Announcing MAUDE : The Complete First Season DVD - Page 3

Demis G · 01-14-2007, 04:37 PM

I meant typical household/family/marriage

Dave Scarpa · 01-15-2007, 08:36 AM

I enjoyed Maude in it's oiginal Airing and in Repeats, but I don't think I need to own it now, I still enjoy AITF, but maude seems much more dated for me now than AITF does. With what's happening in the Real World, AITF still works.

Jay_B! · 01-15-2007, 03:37 PM

one thing that is good is that I run another message board and there the response of "I'm going to get this" is overwhelming, so that should bode well that other boards are also excited to see this release. Even if the show hasn't aired much in syndication over the years, the fanbase Bea Arthur acquired through Golden Girls is big enough to ensure that Maude will be a big success on DVD, along with the AITF and Good Times fans who are likely targets to buy this as well.

Radioman970 · 01-15-2007, 07:46 PM

They used to run Maude late at night just before Johnny Carson. The nostalgia factor is overwelming for me. I'll definately be buying this show if it goes passed 1 season.

I'm thinking it takes time to get in the groove on many dated shows like this. Almost like getting used to watching it again. I always get attachments to some of the stronger characters and that makes it difficult to stop watching. I did that AitF a few years ago when TVLand did a marathon. I couldn't stop watching it. I really believe Maude will be the same way. Then again, if may be a show I just watch 2 or 3 times a week.

Charles Ellis · 01-15-2007, 10:28 PM

Speaking of Bonar Bain, he also made a memorable appearance on SCTV in the legendary "Zontar" episode (which is on DVD).

Demis G · 01-16-2007, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Radioman970

I'll definately be buying this show if it goes passed 1 season.

If only all thought this way.. all seasons would remain on season one!

noone would buy the first season, the companies would see that it doesn't sell that good and they scrap season 2 from their schedule..

David Rain · 01-16-2007, 03:09 AM

Yeah, I don't get the idea of waiting for a series and then not buying it until the entire series has been released. If everyone waited to buy it there'd be no sales and no future seasons. How's that for irony ? Better to have one or just a few seasons of a show than none at all.

Radioman970 · 01-16-2007, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Demis G

If only all thought this way.. all seasons would remain on season one!

noone would buy the first season, the companies would see that it doesn't sell that good and they scrap season 2 from their schedule..

Actually, I'm looking for a promise from the company that they will continue the series before I purchase. I see this arguement as a 2-way street. ...limited funds.... I don't want to invest in something that will be 1/6th (or less) done. ....for the record I bought the best of Chico & the Man and got a few episodes of a show I really want. Catch-22 sucks!

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Originally Posted by David Rain

Yeah, I don't get the idea of waiting for a series and then not buying it until the entire series has been released. If everyone waited to buy it there'd be no sales and no future seasons. How's that for irony ? Better to have one or just a few seasons of a show than none at all.

That's true. TV DVD is a toughie because there is so much you have to buy when you make a commitment for a show from season 1. I guess if everybody jumped on it from season 1 we'd have all seasons of Married with Children with Frank Sinatra.

It's all about how much you have to invest and deciding if a show is worth it. To be honest, most shows are not worth the risk that you'll be stuck with a single season for $35 and that's all we get.

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More on Maude... I noticed the complaints here about Maude being too loud or her liberal views being a problem.... Doing some research on a particularly loud show The Jeffersons (which I plan to buy season 1-5 of today, heh, finally) I found this brilliantly written reminder.....

.... I feel Normal Lear is a genius. He created shows that accepted the flaws. He didn’t focus so much on what was wrong with people, but actually quite a bit on what was right with them. And through this dissection, through having these discourses on a variety of topics, he forced people(the viewer and the character) to really believe in their strengths. To accept themselves for who they were. And best of all, he made all this happen not only with superb actors, but in such a way that we don’t even realize that it is happening. We just watch and are then hit over the head the greater truths the show illuminates.

http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/release/.../review604.php

I thought that was a pretty good explanation for why these shows still work for many of us. The Archie Bunkers, the George Jeffersons, Maude.....and we don't have to agree with them, in fact it's more fun not to agree with them. Radio talk show hosts get a sizable audience of people who hate them but listen anyway to their loud antic.

mickeyTOR · 01-16-2007, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by David Rain

Yeah, I don't get the idea of waiting for a series and then not buying it until the entire series has been released. If everyone waited to buy it there'd be no sales and no future seasons. How's that for irony ? Better to have one or just a few seasons of a show than none at all.

While I can't argue with this comment, it can be a little disheartening when you faithfully buy each season set as it's released, only to find out at the end of the line that the series is going to be released in a big, beautiful boxed set with more extras.

Latecomers seem to get all the gravy when it comes to TV on DVD.

Demis G · 01-17-2007, 04:20 AM

check out my Maude DVD website: www.maudeondvd.com
62 days left, 62 blocks un-marked

Radioman970 · 01-17-2007, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by mickeyTOR

While I can't argue with this comment, it can be a little disheartening when you faithfully buy each season set as it's released, only to find out at the end of the line that the series is going to be released in a big, beautiful boxed set with more extras.

Latecomers seem to get all the gravy when it comes to TV on DVD.

I didn't even think about that. Another smart reason to wait.

Being broke all the time taught me about waiting. Bargain bins fill up with things that were 3 times as much a year or so ago. Heck, last Friday I bought the Strategy Game Collection. Black & White 2, it's addon, Command & Conquer: Generals, it's addon, and a Lord of the Rings strategy game. It cost me $20 at WalMart. How many paid $35 or $40 for 1 or more of those? I didn't, so I'm rewarded for waiting. They'll make more strategy games.