 | Perfect addition for M.A.S.H. collectors, but lousy packaging.
rating: 4
The M.A.S.H. Martinis and Medicine collection is an excellent, all in one collection of all 11 seasons of the beloved TV series M.A.S.H., housed in a olive drab canvas covered storage book. The inclusion of the original movie, as well as the extended features brings this collection up to the level of collecting all 11 season releases, add the movie, and the Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen box with the extended features, but all kept orderly in a single binder. The problem is the binder itself, with no soft protective liner, the DVDs can get easily scratched. My own M&M box set is kept exclusively as a collectors item, and I keep the individual season sets for viewing. Just like the individual seasons, the first several seasons menus on the disks are missing the play all feature that the later seasons have. A pity Fox couldn't have updated those disks... Fox almost got this right, but missed the mark somewhat... I won't go into the series itself because if you are looking at M.A.S.H. DVD sets, you know what you are looking at... If you are a collector of all things M.A.S.H., this set is a must own...
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M*A*S*H Complete Collection
rating: 5
I highly recomend this product to anyone who wants to relive the excitment of the the T.V. series that caught the nation by storm. Well done and with lots of extra footage. The only drawback to this collection is the packaging. I went out and purchased a holder for the DVD's due to the fact that they were inserted into hard cardboard sleves that could damage the DVD's.
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I love M*A*S*H!
rating: 5
This is my favorite series. I dont pay for cable and dont usually get tv where I live. I watch this every day and love it. Anyone who loves this series needs this for their collection.
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Martinis
rating: 5
This is the best set to get if looking to buy the whole series. There were a few episodes that as a child missed and are not aired.
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Nice collection-but a few problems
rating: 3
First: It's nice to be able to get all eleven seasons (including the finale), the original movie, and two discs of bonus material.
However.
The binder for the discs is ungainly and doesn't protect the discs *at all*. In fact, it leaves them very susceptible to scratches. If you plan on watching these discs often, invest in individual cases in order to protect them.
Secondly, the bonus material is in need of clean-up. With all the ways older material can be digitally restored nowadays, having the bonus material cleaned up would be a good idea.
On the subject of digital cleanup, it's evident through long-term syndication that M*A*S*H is going to endure as popular viewing material. Cleaning up each episode digitally (especially visually, as some episodes have a lot of film tracks and pops) and presenting it in a high definition format would be fantastic for those people who have the higher-end television sets nowadays.
Finally, I'm rather annoyed that seasons 1-4 don't have a "Play All" function. If Fox ever gets around to doing a digital clean-up, I hope this gets remedied.
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