Loved the Interviews but I could do without the skits...
599242
I truly enjoyed the interviews but the skits threw me off. I didn't understand the relevance of them. I really enjoyed Erykah Badu...I wish I could have heard more from her. She has a lot of knowledge. I think that this is something that the Hip Hop generation needs to see.
2621422
The content was rich and well thought out, but the sections containing the actual dialogue with the interviewers did not paginate correctly. There were whole sections of dialogue that was simply not there.
1908802
I found the book funny and interesting and finished it pretty quickly.  I definitely was rooting for them since they've been through a lot with their son and finances and trying to make it in Hollywood.  They're very candid.

Book is organized into "his" and "hers" sections and unfortunately, by the middle of the book, I was dreading his sections.  His sections are either sex-obsessed or full of rationalizations for his bad behavior or unkind/hostile to his wife (but he still loves her for her sex object status??) or some combination of the above.

I enjoyed her sections though as she is funny and honest.  Her sections have relevant historical facts in footnotes -- I got the feeling maybe she took the project more seriously than he did.
Quotes and facts at the beginning of each chapter are cute and thought-provoking.
4498359
I hate to say it but there were only 2 skits from the shows that were worth watching and they were with Tim & Harvey.
2921208
One question: Why is a program made up entirely of vintage 1:33-1 footage produced in 1:85-1 widescreen?  It only cuts off the top & bottom of the classic footage we are watching this for.  Stupid producers involved in this!

The entire show is made up of rare B&W and Color silent home movies, some shot by the Beatles themselves.  Early mute concert footage (of which no other recording is known) and on-the-set of Magical Mystery Tour footage are the highlights.  The bulk of this would have been better as bonus material on a Magical Mystery Tour DVD than as the main focus of the DVD.

The home movies are professionally transferred to video and look fairly good, although the films should have been cleaned first.

At times the interview is super-imposed over the rare home movies, often blocking out the Beatle in the shot.  This may be frustrating, but don't worry, the footage will be repeated (and repeated, and repeated) without the interview intrusion.  Yes, the show is padded by repeating the home movie footage.

Phil Collins is one of the interviewed, but I found nothing new in the interviews and fast-forwarded until new home movie footage appeared.

Oh, yes, John Lennon is interviewed through old film clips, and unfortunately they are very BRIEF clips!

The DVD has bonus interviews that did not make it into the final cut of the short TV special, but most glaringly missing is the complete John Lennon Intervew!

Should you buy this?  Only if you must have every known film footage of The Beatles.  There are NO SONGS HERE!
3010298
i just happen to like stupid, useless, irrelevant trivia.  cracked's click baity headline and slideshow format actually translates really well into an audio format.
3004801
Ever since i saw keegen on planets funniest animals i loved his mannerisms, Compiled with jordan they make a duel of comedy i haven't seen since blankman. raw and in your face comedy sketches that go beyond offensive but get the laughs they deserve. The DVDs are top quality with good menus but if i choose by episode in menus itll restart the dvd. I am really confused by that.
3501407
I wish I had gotten the individual albums for my mom instead of this one.  Both my mom and I had forgotten how much innuendo was in her comedy routines!  She loved the Edith Ann skits and I wish I had just bought the album with those on it.  We played it with my young kids present and I had to talk through it with them afterwards and explain a lot of things they didn't understand--and that I wish I hadn't had to explain.  I thought it would be innocuous and it wasn't quite as innocuous as I had hoped.

But, compared to the comedy of today, it's very tame.  I just wish I had known better than to play it for my kids (6-11 yo).
2282527
I quit watching because although a lot of it interested me I could not take the language. I don't need that at home it's bad enough that I have to hear it at work.
2781821
All the content is here for a stellar DVD.  Awesome songs and performances by Sir Paul and great behind the scenes footage.  The quality of the video shot is only OK, though.  But, if they wanted to produce a concert video, then why did they keep interrupting the performance with interviews with the band, crew and fans (all of that could have stayed in a separate "Behind the Scenes" feature)?  If it's a documentary about his Driving tour, then they should have shortened the concert portions and focused on that only.  It's frustrating to get into the performance only to be taken "out of the moment" by them inserting some interview, sometimes interrupting a song!
I'd give the music an "A," the editing a "D," the Audio quality a "B" and the video quality a "C."  But the frustration level makes me rate this overall as a "D."
1557173
I was hoping to see the same editing genius that went behind Unzipped.  The stories were interesting.  Just wished that we get to see more of the footage of designing at work because the whole premise is really about how they're fighting for the prize.  Also wished that he interviewed the judges more to gain a better understanding of the whole thing.
3154220
I liked this video alot, but I think that ADV should have kept up witht  the three episode videos.  That is not the reason I took off on this video  though.  The reason I took off was because of the stupid romance in the  second episode on this tape.  It really got on my nerves when in the middle  of the big battle they have this long romantic pause.  Plus it just seemed  like it was there to take up space, and it sort of got on my nerves.  Other  then that the tape was great, and I really think that this series is one of  the better anime series out at the time.
485700
This is a really funny TV show.  Kevin James is hilarious and Leah Remini is gorgeous and Jerry Stiller will always surprise you with great lines.

As much as I like the show, I really don't like this DVD boxed set.  I bought it because it was cheap and it included all the seasons.  However, there's very little extras and worse, they squeezed in as many episodes as they could onto each DVD.  I wonder if they had not done this, the quality of the video would have been better.
1847542
This is funny, but some of the sketches ARE actually quite irritating - maybe that means those are the best ones? There's enough funny stuff on here to justify buying it, but I do end up skipping some of the sketches.
4554866
The book is a fun read and the interviews short enough that it doesn't have to be read in one sitting.  I'm a fan of old classic movies so I've really enjoyed learning about the stars who made them.  Why, not five stars then.  The answer is really, that while the interviews and the questions are really good, some of the stars are really not just that interesting in them selves.  So not every interview is a runaway great read.  Just like not every person you meet is going to be interesting.
3738176
I'm a Fan of Henny Youngman. I have a few of his CDs and have read his autobiography 'Take my Life please'. As the album cover shows - this is two sets on One CD. I Love so many of his one-liners - and there just isn't much on here. For some reason - he almost slurs through his own punchlines - or talks too fast.
I'm also a fan of Steven Wright, Emo Philips and a little bit of Mitch Hedberg. - So those are comedy styles I also love.
It states in the notes it was recorded in 1978. - Is that Both sets?? No Venue listing.
As a fan of Henny - and as a comedian myself - I'm sure Henny had Many other sets that went much better than what is on this CD.
I think part of the problem is - that Henny's time - was ahead of the times (like now) where comics and sound engineers nailed down How to present this in a better way. (The sound quality is fine on this CD).
4015696
Car Talk's been on the air for a long time, and they must have plenty of great material for compilations like this.  Unfortunately, what went on this edition, while funny enough, just isn't worth the high price. Save your money for blank cassettes and just record the regular show is my advice.