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Re: all in the family seasons 7-9
Yes-let's hope this show gets finished off. I'm not much of a fan of the final season but seasons 7 and 8 had some gems including the Christmas ep where Meathead's draft dodging friend and Archie's pal (who's son was killed in Vietnam) come to visit and the ep where Archie and Meathead get locked in the bar's cellar and get drunk. Considering how big a hit this show was in its day it's ridiculous people have had to wait this long for it to be completed on DVD.
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Mario, you're right. The Stivics stay till the end of S8. I was thinking it was S7. So I'll probably get all remaining seasons. And the draft dodger ep is great, isn't it? One of Carroll O'Connor's best performances, I think.
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Yes-hair raisingly great and different from the usual Archie
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Re: all in the family seasons 7-9
In the draft dodging episode notice that Archie says "rotten, stinking war" when as his lips move you can obviously see them saying "goddamned war," which means CBS asked them to change it. This is odd to me, as they were allowed to say "goddamn it" twice before, among other things.
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Not having been alive for that, I couldn't tell you. But considering that the other two occurrences of the word escaped unscathed, I would guess it was CBS's decision. At this time, there were a lot of complaints about the increasing levels of sex, violence, and profanity on TV. Norman Lear sued CBS for moving the show's time-slot into the Family Viewing Hour, which was struck down by the courts around 1977.
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The only studio that's TV-on-DVD non-Hell is Paramount, and they still need to stop cutting music and original logos, or they would be Heaven.
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In the draft dodging episode notice that Archie says "rotten, stinking war" when as his lips move you can obviously see them saying "goddamned war," which means CBS asked them to change it. This is odd to me, as they were allowed to say "goddamn it" twice before, among other things.
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Actually, in the original broadcast, as well as the broadcast TV syndicated reruns for many years, Archie did say "goddamned". Ironically, I think it was TV-Land that censored it....along with cutting all the eps to practically unrecognizeable shreds.
I can't wait for S7 to come out (Hopefully sometime before I die!) as I haven't seen that ep in decades!!
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The only studio that's TV-on-DVD non-Hell is Paramount, and they still need to stop cutting music and original logos, or they would be Heaven.
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Yeah, Paramount is doing a great job with The Odd Couple, thankfully- If only idiotic Sony could do half as well with AITF.
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Actually, in the original broadcast, as well as the broadcast TV syndicated reruns for many years, Archie did say "goddamned". Ironically, I think it was TV-Land that censored it....along with cutting all the eps to practically unrecognizeable shreds.
I can't wait for S7 to come out (Hopefully sometime before I die!) as I haven't seen that ep in decades!!
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I remember on the All in the Family 20th Anniversary Special they had a clip and it was "rotten, stinkin' war" and not "goddamned war."
TV Land showed uncut episodes from 1998 until January 1, 2000 when ratings were so good...they moved it to Nick at Nite and started cutting it!
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I went ahead and ordered ARCHIE BUNKER'S PLACE SEASON 1 even though I'd rememberd the show was lousy. Guess what? When I got the set and watched it, the show is STILL lousy -- even the Thanksgiving Reunion with Mike and Gloria.
That said, I'd still buy ALL IN THE FAMILY SEASON 7,8,9... and also Season 2 of ARCHIE BUNKER'S PLACE, at least to get the death of Edith episode and to have the characters come full circle, so to speak. But I'd never buy ABP beyond Season 2...
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I reluctantly purchased ABP too....although I never was thrilled with it back in the day. I just needed my Archie Bunker "fix" after having practically worn out my AITF seasons 1-6 discs already. To my surprise though....I've actually enjoyed the first two discs of ABP....but it starts to sink around the third disc.......and after looking over an online episode guide to refresh my memory of what the rest of the series was like....eeesh! But I will also try season 2....if it ever comes out!
Hey...any of yous guys love AITF, come check out my AITF forum- it's completely uncensored and alot of fun./..although usually off-topic. Find the address in my profile. (Not allowed to post URLs on the boards yet....)
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I'm starting to get the uneasy feeling that the later seasons of this great show have been left for dead by Sony. I'm interested in picking up, at a minimum, seasons 7 & 8 (after which Mike and Gloria move out west). I know that the previous seasons were released slowly and irregularly but we have now been waiting since early 2007, I believe, for a further release and haven't heard a peep. Many third quarter 2008 releases have already been announced and still no word on future AITF sets.
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I'm getting worried about the future of "The Jeffersons" on DVD. Season 6 came out, what, May of last year? Not a peep since. I don't collect AITF but I feel for you fans of the show who collect the sets. Hopefully all of our prayers will be answered before too long.
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I'll take all of the above. As long as they are released eventually. But All in the Family and ABP are my own priorities.
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The only studio that's TV-on-DVD non-Hell is Paramount, and they still need to stop cutting music and original logos, or they would be Heaven.
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Although Paramount needs to work on packaging. I'm working with their customer service department on The Brady Bunch and Andy since both lead to gluey scratches!
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Re: all in the family seasons 7-9
If this show is not selling well, Sony is partly to blame for it.
The transfers are obviously not from anywhere near first-generation tapes, whereas the other Norman Lear series seem to be.
And once again, they don't advertise. Don't give me the tired litany of excuses like "it's expensive." Fact: no one buys a product when they don't know it exists.
Need I mention the absence of a single, solitary extra?
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