The political stuff on these shows just does not hold up. Now the character stuff does. I was 9 when Maude started its run, and i liked it, but then again i liked watching Adrienne Barbeau. It just seems that unless you grew up in the 70s any social or political "comedy" would be lost on younger folk looking for another Golden Girls.
I know of a lot of Bea fans that like Maude and dislike The Golden Girls. I, however, adore both and am thrilled that Maude is finally coming! I saw Bea's one woman show live last year and it was a show I'll never forget!
I don't know, but you're right, a 1972 show doesn't register as "old" with me. It reminds me of the time I was riding in the car with a friend playing a tape of vintage commercials and one came on that he said he didn't care for because it was too new. It was also from 1972.
If Sony was going to be putting out a show from 1972 I'd much rather get Bridget Loves Bernie, Temperatures Rising, The Paul Lynde Show or even The Rookies. At least these comedies weren't topical and they won't be nearly as dated. Not to mention they're funnier.
Patrick likes to ignore the "Announce Date" that Sony specifies, and decides to post the news on Friday because by the time anyone at Sony sees it, it'll be Monday, which is when the proper announce date is. It's really annoying, but we'll continue to play by the rules along with DVDActive, TheDigitalBits and the other DVD sites.
why would Maude be any different than All In The Family? You'd be surprised at how many people on a board like Sitcoms Online are fans of AITF that weren't even born when the last Archie Bunkers Place episode aired. Plus, we are living in political times, the issues have changed but the sentiments are still the same. The episode I saw of Maude was social and political and I enjoyed it a lot and wanted to see more. I fully expect this show to be a little darker and thought-provoking in tone than St. Olaf and "picture it, Sicily 1921" stories (now I love Golden Girls, don't get me wrong, but I'm just saying)
Yep, it's all nostalgia for me. I watch a few shows years ago when some channel was running it and was surprised about how much was lost on me as an adult. I still think Maude herself is a hoot! I guess we don't have to agree with everything to enjoy it. I'll buy this if they release more than just one season.
Lost in this MAUDE frenzy is that MARY HARTMAN is also being released (per Davis DVD). That was one bizarre show and may hold up better than the dated Maude series although it will definitely be a niche product.
out of curiousity, how will a company as notoriously slow (I mean, we're just getting All In The Family season 6 and Mad About You season 1 after five years) live up to the heat of a show like Mary Hartman which will end up meriting at least 10 DVD volumes.
It's not bad. I wish they'd used some words from the theme song at the bottom. Then have "And then there's Maude!" and "Right on Maude!" in slightly larger letters. That's just me.....
Not that I'm quibbling about the artwork, but I always hoped that it might be that shot of her opening her front door in the opening credits - where she is wearing that body-length vest thing that she made popular with mature women of the 70s.
Is anyone else as concerned as I am about the listed runtime? It says all 22 episodes, but then says 460 minutes!!! That would only be about 21 minutes per episode!!! I have all of them taped from TVLand, and they were 22 minutes on there.... The uncut episodes should in fact be around 26 minutes.... SO... my question is... is 460 minutes the official runtime from the press release/Sony? Or ????????
I REALLY hope they are uncut episodes!! I've been waiting for this for years, especially to see the extra 4 minutes per episode that has not seen the light of day since the 70s....
I know that other sets like this (All In The Family, Jeffersons) have all been uncut, right? So I'm sure MAUDE would be too, but this runtime of 460 minutes scares me!!