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 enlarge | Directors: Paul Lynch, Sam Weisman, Artie Mandelberg, Allan Arkush, Christopher T. Welch
Actors: Artie Mandelberg, Bruce Willis
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  97 reviews
Sales Rank: 361
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Extra Tracks, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 6
Running Time: 1200 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.5 x 1.1
MPN: LGED17473D
UPC: 031398174738
EAN: 0031398174738
ASIN: B0007XBMA2
Theatrical Release Date: March 5, 1985
Release Date: May 31, 2005
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 97
 Moonlighting Seasons 1 & 2 January 14, 2008
J. Teti (Tampa, FL United States)
Too bad this is not available on re-runs. It was a good show then and now.
 Some of the best TV writing ever January 10, 2008
B. Sloane (Los Angeles, CA USA)
Twenty years down the road, here's how Moonlighting holds up:
Brilliantly.
Who would have thought that Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd, essentially playing themselves, would have fallen so easily into the modern-day Nick-and-Nora routines created for them by an amazing stable of writers? Yet they did, and the writing is a big reason why. Alternating goofball antics, look-arent-we-silly scenes with truly moving ones, the Moonlighting creative team made Maddie Hayes and David Addison one of the great showbiz couples.
Not everything worked. The pastiche episodes, such as the homage to Taming of the Shrew and the black-and-white noir tribute, flirt with brilliance, and one is indebted to Caron and Co. for being so audacious as to try such innovative stuff at all. Some of the self-consciously cute bits -- reading fan mail, talking to the camera -- get a wee bit tiresome, but once Maddie and David get back into the whirl of their latest case, it's all good again.
Others have noted that the series went downhill quickly because of Caron's unwillingness to adhere to network budgets and timetables, Shepherd's and Willis' egos, etc. In later seasons, Allyce Beasley and Curtis Armstrong carried many episodes virtually alone, and while both were charming in small doses, they reached overkill quickly. More critically, although the sexual teasing between Maddie and David was a powerful force in the show, Caron and the writers didn't know how to keep them apart forever. Once David/Maddie finally hooked up, everything REALLY became problematic, starting with that famous seduction scene as Maddie/David knock over furniture to get to each other -- at the time, Moonlighting fans were uncomfortably aware that Shepherd was pregnant with twins during all that knockabout filming! Then Caron and Co. really didn't know what to do with their characters, introducing one weird plot twist after another to reconcile the Maddie/David situation, all the while relegating the mysteries to the background.
And we fans just sighed and waited for the end, which wasn't long.
But the glory of the series is probably enhanced by its brevity. For its first three seasons, this was the best show on television. And watching it now, you'll be amazed at how the writing and directing match the best of what's on contemporary TV, minus the tons-of-violence that modern tastes demand in such shows -- violence which would, in the case of Moonlighting, have merely gotten in the way of much more interesting goings-on.
An awesome addition to your DVD collection May 22, 2007
Dubyac99 (San Francisco, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well, one can really tell the "life" of a concept or product by the reviews and timeliness of it being reviewed. I opened up the reviews on this DVD set expecting to see reviews from 2 or 3 years ago, but found very recent reviews from this month. As, I tend to review a lot of "oldschool" DVD sets, due to my own habits, its nice to see this product so much in the collective "now" of so many fans.
This show is "timeless" need-less-to-say. The humor, the mix of personalities between the characters Mattie and David, the story-lines, the constant breaking of the 4th wall, between the actors and the audience. It all boils down to great humor and a great show. I recommend this highly to all lovers of great television programming. On a personal note, my wife had not seen this show, and with the great success of Bruce Willis in the movie industry, it was nice to see her enjoy Bruce's breakout performance and show.
MC White said AWESOME!!!
EDIT: One thing I forgot to add: if you had made a bet with me before I re-watched this show, I could have sworn they worked in an empty office, with few other co-workers. It's amazing that I could not remember one thing about any of the other office workers besides, Mrs. Depesto, Mattie, and David, (and of course the Curtis Armstrong character, which comes much later, in a following season.)
Good television May 12, 2007
R. Brosnan (Chicagoland area)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
You can't beat the combo of Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepherd. Just lots of banter and good laughs for 40 minutes at a time. The Pilot episode is also on this disk so don't make my mistake and purchase both!
Sheer nostalgia May 7, 2007
Mr. Stephen Redman (York England)
Just one episode and you are hooked. When we started watching I remembered why my wife and I would always make sure we were home for Dave & Maddie.
The great thing is the quality of production and plot allow it to transfer a generation - our teenagers are hooked!
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