«budget-priced DVD for the casual fan»
Sony has released a collection of "Fan Favourites" DVD titles, taken from several of their most popular back-catalogue TV series. These are specially-priced for those who only want a small sampling of episodes from their favourite show, or even for a budget Christmas stocking stuffer. Whether or not the company actually approached "fans" to vote for their "favourites" is very suspect, however, because the episodes featured here are presented in their original order, just like on the Complete Fifth Season set from which they originate. Any real "fan favourites" disc would surely include the Pilot episode and other stories from the first season, where the show was at it's freshest.
This I DREAM OF JEANNIE disc features seven episodes from the fifth (and final) season.
"The Blood of a Jeannie" - Things get sticky when Jeannie (Barbara Eden) informs Tony (Larry Hagman) that genies have green corpuscles instead of red ones. The problem is that she has to pass a blood test before they are married!
"See You in C.U.B.A." - Jeannie repeatedly blinks Tony down from an experimental aircraft on it's way to Puerto Rico (say hello to "The Flying Nun"!). Everything goes wrong when Jeannie accidentally blinks Tony - and the aircraft - to Havana Cuba instead.
"Jeannie and the Mad Home Wrecker" - As an early wedding gift, Dr. and Amanda Bellows give Jeannie and Tony a grotesque piece of modern art. Things only get worse when the NASA staff chips in to have the same artist re-decorate Tony's entire house!
"Uncles a Go-Go" - In order for Jeannie to marry, one of her uncles must approve of her husband-to-be. The only problem is that two uncles show up, and Tony has to make BOTH of the men happy.
"The Wedding" - Camera-shy Jeannie must come up with a reason why she cannot allow photography at her wedding...genies don't photograph! Too bad that half the press in Washington has descended for the big day!
"My Sister, the Homewrecker" - Jeannie's brunette twin makes one final grab for the affections of Tony. This time, she poses as Jeannie and leads Roger and the Bellows' to believe that she's cheating on Tony.
"Jeannie, the Matchmaker" - Feeling sorry for Roger, Jeannie finds him a date at the computer dating agency. At the same time, Tony arranges a date for Roger with the General's niece...on the same night!
[Monday, August 30, 2010]
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«1 Star For The Product, Not The Series»
This is a terrible DVD. Sony has decided to take Disc 2 of the Season 5 DVD set and sell it as a Fan Favorites DVD. A real Fan Favorites DVD would have included the Pilot and the first Djinn Djinn episode. In this case, Disc 2 from Season 5 featured episodes that aired around the wedding episode. Shameless and lazy marketing from Sony.
If you really want to buy this DVD, you're better off just buying it as part of the entire Season 5 set. Or better yet, buy the whole series if you don't already own it.
[Saturday, October 17, 2009]
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