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The Goodies - The Complete LWT Series
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Synopsis
Features all the episodes from the LWT comedy series THE GOODIES. THE GOODIES were comprised of Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
Classic british comedygold
Review date: 2008-05-05 Rating: 8 out of 10
The Goodies were in most people eye's a kids version of Monty Python - (including John Cleese)- zany, groovy! wacked out silliness! And bloody funny!
Grab these discs while you can- (know this is the LWT series) but the BBC in their wisdom left the original films to literally rot in the archives and not many episodes survive. Even the bbc dvd releases are rumoured to have been put together after they sought out collectors and remastered old videoed episodes for their release as they didn't have the originals. So unless they do this to the other 'old video copies' doing the rounds on P2P shares- it's going to be hard to see this classic comedy in it's entirety on dvd unless you show an interest and buy the dvd's.
Bring back those memories-
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Reviews
THE 'GOODS' DELIVER....
Review date: 2008-03-07 Rating: 8 out of 10
This is the only official complete series of the 'GOODIES',and contains the usual mixed bag of out-and-out gems, with one or two reheated themes........overall, the standard is high enough to warrant purchase; picture/sound quality is fine, gag-quota is high, with many elaborate visual stunts of which this team is celebrated.
One episode: 'HOLIDAY' --is studio-only, which affords textured interplay within the team.
Apparantly, this series of 7 25-min shows reportedly cost as much as the entire BBC output of 70 shows.....GO FIGURE!
VISUALLY impressive as ever, with only token ITV 'forced laughter' from the studio audience. This show translates to the commercial channel far better than other COMEDY exports. ----FINE.
Yum Yum (but only one turkey)
Review date: 2008-01-19 Rating: 8 out of 10
This is the third collection of Goodies episodes from Network, the others being 'At Last' and 'At last A Second Helping'. The 'Robot' and 'Bigfoot' episodes are certainly as good as much of their output at the BBC. Confining this collection to the LWT series however has resulted in a considerably shorter programme (175 mins as opposed to 255 and 240 minutes). The additional features are all on the second disk, and are a mixed bag. The Goodies Music Performance Archive gives us live performances of five of their songs, including 'Funky Gibbon', a feature noticeably absent (with one exception) from the earlier collections. There is also an interview archive and, bizarrely some amateur footage of Tim judging a Turkey competition! (This last item comes into the catagory of being so bad it's good. Nevertheless you won't want to watch it more than once.)The disc also features complete episodes of 'From the Top' and 'Doctor In The House'. Both featuring input from one of the Goodies, but Graeme's appearance in the latter is so brief that if you blink you'll miss it. Incidentally, those people who think that 'The Goodies' is dated should watch this episode of 'Doctor In The House' to see what the word really means!
As with the previous collections this comes complete with an informative 28 page booklet. The previous collections however had been digitally restored; this one hasn't and, although the quality is not that bad, it does show. There are still about 40 or so episodes from the BBC years still to be released on DVD, including the whole of series' 3 and 6. While we wait however, this collection is a welcome addition to the series.
Much maligned, but not entirely unfairly...
Review date: 2007-04-07 Rating: 6 out of 10
When the Goodies switched channels to ITV for what was to be their last series, the series seemed to suffer. In reality, of course, there was a mixture of gems and duds, as with any series as long-running as theirs. Unfortunately, the first series they made was badly scheduled and, relative to their BBC best, on the weak side. As plus points there were "Change of Life" and "Robot" but the remaining shows were weaker and fared badly in the ratings.
As the "end of the Goodies" this is a somewhat lacklustre showing. It's *not* as bad as popular memory makes it but it's not the best work they produced either. Nice to have it out at last and a reasonable package of extras, but I'm waiting for more BBC shows with baited breath.
Gum...gum...
Review date: 2007-03-10 Rating: 6 out of 10
These are currently being shown on a Sky satellite channel in Europe, so you could feasibly watch 'em all before buying the set. You wouldn't regret it if you did buy them, because although their stint at London Weekend Television wasn't as fruitful as their time at the BBC, the Goodies still produced some excellent and inventive stuff. In 1981 LWT spent a lot of money on the series, and you can certainly see where it all went. Viewers from Generation X (born after 1980) may be disappointed, but if you're over 30 and recall well British TV shows of the 70s and early '80s, this will be a delight to behold.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Graeme Garden
Bill Oddie
Creators:
Bill Oddie (Primary Contributor)
Graeme Garden (Primary Contributor)
Recording label: Network
Manufacturer: Network
EAN: 5027626266240
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 2
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2007-03-26
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 175 minutes
Language: English (Original Language)