Longtime fans save your money!
938410
Very disappointing. This doesn't tell longtime fans anything they don't already know, there is no concert footage, and very little new or previously unseen video footage. Instead, we have a bunch of new audio interviews played over animated still photos from the band's past.

If you are new to "The Coop", this is a decent introduction. But I expected much more from a Sam Dunn doc profiling this iconic performer.
834140
This review formerly had only one star. CBS /Paramount must have gotten sick and tired of getting hate mail from Fugitive fans! They have offered a disc replacement program for those who have purchased Season Two Volume One which contains the ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE. For those about to purchase this item, just go to the link and get the replacement discs, you will be much happier to have far superior music than what is on the discs currently for sale.
For those who have given this product only 1 star, you may want to delete it and replace it with a more favorable one. After all, a major studio did listen to the fans - something rare. CBS DVD / Paramount Thank you.

Here is the link for the replacement discs:

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4000904
I consider myself to be a pretty big down fan, and this thing isn't really anything of value. Down's live performance doesn't really translate well to the tv screen, and the video production is not good. Pepper said they were going for an old feel, but it comes across as low budget. The backstage stuff is really what I wanted to see, but the "Tyrades and shenanigans" is very short, and is mostly just phil laying on a couch rambling on about stuff already seen in numerous interviews. For the amount of time that they've been talking about this dvd, and now to see the end result is dissapointing. Save yourself the money, and watch some interviews with the band on youtube, there is more entertainment value in it.
1579410
Universal... A Comcast Company. Yes, folks, for those of you who know of or have ever had to deal with Comcast, you should know to expect a cash grab. This "complete adventures" box set is little more than a cash-in on the fans' love for these amazing movies and their excitement that the "future" has finally arrived. Instead of going all out for the fans, we wind up getting the exact same discs that were in the 25th anniversary box set from 2010. They have not been mastered in 4K or remastered in any way and contain no additional bonus features or commentaries; these are the discs from the set that was released 5 years ago, now housed in cardboard sleeves. There is a 4th bonus disc with an additional documentary from 2009, some fake commercials, a documentary on the restoration of the original DeLorean, and Christopher Llyoyd mugging for the camera as Doc Brown, but it ultimately feels like a waste of a Blu Ray. In addition, the set includes all 26 episodes of the cringe-worthy Saturday morning cartoon on DVD. There's a book with some behind the scenes pictures to flip through as well as a download voucher for an Ultraviolet digital copy of the movie. Other than that, you get a cheap cardboard box with a picture of a flux capacitor that lights up with a sticker that says Back to the Future the Complete Adventures. This is not the set that fans have been anticipating for all of these years. Other than animated series, which can be purchased separately, everything else is from the 2010 set, and bonus disc material can probably be found on YouTube. This is a sad way to treat the fans.
874440
I have been a Doctor Who fan since childhood and have undoubtedly spent thousands of dollars on merchandise over the course of my life. Just the DVDs and novels purchased here on Amazon fill an entire bookcase in my living room. Imagine my excitement to see these two stories, as mediocre as they might actually be, released on DVD. Would I finally have a replacement for those old rotting VHS tapes my dad recorded from PBS broadcasts in the 80s? Sadly, no.

They actually cut footage from this release! If you are a new fan of Doctor Who or don't know the history: huge amounts of the early classics were destroyed by BBC management back in the day. It turned many of these missing stories into legends, even if in reality they were some of the most mediocre examples of the series. Fans lobbied tirelessly to drive efforts to find, restore, and in some cases recreate lost footage. So to hear that they actually cut a scene from this release should stab at the heart of every fan! It runs counter to everything that has kept this series alive, through the darkest of times, and continues to make it astronomically profitable for them today.

So I will not be purchasing this release. Instead, I will be dusting off those old rotting VHS tapes and trying to connect a VHS player to my fancy flat-screen TV. My wife and daughter will be watching it as it aired on PBS three decades ago, complete with footage of our beloved characters listening to the Beatles. I would also like it publicly known that I had two other new Doctor Who DVDs in my cart and dropped them over this. I will be taking some time off from purchasing new Doctor Who merchandise. I can only hope that executives at the BBC read these customer reviews and stop treating the people who line their pockets with gold and the series they love like trash.
233931
Well,Curb strikes again! I see 3 discs of the same songs that were released in their previous greatest hits cds. Other than a so call 'Collecor's Edition' in the tin box, there are no other suprises. What happen to never been released songs from albums like 'This Is The Way That I Feel', 'Disco Train'. 'Donald Clark Osmond' and other songs from 'Winning Combination' and 'Goin' Coconuts'? I'm very weary about these recent release of Curb's cds trying to cash in more money from fans. Until i see something worth buying, I suggest fans buy this at their own risks but i don't recommend it at all unless you just want the tin box. ' Collector's Editon'? C'mon Curb, give me a break!
4345746
The number of grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors in this book made it nearly impossible to finish.  Also, for any fan who followed the series and already knows the various story lines and central characters, this book is at best superfluous.  If you have a genuine interest in "revisiting" the details of all 344 episodes, there is enough material to be found online for free.  If you're purchasing this book believing you will learn anything new about the workings behind the scenes, you are in for a disappointment.

