The Judy Garland Show, Vol. 04 (Shows 8, 19, 24 & 25)
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Actor: Judy Garland, Ken Murray, Mel Tormé, Steve Allen, Vic DamoneWriter: Arne Sultan
Writer: Marvin Worth
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-12-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
DVD Reviews of The Judy Garland Show, Vol. 04 (Shows 8, 19, 24 & 25)
DVD Review: From the ridiculous to the sublime...
Summary: 4 Stars
At last another volume of episodes from the great Garland and her legendary variety series of 1963-1964. This volume runs the spectrum from the sublime ('Judy in Concert' episodes #24 and #25) to the ridiculous (Judy and the Dillards?!) and serves as an excellent illustration that despite embarrassingly sub par material and the meddling of a network that seemed hell-bent to destroy her series, Judy remained Judy...in a class by herself. Episode #8 is particularly embarrassing for the producers as Judy is forced to duet with a woefully "out of his element" George Maharis (?!) and chat about baseball with Leo Durocher. Still, Garland manages to rise above it and give one of her most moving performances ("I Wish You Love") and gamely agrees to go head to head with "The Dillards". It is particularly telling that, in his audio commentary, executive producer Norman Jewison avoids discussing this episode, and indeed the entire series, and instead focuses on Judy's 1961 comeback special which he also produced. When he does refer to the series, he comes off not only as unknowledgeable (referring to episode #6 guest star June Allyson as "Fran Allyson"), but as a colossal bore, relating that same "Over the Rainbow"/Kennedy anecdote that he has told everytime he is interviewed about Garland, and denigrating original series producer George Schlatter's superior prior episodes. In hindsight, it is all too apparent that the dismissal of Schlatter and the hiring of Jewison was the beginning of the end for the series. On the brighter side, side two that is, we have the Judy of legend...the great Garland doing what she did best: standing alone on a stage with an orchestra behind her, and blowing through two dozen or so songs with the command and mastery of a true artist at the peak of her powers. She gives definitive performances of the old reliables ("Chicago", "Get Happy", "By Myself", "Love") and tackles new and unexpected songs ("Lost in the Stars", "Never Will I Marry", "Do I Love You?") with verve and brilliance, climaxing the first hour with a heart-stopping medley from "Kismet" with guest Vic Damone. In addition to the telecast hours, there is a treasure trove of outtakes and deleted material (including two attempts at the "Kismet" medley) that prove once and for all that Judy's humor and ability to laugh, often at herself, were yet another reason why, thirty years after her death, she remains "The worlds greatest entertainer".
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