«They don't make shows like this anymore»
My review is not just based on season 4 but on the entire series. But I'm putting my review on S4 because I think it's the best season. Just about every episode in this season was great. My faves are "Pipchicks" and the one where Jeannie blinks Tony and Roger into a film where they are early inventors of the airplane like they were the Wright Brothers. The film is shown in front of top NASA officials. I laughed so hard I fell of the couch.
IDOJ was my favorite comedy from the 60s and of ALL-TIME. They don't make shows like this anymore. With DVDs of this show an other classic comedies of its day, who needs cable or network tv anymore. All the comedies of today are downright horrible. They are all about relationships and LOADED with sex jokes (both straight and gay). Sitcoms are DEAD as far as I'm concerned.
I watch IDOJ today and still laugh just as hard and enjoy them as much when I was a kid growing up watching the reruns.
Buy these seasons while they are available. They are so funny and far better than today's tv, they might be banned or pulled off the market someday where we may be FORCED to watch current shows.
[Wednesday, August 11, 2010]
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«More of the same thing»
It is amazing that after 45 years, we even remember this show, let alone watch it. Do not get me wrong, I have seen this DVD and the shows are just good enough to be funny. But, think about it: this show had a single narrow premise: man finds genie and must conceal that fact from prying eyes of his boss. That's it.
When we were young and saw this, we thought "wow", wouldn't that be cool. Nobody said, "wait, was he making full use of this situation"? Like maybe ending the war, or doubling the world's fish stocks, or bringing rain to the desert? But, that wouldn't be comedy and, besides, the competition that the show was fighting(Bewitched) didn't do it either. In both cases, women who could change the flow of the Mississippi were doing housework because, their male leaders ordered them to. Wow, I guess we HAVE come a long way!
[Saturday, May 08, 2010]
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«Jeannie Going Strong»
I bought all five seasons of "I Dream of Jeannie" and found them extremely enjoyable. Delightful viewing. I only wish there where more!
[Friday, April 16, 2010]
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