Review(s): DVD Leave It to Beaver - The Complete First Season
AWESOME JOB !LEAVE IT TO BEAVER!
I just want to say being a huge fan of this show, the DVD's are wonderful, clear picture, and just fun family fun! They did a fantastic job on this DVD series, and it's well worth owning!
Five stars for the show, 2 stars for the Dvd set
As the title of this review states, the sitcom Leave it to Beaver (LITB) is the reason why we're considering buying this Dvd set. It's an old show with a long established fan base. The most important reason for this review, in my opinion, is to rate the quality of the Dvd set. I have to say that in comparison to offerings from other studios, the quality of Universal's Dvd set's seem to be lacking; and it's not just LITB. I've read reviews of other Universal sets and they have a commonality. Poor to mediocre picture quality, less desirable double sided disks,and lack of extras. Two important reasons to recommend shelling out hard earned cash for an old show that we've seen a thousand times is superior picture quality and extras that we've never seen before. It seems most of the glowing reviews of this show and others are based on our affinity for the show and not the quality of the Dvd set. As long as we keep liberally spending our money while getting caught up in childhood nostalgia, what's the incentive for studios like Universal to do better next time. I purchased season one, but don't plan on buying any further seasons unless Universal gets serious and doesn't just treat LITB as just another cash cow. It seems Beaver and the rest of the Cleavers (and the fans) are just victims of a careless studio.
It's Friday and the weekend is here
Old Beaver, reminds me of school days and playing until dark, until my mother called me in. One thing for sure we never missed Beaver, and with this set of DVDs I never have to. It's kind of like keeping my childhood going, and I like that. Everyone has covered the shows so well I won't be redundant. I would like to say that as I read the reviews, I am puzzled to see that there are so many varying view points as to the quality of the DVDs. Most everyone, with the exception of one reviewer who obviously came to write a review and put this wonderful show down, loves Leave It To Beaver. It is the poor quality, some speak of, that stands out in my mind. After waiting so long for this release it's a shame that care couldn't have been taken to see to it that it was as fine a product as the show itself. Thanks reviewers, I read all people have to say, and use the information to make decisions. Often I purchase despite the fact that I am not sure what I will get. I shudder to think of all the sets of DVDs I have had for quite sometime and have never even opened. Oh well, live and learn. It's worth something to own a wonderful show like this, I just hope it's viewable. Maybe if nothing else the complaints seen here will help future releases be of better quality. PS: The only thing that varies as much as the reviewers thoughts about quality of the discs is the price. Take a hint and put this in your wish list. You just might save several dollars if you check on the current price ocassionally.
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