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| Director: Pierre Gang
Actors: Olympia Dukakis, Paul Hopkins, Laura Linney, Barbara Garrick, Jackie Burroughs
Studio: Showtime Ent.
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 2238
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 180 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 4.4 x 2.2
ISBN: 1931669635
UPC: 758445201635
EAN: 9781931669634
ASIN: B00006CXJH
Theatrical Release Date: May 6, 2001
Release Date: September 17, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Warning-Disc1 Doesn't Work W/XboxDVDPlayer! Great Otherwise. October 11, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Just wanted to write a quick note of warning - DVD #1 (with the actual show) was incompatible with my Xbox DVD player. I've tried 3 different discs and none would work. Disc #2 with featurettes does work. Would have rated 5 otherwise. Enjoy!
 A wonderful miniseries in an excellent DVD set! October 19, 2002
Davey B (Sydney Australia)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Further Tales Of The City continues on with the tradition of the 2 previous mini-series - wonderful characters and amazing storylines. To be truthful though the whole Jim Jones storyline didn't quite gel with me - I thought it could have been handled a little better. But what makes this series stand out is the way the subtle changes between the 70's and 80's are illustrated. Further Tales is set in that transition period from loving and caring attitudes towards each other to the greed and emotional corruption of the 80's. Great to see the character of Mother Mucca back as well - one of the best characters TV has ever seen!
This series has been lovingly created and it shows. The characters are all magically relatable in their way, though I did miss Mona.A special mention needs to be made of the DVD - a whole disc packed with an outstanding set of extras. From interviews, to behind the scenes footage, and much more besides - you really get a indepth look at the making of the miniseries - all TV shows should be released on DVD like this! Hopefully there will be 'Even Further Tales' for us to enjoy in the future....
 technical difficulties as well May 21, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I also went through two copies of the DVD and returned both due to the tale end skipping and not reading on my player. One was purchased through Amazon, another through Borders, both had trouble in the same spot! I love the books, and enjoyed what I saw to the point it fritzed out. I had seen it on Showtime initially and went out and bought the books and the first two series...what a gem. Hopefully I will get lucky on the next purchase.
Full-Frontal! October 22, 2006
Alex Honda (Los Angeles, CA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Now that I've got your attention, I have to say that I was really worried about purchasing this "Further Tales Of The City" dvd set. It seems that many reviewers were having problems with the two-disc set, where either dvd would skip and freeze. Thankfully, my set didn't do that(whew!), but I have encountered dvds that did, so I can understand the frustration that many reviewers felt with this set.
I'm not going to talk about the plot just what's on the dvds themselves. This edition of FTOTC seems to be the shortest of the three. It runs at about 180 minutes, whereas the previous two ran over 240 minutes each. The set contains two dvds, the first one contains the entire FTOTC show and runs straight through. Unlike the previous series, where each episode ended after an hour, this one plays right through. It's like watching a three-hour movie.
The second dvd, contains all the special features including interviews with Maupin, director Pierre Gang, exec. prod. Suzanne Girard and Alan Poul, and the cast members (Linney, Garrick, Dukakis, et al). Also included are:
*Selected scenes with commentary by Girard, Gang, Burroughs(mother mucca)and Hopkins(michael tolliver)
*Behind the scenes footage
*Alternate scenes w/commentary
*Trailers from Showtime-I think that when it was originally aired, the show was broken into episodes and that's what these trailers represent
*Still shots comparing the look of the characters from the 70s to the 80s
*Cartoon of "Queer Duck"-a funny little cartoon about a gay nurse who happens to be a duck. You can access this by selecting the "Q" on the main menu page
And the running time on dvd #2 is 143 minutes! That's a lot of extras!
The show does stay remarkably true to the book with a little added to clarify things. Oh yes, there is full-frontal nudity in some scenes, like in the "More Tales of the City" mini-series, but it's all tastefully done.
I would have given this five stars but I can't get used to Paul Hopkins as Mouse! Even though Hopkins does a terrific job, Marcus D'Amico brought something unique to that role. And while watching scenes with the new "mouse," I find myself wondering what it would have been like had D'Amico continued on with the series.
So-so conclusion June 26, 2004
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I did enjoy seeing my favourite movie characters again, but the whole Jonestown story seemed to be a bit unconvincing. Still, the cast are brilliant and it was a good way to finish!
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