ABC's "Perfect Strangers" Discussion (1986-1993) - Blu-ray Forum

Aloha from Hawaii 73 · 04-02-2016, 10:21 PM

These guys first appeared on TV in March 1986 , time flies huh ?

JamesOttoSweetHeart · 04-03-2016, 12:37 AM

^^^ I love them. If only the rest of their show was available to buy on DVD. So far only the first two seasons have been put out there.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

goresnet · 04-03-2016, 11:51 AM

I loved this show. It's a shame that it's not on DVD or Netflix.

JamesOttoSweetHeart · 05-03-2019, 01:24 AM

^^^ The final season is to be released on the 28th of this month making the entire show available to buy and I can not wait to get that final season! I love watching Bronson Pinchot give us Balki SO much!!!

God bless you and him always!!!

Holly

Moviefan2k4 · 05-03-2019, 01:45 AM

Perfect Strangers was one of my favorite sitcoms as a kid, but I'll probably wait for a Complete Series release. I never bought any of the MOD seasons.

Filmmaker · 05-03-2019, 01:50 AM

It’s in full (rather striking) HD on Hulu so I can’t imagine why someone would pay to only own them on SD DVD.

JamesOttoSweetHeart · 05-03-2019, 02:04 AM

^^^ When you love something enough, you'll pay for a physical copy of it. At least that is how I see it. It also gives you something to have signed should you ever get to meet your favorite person of the show. (I know, slim chance, but it isn't completely impossible.)

God bless you always!!!

Holly

goresnet · 05-03-2019, 04:12 PM

My wife and I binged the entire show last year, on Hulu. It was awesome.

Filmmaker · 05-03-2019, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesOttoSweetHeart

^^^ When you love something enough, you'll pay for a physical copy of it. At least that is how I see it. It also gives you something to have signed should you ever get to meet your favorite person of the show.

I’m a huge proponent of physical media and no great lover of streaming, but HD looks so much better than SD, I just couldn’t bring myself to shell out money for the DVDs. For autographs, you could always go with an 8”x10” glossy headshot, LOL. I’m just hoping (even though it’s a snowball’s chance in Hell) that some indie label releases the show on Blu-ray since it’s been newly cleaned up.

By the way, with all due love for Balki, the sun rises and sets on Cousin Larry!

OneWayFilms · 05-03-2019, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Filmmaker

I’m a huge proponent of physical media and no great lover of streaming, but HD looks so much better than SD, I just couldn’t bring myself to shell out money for the DVDs. For autographs, you could always go with an 8”x10” glossy headshot, LOL. I’m just hoping (even though it’s a snowball’s chance in Hell) that some indie label releases the show on Blu-ray since it’s been newly cleaned up.

By the way, with all due love for Balki, the sun rises and sets on Cousin Larry!

While people keep paying for their monthly subscription to Hulu, at any point, Hulu can decide to pull the plug on Perfect Strangers and remove it from their streaming service. If they do.....at least we still have our DVD copies of this wonderful show sitting on our shelves to watch any time we want.

Can't wait for the final season release.

Moviefan2k4 · 05-03-2019, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by OneWayFilms

While people keep paying for their monthly subscription to Hulu, at any point, Hulu can decide to pull the plug on Perfect Strangers and remove it from their streaming service. If they do.....at least we still have our DVD copies of this wonderful show sitting on our shelves to watch any time we want.

This is precisely why I don't subscribe to these streaming services, because they can remove the shows I like at any time regardless of fans' opinions. When you own a physical copy, its a lot tougher for someone to take it away.

goresnet · 05-04-2019, 01:24 AM

There would be no Balki without Larry. Larry was perfect in that show!

JamesOttoSweetHeart · 05-04-2019, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Filmmaker

By the way, with all due love for Balki, the sun rises and sets on Cousin Larry!

I wouldn't go that far where Larry is concerned, but I'll admit that I do love to watch him and Balki both here. I love everything about this scene.

God bless you and both gentlemen always!!!

Holly

goresnet · 05-05-2019, 12:12 AM

They played off each other perfectly! Great, great casting

Moviefan2k4 · 05-05-2019, 12:36 AM

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There would be no Balki without Larry. Larry was perfect in that show!

Mark Linn-Baker was great. People often forget that what makes humor work so much of the time is the straight man. All the goofiness in the world can only last to a point, but you need a target to make it timeless. Mark and Bronson were like the great comedy teams before them, such as Laurel & Hardy or Abbott & Costello.

