I expected more, but still the show I remember
930675
I'm not sure if all the episodes are the same, but the tape I received follows Pentagram University in Athens, Ohio, Axe Murder House in Villisca, Ohio, and Hayden Bridge Exorcism. the tape is narrated by Linda Blair and is the same show presented by Fox Family. It was sufficiently creepy and the VHS tape is in good working condition, if they release the series as a set I would definitely buy it.
1751435
I love the show, but I was expecting to get the full season not just one disk of it. I feel that the item was misrepresented.
4240534
This is certainly not a bad show but when I picked it up I was hoping to see the Pacific war in a much larger scale. Yes, the battle scenes are fantastic, but there are certain parts that make me feel as if I'm watching a love drama in a war setting rather than a war story. Basilone's story is a major disappointment for me. It was emotional (I almost cried, I have to admit) but too much time was used to show his love story with Lena that if I didn't do my research I wouldn't know what he did in battle and how heroic he was. Most people don't know much about what happened in the Pacific as compared to in Europe during WWII. This could have been a perfect chance to tell people more about it. But no. The war in the Pacific lasted for 3 years, there are a lot of materials to work on, a lot of information that need to be shown. I understand that 10 episodes can't cover all of them, but why so many unnecessary parts when they could have been used to show more about the war itself instead? Production value-wise, this is still a very good show, better than many war movies out there and I'll recommend it to other people, but it's not something I'll spend $50 on. I do have it, though, because I bought the gift set that has both BoB and TP.
4951413
I chose this video because I had fond memories of the show when it was on the air.  It also has the best theme song of any TV show I have ever watched.  It lived up to most of my expectations except that there is a lezzy scene in it.  It seems the entertainment industry just cannot make a movie or TV show without promoting homosexuality.  As I recall, the future in this program contains another, much more extended lesbian as a main character in the show.  It is for that reason that my future purchase of additional seasons will be somewhat limited.
1713150
I was glad to see that my favorite TV show of all time was available on Amazon Prime: Mission Impossible. I'd thought that I'd seen most episodes, but found out that I had missed quite a few. I was in the military at the time, so there was not a lot of opportunity to commit to seeing a television show every week. This time around, I started at Season 1, Episode 1, and began watching in sequence. Most of the episodes hold up over time very well, although today's technology does make some of the gimmicks of the era seem quaint today. More to the point, since this review is supposed to be about Season 5, I can easily say why it only gets 3 stars, and not 4 or 5 such as I would give other seasons. The cast had evolved over time for reasons that most viewers are now well aware of, and season 5 brought both Sam Elliot and Lesley Ann Warren to the program. Ms. Warren was a young and hot property in show biz at the time, and I'm sure that the producers were always mindful of bringing in a younger audience with someone who would appeal to that demo. Likewise, Sam Elliot was a new face then, and not the craggy looking old dude he is today. (He is a great actor, though). The problem is, Ms. Warren was just too young to be hanging around with the generation of operatives who were pulling these capers, and it was creepy seeing her engage in some of the tactics necessary for the missions with men who could be her father. As good an actress as she was ( and probably still is) she wasn't convincing in the way that Barbara Bain, or even Lee Meriwether was. But I won't blame her entirely for the three stars. Half of the stories, and the developed scripts were pretty bad, and I mean really bad. They came off as if they had been done over a couple of drinks over the weekend, and lacked the complexity and ballsiness that earlier shows had. The repeated efforts to do stories about "student protests" and uprisings on campus probably seemed topical at the time, but bring out a yawn today. Give me Col. Rogosh, Stravos, Rojak and all of the other lowlifes that Jim, Barnie, Rollin, Paris, Willie, Cinnamon, and Tracey crushed in previous seasons, and I'd be happy. Maybe they were just running out of stories...
4628874
I used to watch this show religiously when it was on FOX. When the series came out on a box set that said "Complete Series" I pounced on it. While the shows were as good as I remember I was dismayed by the fact that not all the series episodes are on there. It's missing 2 that I noticed. The most noticable was the episode where one of George's newcomer friends is taking part in a "Russian roulette" type gambling operation with a rotating saltwater sprayer (pretty cool). Anyway, it's worth buying but it is not complete.
4714274
I used to love watching this show when I was younger. I miss the shows like this that actually had meaning!
555685
Remembered seeing years ago ,scenery was highlight. Now I am awaiting the release of the original television series,as I recall a few of those episodes.
709595
I read the original books in this series as a teenager. I love it.
I was so excited when I found out this book was released. I had really high hopes. Based on that it was a little bit of a let down. The original series had a lot of tension that seemed to last until the very end of the book. The new series wrapped things up nicely, but there wasn't as much tension. My heart didn't race until the very end as I drove forward ignoring the time on the clock or he sleep in my eyes because I needed to know how it would end. Overall it's a great nostalgia trip but doesn't live up to the hype of my memories
1337083
The same characters-- whom I love -- but falls far short of the great TV series. I was expecting a lot more.
3054357
Great show, but not perfect. One thing I remember the most was the theme song "MY LIFE" by BILLY JOEL, and it is completely absent - from the "entire" series. Why? Still, I do love the 80's....and believe me this is no reflection on the seller, bur with the production company.
2209122
you know it's not as great a show as i hoped it would be, of course it's 1972 so they're on but i like Spectrum show way better
the filler Playin' is sweet and the NFA>GDTR>NFA is diffrent than most. nice package~!
2511363
Not what I remember... the stories seem very tame compared to the memories I have of seeing this show with my family.

