 "AWESOME!!!!" | 2009-08-22 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3D86SEHOMID8 |
| This is such an awesome show, and Amazon.com is awesome for providing a disk in such great condtion! You won't be dissappointed! Promise! |
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| ""The Best Season of "The Golden Girls""" | 2009-08-10 |
| - Reviewed By nicksam16 |
If you want to own the best episodes of "The Golden Girls" buy season two. This season is filled with excellent shows. The writing, directing, and the chemisty among all the women made this year the most memorable of all "Golden Girls" seasons. By this time the writers knew every character inside and out and what resulted are some of the greatest shows of this classic series. The first episode of the 1986-'87 season is "End of the Curse" in which Blanche thinks she is pregnant. Watch the reaction of all the girls, especially Rose when she calls Blanche the "s" word for sleeping with all those men. "It's a Miserable Life" finds the golden girls trying to save an old tree in the neighborhood that stands on the property of an old and bitter women who ultimately drops dead when the girls bring her to court. One of my very favorite "Golden Girls" episodes is called "Isn't It Romantic" in which Dorothy's lesbian friend falls in love with Rose. Blanche's response is probably the best in the show's history. The best show in the entire seven seasons is called "Ladies of The Evening" in which the girls are booked as prostitutes while staying at a seaside hotel. Burt Reynolds makes a well-known cameo appearance. Not only is that episode my favorite "Golden Girls" show, but possibly my favorite sitcom show ever.
Like other "Golden Girls" seasons this boxset has no bonus features, but at least all 26 shows are available uncut and they look impeccable and clean like the day they first aired on NBC. The series would finish the second year on the air at #5 in the Nielsen Ratings.
Rue McClanahan would win her very first Emmy that year for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Comedy and the show itself would win its second Emmy in a row for Outstanding Comedy Series. Sit back and watch these timeless shows over and over. "The Golden Girls" is one of those rare shows that I can watch a million times over and never tire of it. That is a sign of a true classic. |
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| "A STELLAR SECOND SEASON FOR "THE GOLDEN GIRLS"" | 2009-05-18 |
| - Reviewed By pigmee |
The humor is sharper and the situations even more hilarious in the second season of "The Golden Girls." In addition to the fabulous foursome of Beatrice Arthur (Dorothy), Betty White (Rose), Rue McClanahan (Blanche), and Estelle Getty (Sophia), credit is also due director Terry Hughes. Hughes began directing during the First Season, and directed the majority of the episodes in the stellar second season, 1986-1987:
1. End Of The Curse: Blanche is shocked to discover she may be pregnant; and then depressed to discover she's not pregnant at all-- she is going through menopause.
2. Ladies Of The Evening: Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose are overjoyed to go to a party with Burt Reynolds-- but Sophia gets the last laugh when the three are arrested and spend the night in jail. Burt Reynolds makes a cameo appearance.
3. Take Him, He's Mine: Dorothy is surprised to discover she is jealous when Blanche has a few platonic dates with her ex-husband Stan (Herbert Edelman).
4. It's A Miserable Life: In this hilarious episode, Rose tells a nasty neighbor lady to "sit down and shut up-- and if you don't like it you can drop dead"-- and the nasty neighbor lady immediately does precisely that.
5. Isn't it Romantic?: Lois Nettleton guest stars as Jean, a college friend of Dorothy's. Jean, a widowed lesbian, falls in love with Rose; which shocks Blanche.
6. Big Daddy's Little Lady: Blanche is upset by her father, Big Daddy's, (David Wayne) plans to marry a much younger woman. Dorothy and Rose enter a song writing contest.
7. Family Affair: Dorothy's son Michael (Scott Jacoby) and Rose's daughter Bridget (Marilyn Jones) visit--and shock Dorothy and Rose.
8. Vacation: During a disasterous vacation, Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche are shipwrecked on an island with three other men. Meanwhile, Sophia, who stayed home, tries to get some quality time alone with the gardener next door. Guest starring Stuart Pankin, Tom Villard, Stephen Lee, Brett Porter, Paul Rodriguez and Keye Luke.
