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4.0 out of 5 stars THE COMPLETE JUDY GARLAND SHOW - FINALLY.......BUT......., May 20 2003

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Glenn Stolfi (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Judy Garland Set #2 (DVD)

Let me start by saying that I am a huge fan of Judy Garland. But as far as my opinion of Pioneer home video, I feel cheated and used.
I purchased the first box set of the Judy Garland Show. I was thrilled like all of her fans to finally get the chance to see these great shows, since I was too young to see them when they were originally shown on television. And like all fans of this TV series, I looked forward to the release of the rest of the shows. After waiting for what I thought would be a second box set, I bought the other releases that followed, only to have to sit through Pioneer's trickle of DVD's......one disc here, one disc there. Then came the DVD's that were nothing but compilations, highlights and repeats of performances from discs already released. Now, finally comes the second box set. I feel cheated, since instead of having the two boxes, I have one box and a few assorted DVD's. Shame on you Pioneer for stringing us along in order to squeeze every dollar you could, since you knew we all wanted all 26 shows, but intentionally waited until the end to release them in one set. What you SHOULD HAVE DONE was release ONE set with all 26. Now I have all the shows, but spent much more money than I should have. I guess 200 dollars was not enough for you. Trust me when I say that it will take something approaching the DVD equivalent of the lost treasures of King Tut to make me buy another one of your products again.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth its weight in gold, July 14 2004

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supermoviefan (Toronto) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Judy Garland Set #2 (DVD)

There really are no words to express the genius of Judy Garland. With all of her emotional and financial problems (not to mention the horrible treatment she got from CBS), this supposedly "unreliable" woman sang her heart out week after week in what is indisputably the best musical series in the history of television. Every single show was like a special event. The shows produced by Bill Colleran are of course the best, because the "comedy sidekick" format was finally dropped and the focus was purely on the music. The 2 boxed sets, taken in their entirety, are an absolute must for any Garland fan. Most interesting to me were the out-takes (which show no indication of a temperamental, intoxicated diva), and the audio commentaries. Too bad there's no commentary from any of Judy's children, but I highly recommend the DVD of "Me and My Shadows: Life with Judy Garland" produced by Lorna Luft - she gives an excellent audio commentary on that DVD. Major Kudos to Pioneer Entertainment for a superb job on these 2 boxed sets - they are timeless treasures, and have gone a long way to satisfying my insatiable appetite for all things Garland.

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5.0 out of 5 stars THANK YOU Mr. Sanders!, July 10 2004

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Hugo (HOUSTON, TEXAS United States) - See all my reviews

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Thank You Mr. Sanders for your insight and explanation in unraveling all the confusion imposed by these moronic penny pinching bitter antagonizing know it alls. I have been avoiding purchasing any of these marvelous dvds of JUDY GARLAND's SHOW because of the confusion and negativity bestowed upon may of us JUDY fans by these cheap assuming they know it all posters. I will buy these two box sets, thanks to Mr. Sanders' LOGICAL revelations of how this stunning variety show came to be issued on Dvd. I just saw PBS' JUDY GARLAND 2 hour biography at 3:00 a.m. and, once again, after viewng the wonderful excerpts about her TV show, am inspired to buy her music/movies as a result. In 1997, I bought her MCA & Capitol Box Sets and a couple books as a result of viewing a previous JUDY GARLAND bio on PBS. I was enticed to buy and explore her show's dvd releases as they came out, but, held back. Any music or video/dvd release about JUDY GARLAND will become a COLLECTOR's ITEM, so all you bitter penny pinchers just be grateful you own whatever copies you obtained. Just like the popular ALIEN movie series, all the single Dvds, Box Sets issued prior to the recent defining and ultimate 9 Disc ALIEN COLLECTION BOX SET are no longer available and have become collector's items. Get them while they are available - COME ON! GET HAPPY!

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5.0 out of 5 stars More Breathtaking Moments
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Published on Jan 24 2004