The Jack Paar Collection
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Actor: Cliff Arquette, Hugh Downs, Jack Paar, Jose Melis, Virginia GrahamBrand: Sony
Producer: Bob Shanks
Producer: Paul Keyes
Writer: Paul Keyes
Producer: Perry Cross
Writer: Marty Farrell
Writer: Pat McCormick
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 384 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-03-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Shout Factory Theatr
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- Talk at its finest, The Jack Paar Collection captures the pioneering talk-show host at his very best. From his years spent hosting The Tonight Show to his own Jack Paar Program, Paar took the traditional interview out of the mundane, engaging actors, athletes, musicians, and politicians on a whole new level. His interviews were occasionally controversial, frequently emotional, and always-always-pr
DVD Reviews of The Jack Paar Collection
DVD Review: Mostly for historians
Summary: 3 Stars
There are some good reasons to watch this. The rare footage of Castro, Muhammad Ali in his Cassius Clay days, Bill Cosby's hilarious TV debut, and rare interviews with Barry Goldwater, Richard Milhous Nixon, Rev. Billy Graham, and an incomplete segment with Bobby Kennedy make this interesting for historians.
However, for those of us under 50, we can only wonder what was the big deal about Paar himself. Granted, be brought some interesting people to his show and they say some mighty controversial things not common on televsion of the "Leave-it to beaver" era. Rev. Graham's unabashed fundamentalism in his remarks would alienate many modern viewers, Nixon coldly criticizes his rival JFK's handling of the Bay of Pigs moths after the fact, and Barry Goldwater's unabashed views on the Conservative agenda make this a good one for American history classes.
But Paar himself comes off here as a rather effete and insufferable snob. His nasal delivery is dry and annoying and his persona is filled with patronizing remaks regading anything he considers "beneath" him (note his comments on the Beatles and their fans). Plus he makes some extremely patronizing and racist comments about Africa and Africans with Arthur Godfrey right after young Bill Cosby leaves the stage! He also refers to Cassius Clay/Ali as a "nice looking boy" to which the soon to be Ali clearly winces. (Paar's reference to Rev. Billy Graham about a clearly adult janitor as a "Negro boy" will also certainly draw groans today).
Paar's comedy routines are quite topical for his times and no one could fault him for doing now-dated routines on LBJ and the Kennedys. While no one would laugh at this subject matter today, even without it being dated, Paar's delivery would be too dry and dull for modern audiences.
As a time capsule, it's interesting. If you're over 50, I would probably recommend it for nostalgic reasons. Other than that, it's interesting a historical curio for its guests that's not likely to make new fans for the late Jack Paar.
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