Author Topic: Get Smart - Complete Series: Impressions (Read 1203 times)

MrAngryFace · « **on:** November 05, 2008, 11:49:09 AM »

I know a lot of you are big ol $:-\$ over the movie, which I have yet to watch, but will because Anne is awesome in everything- much like Kate Beckinsale.

Anyway, the Complete Series set was released by HBO, which says right away high quality and attention to detail. The packaging is pretty awesome, but I question its ability to persist over repeat viewings. The outer packaging is a cardboard box, with its opening being a series of small doors that lead to the phone booth doors that lead to the individual season DVD sets. I remember the 1st season being released a few months ago, but never the remaining series. Not sure what happened there. I raise the question of durability because each season set is kind of hard to get out of the complete series box. If you arent careful its pretty easy to maul the box. So withdraw your dvds with CARE.

There's 130 episodes in here. That blows my mind since its only 5 seasons. Granted production was probably easier back then. Still thats a lot of value, considering you also get 8 hours of extras! The transfer quality is great, very clear considering the shows age, and every episode except the pilot was done in color.

Selecting the Episodes option from the menu takes to screens for each episode, what makes this kind fo special is that they had Barbara Feldon (Agent 99) outline each episode. Very cool.

Some of you still go BOO movie wuz $:-\$ , but the original TV series was some of the best stuff on television. Not to mention Mel Brooks had a hand in the show which meant I got jokes about chinese people saying the word "claw". Its all very 60s racist which makes LIBRULZ roll theyre eyes and makes me lol a little. They even call asian people "Orientals"!

Anyway, if you get it at best buy right now its like 109, but it normall goes for 30 dollars more. Pick this shit up if you like spy comedy.

Eric P · « **Reply #1 on:** November 05, 2008, 11:51:06 AM »

i would love a Man From UNCLE series set

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #2 on:** November 05, 2008, 11:53:25 AM »

There is one

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #3 on:** November 05, 2008, 11:55:01 AM »

I've never seen either shows before. Are they good?

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #4 on:** November 05, 2008, 11:56:28 AM »

cant vouch for uncle, but get smart is funny -- keep in mind its 60s funny.

T234 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 05, 2008, 11:56:39 AM »

Waitaminute, Anne Hathaway is in the movie?

*tracks it down*

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #6 on:** November 05, 2008, 11:56:56 AM »

Eric P · « **Reply #7 on:** November 05, 2008, 12:03:06 PM »

Quote from: MyNameIsMud on November 05, 2008, 11:55:01 AM

I've never seen either shows before. Are they good?

uncle is in a unique 60s spy fantasy way.

Mandark · « **Reply #8 on:** November 05, 2008, 12:14:11 PM »

I'm getting this. Either for myself or as an Xmas gift for someone whose house I can invite myself to.

Get Smart has a special place in my media consuming heart, for the nostalgia of Nick at Nite (Dick Van Dyke! F Troop!) and for its place in the Jewish Comedy Canon. Mel Brooks! Buck Henry! Barbara Feldon might have been my first celebrity crush, too.

"Would you believe..." That's still a great gag.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #9 on:** November 05, 2008, 12:14:43 PM »

haha fuck yeah! F TROOP! god I love its awfulness. Barbara was super hot when she changed her hair, the big do was not so good

Yeti · « **Reply #10 on:** November 05, 2008, 12:16:16 PM »

I'm so tempted to get Get Smart, it's a bit out of my price range at the moment though. $:-\$

patrickula · « **Reply #11 on:** November 05, 2008, 12:23:09 PM »

I used to love this show on Nick at Nite

tiesto · « **Reply #12 on:** November 05, 2008, 01:02:54 PM »

Reruns on Nick at Nite were like my favorite show as a kid.

Yeti · « **Reply #13 on:** November 06, 2008, 12:17:34 AM »

Get Smart, I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, I wish modern sitcoms had fantastical premises like those shows did. Nowadays it's all just trendy people in their 20s sitting around making jokes about sex.

demi · « **Reply #14 on:** November 06, 2008, 12:24:05 AM »

nothing wrong with sex

Bildi · « **Reply #15 on:** November 06, 2008, 12:54:51 AM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on November 05, 2008, 11:49:09 AM

Not to mention Mel Brooks had a hand in the show which meant I got jokes about chinese people saying the word "claw".

I forgot all about the "Not Craw. Craw!".

I'll be picking this up sometime, easily one of the best comedies of all time.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #16 on:** November 06, 2008, 12:56:07 AM »

Yeah, it holds up insanely well. I like the episode synopsis barbara delivers on each episode menu, sometimes she includes something that happened on the set during the shooting of the episode.