I'm not sure why they seemed so frightening then; I was brought up watching the Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, and shows like that - these seemed, somehow, more real then...

Now I watch them and have a bit of nostalgia, but they're not what I remember.

They are all great short stories, though.  Some much better than others, but great.

The discs are in a single stack in the case, all on the same spindle - just to warn you, there's no separate position for each.
489108
I've loved "Chess" for years and years, since the concept album. My other half, Gabe, is a loyal fan of Josh Groban. This seemed like a great one for us. I like it, but it wasn't exactly what I'd hoped for. I'm not a fan of the concert style that has the principals all just standing in front of microphones singing their parts and little else. Groban does a great job; some of the other voices seemed to be not quite right to me, though. Menzel I like, but seemed a bad choice in this. Her voice was not suited to the part, for example. I'm glad to see the show is still around and apparently still popular, I just hope to see a really great production of it someday.
4227830
I've watched this show since I was two, and even though I'm in my twenties, I still like watching it. The only problem with this show coming out on DVD is thatthe last time it came out on DVD, it skpped a part during the show. Luckily, it's coming from another DVD company. Maybe Shout! Factory will do better with this one, because I hate shows that skip parts.
4493943
Middle of the road, I was a little disappointed, because I was expecting more.
1886867
It's hard to overstate just what a phenomenon this show was when it was aired.  People would, yes, arrange their entire evenings around the show.  There'd be viewing parties.  It really was something.

And on balance, the show really deserved the attention.  It was hip, smart, funny, and we who were in the age group of the characters could identify with the relationships and issues on the show...that weird time that everyone will experience (or already has) where your friends are your family, and you hang out with them until you make your own family.  And sure, given that the last episode of the show aired over ten years ago (in 2004) means throughout the run the settings and such will be somewhat dated (the first season aired in 1994, before ubiquitous smart phones, Internet, etc...).  Even at that, the show's early seasons are still very watchable.

Alas, the later seasons really started losing their steam...it looked like the writers and producers weren't really sure how to continue the character arcs, and things started getting more contrived.  But then the show ended on a very good note, and that was it...they all went their separate ways, with their own families, and suddenly the "Friends" were no more.

This presentation, while welcomed, differs from the season-only boxed sets.  The individual seasons have extra material and such in the episodes, whereas this presentation omits the extra material.  The episodes here are exactly as the show aired.  That may be desirable, or may not...it depends on what you're looking for I suppose.  I confess to being disappointed by the lack of the extra material, hence my four star rating.  I'd like to see a definitive director's-cut full series presentation.

But it's still a good show, and even a time capsule of sorts.  When I'm feeling nostalgic, I confess to treating this show like Comfort TV and watching a few episodes.  I like it.