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Release Date: 02 April, 2002 Retail Price: $39.98 OUR Price: $29.99 You SAVE: $9.99! Cast: |
As Time Goes By - Complete Series 4 Reviews
Weakest of the whole series.
Well, there were several reasons why series 4 was the weakest of As Time Goes By. Prime of which was the mini-series that Lionel was writing for American Television. They did shows where Lionel could not get any work done because the first secretery was too sexy, and Jean then hired an older women to help and she talked too much, so then they had to resolve that, then Penny and Steven had their wedding aniversary (which made everyone miserable because he did not plan it right). Judy went out with questionable men, Sandy moved in and then she and ALisater briefly dated, Aliister started getting more interested in the mini-series and was not doing as many nice things for them as he ha before (but would start again in series Five), Jean and Lionel did finally get married but that was really the only episode where everyone acted like themselves. I think the whole Mini-series story lasted too long and they finally decited to end it. Nope, sorry but series 4 is the only one I will not buy on DVD.
You Must Remember This.....
...My first introduction to " As Time Goes By " was actually by way of my local PBS television station. Stumbling upon it about three years ago I found myself instantly hooked to it's marvelous, grown-up characters, witty style of dialogue ( thank-you Bob Larbey! ) and the warm intimate nature that filled every episode. ...I, at first, simply thought that because it's a "Britcom" than perhaps I was heaping undue praise for a program that just maybe was slightly unjustified.....but after giving that much thought I've come to a much different conclusion. That being " As Time Goes By " works due to one important ingredient. And that is simply due to the fact that, after watching several enticing episodes, you not only enjoy and like Jean Pargetter ( Judi Dench ) and Lionel Hardcastle ( Geoffrey Palmer ) and Co. but you truly do care about them as well. While I can easily rattle off a dozen different programs where I enjoy the cast of characters this is the only show where I, strangely enough, find myself truly wishing the entire cast, also featuring daughter Judith ( Moira Brooker ), Sandy ( Jenny Funnell ) and the ever jovial, man about-town Alastair ( Philip Bretherton ) all the best and really caring about what happens to them. Fully realizing that my concern for a fictional television family borders on bizarre but that's the effect this wonderful show has on me....and I must add it also shows how extremely well everyone is practicing their craft! Also, by pacing the program at a nice, leisurely rate they have wisely decided to let the viewers 'slowly but assuredly' get to know each cast member in their own time, without the need to force the viewer to accept the character immediately. That's an important aspect of this wonderful program and one that I truly wish we would see more often.
Wisely, the producer of this remarkable series, Stuart Lotterby, has decided, instead of 'chopping-up every half-hour episode with a nice tidy ending ( which would simply take away the honesty that is the cornerstone of ATGB! ),he's allows the series a feeling of true continuity by letting past situations and concerns rise up in future programs. Thereby awarding the show with a sense of how true life does tend to actually be, instead giving the viewer the unrealistic sense that 'all's well that end's well!' after 30 odd minutes.' It's an important part of a show that, instead of relying on calculated, over-the-top situations feels much more like the viewer actually being given the luxury of being with Jean and Lionel as they go about their lives, and we are priviledged enough to be able to sit back and enjoy them and their everyday routines. Not contrived....just a program with so much true heart and warm honesty...
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