Bildi · « **Reply #17 on:** November 06, 2008, 01:04:45 AM »

It would be interesting to hear what Barbara talks about. I remember Don Adams said he didn't watch the shows because he can't stand laugh tracks, that's about the only Get Smart trivia I know.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #18 on:** November 06, 2008, 01:06:15 AM »

haha, well I havent watched the 8 hours of extras yet, just talking about the verbal synopsis for each episode.

Bildi · « **Reply #19 on:** November 06, 2008, 01:14:54 AM »

Oh wow, I forgot you said there's 8 hours of extras in addition to the synopses.

I so have to get this.

Argh, it only releases here in December.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #20 on:** November 06, 2008, 01:18:47 AM »

cant amazon it? or is this a region issue

demi · « **Reply #21 on:** November 06, 2008, 01:24:26 AM »

australia has region-free players so bitch-ass aint got no excuses

Bildi · « **Reply #22 on:** November 06, 2008, 01:25:39 AM »

I have a region-free player, but I like to buy box sets at a local store. I've had cardboard-covered box sets get a little squashed in the mail sometimes.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #23 on:** November 06, 2008, 01:26:02 AM »

yeah, and the get smart box is a little fragile imo

Bildi · « **Reply #24 on:** November 06, 2008, 01:35:07 AM »

Yeah, I'll wait patiently and pass the time by hyping myself up even more.

bork · « **Reply #25 on:** November 06, 2008, 07:44:04 AM »

I might have to get this. Love the TV series, and yes the movie was $:-\$ . I really expected it to be much funnier.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #26 on:** November 06, 2008, 07:55:03 AM »

when I was a kid Nick and Nite held a Get Smart marathon for a week where they showed like every episode over the course of 3 days. I watched every episode I could stay awake for, jesus.

does the box set include the movie? I mean The Nude Bomb.

tiesto · « **Reply #27 on:** November 06, 2008, 11:54:40 AM »

My elementary school girlfriend and I bonded over a shared love of Get Smart and StarTropics...

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #28 on:** November 06, 2008, 11:55:29 AM »

Seein Get Smart appreciation warms mah heart

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #29 on:** November 06, 2008, 11:57:40 AM »

Quote from: tiesto on November 06, 2008, 11:54:40 AM

My elementary school girlfriend and I bonded over a shared love of Get Smart and StarTropics...

did you stick your banana in her ear

ferrarimanf355 · « **Reply #30 on:** November 06, 2008, 12:21:02 PM »

Dude, the shoe phone... the cone of silence...

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #31 on:** November 06, 2008, 12:23:22 PM »

Last night they were using a small explosive that can "open anything" on the lock of a safe, and when it went off all the file cabinet drawers in the room burst open. I lolled

bud · « **Reply #32 on:** November 06, 2008, 01:48:56 PM »

the movie looks pretty fun to me

(i'm gay for steve carrell)

trippingmartian · « **Reply #33 on:** November 06, 2008, 03:04:19 PM »

Quote from: bud on November 06, 2008, 01:48:56 PM

the movie looks pretty fun to me

(i'm gay for steve carrell)

This is how I felt going into the movie. It didn't deliver. Definitely a tween comedy.

I haven't seen the show yet, so no comment there.

Bildi · « **Reply #34 on:** November 06, 2008, 04:35:05 PM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on November 06, 2008, 12:23:22 PM

Last night they were using a small explosive that can "open anything" on the lock of a safe, and when it went off all the file cabinet drawers in the room burst open. I lolled

Holy crap, this show is funny even when people tell you the jokes over the internet.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #35 on:** November 06, 2008, 04:46:32 PM »

Yeah it makes me laugh pretty good sometimes.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #36 on:** November 06, 2008, 11:42:26 PM »

"You mean to tell me you came here without the invisible raygun but expect me to believe such a silly gun exists? Now gentlemen, I am afraid you are going to have to show me. You see I am from Minnesota."

"You mean Missouri."

"Missouri...Don't tell me where I'm from!"

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #37 on:** November 24, 2008, 04:46:39 PM »

Still holds up holy shit. Season 1 rocked but Season 2 is better than I remember. I just watched the episode where the Chief is kidnapped by a Chaos agent, so Smart kidnaps Chaos' best assassin, so what does the Chaos agent do? Kidnaps one of Controls best agents. This goes on until only Smart and the Chaos Agent are left and they are forced to do a 1 for 1 agent trade

My favorite part is when Smart and the Chaos agent are about to negotiate they agree to put all their weapons on the table; the type and number hidden weapons are even until Smart pulls out a knife, and the Chaos agent admits he doesnt have one of those and Smart is like 'thats ok I have an extra' and gives it to him haha

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Author Topic: Get Smart - Complete Series: Impressions (Read 1203 times)