I am also disappointed in the music edits, however, I would blame the music owners that are charging excessive amounts of money to use a few bars of a song in most instances. If I owned the music, I would rather get some money then have them edit it out and get nothing. They had no problem licensing the music when the show was originally produced, so I don't know why they would want to ruin the show on dvd and end up with nothing. By accepting a reasonable amount for its use, people may hear it in the episode and actually go out and purchase the cd and make them more money. That is what I don't understand.
August 15, 2008I was just about to buy this item. But thought better of it after reading most of your reviews. Thank you for saving me $30. That said , I am a huge Odd Couple fan. I did get seasons 1 - 3 and was pretty let down by the edits. (season 1 actually don't think there were any) And it seems, judging by your reviews, they only got worse in season 4. I must agree with all of you especially the ones who said, even as a diehard fan we just couldn't watch, because when a favorite part came up that made you laugh, it wasn't there. Yep, these corporate dimwits really screwed up one of the best shows on TV. So there will be no purchasing of seasons 4 & 5 for me. And yes, I would've payed extra money for completely uncut versions. So lets hope for a special boxed set or something of the sort.
August 13, 2008Shameful and disgusting!...
As much as I love the TV show "THE ODD COUPLE", I will give Paramount a one star rating (and that is a lot!) just because of their DVD episode butchering that is so evident throughout all of their Odd Couple DVD season box set releases.
Personally, and I am 100% certain this is true for all Odd Couple fans, I would have paid twice as much and even more if necessary just to have the complete episodes as they were intended to be.
The Odd Couple is a classic American TV show and a part of American television's evolution, heritage and history. They do not make television shows like this anymore. The Odd Couple should not have been butchered at all! A lot of love and care should have been given to every single one of the Odd Couple episode releases. Apparently, there was not the slightest consideration given to the artistic devotion and integrity of everyone involved in this great TV show.
Thanks but no thanks!...
I'll pass!... :- (
A-BO-MI-NA-BLE!!!
August 11, 2008 |  | Review of the content, not what is missing |  |
I came across these reviews since I was looking for Season 5. Having just finished Season 4, I HAD to read why this got the lowest review of any Odd Couple release. I really think people are over-reacting when they comment on missing songs. While some of these are inexcusable, is it really productive to give it only 1 star? Believe me, the corporations in question are not reading these and saying "Oh, we better give them what they want". These episodes are for the most part better than anything else on Television, past and present. I did notice that one Episode obviously began in the middle (A Different Drummer) but really, is it that big a deal? Does that missing 1 minute take away from the other 24 minutes of quality? I don't think so. I have downgraded a review for omission of material that should have been included - (Genesis box set 1983-1997) but that was because of different reasons. I can see knocking off stars because people don't like all the cameos but not for a few seconds of music.
FYI, in my opinion, this is not the best of the 4 seasons so far but I felt obligated to give it a higher rating to offset the 1's that are complaining about "lack of content" compared to "content"
August 4, 2008I also watched this classic on channel 11 in NY and remember each individual scene Paramount has removed. It is inexcusable! All they are trying to do is get more money out of people and that is such a shame. This is a show that we have waited so long to come out on DVD and the people at Paramount have butchered it so badly. To the reviewer who thinks this is no big deal I have this to say: We waited for these to come out on DVD so we could AVOID those cuts on TV. That is the whole idea behind releasing it. I, like many others, are outraged over this. I think someone at Paramount is not thinking correctly and these cuts were and are a BIG mistake.
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