The Judy Garland Show Collection

A bit of a letdown...
Bought The Judy Garland Show collection (2009) for a gift after being dizzified by the number of discontinued versions. The box sets for Vols. I/II would run about $450, if they could be found, so when I came across the pre-release of this set, I thought this would replace those other collections. I took a chance ordering this collection as there wasn't any real information as to the content besides the set containing 4 DVDs. Compared to one of the box sets that had 7 DVDs and another that had 4 DVDs (I recall thinking they were double sided), I assumed that this remastered set was really the equivalent of 8 DVDs on 4 physical media discs.

There are NO liner notes and no indication of which shows are present. The back of the box says 4 discs with three 47-minute shows plus bonus material. The front cover indicated that there was a limited edition poster inside, but it's a cardboard postcard slightly smaller than the size of the DVD box. The box indicates that there...

Caveat Emptor
Buyer beware: don't jump to buy this if you're looking for a comprehensive or exemplary collection of Judy Garland Show programs. You'd do better to select the individual programs that interest you. This is NOT the complete set of all 26 Judy Garland Show programs (some sellers will give you this impression). There are only THREE programs on four discs (not counting the so-called bonus material). These are hardly the cream of the crop either. There are photos on the package of Judy with Liza Minnelli, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra and Lena Horne, NONE of whom are included on the discs (Dean and Frank never guested on the program at all). The package doesn't tell you which programs they are (other than mentioning the guests Bobby Darin, George Maharis, Bob Newhart, Jack Carter, Leo Durocher and The Dillards). You can do the math by finding online program guides. Extremely disappointing and unnecessary.

tom forsyth
I agree with the info in the first review. In addition, the dvds are said to be in color. FALSE. Also the supposed never before seen bonus outtakes were all on the Pioneer discs years ago. The pictures used are kinda dumb too, from all over Judy's career.
You only get what you pay for.

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