JamesOttoSweetHeart · 05-05-2019, 12:40 AM

^^^ Last night I watched the season five episode when Balki keeps winning the football betting pool each week at work which led to Larry's decision to hook up with a bookie. The scene near the end of the show when the guys are watching the game is hysterical. Larry couldn't be anymore of a complete and total whack job there.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

reaperx187 · 05-05-2019, 05:21 PM

I remember watching the reruns of this show back in the 90's but didn't see it when it originally aired in the 80's since i was just born then.

goresnet · 05-05-2019, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

Mark Linn-Baker was great. People often forget that what makes humor work so much of the time is the straight man. All the goofiness in the world can only last to a point, but you need a target to make it timeless. Mark and Bronson were like the great comedy teams before them, such as Laurel & Hardy or Abbott & Costello.

Great analogy. They were a fantastic team

Jacques Souvenir · 05-06-2019, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Filmmaker

It’s in full (rather striking) HD on Hulu so I can’t imagine why someone would pay to only own them on SD DVD.

Hmm, weird. I thought something like this would've been shot on videotape.

Filmmaker · 05-06-2019, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Jacques Souvenir

Hmm, weird. I thought something like this would've been shot on videotape.

Nope. It's not the only '80s sitcom to be recorded on film (CHEERS springing immediately to mind).

04-03-2016, 12:37 AM	#2
JamesOttoSweetHeart Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2012 Location:East Tennessee	^^^ I love them. If only the rest of their show was available to buy on DVD. So far only the first two seasons have been put out there. God bless you always!!! Holly

04-03-2016, 11:51 AM	#3
goresnet Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2008 Location:League City, TX 4K collection:51 Blu-ray collection:576 Trading Score:1	I loved this show. It's a shame that it's not on DVD or Netflix.

05-03-2019, 01:24 AM	#4
JamesOttoSweetHeart Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2012 Location:East Tennessee	^^^ The final season is to be released on the 28th of this month making the entire show available to buy and I can not wait to get that final season! I love watching Bronson Pinchot give us Balki SO much!!! God bless you and him always!!! Holly

05-03-2019, 01:45 AM	#5
Moviefan2k4 Banned Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Montgomery, TX 4K collection:44 Blu-ray collection:317 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:2	Perfect Strangers was one of my favorite sitcoms as a kid, but I'll probably wait for a Complete Series release. I never bought any of the MOD seasons.

05-03-2019, 01:50 AM	#6
Filmmaker Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Tulsa, OK (but don't hold it against me!) Home Theater Gallery:90 4K collection:1162 Blu-ray collection:3145 DVD collection:593 Trading Score:24	It’s in full (rather striking) HD on Hulu so I can’t imagine why someone would pay to only own them on SD DVD.

05-03-2019, 02:04 AM	#7
JamesOttoSweetHeart Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2012 Location:East Tennessee	^^^ When you love something enough, you'll pay for a physical copy of it. At least that is how I see it. It also gives you something to have signed should you ever get to meet your favorite person of the show. (I know, slim chance, but it isn't completely impossible.) God bless you always!!! Holly

05-03-2019, 04:12 PM	#8
goresnet Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2008 Location:League City, TX 4K collection:51 Blu-ray collection:576 Trading Score:1	My wife and I binged the entire show last year, on Hulu. It was awesome.

05-04-2019, 01:24 AM	#12
goresnet Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2008 Location:League City, TX 4K collection:51 Blu-ray collection:576 Trading Score:1	There would be no Balki without Larry. Larry was perfect in that show!

05-05-2019, 12:12 AM	#14
goresnet Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2008 Location:League City, TX 4K collection:51 Blu-ray collection:576 Trading Score:1	They played off each other perfectly! Great, great casting

05-05-2019, 12:40 AM	#16
JamesOttoSweetHeart Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2012 Location:East Tennessee	^^^ Last night I watched the season five episode when Balki keeps winning the football betting pool each week at work which led to Larry's decision to hook up with a bookie. The scene near the end of the show when the guys are watching the game is hysterical. Larry couldn't be anymore of a complete and total whack job there. God bless you always!!! Holly

05-05-2019, 05:21 PM	#17
reaperx187 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Newark, DE 4K collection:221 Blu-ray collection:1477 DVD collection:77	I remember watching the reruns of this show back in the 90's but didn't see it when it originally aired in the 80's since i was just born then.

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