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Sabrina the Teenage Witch was a fantastic series, never
failing to entertain during a run that spanned both ABC
and the WB networks, from 1996-2003, it was always a great
series. The show starred Melissa Joan Hart, who was best
known at the time for her work on the classic Nickelodeon
series, Clarissa Explains It All. And with Sabrina, she
crafted a role that was just as timeless - possible moreso.
***
All of the episodes from Season 4, the last season on
ABC, are included in this box set. The episodes included
are as follows: No Place Like Home, Dream A Little Dreama
Me, Little Orphan Hilda, Spoiled Rotten, Episode LXXXI:
The Phantom Menace, Prelude To A Kiss, Aging Not So Gracefully,
Love Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry, Ice Station
Sabrina, Salem and Juliette, Sabrina Nipping At Your Nose,
Now You See Her Now You Don't, Super Hero, Love In Bloom,
Welcome Back Duke, Salem's Daughter, Dreama The Mouse, The
Wild Wild Witch, She's Baaaack!, The Four Faces of Sabrina,
and The End of an Era. ***
As with all current Paramount DVD releases, there's
the obligatory “some episodes may have been edited” disclaimer.
As I didn't watch the show when it first aired, I can't
tell what, if anything, got edited. What I don't understand
is why they can't just come right out and say what has been
altered, if anything. ***
With a nice mixture of comedy and other storyline elements,
it's a great series that always stayed fresh. This is one
of those shows that pulls everything off so nicely, that
you don't even have to fall into the target demographic
to enjoy it. It's an instant classic, and I'm glad it's
finally getting long-overdue DVD set releases. ---
Image And Sound:
For the most part the transfer to DVD is a solid one.
There are some portions that show the series' age, but as
a whole the show looks good. Still, you'll wish they had
given it at least SOME kind of DVD mastering rather than
just slapping it on the new format. The audio quality is
as good as can be expected from a show like this, but like
the video, you'll wish it had been given some kind of mastering.
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