AMERICAN DREAMS
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SEASON ONE EXTENDED MUSIC EDITION (7 Disc Box Set)
Distributor: Universal
Home Entertainment Certificate: Not Rated |
Region 1 | NTSC | 18 hours and 14 minutes Audio: 5:1
Available to Buy Extras: Yes
ANYONE
IN IT WE KNOW?
Brittany
Snow, Tom Verica, Gail O’Grady, Will Estes, Sarah Ramos, Joey
Lawrence, Virginia Masden
WHAT’S
IT ABOUT THEN?
In
the early years of the 1960’s
before the world discovered
Psychedelia the Pryor family
living in Philadelphia try to
deal with their changing world,
daughter Meg (Brittany Snow)
works in the studios of American
Bandstand whilst father Jack
owns a TV and Radio shop. Mother
Helen is busy seeking a spot of
independence for herself.
SO
IS IT ANY GOOD?
Winning
two emmys in your first year is no mean but nostalgia fest American
Dreams managed it. Making heavy use of the TV show American Bandstand
the show features at least two contemporary artists performing each week
as a vintage star on the Bandstand set whether it Usher as Marvin Gaye,
Michelle Branch as Lesley Gore or LeAnn Rimes as Connie Francis. Created
by Jonathan Prince the show is as much about the changing face of
America
in the 1960’s as it is a drama about family life. This great 7 disc
set from Universal contains all 25 episodes of season one, many of them
extended with longer music performances, the team behind the show have
worked at getting the period details right and it does add to the series
charm and of course the fantastic soundtrack works more than well in its
favour too.
Close
in feel to The Wonder Years but with a more light hearted approach
American Dreams is well worth checking out.
ANY
SPECIAL FEATURES?
A
good package that includes 6 audio commentaries on selected episodes
from Brittany Snow, Dick Clark and Jonathan Prince; Back to Bandstand
features vintage material from the Bandstand vaults featuring the likes
of The Beach Boys, Leslie Gore and Marvin Gaye; Timeline is a trip
through the NBC vaults for news items and pop culture bits looking at
the years 1963-64 finally there is a video of My Boyfriends Back
performed by Stacie Orrico, Brittany Snow and Vanessa Lengies.
