A classic Britcom your PBS affiliate probably won't show...
588914
Think the anarchy and hilariously unlikeable characters of the Young Ones, the pratfalls of the Three Stooges, and the avowedly un-PC humor of South Park and it gets kinda close.  It's as rude and hilarious as a TV sitcom can be.  Found out about it through a bonus episode on Young Ones DVD set---amazing discovery!  Bought Bottom, watched it time and again and still laugh out loud.
766135
I always enjoy seeing episodes of the Two Ronnies. On PBS television in the USA, the musical numbers were edited out leaving just the comedy.
 Now that I own a DVD player capable of playing discs in the PAL
system, I can see the whole program. However the musical numbers
are generally quite mediocre except those where the Two Ronnies
participate.
4676862
Unless you are familiar with a Cockney English accent you probably will not understand some of the conversations ... particularly those of the kitchen staff.  While I am fond of many British productions, I will not purchase any more in the future unless they have English subtitles.  I should add, I am not hard of hearing.
163457
DISH TV lies about how many channels of TV you can select to record.  Every time I've gotten rid of Comcast, they've insisted that I hadn't returned their equipment, and the last time, they charged me to send a replacement their cable box died after just six weeks. And I like DirecTV, but my new digs are on the north side of an apartment house, and they won't let me have a dish on the roof.

So I tried to get along with just Amazon Prime Video, but getting local news from websites is a drag.  When you're tired, you don't want to sit at a desk and keep clicking, or even sit back and keep clicking.  It's nice to tune into a channel, and just let it wash over you.

So I got a new HDTV and this antenna.  I was sdaying with my sister when they arrived, and tried it out there.  It's about 454 miles to the nearest ABC/CBS/ABC stations, and I didn't expect much.  When I was growing up, we needed an antenna high on a 35'mast to get those three stations - but on the ground floor, with this antenna about 6 feet off the ground, I not only got great pictures from those three stations, but from PBS stations iun two cities, the FOX station, a low power TV station about 20 miles away, and a religious station from (irony intended) heaven knows where.

Not only that, but there were sub-channels on those stations, giving me about 20 channels, instead of the 3-5 I expected.  At my new apartment, the ABC/CBS/NBC signals are 1080p, the FOX was 760p, and subchannels are 480i.  The CBS and ABC each have a weather radar channel, with CBS having Antenna TV (think TVland), ABC having CW, and FOX having Bounce (which is supposed to be Blacxk programming,but it's more like Spike).  The PBS statrion has subchannels of PBSkids, Create (cookig, gardeninfg, crafting shows, etc) and PBS4U (a general interest station that sometimes mirrors the primary channel).  The one religious channel has five 480i signals, and the other has a single NSTC signal.  That tells me that the NBC station can still add a 480i channel, and the FOX station at least two, so I might get further improvements in the future.

And of all these subchannels, DirecTV only carries CW, meaning you really ought to have an antenna like this, EVEN IF YOU INTEND TO KEEP your satellite/cable provider.  I've only had this antenna two weeks, and I'm already money ahead, compared to what I was paying before.

Those are all reasons for buying AN antenna.  THIS antenna?  I can't say how it compares to others, but the name says it all:  it provides the BASICS and it does that very well. I cannot imagine what more I could get from a more expensive antenna, nor can I say it outperforms the cheaper Amazon Basics antenna.  I would like to fasten this antenna to the wall with a couple of push pins, but I don't know where I can safely run a pin through it, so I've taped it up with painters tape.  I*t's so lightweight, the tape for delicate surfaces is quite adequate, and I'm sure my landlord will have no reason to complain about that.

I miss seeing Dan Patrick on DirecTV's "Audience" channel, and "Larry's Country Diner" on RFDTV, but Dan Patrick is on the radio, and $100/year for Prime Instant Video is a lot more appealing than paying $90/month for DirecTV.  I'm thinking about getting a big TV and an antenna for the living room once I've bought some nice furniture for entertaining, but maybe not; I'm using my Fire HD a lot, and it travels around to the kitchen, the bathroom, etc., with me, so I may not bother with another TV.

But if I do, there's no question but I'll buy another antenna identical to this one.  All those channels and perfect reception for such a low price?  This is a wonderful deal! .
3611284
Ummm... just a note telling us when the FREAK the episode will show up would be a fair attempt at decent customer service.  I've reloaded the page an embarrassing number of times...yet, still "not available".  Well, Amazon...this is really just "not acceptable".
929977
I took this to the UK in order to play some Region 1 and Region 3 (NTSC) DVDs on my host's (PAL) TV.

It sort-of worked: we could watch the DVDs, but disappointingly the picture was only monochrome.
I tried RCA to SCART video cables from 2 different manufacturers, with identical results,
so I don't think the cable was the problem.
I only had access to the one TV, so I can't be sure it wasn't an issue with the TV.

