oct 20th 2007 1:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, OpEd
I almost didn't want to review this DVD set. Did I really want to go back into those murky waters again and bring up all those old disagreements? But here we go...
Actually, the DVD set for Studio 60 is much like the TV series itself. It starts out brilliantly and then as it goes on it starts to get worse and worse. But then it ends nicely!
Packaging
Pretty standard packaging, just a regular box containing three plastic holders housing two DVDs each. The artwork on each plastic holder is fairly interesting. Instead of a large pic on the front and the info on the inside, all the episode info is on the front and back of each individual holder, including pics from episodes and promotional pics.
Continue reading Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Complete Series - DVD review