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Ally McBeal: The Complete DVD Collection [Region 2 Import]

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I'm absolutely thrilled to finally have this series on DVD. I have been waiting on this great and funny show to come out on DVD in the US for many years. I remember laughing out loud many nights at this wacky show. After doing some research I decided it may never come out in the US and began researching how to play other region DVD sets since this show was available for Region 2.

If you're thinking of getting this DVD set in Region 2 format, don't worry. Playing it in the US was not hard. The UK based region 2 DVD set is a PAL video format that must be converted to NTSC format to view on a US TV. Fortunately, this isn't hard. There are some DVD players available that do this conversion automatically. Your DVD player must also be multi-region or region free. A quick google search revealed some hacks that could be used to convert certain DVD players to region free.

I purchased a Phillips DVP 5982 at Best Buy. It took 30 seconds to type in the code using the remote that allowed me to have this player work with region 2 DVDs. The video conversion worked like a charm without me doing anything.

Do your own research, but it isn't hard to watch the UK Region 2 DVD set in the US. I'm only sorry I waited so long to give this a try. I can't wait to watch more episodes.

I've been waiting and waiting for this show to come out on DVD but it's probably never going to be released in Region 1 format... at least not with the original music. (There are a lot of issues with the music rights.) Fortunately the UK didn't have as many restrictions and released the whole series. Horray!

If you're wanting to purchase this set and aren't seriously considering it because it's Region 2, think again! Most (if not all) new DVD players can be "hacked" in order to change it to be multi-regional. It's incredibly easy! Try googling "dvd region hack" and look around for your DVD player. It's well worth the little effort for me because I love so many British shows that aren't available in the US or they have Special Edition DVDs that have extras that we don't have. (Coupling, The IT Crowd, Spaced, Shameless etc. are just a few of my favorite Region 2 DVDs).

The new European Ally McBeal set is a winner on almost all fronts. It's nicely transferred. The packaging of the set is superb. And the show itself is great. Rewatching the episodes recently reminded me of just how much of Ally would make it into Boston Legal (no surprise here), Scrubs, and Sex and the City. The only criticism I have of the set is that there aren't enough extras. If you love dramedies don't miss the complete Ally McBeal.

By the way, you can probably pick it up for less at Amazon.co.uk.

The Ally McBeal Complete DVD Collection is a great series, I'm very happy with my purchase.

bought a region 2 dvd player for $58.00 on Amazon.com....and pluged it in and now I am enjoying one of my favorite shows!!