No problem here, just a great show
355862
Great show, done before History channel started selling out.  Highly recommend to anyone who enjoys history of the space program.
3117415
I will keep my comments brief since literally hundreds of people have already reviewed this series.

This show is a great choice if you're tired of brash, loud guttermouths (no, I'm not talking about you, Chapelle) and overly-topical political satirists (no, I'm not talking about you, either, Colbert).

The acting is superb (and it's very possibly the acting that keeps this now-dated show very funny and watchable). What needs saying about Judi Dench? If you haven't seen her in comedy before, you'll be pleasantly surprised at how well she can turn a funny phrase as the sharp-as-a-whip executive Jean. Geoffrey Palmer is giggle-worthy as the grumpy and clueless but gallant Lionel. The supporting cast provides a good balance between these two titans (in terms of both gender and intelligence).

This is a gentle show for several reasons, but the most notable one is that the comedy is CLEAN most of the time. You could play most episodes of this show for your prudish elderly relatives without making them blush. Children might also find a few laughs since there is some physical comedy sprinkled around. This means, of course, that the writing has to be strong to make up for a lack of swearing or smutty plots...which it is in spades. There are actually some very level-headed observations in this show. It gives honest but wonderfully optimistic thoughts on aging and romance, and this alone makes it worth watching. Few topics are ignored, and the ones mentioned always put a dignified light on an issue. These characters aren't perfect, but they're willing to admit that as they deal with their problems. The solutions they come to are often funny and heartwarming at the same time, leaving you with that cliched but enormously appreciated "warm, fuzzy feeling." The plausible premise of the show (a relationship halted not by a breakup but instead by one lost letter in the mail) keeps it very down-to-earth: Jean and Lionel are a loving couple, but their "second chance" was itself a slim chance.

I definitely recommend getting the entire series (though there are times when it may be cheaper to buy seasons separately instead of as a box set).
3726181
This is one of my all time favorite shows. Oh and the product is great.
2618187
My review is based on the actual show - being that the DVD isn't out yet.  But I'll be happy even if the DVD is just the shows, because it was THAT good.  If you have a sharp sense of humor, and don't take things too serious, this is the show for you.
3678462
One of the best of its type shows, not afraid to to have fun, but carrying a serious message, I enjoyed it, and recommend it
3336704
not much of a critic - what can i say ... the show was terrific though in my opinion.
4771861
Great show, great acting, great writing.  Even though I've seen these episodes before, it is fun to watch again and laugh.
2916715
So few people I know are aware of this wonderful show's existence.  My hope is that collecting all three seasons in a single DVD box set could lead to a whole new group of viewers.  What impressed me about the series is the way it provided absolutely first-rate popular entertainment in a relatively highbrow context.  It is funny.  There are romantic another other kinds of relationships that we as viewers come to care deeply about.  And we are introduced to a host of fascinating characters.  But at the same time there is some remarkably insightful discussion of Shakespeare.

You don't have to love Shakespeare to love this series, but you'll love it all the more if you do.  If you don't own copies of HAMLET, MCBETH, and KING LEAR, I would strongly encourage you to order copies of each along with this box set.  I reread each play as a result of seeing SLINGS AND ARROWS.  I suspect that a substantial number of viewers of the show have done so as well.

The stories revolve around a moderately successful theater festival in a fictitious Canadian town.  When Oliver Welles, the revered head of the festival, dies unexpectedly Geoffrey Tennant, a formerly celebrated actor who made his mark there, is asked to return as director.  Paul Gross (perhaps best known to those in the United States as the Mounty assigned to Chicago in the fun series DUE SOUTH) absolutely steals the series as Tennant.  I've seen a great deal of his work and this is hands down the best thing he has done.  Although he steals the show, his real life wife Martha Burns costars as the resident lead actress of the troupe and the former lover of Tennant.  The most surprising performance on the show might be that of Mark McKinney, formerly of KIDS IN THE HALL, who does a great job as the festival's business director.  The cast is bolstered by a number of superb supporting characters as well as several excellent guest stars.  Rachel McAdams was great on the show until Hollywood beckoned and she left the series after Season One.  Geraint Wyn Davies, who many will remember from the vampire TV series FOREVER KNIGHT, excelled in Season Two as famous Shakespearean recruited to play McBeth.  Sarah Polley (whose father was a regular on the series) is Season Three's Cordelia.  Celebrated Canadian Shakespearean actor William Hutt turns in an astonishing performance as Season Three's Lear.  But the funniest guest role is hands down that by Colm Feore, who plays a charlatan PR firm director.

This is just great TV and if you haven't seen this, you must.  This is the best completely unknown television series of the past several years.  I've pushed other little watched series on friends, like FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, but that wonderful series has several times the audience that SLINGS AND ARROWS had.  All you need to do to love it is to watch it.
1058028
So far, this season is great.  Only one show in, but the production value is fantastic.
2234065
Great show, great humor, and a strong female lead who isn't in skimpy clothes. A very forward thinking show for its time.
4568263
I loved this show when it was new & it is still great, I am enjoying it.
4226735
I think this show goes from strenght to strenghts. The writing is sharp, the performances spot on, and it's just a lot of fun.

And as sit-coms go these days, that sure isn't something you see a lot. I think this show is a bit of a left over from the classics of the mid to late 90's. And now that Friends and Frasier are getting more and more distant, and only Scrubs and the animated shows (simpsons and family guy) seem fairly safe from the network axes, it's nice and comforting to have Charlie and Alan around.

So my simple suggestion is this, buy this DVD! It's fun! So there.
916231
I do not want to give away anything about the story, but this show is great and always surprises you. It does contain some mild adult humor, but nothing too bad. I definitely recommend it.
3034903
Fast shipping, great show, Perfect codition. no worries at all!
3404739
Love this show, bought used and arrived in pretty good condition, no complaints
3796108
This is a great show.  It's long, but worth every minute spent watching it.  The acting is good and I loved the characters - the girl's dad is darling.  The best thing about this show is that the girl and guy stay together the whole time.  It's not one of those, "they're in love but for some reason they can't be together so they split up, but then they're able to overcome the obstacles in front of them and be together after all" type of dramas.  I haven't seen this particular DVD, so I don't know how the subtitles are, but I saw the show online and it was awesome.  My vote is "yes".  Now it's up to you to decide...
569824
Good lord, there are some great things in life, but I don't know if anything else is this great.  I've only seen about six or seven of the fourth season episodes, but based on what I've seen, I'd have to agree with others here that this season stands atop Mr. Show mountain as the finest they produced.  I feel like I've been waiting an eternity for this set to arrive, so another month and a half isn't going kill me, I suppose.

Mr. Show is phenomenal comedy, but it's really so much more - a way of life, a way of looking at the world, perhaps.  I've never been witness to smarter comedy, where the material often actually gets funnier after repeated viewing.

Mr. Show is the true way!