Customer Reviews:
"Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, I call this story..." .......2007-11-13
Are You Afraid Of The Dark, was a children's horror/sci-fi series in the nineties. The stories were often based on urban legends, mythology, or short stores. The program evolved around a group of children who have formed a secret society and who gather around a camp fire late at night telling ghost stories. Are You Afraid Of The Dark was never gory or actually that frightening, but what it lacked there it made up with good story telling, good acting, and enjoyable plot twists, and to tell you the truth when I watched it as a child, the opening credits would be enough to scare me. Almost all the episodes in the series (which titles all start with 'The Tale Of...') were pretty good, and a joy to rewatch. There are a few lemons and a few episodes that I didn't enjoy but I guess that is to be expected. But my fravioute episodes would have to be "The Tale Of Laughing In The Dark," "The Tale Of The Pinball Wizard," and "The Tale Of Locker 22." I would have liked to seen some special features included, perhaps interviews, some deleted scenes never before broadcast or even something simple as there are none at all. But you do get a massive running time of 780 minutes (26 episodes) spread over the four discs which is more than enough to keep you entertained. Which for now at least is more than enough.
"I declare this meeting of the Midnight Society closed."
Customer Reviews:
They dont make 'em like this anymore........2007-12-31
There was a time when Childrens TV was good clean fun without violence, and this was one of the programmes I grew up with. At the time it never occured to me that these were puppets, they felt real and I could relate to them. Sounds daft I know, but I was a toddler!! When this was released on DVD I had to have it, I used the excuse that it was for my nephew, but he hasnt had a glimpse of it yet as I cant stop watching it! If you remember Fraggle Rock then you too must buy this set as it works out at great value and will amuse kids and adults alike for hours!!
This is as good as you remembered it was!.......2007-09-23
This DVD comprises of 3 Volumes which is the better value than buying them individually:
Vol. 1: Let the Music Play: includes "Caputre the Moon" & "Boober Rock" : 2 episodes
Vol 2: Shake Fraggle & Roll: "Boober's Dream", "Mookey & The Minstels", "A Freind in Need" : 3 Episodes
Let There Be Rock: 2 DVD's that include Red's Club, The Secret of Convincing John, Junior Sells the farm, The Day the Music Died, The Doomsday Soup, Boober's Quite Day, Invasion of The Toe Tickler's plus a documnetary.
Fraggle Rock is as fabulous and exciting as you remembered it was! One cannot help but marvel at that care and technology that went into the production that has yet to be surpassed by even today's children's programmes. Fraggle Rock was created to help us understand the world around in a more positive light and you can't help but feel more positive after watching it. It appeals to children and adults alike with it's humour, fascinating muppets and sets, and very, very funky, catchy songs. Show this to any children you know and they will love it!
Only one niggle: the episodes are not in chronological order and the series are not available as region 2 sets yet; only in region 1 at time of writing (they are also quite hard to come by).
DVD:
- Sherlock Holmes - Valley Of Fear
- Siddhartha [1972] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- Spider-Man - The Ultimate Villain Showdown [2002]
- Spongebob Squarepants - Lost At Sea
- Swann in Love [1984] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- Teen Titans: The Complete First Season [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- Teletubbies - OOOH! [1997]
- Teorema [1968] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3: The Complete Series (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- The Amazing Panda Adventure [1995] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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