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The King of Queens - The Complete Series

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3 star:		(7)
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1 star:		(7)

 

 

There are lots of boxed sets of various television series out there but this one stands head and shoulders above them all by virtue of its amazing packaging. The set comes in an IPS delivery truck designed as a cue to the truck in the TV series. The hood opens up and this is where the liner notes about the program is found. At the other end of the vehicle is a door which, when opened, reveals a stack of DVD "packages" sitting on top of a little miniature pallet.

If you care about such things, I think the packaging even has won some awards.

Oh yeah, and the series itself is pretty good :-)

Ok, I personally have owned all 9 seasons individually and then the complete series which is a wonderfully made IPS Truck in which the back holds (9) 3 disc tiny little box sets. Each one has a small picture of what the cover of the original 9 season box sets look like. To clarify each season of these tiny box sets match the front cover of the same season that was put out originally. In the front of the IPS truck (under the hood) there is a episode guide for each season. Now, when I seen this new 40.00 set come out I was like how come so cheap? Just look at the pictures... it is ok packaging and its the same discs you will find in other complete set or the original 9 box sets but the discs come on 2 separate spindles. Could cause damage to the discs over time if you move it around a lot. Spindles aren't the best for storing discs.

So basically, if you are a hard core fan I would recommend the 120.00 really nice IPS Truck Set. Few complete series are as creative and nicely done as it is. If you are new fan trying out the show or don't really care about how it comes then save the 80.00 and go with the 40.00 set with the spindles inside.

Just wanted to warn people so they aren't upset with the packaging of the 40.00 set and know what to expect.

If you're even looking at this, you're a fan of the show, so the fact that it's a hilarious show is out of the way. Let's talk about the set - it's perfect. The IPS truck design is great; you 'unload' the discs from the back, and the episode guide is under the hood in the front. Each season has a fold out CD-like case and they all fit in the back of the truck. It's seriously beautiful for fans of the show. Must buy if you don't own any of the seasons!

Now this what I call a sitcom! King Of Queens is in my opinion the greatest television comedy of all time, that is correct the greatest of all time.

Set in Queens, NY is an all star cast featuring Kevin James as Doug Heffernan, an overweight IPS driver, that is pretty much the all american fat guy. He eats alot, drinks, is obsessed with sports, watches alot of tv, makes farting noises with his hand, and oh did I mention he eats alot. Also starring Leah Remini as Carrie Heffernan, the outspoken, strong, and alot of times mean, beautiful wife of Doug. And last but not least Jerry Stiller as Arthur Spooner, the outrageous father-in-law that lives in Doug and Carries basement after setting fire to his house, trying to cook on an old hot plate. The three of these actors are a dynamic trio, that without anyone of these characters the show would not have turned out as funny as it did. I have to say that every character created in King Of Queens is funny, I have tried to think of one that maybe I did not quite like, but after thinking long and hard I love them all, from the quirky dog walker starring Nicole Sullivan as Holly Shumpert that Doug and Carrie hire to walk their father, to the mean waitress Doug almost fought with but ends up trying to run away scared. I have watched alot of sitcoms, and have yet to find one that comes close to the King Of Queens. I now use the ignorant word "Shutty" instead of shut up or be quite. I feel that it's nicer than using "shut up", and not quite as nice as "be quite". Even after watching each episode atleast five times, they are all still as funny as the first time I watched them.

This is for anyone who loves over the top funny comedy. That can appreciate the greatness tv sometimes has to offer. Although all the episodes are hilarious, it also brings us back to reality with some very powerful and meaningful moments. The very last episode had me cracking up, but also in tears. That's what great tv is all about.

Please note: If I were rating the show itself I would give it 5 stars. The show itself is hilarious. The interplay between Kevin James, Leah Remini, and Jerry Stiller is fantastic. But, if you are reading this you probably already know that.
I give the box set release 3 stars because there are no deleted scenes, bloopers, or show commentaries. I've seen all the episodes. I was hoping for the same kind of extras that Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond, and The Office put into their season DVD releases. The extra 'bonus' disc with this set is pretty worthless.
If you don't care about bonus features, then by all means, buy this set. The show looks good, sounds good, and the truck is pretty cool.

