Not big enough to be a problem when viewing because they were contained to just a couple of spots and not the whole picture.Īdditionally, as paste pointed out, the last two episodes have repeat parts from earlier episodes. There were noticible.glitches isn't the right word.but more like scratches in the picture. The picture quality started to show a bit of wear on a couple of episodes on the second and third dics. By the time that I got to the final disc I was getting pretty bored with this show. I finished watching the entire set (including the bonus features) and well, all I can say is that was an experience. Shows how much I know about the power of a really silly 30 year old kids show. Looks like this was a bigger seller than I anticipated. On a side note, I checked with Amazon this morning and they are already sold out of their stock of this set. The bottom line is that it's a great piece of nostalgia but not much more than that. Young kids will certainly enjoy watching it because the colors will keep their eyes glued to the set and adults may (and probably will) find most the antics a bit silly. While I doubt that I will be rewatching this show all that much, it's still nice to have in any 70s TV collection. If you watched this as a kid then it will definately bring back some fond memories for you. I'm really glad that this has been released on DVD inspite of the fact that I really can't believe that it was even released in the first place. I give the picture quality and sound 5 stars. I would give it 5 stars if the show was just a tad bit more humorous but again this was for kids and not adults. I certainly hope so as this is my favorite of the Hudson's songs.Īll in all I'd give the release a four star rating (out of a possible 5). Their album Ba-Fa was also in production while the Hudsons were doing this show (I believe that it was also released during the run of this show) but I don't know if their 2nd top 40 hit, Rendezvous, is also performed on the show. The song is performed complete and uncut. If you are wondering which episode has their hit 'So You Are A Star' then watch episode 4 on disc 1. Since their album Hollywood Situation came out while this was on the air, the brothers perform several songs off the album. Sometimes these are cover tunes or songs from their albums. The Hudsons do sing one song at the beginning of each show. This might be more the fault of the announcer talking so fast versus any audio faults in the source material. During the opening segment when the cast is being introduced I still can't quite catch the name of the young lady in the cast. I don't have to have my TV volume up really loud to hear and understand everything that is being said. This clears up once the picture disolves back into the 'live' portions of the show so this grain and dirt appears to be something that was present even during the shows original broadcasts and not due to age of the source material. These were a bit on the grainy side and there is quite a bit of visible dirt on the prints. The only issues I noticed with the video were the animated segments just before and just after the commercial breaks. Which is one of the things that I'm really enjoying about this show. Or ear plugs because the colors are so loud. You almost need to wear sunglasses while watching this. Really bright, eye popping color(think Brady Bunch Variety Hour and you'll get a pretty good idea of the color scheme used on this show). This show makes those Krofft shows like HR Pufnstuf and The Bugaloos look dull in comparison. And speaking of the color.good lord the colors on this show are loud. There doesn't appear to be any color bleeding. The picture quality is pretty good for a 30 year old 70s kids show. Which doesn't make for marathon viewing all that enjoyable. Every episode is practically the same as the one before it. The Hudson Brothers are certainly fun to see again, but the main problem I have with the show is that it doesn't vary from the formula. Rod Hull and his Emu are quite funny at times. The show (at least what I've seen of it so far) does have its moments. Any kid over the age of 12 would probably find this to be very boring.ĭon't get me wrong. Unlike other kids shows, there really isn't much here for adults to enjoy. However, to be perfectly honest, the show is better in hindsight. I know it was a kids show and I do remember watching this occasionally when I was a kid. Well.where do I begin? This show is.well.very 70s and very silly. I say mini review because I've just watched the first disc.
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