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| Dave Foley, Stephen Root, Andy Dick, Maura Tierney, Vicki Lewis | | Director:
| Alan Myerson | | Format:
| Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Subtitle:
| Portuguese | | Number of Discs:
| 3 | | Studio:
| Sony Pictures | | Run Time:
| 659 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| May 24, 2005 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 164 reviews |
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For My Money, The Best-Written Sitcom EverJun 01, 2010
Others have written far more detailed reviews of this classic sitcom. While it didn't really hit its stride until the second and third seasons, it showed its genius right from the pilot episode.
Ensemble comedies always take a long time to find an audience, and like the other classic radio station based series, WKRP, it was bounced around by its network. But contrast this show with what is currently the top-rated comedy (Two and a Half Men) and there's no comparison. 'Nuff said.
Utterly delicious!Apr 04, 2010
Anything I might say has already been echoed by so many others, so I'll only add one personal concept, which is that "Luncheon at the Waldorf" is without a doubt my own favourite episode in this box... Everything just came together perfectly - especially the pacing... The whole series, though, most particularly season 3 later on, was just a series of strokes of genius!
Great SeriesJun 10, 2009
I would give it 5 stars for the series alone. This set has only one flaw, the picture quality. It looks like you are watching regular ol' low-def TV. I have no idea how the show was filmed so I have no idea if a higher definition master even exists. But... some extras and commentary tracks make me still give it 5 stars. For me, one of THE funniest TV series ever made. Sadly it only lasted four seasons.
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Why Comment after 160 others?Jan 22, 2009
EDIT: You just have to hate Sony Executive for putting in 4 FOUR(!!!) warnings between EACH show plus their animated logo. IDIOTS. ALSO to make a point to the studio execs. Have a little patience and you might end up with another Cheers or Seinfeld. IDIOTS.
Actually I like this show BETTER, and I'm a sitcom fan. Comedy is the hardest thing there is because it either works or not.
Writing - probably the best and smartest of any sitcom, most surreal too. Very surreal. VERY intelligent.
Directing - Sharp and snappy - you can almost feel the intelligence on the set - wonderful editing and graphics
Actors - one of the best and most under rated group ever, particularly Stephen Root, who is virtually unknown but a very VERY funny guy. These people must have had a very hard time not busting up constantly. Maura Tierney shows how good she can be when not wasted in a stupid show. Joe Grogan, smart guy too, though you might not know it from his other exposures on TV, very tough and funny stand up comic. Even if you don't like Andy Dick you'll like him here.
Music - Sheech I don't even like Mike Post, except he's outdone himself on this one - even the soundtrack is great.
This show could have easily lasted a decade if the studio wonks hadn't destroyed it.
super funnySep 13, 2008
the dvd containing seasons 1 and 2 of newsradio is great. the episodes involving 'no smoking in the office', and 'the annual bonus' are hysterical. highly recommended. comedy without age.
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