Friends: The Complete Series Collection (25th Anniversary/Repackaged/DVD)

First and most important, the video of this entire series is luxurious, gorgeous. The colors are deep, rich, and beautifully saturated. The quality is fantastic. Second, the video is not in the original full screen 4:3 ratio, but instead in the more common wide screen 16:9 that we are used to now. It is NOT letterboxed but instead reveals for the first time the full video that they captured at the time, apparently thinking forward to the time when 16:9 would be the standard. Some complain by saying that video at the edges are too revealing, but I watched both versions of the disputed scenes and found no problems with them. As for the audio, it is 5.1 throughout. It might have been nice to suppress the audience laugh track, but it did not really detract from the viewing experience. Still, the quality was high throughout the series. The packaging is not cheap even though they aggregated all of the Blu-rays into two sets of 20 discs (plus the bonus disc). Each season is packaged on two Blu-rays, and each disc typically had a couple of commentaries, with the second disc containing extras like gag reals. The bonus disc included more gag reels and some retrospective videos along with interviews on TV shows. Now my confession: I never saw a single episode of this series prior to now. Not one. I got this set so that I might fill in some of the cultural references that I missed out on at the time. I certainly got those, like "taking a break," but also grew to appreciate the show as the years advanced. I thought that the last three years became funnier over time and truly appreciate the jokes and characters, especially the Joey reactions and Phoebe proclamations. Altogether, it was a wonderful series.

Friends is such a great series. I'm more than halfway through the series and the dvd's are in perfect condition. I'm so glad I purchased the complete series.

Bought this series (my all time favorite) a year or two ago. Still enjoying. Watch regularly. I don't have cable & can't afford movie subscriptions. I have a dvd player n about twenty movies I watch over n over lol 🙈 (only problem I have had is getting the disc out of their spot. The holder for each disc keeps them in place so tightly making it a struggle to pop the disc out)

Dang, 190$ bones was a lot to drop on a set of a TV show that isn't even my favorite, but i love Matthew Perry and Matt LeBlanc. I didn't own the show yet so i decided to go whole hog on it and i am glad i did. This is not a review of the show but the quality of the 4K release, specifically. To start off, the actual packaging is delightfully slimmed down so two seasons are in each separate case and it is so much better this way to reduce clutter. There is a separate standard blu ray case with two full discs of additional bonus features, and an included booklet with an episode listing for all the discs and chapters for the bonus discs. Now for the real wow part to me-the video quality of the show itself. It does not use DolbyVision, however, they are in HDR and i must say, for a relatively older show, WB clearly gave love to one of their most popular series. The colors and sharpness even in the early seasons are instantly noticeable and gorgeous! Fantastic job, i must say, as a techy kind of guy who has a large physical media collection, this is one of the best looking TV shows out there, even going against something newer like Better Call Saul. The other wonderful part of this set, is that unlike a lot of 4K discs, you can stop this, turn off the player, and come back to it later. It instantly pops up with a "Resume where you left off" button! Yay! No trying to fast forward to where i was before. Great stuff. Ultimately, if you are a Friends fan, this is the best possible set for you but that price is kind of ridiculous, even though it is well made. Also, if you already own the DVDs or Blu Ray releases, this becomes less palatable. It really is a beautiful release though.

Great series. Plays well. Arrived quickly. Thanks.

I'm 40 and had never watched FRIENDS until a year ago on HBO MAX. I mean I had seen a few episodes here and there as a teenager because my best friend's parents were obsessed with it and never missed an episode but that's it. I was one of those teenagers who was against anything super popular and mainstream (why? No idea. I think that was just a 90s "cool" thing?). My husband was the same way and had actually never seen a single episode. WELL, boy were we missing out! We both were absolutely hooked pretty much from the very first episode to the very last. When I decided to watch the series for a second time I didn't want to deal with commercials so I went ahead and splurged on this box set. I'm so glad I did. I'm currently on my 4th rewatch and it's now my all time favorite sitcom. Every character is so funny and so lovable, this show makes me laugh even when I'm in the worst of moods. It's also the only sitcom I have ever seen that is perfect from the very first season. I find most sitcoms to be pretty cringe worthy during at least the first half of the first season but not with FRIENDS. If you thought you were too cool to watch it (like I did when it was originally on the air) then think again and give it a shot. You'll probably love it (I mean the fashion and nostalgia of the 90s and early 2000s alone makes me really happy) I'm so happy I gave it a chance! About time.

No problems

Bought this to give an birthday gift to my wife, wasn't happy with the purchase as few CD's didn't work.

Muy buen producto, es la versión original y no la que pasan en Netflix con escenas recortadas. Tiene subtítulos, pero no tiene subtítulos en español, pero si te molesta eso pues mejor compra la versión para Latinoamérica, para los que lo hemos visto toda la vida en ingles ni si quiera necesitas subtítulos.

Perfeito estado, lacrado. Vi pessoas comentando que recebeu a versão errada, mas acredito que tenham comprado o Ray em vez da versão normal que é a única com episódios estendidos.

フレンズ大好きなのでいつでも見れるようにブルーレイ買いました。 ただ、日本語字幕が出ないんですが仕様でしょうか？他の方のレビューで日本語字幕があると見ましたが、英語や中国語などの字幕はありますが日本語が出てきません。機器の設定でしょうか？英語字幕で見てますが、できれば日本語字幕で見たいです。

Questa versione, boxset sfondo blu in DVD, è la versione giusta. Quella con tutti gli episodi originali estasi e extra material come bloopersb es interviste!