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TITLE: KATE & ALLIE - SEASON ONE

Review by Todd Fuller

Info:

DVD Release Date: May 2, 2006 (Universal Studios Home Entertainment)
Color / 1984
MSRP: $29.95
Number of Discs: 1
Number of Episodes: 6 (7 including a season 2 bonus episode)
Running time: Approx. 142 minutes
Running time of Special Features: Approx. 65 minutes
Languages, Subtitles, Closed Captioning: English; English subtitles; Closed Captioned
Special Features: "A Conversation with Susan Saint James and Bill Persky," "Gag Reel," "The Great 80s TV Flashback," bonus episode from second season.

Here is where the real concern is: half of the episodes on the set are syndicated versions! There are many signs pointing to this, the most obvious being the fact that these particular episodes are missing teasers. These particular episodes run around 22:30, 2 minutes shorter than the others. Plus, these shorter episodes have a “CC” logo during the opening credits. This is just unbelievable; this disc gets released as one of the most expensive (per episode) sitcom DVD season sets EVER and doesn't even have complete episodes?? Here are the run times for all episodes:

1. "First Date" (24:34)
2. "The Very Loud Family" (24:36)
3. "Odd Boy Out" (24:32)
4. "The Family Business" (22:36)
5. "Dear Diary" (22:37)
6. "A Weekend to Remember" (22:36)

AJW

While I can't say whether this version will also include syndicated cuts, a Canadian release of Kate & Allie Season 1 & 2 is set for June 6th.

http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000FGFBR6/

Even with U.S. shipping, this looks to be a much better deal.

matome

Bought this mostly out of nostalgia, but didn't realize until yesterday when I cracked it open that there were only six episodes in Season 1. Doubt I would've bought it for that price if I had read up on it a little. The syndicated crap is the cherry on top. Universal blows.

RobCA

I just read about this on TVShowsOnDVD.com, and was coming here to post it. Their info seems to indicate that these won't be syndicated versions.

Rob

Tracer Bullet

Oh, excellent. I will definitely be getting the Canadian release.

Why does Universal suck so much?