We Love Soaps wants to know what our readers think! We kick off a new series featuring fan reviews by asking longtime AS THE WORLD TURNS fan Jamie Misiak to weigh in on the new AS THE WORLD TURNS DVD set that was recently released by SoapClassics.I recently purchased the AS THE WORLD TURNS 20 Classic Episodes DVDs from www.soapclassics.com. When these DVDs became available I couldn't wait to get my hands on them. I popped one in my DVD player as soon as I got the box open and I'll admit I watched them all night!
DISC COMMENTARY
I thought the four categories that the discs were broken down into were awesome choices for the first ATWT set.
Disc 1 included "Great Weddings" and if anyone knows me then you know I went directly to Episode 4 which is "Lily Walsh Marries Holden Snyder" and I couldn't stop smiling the whole time I watched it. All in all the 5 weddings that were picked were good ones. I wish that the wedding of "Tom and Margo" would have been of Ellen Dolan and Scott Holmes because those are the two actors that I remember the most as those characters.
Disc 2 is "Secrets and Scandals" and boy did ATWT have a ton of those! I wasn't real familiar with Episode 1 with Bob and Dana. I understand why it was chosen, maybe for the older viewers, but I just couldn't get into it and it lost my attention fairly quick. The rest of the episodes are great choices. If you liked intense episodes that included a lot of the characters then this is a "must see" disc!
Disc 3 "Oakdale Through The Years" was the disc that I enjoyed the least. I liked the different Anniversary Shows but "Christmas at the Snyder Farm" wouldn't have been my choice. There were so many fantastic Christmas episodes and I just feel like this episode was too recent and not exactly a good one to use as an ATWT memory. I hope they put out more DVDs and use other Christmas episodes from the past with more of the "real Lily" and Holden and all the Snyder clan.
Disc 4 included "Villians and Vixens" my 2nd favorite disc in the set. In my opinion this disc could have been all 5 episodes of James Stenbeck! Just to hear him say "Hello Barbara" in Episode 1 made me jump for joy! He was 1 of the greatest villians in daytime. I would love to see a whole ATWT set of nothing but the greatest James Stenbeck moments. Who wouldn't purchase that one?
CONCLUSION
As a long time fan of ATWT, I would most definitely recommend this DVD set to anyone who watched the show. If you were a part time, long time, new or old viewer there is something on these discs for everyone. I went from laughing to crying to so many different emotions with each episode that I watched. It was so nice to hear and see the different beginnings of the show and each one brought more tears to my eyes. I'm glad they left those in as well as the opening and closing credits.
As a huge Martha Byrne fan it was wonderful to see her in so many of the episodes. Also I was very impressed with the quality of the episodes, even the old ones, very clear and not like watching online. I watched ATWT for close to 25 years and to have some of my favorite episodes on DVD that I can watch anytime is amazing. I can only hope that this is just the beginning and many more DVD sets will be available.
So ATWT fans BUY yours today! I promise you won't be disappointed. Let the people involved in soap classics know we appreciate what they have done and that we can't wait for more!
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