I received a copy of this book as a gift and actually feel somewhat mortified that my friends spent the money.  Because of the generous thought, I'm unable to bring myself to give this a one star rating.  Arbitrary as these things are, I give it two stars for my friends' generosity and because the book is filled with fun photographs taken during the show's original run.

With sincere apologies to the author, who clearly loves the original show very deeply, I cannot recommend this book.  His seemingly endless gushing was over the top and badly in need of tight reins - something which his publishers and editors (if there were indeed any actual editors) failed to provide.
3308894
Lateralus and Mer de Noms were classics that launched Maynard Keenan to "god status" with many of his fans. Sadly, it's all been down hill from there. Maynard pisses all over his worshipers with this new uninspired attempt to milk obsessive fan base for all it's worth. Thank God he hasn't ruined Tool, yet...

I admit, the remixes he did for the films were cool. But this album only goes on to prove that anything Maynard touches turns to gold- and then immediately begins to suck.

Milk your mindless fan base for every dollar they'll give you, Maynard. You won't get this fans money any more. In fact, you didn't even get it this time. I did not need to buy this album to listen to how bad it is when there's a thing called the internet ;). It won't be long now until you and Scott Stapp are in the same boat.
3108848
Not even worth being paid to own this one. I have been a Fan since the Beginning.
I know repeated listens are required sometimes. 2 songs aside this is a load of Lazy Filler!
813756
As many previous reviews stated, this book is a serious let down for fans of SVH. Personalities completely altered, numerous inconsistencies with names, dates, & past relationships. How can you create characters and have these characters display specific traits and personalities only to COMPLETELY alter who they are?
*SPOILER*
Jessica and TODD married? JESSICA is a mom?
ELIZABETH & BRUCE PATMAN?!?! Seriously?
And Steven is gay and married to Aaron Dallas? Really? Do we not remember how he wad so deeply in love with Tricia Martin?
True fans of the SVH series will of course devour this book. Who doesn't want to catch up on the lives of these fictional characters they love? However, the true SVH fans will be severely disappointed and extremely upset with this latest installment of the Wakefield twins and the SVH clan.
Not only are the future characters lives so completely far removed from who they were, but the actual writing is nowhere near what it used to be.
This didn't seem to be written for the fans AT ALL, but only a way for the author to make a quick buck by enticing former fans with a glimpse into the lives of these beloved characters all grown up.
Honestly, it would've been best if the series was left alone and the only glimpse into the future would've been through fan fiction. At least then, the FANS would've gotten it right!

If I could give less than 1 star, I would. I'm glad I was able to purchase the hardback copy of the entire 6 part serial for only ONE DOLLAR at my local Dollar Tree. At least now I know why it was being sold there!
1490250
The most disappointing thing about the new AFI album are the supposed fans. I never realized there had to be a dummies guide to being a fan for a musician until I read the disgraceful posts by some of you. You were never real fans of this band no matter how many times you listened to their cd or saw them in concert. You were a fan of yourself and your personal tastes. You shold spend more time learning the word loyalty and less time posting ridiculous reviews on how pathetic a band is because their 12 songs did not meet your expectations. Music is a way of expressing art, emotion among other things. If AFI wanted to right hit songs that appealed to their fans nonstop they could hire Brittney Spears's writer.

Would you call your friends-family disappointing, if they made a career change or picked up a hobby that you would not find fun? Black Sabbath, Neil Young and even Nirvana never wrote music that they thought would be exciting to fans. They wrote from the heart...some people liked and some they didnt. AFI is no different .. they have progressed with their own times and thoughts and this is the music they are presenting to us. Maybe not every song sounds like River of the Pheonix but I most certainly believe that every song was written in pure passion. I support ths band no matter what for simply making the music that they have "overall" and do not judge one album by the next. Thats more pathetic than any album I know of.
1603319
First off, I am an adult who reads L.J. Smith's "Vampire Diaries" series and has since before it was ever a television show.  That said, as a long-time fan of the series, I was excited when I got my hands on a copy of the latest, "Stefan's Diaries".  I expected a quick, upbeat, fun read, such as all of the previous novels in the series.  But what I got was hogwash!  A terrible attempt at marrying the book series with the TV series, this novella is neither factually in-line with either.  In fact, I found it almost painful to read.

