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Which shows do you have the COMPLETE series for on DVD?
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<blockquote data-quote="Englishboy" data-source="post: 355336" data-attributes="member: 70"><p>Well let me start off by saying that it’s quite a long time (ie several years) since I last watched volume 1 episodes of <em>The Box</em>.</p><p></p><p>My main reason for purchasing it was because it features appearances from a number of actors from the greatest Aussie soap of them all, <em>Prisoner Cell Block H including George Mallaby (Paul Reid in </em>PCBH) who appears in this as programme controller, Paul Donovan and Lois Ramsey (variously Agnes Forster and Ettie Parslow in <em>PCBH</em>) who plays tea lady, Mrs Hopkins in <em>The Box.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Also, Rod Hardy who directed several early blocks of </em>PCBH serves as a director on several of these episodes of <em>The Box as well.</em></p><p></p><p>Here’s my verdict.</p><p></p><p><em>Despite my best efforts and much as I tried I just could not get into it. I just do not get or understand its appeal.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>It was very forgettable. I cannot remember the specifics of any of the storylines and just recall finding it to be very bland and dull and dead.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Also, from what I can recall its content was not remotely risqué or erotic. Unlike Number 96 (</em>which I adore) there was no fun or comedic element in the episodes I saw either.</p><p></p><p>Also, I would imagine that it was a very cheap show to produce. Even though it is supposedly set in a TV station you never get to see the inner bowels of a working television studio. Rather, the majority of the action takes place from behind many a large desk in a few ‘cheap‘ office sets.</p><p></p><p>As for Judy Nunn’s character, I had long since given up on watching it long before I ever reached those episodes.</p><p></p><p>Also, my viewing experience wasn’t aided by the fact that all the episodes I watched were filmed entirely in black and white.</p><p></p><p>Suffice to say that I won’t be ordering any more episodes of <em>The Box</em> anytime soon.</p><p></p><p>Indeed, when I was having a declutter a while ago, I actually binned the volume 1 boxset without even having watched every episode.</p><p></p><p>Having said all that it’s just my opinion and I could never get into <em>Sons and Daughters either (which you and many others on the forum enjoy) </em>so, don’t let me put you off buying it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Englishboy, post: 355336, member: 70"] Well let me start off by saying that it’s quite a long time (ie several years) since I last watched volume 1 episodes of [I]The Box[/I]. My main reason for purchasing it was because it features appearances from a number of actors from the greatest Aussie soap of them all, [I]Prisoner Cell Block H including George Mallaby (Paul Reid in [/I]PCBH) who appears in this as programme controller, Paul Donovan and Lois Ramsey (variously Agnes Forster and Ettie Parslow in [I]PCBH[/I]) who plays tea lady, Mrs Hopkins in [I]The Box. Also, Rod Hardy who directed several early blocks of [/I]PCBH serves as a director on several of these episodes of [I]The Box as well.[/I] Here’s my verdict. [I]Despite my best efforts and much as I tried I just could not get into it. I just do not get or understand its appeal. It was very forgettable. I cannot remember the specifics of any of the storylines and just recall finding it to be very bland and dull and dead. Also, from what I can recall its content was not remotely risqué or erotic. Unlike Number 96 ([/I]which I adore) there was no fun or comedic element in the episodes I saw either. Also, I would imagine that it was a very cheap show to produce. Even though it is supposedly set in a TV station you never get to see the inner bowels of a working television studio. Rather, the majority of the action takes place from behind many a large desk in a few ‘cheap‘ office sets. As for Judy Nunn’s character, I had long since given up on watching it long before I ever reached those episodes. Also, my viewing experience wasn’t aided by the fact that all the episodes I watched were filmed entirely in black and white. Suffice to say that I won’t be ordering any more episodes of [I]The Box[/I] anytime soon. Indeed, when I was having a declutter a while ago, I actually binned the volume 1 boxset without even having watched every episode. Having said all that it’s just my opinion and I could never get into [I]Sons and Daughters either (which you and many others on the forum enjoy) [/I]so, don’t let me put you off buying it. [/QUOTE]
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