Everybody Loves Raymond: Complete Series

"This is where fun goes to die"--Raymond
I just got my house and it's great! Most who are interested in this set probably already know each of the 210 episodes by heart, so I'll describe the packaging. It looks so cute on display. The roof lifts up to reveal the nine cases for each season. They look like minis of the individual season cases with sturdy covers that open up like books. They are set in the house at different heights so they are easy to pull out. Inside there is the episode list and photos like with the individual seasons. The discs are in cardboard sleeves that have a photo of one of the 5 main characters with two quotes. I know a lot of people are concerned about the cardboard sleeves scratching the discs. I will admit, they do fit rather tightly in the sleeves, but each sleeve has a paper backing that seems to protect the disc from scratches. I have not noticed scratches on the ones I've pulled out so far but, I haven't played these discs enough yet to really test it.

What I really like...

All 210 episodes of Barone glory in one place! Can you resist?
Probably not, if you're even visiting this Amazon page in the first place. As a widespread array of popular television shows are planning to release their final season DVD sets by the end of 2007 ("Full House," "Gilmore Girls," and "Everybody Loves Raymond," to name a few), they have all taken a similar path by releasing deluxe full-series collections at the same time. That, right there, is a currently growing trend that you can expect to find with every future television show that is being manufactured on DVD. When popular shows like this one reach the point where their final season is ready for release, the DVD companies must do something to keep their profits rolling. In order to reel in even the consumers who have already purchased the previous seasons, there is only one thing left to do: design some super-fancy packaging, promise a few little surprise bonuses that do not come with the original DVD's, produce a "Complete Series" set, and slap a $200 list price on it. After all,...

outstanding!
actually I'm writing this review after just receiving the long waited set, and from my first impression it's nothing less than AMAZING!
it comes in a relatively small package, shaped like raymond's house.
after you open the roof you can find the complete series. each season is packed seperately in somekind of a "mini-book", all made out of carton.
the seasons are at diffrent heights, so it's easy to pick the season you want, and start watching.
each season case contains a printed table of contents with the name and location of every episode.
beside all the episodes and many extra features, there's also a small printed book, that contains the script of the series finale, with the autographs of the entire writing staff (including Ray Romano).

from a couple of randomly picked episodes that I've watched, the quality of them is very good, and they contain English subtitles which is very important to many people.

THE BOTTOM LINE:
if you...

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