Customer Rating: 
Summary: For Hearty laughter, its a Must See!
Comment: My husband & I received this DVD collection from our kids for Christmas. We have not stopped laughing since! Watching the show takes you back to the 70's immediately - the clothes, the language, the total spoof on soap operas- Susan Harris, the creater & main writer was way beyond her time. This show is a classic for anyone who remembers the goofyness of the 70's soaps. You do Not have to be a soap opera fan to appreciate this show - its a must see for anyone who loves to laugh.
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Summary: Funny off the wall humour that manages to keep you glued to the tube
Comment: Soap is one of the weirdest and funniest TV shows of the 70s where there plot changes from show to show but manages to make fun of soaps and dramas with no end,.. it is genius and funny, strange and off the wall and captivating to watch.
There is no doubt that the footage is dated but this only reflects the era and time, Soap managed to break taboos like the mob, homosexuality, lesbianism, sex, mental and family issues, it relects a time where America and the world was dealing with social changes.
Though at times deep and serious issues are dealt with, your sure to be hit with some funny side of the serious too. At 94 shows in the series it will take some time to end your saga with Soap.
Confused? You won't be after this weeks Soap. :)
Customer Rating:
Summary: soap - the complete series
Comment: really enjoyed watching the series - as much as when it was first on t.v.
funnier than alot that's on t.v. nowadays. would recommend it to anyone who likes lots of good belly laughs.
it's just too bad that the series ended leaving so many story lines hanging.
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Summary: "Soap": A Blast From The Past
Comment: "Soap", a parody of all soap operas, from the 1980's, is a gentle and
irreverant satire. It's also fun to look back and see how Billy Crystal
began his career. The characters are funny and, in the case of Jessica,
played by Katherine Helmond, sweet and pure at heart. You watch "Soap",
and really miss what a good sitcom was made of: satire and one-liners
and a dash of heart. "Cheers" is similar, but with a little more pungent
one-liners.
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Summary: Oh, The Memories This Show Brings Back
Comment: To me, TV shows, movies and music capture and reflect the times they were made and what I was doing back then. Even though I was in my early teens when "Soap" was airing in Prime Time on ABC, there were fond memories of those times. It was nice to see every episode that was aired, but what was missing from this set was season recaps that were aired at the beginning of each new season, especially the one where Jessica dies and goes up to the pearly gates and encounters Bea Arthur's character. This along with the way the DVD set was packaged takes away from this experience. It came in single box with a spindle where every Disc was stacked on top of each other instead of a jacket with each Disc in their own place or pocket. It would have been nice to add more material behind the scenes as well as some of the background material behind the opposition to this TV show that wound up on shows like "20/20".
Growing up in Denver during the first two seasons of "Soap", much of the first season wound up being broadcast late at night after Prime Time for fear of the opposition to the storyline surrounding Jody Dallas. This show, like the "Medicine & Martini's Collection" of "MASH" should be in anybody's TV DVD collection and treated like old friends.
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