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• Format: DVD
• Box set; Closed-captioned; Full Screen; DVD; NTSC
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry | | Format:
| Box set, Closed-captioned, Full Screen, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Subtitle:
| English, Spanish, French | | Number of Discs:
| 40 | | Studio:
| Warner Home Video | | Run Time:
| 22 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| November 14, 2006 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 410 reviews |
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| $225.00 | Collectible
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357 of 362 found the following review helpful:
 A worthwhile way to collect all ten seasons at onceDec 10, 2006
By calvinnme
Since I notice all the questions seem to concern the logistics of the set, that is the main thing I will address in this review, since you would have to be a resident of another planet to not know the story behind the series "Friends". Suffice it to say it is a classic comic treatment of what I have always called the "post-college adolescent phase" of life, which is roughly the ten years immediately following college graduation as you strike out on your own and try to find your place in life. It is the time in life when you are likely to have the best health, the most freedom, the most disposable income if not necessarily the most total income, and the most fun if you are fortunate enough to have people to share it all with. This phase ends when you "settle down" both career-wise and family-wise, and I always found Friends to track this time in life quite accurately and with both drama and great humor.
As for logistics, this collection fits in a sturdy red box that's less than a foot long. There are 40 DVDs containing 236 episodes that can be found inside. The Friends set just has two pieces of the box that comes together. Flipping the top up exposes the guts of the set consisting of 6 books, with one for each Friend. Thus there are only 6 books to hold the 10 seasons. Each book has a picture of the Friend, a number (1-6), and the episodes you can find in each case. The books flip open from the top, and each disc has its own pouch in the double-sided pages. Every disc has a different photo of the Friend, and they're all inserted into the pouches so that the photo is visible as you flip through the book. The disc number and episode numbers are also visible. The contents of the discs are the same as the previous sets, but they have new artwork.
Besides the packaging, there's just one thing to note for this release, that being the episode guide booklet. This 60 page booklet lists every episode with its synopsis and the disc you can find it on. Of course, the bonus material is mentioned along with the disc it can be found on, and the bonus features include 25 documentaries. You'll also get the original treatment for the series written by David Crane and Marta Kauffman. The booklet, which is as wide as the box, can be found behind the DVD books.
As for screen format, it's full screen, which is what Friends was filmed in. The full screen ratio is 4:3, which is the same as 1.33:1. You can record in wide screen and chop off parts of the frame to make it fit a traditional 4:3 TV, which is what is done with full screen editions of movies. However, you can't add stuff to a frame that was recorded in 4:3 and make it widescreen.
There's very little of value here for someone who already has the season 1-10 boxes, and the book with the episode information is just an upgraded version of the booklets that come with the season sets. If you don't already own the 10 seasons then this is an easy way to buy the show since it is a lot cheaper than buying each set individually. It's also nicer than the box set released last year, which was the existing 10 seasons in a big box. If you decide to replace your existing sets then you'll be happy to know the set takes up exactly the same amount of shelf space.
148 of 165 found the following review helpful:
 Order the Individual Seasons separatelyDec 12, 2007
By Anthony Vu
I love this show but I am returning this box set and decided to order the individual seasons separately for the following reasons:
1) Many of the DVDs are faulty and skip even when they are not physically scratched. I tested this with multiple DVD players which have never given me problems before. If you check other reviews this quality control issue is pretty common with the DVDs from this box set. From what I can tell the quality control on the original season sets is much better.
2) Disc 28 was missing and I got two copies of Disc 29 instead.
3) The corner of the collector's box was broken/damaged when i received it.
4) The discs are spread out through 6 scratch-prone cardboard-like sleeves for each character instead of by Season. Cute, but i don't want to have to open up a damn episode guide and look up the episode number to figure out which season i'm about to watch, while worrying about scratching my DVDs when taking them in and out of the sleeves.
90 of 102 found the following review helpful:
 Scratched discs won't play without skippingDec 08, 2007
By B. Shell
This set has disc holders made of heavy cardboard that WILL scratch the discs as you take them out and put them back. I just received this set from Amazon today, and the first disc I started watching was scratched and it skipped quite a bit. I'm shipping this back immediately. This packaging is very poorly designed.
On a side note, the size of the box is also less than ideal. It's doesn't fit well with other DVDs on a shelf.
I'm going to buy the individual seasons separately instead! The individual seasons are properly packaged with slim plastic disc holders. Plus, they are the size of other DVDs.
27 of 30 found the following review helpful:
poorly packaged with disc damageJul 11, 2008
By C. vo
I received this set as a gift... and i was disappointed at the way this collection was made. The discs are in poorly glued together paper booklets with no protection for the reading surface whatsoever. Unless you CAREFULLY and TEDIOUSLY remove them when u want to watch it... there's a guarantee that you'll end up with multiple scratches. (putting it back in is just as harmful) ... i've watched up to season 6 so far... and i've experienced 3 damaged disc (the reading surface was clearly damaged during packaging and i'm not talking about minor scratch). I cannot watch those episodes because of the damaged portion.
It's not worth it to invest money in this set if you end up not being able to watch multiple episodes. In addition, sliding it in and out with the surface in contact with the paper sleeves will seriously cause damage.
:( I'm highly disappointed that whoever designed this set was so inconsiderate of the fans. . .
i know people say "oh but it's cheap" ... sure it is... if you're okay with paying around $200 and not being able to collect the whole series because the product was so poorly made. :/
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
The Box, Discs, and BookletDec 07, 2007
By Kiran R. Saeed
"kinnaknows"
I recieved my Friends Complete Collection today! I'm so excited, I've already watched a few of my favorites.
One of my concerns was something I caught on one of the discussion boards (on this page).. about ending up with a missing disc, and having a replica of another instead. Luckily, that didn't happen :)
All the episodes are in order, from the very first to the very last. Subtitles are an option.
The box I have here is slightly dented on one of the top corners, there is an extremely minor tear I saw on the box as well, and one of the corners of the booklet is a little bent. But overall, I'm very happy with the product to be honest. As long as the discs are okay. Nobody would notice the (very) slight wear.
The discs I've viewed so far work perfectly. The collection does include some bonus features. The booklet is helpful. In case anyone is wondering?.. It's a horizontal folder-sized booklet with a picture of the inside of the empty coffee house on it. The back has the apartment with everyone in it. The booklet has a description of each main character inside it and several pictures throughout. The booklet is divided in sections by season.
The overall red box's top (the part that opens) isn't locked in some way to shut close. It opens and closes freely. I had an idea about hot gluing a piece of ribbon and a button for the ribbon to close on. (Since it doesn't overlap to velcro it). Depends if I have that kind of extra time. Either way, it's fine the way it is.
There are six booklet-kind-of-holder/cases for the CDs. Some of you have heard that the CDs might get scratched by it's 'casing'. Each disc has it's individual place.. the material is like thick cardpaper.. and there's a somewhat gloss where the CD touches the paper in the insert. ..Hope that helps understand what it's like, better.
Anyways, I'm so glad it's finally here! Apparently if you're interested in the limited edition's "frosted" door box, it's availabe for about $20 on their site. I read about it on the limited edition's discussion board, just in case anyone is interested =)
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