| "Taxi" S1 |
I got this first season's worth of "Taxi" for Christmas last year from my sister Michel in Maryland-- I remember talking about it a lot and asking for it as a Christmas present. I had gotten introduced to the same through renting each of the three component discs from Netflix. I watched each one of the twenty-two component episodes, and, at least in my opinion, none of them failed to impress-- all were equally stellar. That is why I remember saying to myself, 'this one's a keeper.' It made me laugh harder than "Friends," harder than "Seinfeld," harder than "Raymond." The truth is, I had seen at least one episode's worth of each of those '90's comedies, and none of them--none of them!--could stand up to the sheer enjoyment that I got out of this first ABC season's worth (1978-79) of a late-'70's comedy called "Taxi."
This first season's worth consists of three discs, each in its own slipcase, and these slipcases fit into a larger case which, on the front, has the "Paramount Television" banner atop, then the "Taxi" title and "The Complete First Season" notation, and then, between two strips of checkerboard, a group picture of most of the major players. On the back side, there is another group picture of the major players, with a "Special Features" box listing normal DVD specs (why this is like that, I do not know, as none of the "Taxi" releases have had any real special features), and below that, a description of the season and the players, with some screenshots below.
Each slipcase has the "Taxi" title and disc number on the front, and a screenshot from the season, and on the bottom front of each case are images of two of the major players. The inside of each case lists the component episodes, and the back of each case gives episode listings with descriptions and airdates, with another screenshot below. There are 8 outings on each of the first two discs, and 6 on the last, for a total of 22. The discs have the "Taxi" title and disc number above a strip of checkerboard, with "The Complete First Season" notation and some technical information on the bottom. When the discs are removed, there is another image of some of the players under each disc.
When I rented the first season's worth, and the first disc arrived, I loaded it, and after the Paramount DVD logo, I expected to see the commercials that, as I believe it had been said before, were on these releases. Refreshingly enough, there were no commercials on this first release-- it went right ahead to the anti-copy warning and the disc menu. I was glad of that, because I didn't want to have to go through commercials for other series. Unfortunately, this is not true, I believe, for either of the other "Taxi" releases (although I must admit, I haven't seen any of #3).
This first season's worth didn't have any bonuses (matter-of-factly, none of the three currently released seasons did), but I'm not complaining-- I'm just glad to have the first season's worth of a series that, in my opinion, was much, much, much better than any of the comedies of the '90's and today.
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| A little before my time - but better than any sitcom I know. |
WOW! I LOVE SEINFELD. I LIKE SCRUBS. I HAVE FONDE MEMORIES OF CHEERS, BUT THIS SHOW IS THE FUNNIEST I HAVE SEEN, AND IT WAS 3 YEARS BEFORE MY BIRTH! DANNY DEVITO IS THE BOSS, BUT TONY DANZA IS STILL TONY, AND OH, THE FATHER FROM NUMBERS - JUDD HIRSCH BEFORE HE WENT TOTALLY GRAY IS JUST AS GOOD, OR BETTER ON TAXI AS HE IS THERE! AND, OH YES, WE CAN'T FORGET LATKA! EVER SINCE I WAS INTRODUCED TO ANDY KAUFMAN (THROUGH REM) I HAVE BEEN INTRIGUED, AND NOW THAT I HAVE SEEN HIM WORK, I AM STILL INTRIGUED, BUT I AM SPLITTING MY SIDES WITH LAUGHTER! I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE ANY AVID SITCOM FAN (LIKE ME) WOULD NOT CRACK THEMSELVES UP WITH TAXI: SEASON 1, AND EVEN IF YOU DO NOT LOVE SITCOM COMEDY, YOU COULDN'T SIT THROUGH THIS SET OF DVDS WITHOUT HAVING AN HONEST CHUCKLE! LOVED IT! - tank you vedy much!
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5 Rating
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