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Sex and the City - The Complete Series (Collector's Giftset)
: I can't wait for this gift edition. I have never bought SATC on dvd, I was also disappointed that season six was split into two parts. I felt that was unfair for HBO to do. I have noticed that studios these days rush to put their movies or tv episodes on dvd, and then six months to a year or so later they release a collector's edition or a gift edition or a criterion edition. I usually like to wait and I'm happy that I have. I will be buying this when it comes out, and it looks like it'll make a perfect gift for someone who doesn't have SATC yet. For those who feel that you were taken advantage of, why don't you just sell the SATC dvds that you have? You could sell it on Amazon.com or other sellers on the web, or to a used bookstore. Then buy the collector's giftset because that'll be one that's worth owning.
I was so excited to see this set but I never thought I'd actually buy it. I did and I am so glad. I long ago gave up my HBO subscription (but will likely renew when Soprano's comes back in March); I thought the only way I'd ever see these shows again was on TNT where so much is edited out it's like a different show. Save your pennies and ask for Amazon gift certificates for your birthday - this is totally worth it.
I don't think you'll ever see the box sets cheap enough to compare with this box set.
 Many people are understandably angry that this is now out in a new-fangled boxed-set edition and while that IS sort of cheesy on HBO's part, I think the focus should be on the show itself and not the packaging. I own the original plastic-cased editions as many others do and that's fine because the episodes are all the same. There may be some slight extras in the new set but really, the episodes are the important thing, no?
Sex and the City was a very addictive show with both relatable and non-relatable story lines and characters. I think that on some level, if you were a big fan of the show, you found something in each of the women to relate to at some point in time - especially, if like me, you were a single girl in her 30s living in New York City when this show was airing regularly. I do admit that much of what was portrayed was a bit far-fetched and shallow at times but as a show, it was very funny for what it was and quite entertaining. The women were a bit self-centered, yes, but they were also compilations of many types of women out there and at least they were each independent and educated. While many of us could or couldn't relate to, say, Carrie's clothing and shoe addiction (I have that one) or Samantha's voracious sexuality, for example, the show really was a nice retrospective of what could possibly happen to any one of us or, in some cases, what actually has happened to any one of us, and in other cases, what would likely never happen to any one of us (for instance, having a famous artist sketch and paint your c**t for a gallery exhibit of c**ts, or having your one-night stand leave $1,000 on the nightstand before ditching you).
Personally, I loved that the series was filmed in New York City because it showed the rest of the world just how amazing NYC is. And also, that it emphasized the friendship aspect of these women over time (considering we've all known women who drop their girlfriends whenever a man shows up). As unrealistic as it was that these four career women had so much free time to spend with each other, the basic core of their friendship was most important and meaningful and was the heart of what carried the show through all of the seasons.
So, to offer my two cents, I say that if you don't already own the series (or if you are a serious collector), then this is the set for you. But if you already own the original editions, I would keep them. They fit on the shelf nicely with all of your other DVDs, they are the same episodes in the same order anyway so why pay all of that money for what you already own. HBO doesn't need the dough, the girls don't exactly need the royalties and you could probably use it on something else - like cute new shoes or a boxed set of some other series you love and don't already own.
 Let me start out by saying that my review of this product is completely biased. If I was judging this DVD set solely based on its design, content, and value, I'd have to give it five stars. The elegant suede photo album packaging and the extra bonus DVD are fabulous, and the cost is a real bargain...the entire "Sex and the City" series for under $200? You can't beat that, especially when you look at the way HBO jacks up the prices on its other TV DVD sets.
However, I'm very bitter right now, which is why I'm only giving this item one star. I bought all the original "Sex and the City" DVDs when they first came out. The plastic packaging of the single-season DVD sets is unbelievably shabby...the covers are extremely flimsy and I have Scotch tape holding several of my DVD sets together. Also, I paid the full price for each DVD set, which averaged out to about $40 a pop. (It looks like the price of the old sets has since been lowered, at least on Amazon's site.) Plus, HBO screwed its fans by releasing the fifth and final season of the show in two parts, so we had to shell out even MORE money. Now they're coming out with this gorgeous collector's set a year later, and it's such a bargain, which makes me very ANGRY! Why the hell did I shell out all that money to begin with? I'll tell you why: because I love "Sex and the City" and I was willing to put up with the crappy plastic packaging just so I could watch my show whenever I felt like it. There is NO WAY I'm shelling out another $200, even though I want this gift set SO BADLY! ARRGH!
I hate HBO.
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