In Living Color - Seasons 1-5

Copyright ruins the value of this set
I would give this a five-star review, but upon watching it and seeing my favorite skits and most especially the music videos edited out, I feel ripped-off to the point I think my money is better spent on watching what's missing on youtube or finding old tapes.

IF you can get over the fact that there have been edits to the DVDs with the missing music videos cut completely and other skits edited (especially the super bowl special), then you can enjoy this. For someone whose enjoyment nostalgia is ruined by the cheapskates who refuse to pay copyrights for the parodies and to let us enjoy the raw humor that defined this magnificent series, I can't enjoy it as much as I wish I did.

Otherwise, this is okay for now.

Good TV Show, but sadly dated and heavily butchered by censors.
The series is from the early 1990's so i wonder if many younger people will appreciate the jokes. Comical quips about reagan, bush sr., exxon valdez, etcetera.

the comedy is rather raw, meaning the show was fundamentally built around making something funny, not politically correct.

sadly that and copyrights butchered the series.

the musical performances at the end of the show are on the disc, but i can't remember enough of the show to tell what else is missing.

a quick wiki look and online search can answer far better than i, but i will say that one of the funniest sketches was demolished. there is a sketch called men on film.
that skit is about two homosexual men reviewing various things, and in this case, they are commenting on a super bowl game during half time. the performance was done live and was extremely funny, but offensive to some celebrities. it also grabbed a HUGE, in the double digits of millions huge amount of viewers from...

Brilliant Production!! Ahead of it's Time!!
Over the years I had forgotten just how extremely talented these actors were. The "Fly Girls" are very attractive as well as very talented. I can't remember when I laughed so hard!! Great comedy!!!

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