In short, if you are someone- of any age- just becoming interested in L.J. Smith's writings, welcome to the club!  Go read one of the original "Vampire Diaries" novels and skip this piece of filler.  If you are a longtime fan such as myself who just has to set eyes on this, get it from the library and save your hard-earned cash.
4577068
The list price for this collection is $100.  $100 for 9 issues and change that never concluded the storyline or went anywhere with the original premise. I remember collecting each and every issue, including insanely-priced variant covers, when they were originally published, putting up with insane delays between issues and giving Joe Madureira the benefit of the doubt that each time it would take 8 months between issues, the wait would be worth it.  Instead, he left fans hanging. I would have thought that perhaps someone who would have the nerve to give creative consent to release this overpriced, underwhelming collection would at LEAST come up with an extra issue's worth of content in an effort to wrap up the series, using the opportunity to make it up to the fans and at least make the collection feel like an entire story.  Instead, you will be left flat and poorer for it.  This series had so much promise and ultimately ripped off its loyal followers.  Don't support quitters and waste more of your money on an incomplete story that will never be concluded.
11938
I AM A HUGE PERRY MASON FAN AND HAVE BEEN SINCE 1974. OF COURSE BY THEN THE SHOW HAD LONG BEEN IN RERUNS. MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE EPISODE IS "THE GUILTY CLIENTS". I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE BEEN IN SEASON 5. OF COURSE AS A CONSUMER I HAVE TO SIT BACK LIKE EVERYONE ELSE AND WAIT ON THE NEXT SEASON.

THIS SERIES HAS BEEN RELEASED IN VOLUMES FROM THE START. THERE ARE NINE SEASONS. I CAN ONLY WONDER HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO RELEASE THE REMAINING 5. THIS SERIES IS BEING RELEASED SO SLOWLY IT COULD TAKE AS LONG AS THE SERIES WAS IN PRODUCTION TO FINISH COLLECTING IT.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. I ALREADY BOUGHT ABOUT SEVENTY TWO EPISODES, BROKEN INTO VOLUMES, FROM COLUMBIA HOUSE. I EXPECTED THEM TO CONTINUE COMING BUT JUST LIKE THE PERSON WHO BOUGHT THEM ON VHS I WAS DISAPPOINTED WHEN THEY STOPPED. AND I PROBABLY PAID ABOUT $500 DOLLARS. I STILL HAVE THEM TOO. HOWEVER I HAVE NOT BOUGHT PERRY MASON BY SEASON YET. EXCEPT THE ANNIVERSARY EDITION, WHICH I WAS DISAPPOINTED IN.

WHOEVER IS RELEASING PERRY MASON IS LITERALLY MILKING THE CONSUMER. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OTHER SERIES RELEASED THIS WAY. I'M NOT SURE WHEN I'LL START BUYING THE SEASONS. I'M JUST NOT HAPPY WITH THE MARKETING OF "PERRY MASON"

I GAVE THIS SEASON 5 STARS BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A GOOD SHOW. BUT IT HAS ONLY EARNED A HALF OF A STAR FOR THE WAY IT IS BEING RELEASED AND THE WAY IT IS BEING MARKETED.
2713517
As a fan of the show, this book is very disappointing.  It's not even something that would be appropriate to hand to my children who are also fans.  I bought it for them.  The  beginning of the book had several references that were not G-rated. Plus the quality of content and layout just feels and looks cheap.  Don't waste your money.  Fans aren't missing anything.  The show is based on a real family, which was an interesting point touched on, but the website "allabout thewaltons.com" is way more enjoyable and contains for free what you would expect to find in this book but won't. Unless you like reading lots of random fan-written commentary which you could find free in reviews online. However disappointed I was initially, my children have pored over this book.
4787030
I've been an E fan since age 14,my interest in the series was re kindled when TV Land ran the series from 1999-2001,and like many die hard fans of the show I couldn't wait til this series was released on DVD. I owned a few of the Columbia House Tapes and recorded several episodes when it ran on TV Land.

When season one was released I was enamored to see such a great transfer,and Universal appeared to clean up the film as the entire season was relatively grain free til I watched season two's episode The Heavyweight,a favorite among E fans,the sound and transfer was pitiful,and seemed Universal was more concerned about making a quick buck than pleasing it's fans.

Season four is the worst of all,while viewing episode 10 Camera Bug,I thought,it can't be!,these shysters [Universal] are using a video source,and can see the tape roll when Kelly Bracket was delivering a baby while dining with Dix in a restaurant. I thought how cheap can you get? The sound was barely audible,and the picture was washed out. Seasons 2-5 need to be re done,I mean if you don't mind bootlegs,you''ll love these,and think Universal copied these from such a source.

Shame on Universal for passing off this bathetic bathwater onto fans and charging a whopping price to boot. I hope they''ll have the dignity to re master these correctly
3589776
Let me get this right. George doesn't color correct anything, doesn't change back anything that a majority of the fans have begged and pleaded for him to, adds more stupid stuff to the original trilogy and still wants my $100? Are the fans (myself included) finally going to wise up, not buy this insult, and collectively tell this guy what him and his perversions of a once great work of art can go do with themselves? Only sales figures will tell, I guess.