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Ally McBeal (Full Screen)

Calista Flockhart (Actor), Greg Germann (Actor) | Rated: NR (Not Rated) | Format: DVD
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)

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When Ally McBeal premiered on the Fox network in 1997, the series was already riding high on critical praise, with its upscale mix of savvy humor and hot-topic legal drama. Created, produced, and written entirely by the amazingly prolific David E. Kelley, the show immediately found an appreciative audience of women drawn to the title character's frank perspectives on dating, sex, and career objectives, and men lured by a cast full of attractive, outspoken women with vibrant personalities and flattering wardrobes. (If you think that's a sexist observation, you haven't tuned in to the show's brilliant balance of male chauvinism, feminist attitude, and hilariously turbulent office politics.)

This two-disc compilation of episodes from the show's first season is aptly titled, because Ally McBeal--a Boston lawyer played by Calista Flockhart--is defined by her seemingly perpetual singlehood, her sexual and emotional yearnings, her professional passions, and--by one of Kelley's creative masterstrokes--her flights of imagination (often visualized via amusing computer-generated effects) that give the series a constant, unpredictable edge of humor and emotional depth.

These well-chosen episodes offer a comprehensive summary of the first season's major developments, including the emotional history shared by Ally and her now-married colleague Billy (Gil Bellows); the notorious "dancing baby" (in "Cro-Magnon") symbolizing the insistent ticking of Ally's biological clock; the amiable quirks of John "the Biscuit" Cage (Peter MacNicol); and the dubious pearls of wisdom known as "Fishisms." Here we witness the sublime chemistry of the ensemble cast, and each member is given ample time in the spotlight. Regular guest star Dyan Cannon is strongly featured in "Silver Bells," prior to the second-season addition of Nelle (Portia DeRossi) and Ling (Lucy Liu). That leaves plenty of room to establish Ally McBeal as the lively focus of the series--confused, opinionated, sexy, neurotic, frustrated, ecstatic, intelligent, emotional... and never, ever boring. --Jeff Shannon

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THEME OF LIFE-Ally agrees to see Dr. Tracy Clark(Tracey Ullman), John Cages therapist. Not only does Dr. Clark tell Ally to go ahead with her scheduled kickboxing match with Georgia, but she tells her to get a theme song, "something with bounce." Will this help relieve Ally's stress over a "real" case, defending an attractive doctor from a malpractice suit? Or is it just another chance to fantasize? THE PLAYING FIELD-Dr. Tracy Clark (Tracey Ullman) tells Ally, "You can't stand being liked for your sex appeal and you can't stand not being liked for it." Then she tells Ally to get rid of the dancing baby. Unfortunately, Ally kicks a 'little person' by mistake thinking it's her dancing baby.

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Show, Awful Studio, Aug 3 2004
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This review is from: Ally McBeal (Full Screen) (DVD)
Folks, don't give your hard-earned cash to the morons in the DVD department at FOX by buying this DVD.

Spend three seconds, buy a multi-region DVD player, and buy ALL of Ally's COMPLETE seasons from Amazon's UK site. I did, and I couldn't be happier. When someone spits in your face, you don't shake their hand. FOX is spitting in your face, people. For goodness sakes, don't give them your wallet.

ENJOY THE COMPLETE SERIES ON DVD FROM THE U.K. IT'S BRILLIANT!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars We want seasons 1-5!, Jun 7 2004
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This review is from: Ally McBeal (Full Screen) (DVD)
It's better than nothing but still...

This is not some rare show with a tiny cult-like following. Ally McBeal has a huge fan base and so many people would purchase all five seasons. It's really aggravating that all we can buy in the US and Canada are 6 episodes. It's really ridiculous. Even Freaks and Geeks is out on DVD.

IT'S TIME FOR ALLY TO BE AVAILABLE ALREADY!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars What an insult!!, Jun 5 2004
This review is from: Ally McBeal (Full Screen) (DVD)
While I might be inclined to believe that the seris was a cult fav, it still was extremely popular. This DVD release is an insult to all the faithful followers and just a tease to those who are unfamiliar with the ironic yet hilarious humor. There is a bit of Ally in all of us. Does Fox even know how frustrating it is to know that Ally is available in just about every country but the U.S.? I had to buy season one off a jerk on ebay and it was burnt and it sucked! I did get season four from a fabulous person in another country. Expensive song rights or not, give your loyal fans what they deserve and make it good with deleted scenes and lots of special features!!!!
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