If you just want this as a region-free player in the US, it seems to work fine.
Don't worry about the power plug - there's a US adapter included in the package.
3963067
By this point there should be no doubt as to the quality of the television programming captured on these DVDs. Every review I've read, both on Amazon and elsewhere, and my own immense enjoyment of the set attests to its quality.
How disappointing then that US fans of this show must look outside their own country to buy the DVD set. I went to Amazon.co.uk (the British local site for Amazon) and found the West Wing Season 1 set there. Be forewarned, however: These are Region 2 discs, meaning they can be readily played only by folks in Europe, the Middle East and Japan. If you are in the US, with a standard (i.e., non-region free) US player, you are out of luck. Your only recourse is to buy  a "Region Free" player (many Web sites hawk modified low market players that can play any disc), modify your own player (don't even think about it), or try getting your computer DVD drive to play it.
This last option is what I've accomplished, and though I'm happy to be able to watch these West Wing episodes whenever I like, it's  a bummer to have to view them on my computer monitor. C'est la vie, I suppose.
2425000
Honestly I don't get simple channels like abc or cbs. Even some Popular Spanish channel won't show. I'm returning it as soon as possible.
2385870
It's a great followup to the Morse series, but with the same defect. The running time is reduced from the BBC set to the Masterpiece Mystery format. When I buy a DVD, I expect more content, not less.
4848434
Great British detective series.  It used to be on Netflick, and had closed captions, but on Amazon there are no closed captions for any of the movies.  Too bad.  It's hard to understand these British accents!  Also, by the way, it used to be FREE on Netflick!  You need to compete!
2311735
In Britain in the late 60s, television was still at the relatively primitive stage where it was necessary to flash up a message from time to time that there was a technical problem in the transmission and that you should not try to adjust your set.  There must have been a similar thing in the US, to judge by the "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture" in the Outer Limits opening.  The phrase made a great title for the brand of zany comedy that Do Not Adjust Your Set brought to children's programming in Britain.

I was older than the target audience, but I was soon hurrying home from work to catch as much of it as I could.  It's good now to be able to watch the whole thing at leisure, on DVD.  I think today's kids may still get something from it, but it's more of interest to an adult audience, wanting to see the early efforts of Idle, Palin and Jones, future Pythons.  Yes, it is essentially a children's show, so make allowances for that.

The musical guests were the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and if you haven't seen them, you should.  They are unique.

David Jason was a member of the cast, he and Denise Coffey being the 'real' actors among them.  He's surprisingly awkward in some sketches, and very physical, with little indication of the great comedy actor he was to become.

Tim Brooke-Taylor makes a guest appearance.  He went on to become one of The Goodies, in my opinion the greatest TV comedy series of all.  (Why are they so poorly represented on DVD?)

Inevitably, some of the references will be lost on a modern or non-British audience.  For instance, the parody of the White Heather Club, a long-running Scottish song and dance show, is excruciatingly funny, for those who saw the original.  Still, I'm sure anyone can enjoy it.

I was looking forward to seeing the insert, a 'Comedy Tree Poster Booklet'.  Unfortunately, it turned out to be a totally incomprehensible tangle of arrows and labels which tells you nothing about how the British genre of zany, surreal radio and television comedy evolved from The Goon Show through to the present.  The chart even includes shows like Cheers, simply because John Cleese made a guest appearance, and it totally ignores radio shows.  This is a pity, because a tree with The Goons, Twice a Fortnight, At Last the 1948 Show, Do Not Adjust Your Set, I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, The Goodies, Monty Python, etc, showing how the whole thing evolved, would be really interesting.

This DVD is recommended for all comedy lovers who are in the mood for some childish fun.
[PeterReeve]
2560805
We DVR'd this program when it ran on PBS and have enjoyed watching it. However, when we switched satellite providers, we lost the program. Having the DVD is more enjoyable. (Much as I support PBS, I don't miss the pledge requests during the program.)
332845
Please put LarkRise to Candleford back on your Primetime without us having to pay for it.  It was free for many months, now you want us to pay for it.  We are already paying.  What a scam.  I think it is called, BAIT & PAY!!!!!!
4562049
This is one of the few (to us) of the programs that is available on Amazon Prime. It has merit, strong characters, a positive moral base.  We do hope you will continue to offer it as free.
Some one told me that you sometimes bring back some to the programs that you deleted from the free category.  One can only hope that such was true.  Surely some of you in charge would admit that too many of what you now include in your "line-up" are smarmy (what a descriptive word the Brits have given us), ugly, and worse.
One can only hope...
4783842
It's taken a while (a substantial understatement) but 'To Serve Them All My Days' one of the Beeb's finest ever dramas gets the DVD release its many admirers have for so long demanded. And it beggars the question, what have the BBC been playing at?
TSTAMD - an Andrew Davies adaptation don't forget, a giant in the biz over on the Brit side of the pond - has been criminally ignored by the BBC for years, garnering only a late-night re-run on cable/satellite channel UK Drama in recent memory. They should be truly ashamed of themselves.
It's not a promising premise, admittedly; shell-shocked socialist miner's son recuperates from his experiences at Passchendaele by taking a job as history master at second rate public (that's private to you) school.
The drama takes place between the wars, following young David Powlett-Jones as he grows up and learns to compromise his hotheadedness enough to actually teach his young charges something about 'real' life. Like all the best stories it's about change, about reacting and growing and moving on. And it's constructed briliantly.
It'll fly off the shelves, and I'm getting my order in now. I advise you to do likewise.
4882845
In this episode, Brian Greene does a very good job explaining modern physics through illustration and example. I think at times it can be a bit misleading, but it still gets you thinking about the content and I think most people that would be interested in this type of show will enjoy it. The content gets four stars.

However, Amazon is charging for a public broadcasting episode that is available freely to everyone on pbs.org. I actually watched it there. Amazon should do the right thing and include all PBS content for free for Prime members. Most of it seems to be already. This knocks two stars of the rating.

Edit: A couple of weeks after this review, they released all of them for free. I know that some commenters disagreed with part of my review, but I'd like to think that it precipitated a change. If that is the case, thanks for listening, amazon!
2063645
Too close to the British original.  But it does serve as a civics lesson for lazy viewers.