Everybody Loves Raymond: The Complete Series [DVD] [1996] [2011]

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The season continues with one great episode after the other, dealing with common Barone family issues, with both Debra and Amy's parents in the mix.

Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. This season also presents a chance for more background on Debra's parents Lois (Katherine Helmond) and Warren (Robert Culp). Aunt Alda and her sister Marie haven't spoken since Ray and Debra's wedding seven years ago, when Aunt Alda didn't like where she was seated. When Frank gets a few anecdotes published in Reader's Digest, he submits his writing samples to Ray's editor, hoping to get his own column in the newspaper. If double-dipping is not an issue and you are curious about the series, then I would say pick up this massive set!Deleted scenes are included for episodes "Misery Loves Company", "Peter On The Couch", "The Surprise Party", "The Bird", "Jazz Records", "Lateness", "Party Dress", "Security", "The Ingrate", "Crazy Chin", "The Nice Talk", "Blabbermouths", "The Mentor", and "Golf For It". Everyone in the family has their own idiosyncrasies and neuroticisms, which in turn make for the perfect sitcom cast. The remainder of this review will consist of a review of the complete series collection packaging, exclusive extra (the script), summary reviews of each season with an overview of the bonus features, audio/video details, and concluding thoughts. While I have reviewed each season of Everybody Loves Raymond, this review addresses the complete series collection.

Depending on how you orient the booklets, there is nothing preventing discs from coming lose and sliding out of the top of the booklet. Garrett was the first actor to be cast after Romano, as well as the only actor to audition without Romano in the room. Although it's all perfectly innocent, Ray feels guilty and paranoid, and the situation is blown out of proportion. Brother Robert (Emmy Award-winner, Brad Garrett), a divorced police officer, is constantly moving in and out of his parents' house, and loves to drop by and show his resentment towards Ray's successful career and happy family life. We take intellectual property concerns very seriously, but many of these problems can be resolved directly by the parties involved.She also goes to great lengths to control Robert's love life and get him to settle down and bring her more grandchildren. The brothers begin a newfound bonding experience, until Roberts begins to want to get in touch with Ray's feelings.

Out of the three unwanted visitors, Debra is particularly intimidated by Marie, an insulting, controlling, manipulative (though ultimately caring) woman who criticizes Debra passive-aggressively and praises Ray, clearly favoring him over other son "Robbie," whose birth necessitated her marriage (a fact revealed in the episode "Good Girls"). Raymond's character is loosely based on the real-life Romano, as he is the father of twin boys and a girl. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. However, the last couple of minutes are not bloopers, but swing music and behind the scenes clips from the third season. On the note of double-dipping, if you already have the individual season sets on DVD, than the complete series collection is not worth the extra cash.

When shooting episodes, Rosenthal was very stern about the actors sticking to the script and avoiding ad libing, although "alternative" lines were put in the script for some episodes. Overall, Everybody Loves Raymond: The Complete Series is a snazzy set with hours of great sitcom television.