Package? Let me start with the package. I hear people complain about the package. There isn't anything wrong having dvds on a spindle. I have a few hundred dvds on spindles and never had a scratch from it and they all work fine. I am not throwing the spindles around though. Just take reasonable care with the collection. And I have to say that EVERYONE REALLY SHOULD SAVE THE CARDBOARD INSERT THAT HOLDS THE DISCS DOWN IN THE SPINDLE. Don't throw that away. The cardboard insert holds the discs nice and tight so the discs won't rattle at all. Without the cardboard insert, the discs will rattle around. The package doesn't compare to the more expensive truck box collection but if it means that I am going to save +$60 for this collection, then the cost reducing package is a 5 out of 5.

Picture quality? Lets just say I have seen some amazing looking DVDs and this isn't the case here. It is fine with me but if you watch the syndicated series on TBS HD a lot like I do and expect something close to that, then you will notice a pretty big difference in picture quality and be somewhat disappointed. There are artifacts showing at times. I am a little more forgiving of the picture quality because this is a comedy series. If it was a special effect science fiction/action movie, then I would be disappointed. It is about 3 hours of show per disc which is too high considering I think these are regular 4.7GB discs. It is still good enough for me because the hilarious show makes me forget about some slight artifacts. If they made this in blu-ray or made it look somewhat like TBS HD, it would have been perfect. As for aspect ratio, I am actually a fan of keeping the original aspect ratio rather than zooming or stretching the picture. Good job there. I give the picture quality a 3.75 out of 5.

The King of Queens show? What can I say about The King of Queens show? It is one of the best comedies that I have ever seen. They have lots of funny plots and the entire cast is hilarious. We rarely see an entire cast all be funny but this is one of them. Doug, Carrie and Arthur are hilarious but then we see co-stars like Deacon, Spence, Holly, Danny Heffernan, Richie, etc. who can make me laugh just as much as the major characters. I put this show in my top 3 comedy shows of all-time. 5 out of 5!

Price? 9 seasons and 4,532 minutes of hilarious comedy is worth the bargain price. Definitely a 5 out of 5 there!

Like the topic says, I love King Of Queens. And thanks to the US Amazon Shop and the fast and cheap international shipping, I can enjoy now the whole series at home in Germany during the Christmas Holiday's. And now a few informations about the Box. The Box looks like an IPS Truck and it is made of paperboard, but it still looks not cheap or that it can break in half when you touch it. Second it got two really cool features, when you open the hood you will find indexcards with informations (title and a short summary) about every episode. And when you open the luggage compartment door you will find 9 paperboard digipacks with plastic disc holders. So the DVD's are well protected and they don't get scratches on the surface that easily. Overall it's a great box and definitly worth the money. 5 Stars for Sony Pictures and the King Of Queens Boxset.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everybody!

The King Of Queens is one of the most underrated sitcoms of all time. It wasn't ground breaking in anyway, but it was one thing that many sitcoms are not...consistently hilarious. For sure you can pick out some clunker episodes over the course of nine seasons, but every season has multiple roll on the floor laughing your butt off episodes. The characters all work well together and during the course of the series' run, every cast member was giving a chance to shine. Of course what really makes the show work are the two leads Kevin James and Leah Remini. On paper there is no plausible way that Doug and Carrie would be together, but the two leads mesh so well and seamlessly, that it totally works. The show has a timeless quality and could have worked in any tv era. Long live the King!

I love this show and watch it all the time. There isn't a lot of tv shows that I feel comfortable having on around my child but this show is very clean and the humor is clean as well. The only thing I don't like is the case it came in. All the disks are stack on top each other and stuck on a peg. I ended up having to buy one of those booklets that dvds/cds can be stored in.

So the reason I'm giving this 4 stars and not 5 is because of the box and other details of it's packaging not because of the show itself. I love and have loved this show for years so when I finally decided to buy it i was excited because the price really couldn't be beat on amazon. When I got the package and itook it out of the protective box it came in i was disappointed when I saw how flimsy the actual box (which come in the shape of an IPS delivery truck) was. When I opened the box the back came off right away and when I looked at it it was very loosly glued on there so it was no surprise that it came off. Well I let that go and started to watch it from the begining since I knew I had missed a lot of the episodes when they aired years ago. Well I've noticed that some seasons have the DVDs out order in the booklet. Not a big deal just the first time I saw this in a boxed set. Also I've had trouble with some of the DVD skipping. I've tried them on multiple DVD players new and older models and it happen every so often but when I take it out there are no scratches or dirt so I just wipe it with a soft cloth just in case pop it back in and it's fine. I've had to do it more than once ad make sure the DVD player is clean too for it to work again. That part can get annoying especially when I want to watch a full DVD. Also there are no subtitles or captions which annoyed me too. So all in all for the price I don't mind just be aware you might get some glitches in some of the DVDs. Still no matter what it's a great show.