9. Joust Between Friends: When Dorothy and Blanche work together at the museum, their friendship is almost ruined. Rose brings home a stray dog. Dorothy says, "I have been turned down for every part-time job in Dade County that did not involve selling cocaine." Reid Shelton (from Broadway's "Annie") guest stars.
10. Love, Rose: Dorothy and Blanche invent a secret admirer for Rose named "Issac Newton"-- and are surprised when Issac (Paul Dooley) actually appears.
11. Twas The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Girls are forced to spend a rather unconventional Christmas together. Rose gives Dorothy a homemade maple syrup dispenser. Dorothy responses, "This will come in handy if I'm ever lost in the woods with a stack of pancakes."
12. The Sisters: Dorothy brings her Aunt Angela (Nancy Walker) to Miami as a birthday surprise for Sophia. Sophia says, "You call this old bag a present?...I hate that woman!"
13. The Stan Who Came To Dinner: While recovering from bypass surgery, Dorothy's ex-husband Stan stays with the Girls-- and totally overstays his welcome.
14. The Actor: A handsome TV actor comes to Miami and stirs up trouble when he dates Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and other women, simultaneously.
15. Before And After: Rose has a near-death experience and becomes determined to "eat life"; which causes friction between her, Dorothy and Blanche.
16. And Then There Was One: Sophia runs in a marathon, and Blanche fears a baby may have been abandoned.
17. Bedtime Story: The Girls share late-night tales.
18. Forgive Me, Father: Dorothy thinks a Priest is considering leaving the church for her.
19. Long Day's Journey Into Marinara: Aunt Angela returns and continues her silly feud with Sophia.
20. Whose Face Is It, Anyway?: Blanche considers having extensive plastic surgery.
21. Dorothy's Prized Pupil: A very young, and very pre-sex symbol, Mario Lopez guest stars.
22. Diamond In The Rough: Blanche dates a wonderful man, but she doesn't think he has enough "breeding" for her.
23. Son-In Law Dearest: Dorothy's daughter Kate has marital problems. Blanche and Rose watch an "I Love Lucy" marathon.
24. To Catch A Neighbor: The new next door neighbors are suspected criminals. A pre-stardom George Clooney guest starts.
25. A Piece Of Cake: The Girls recall previous birthdays.
26. Empty Nest: Creator Susan Harris uses the last "Golden Girls" episode of the season as a pilot episode for her next series "Empty Nest."
DVD Extras: An interactive "Golden Girls" Trivia Game" on Disc One. |
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| "You won't be disappointed!" | 2009-04-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2HHIBTY4W583I |
Fantastic! I haven't been disappointed by any Golden Girls DVD's I have ordered from Amazon.com. I own every season and watch them all the time! Great when you need a laugh.
The quality of the DVD's is excellent and the delivery was speedy and efficient. Which I have become accustom to when ordering from Amazon.com
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| "Golden Girls" | 2009-01-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: AOFUL7ZV2ET1Z |
| This DVD was important, because for some reason, it was kind of hard to find. My Uncle loved the Golden Girls very much and thanks to them was able to get him the ENTIRE season collection that had given him so much joy over the years, since his sudden passing, the collection has been passed to me, and I will never part with them. Thank you amazon. |
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| "Hilarious and classic comedy!" | 2008-11-28 |
| - Reviewed By adamant_turtle |
Estelle Getty, Bea Arthur, Betty White and Rue McClanaghan star as four older women, sharing a house -- and all sorts of adventures -- in 1980's Miami.
Together, the quartet deal with trouble from dates, visiting relatives, workplace issues -- and the downright bizarre, such as in the hilarious "Ladies of the Evening," where Blanche, Dorothy and Rose are mistaken for prostitutes and tossed into jail just before their long-awaited Burt Reynolds premiere.
Amidst the ever-present laughs, there are also a few poignant moments, such as "End of the Curse," when Blanche, whose character has built a life around her looks and womanhood, discovers she's undergoing menopause.
Also, "Golden Girls" touched upon some important and somewhat taboo television issues for the 1980s, such as lesbianism, as seen in "Isn't It Romantic," when Dorothy's old friend Jean comes to visit.
If you haven't ever watched this show, give it a try -- it's guaranteed to become a favorite! |
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