The Golden Girls: Season 7 Press Release and Discussion

Post by **Luke** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 1:40 pm

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

<center>THE FINAL SEASON SAVES THE BEST LAUGHS FOR LAST!

THE GOLDEN GIRLS:
THE COMPLETE SEVENTH SEASON

The Final Season of the Classic Comedy
Features Exclusive, Seven Year Retrospectives by Bea, Betty and Rue

Take The Gals Home On DVD February 13

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BURBANK, Calif., October 27, 2006 – Seven years of laughter, tears, friendship and fun culminate in
The Golden Girls: The Complete Seventh Season, available on a 3-disc DVD from Buena Vista
Worldwide Home Entertainment. Among the many highlights of the final heartwarming and hilarious
season, Dorothy gets two marriage proposals, Rose sends a “naughty” gift to Miles as she contemplates
marrying him, Blanche goes through a mid-life crisis when she can’t seduce her date, and Sophia has a
hysterical run-in with the Pope. And that’s just for starters.

The Golden Girls: The Complete Seventh Season features guest stars galore, including Leslie
Nielsen (“Naked Gun” franchise, “Scary Movie” 3 and 4) as “Uncle Lucas,” who ends up falling for
Dorothy; Don Stark (TV’s “That 70’s Show”), Peter Graves (TV’s “Mission Impossible”); Edie McClurg
(TV’s “7th Heaven”); Kristy McNichol (TV’s “Empty Nest”); and Merv Griffin and Alex Trebek, who appear
as themselves when Dorothy comically tries out for the Jeopardy® game show.

One of the most beloved TV shows of all time – and winner of eleven Emmy® Awards and four Golden
Globe awards – “The Golden Girls” follows four friends - Dorothy (Beatrice Arthur), Rose (Betty White),
Blanche (Rue McClanahan) and Sophia (Estelle Getty) - who move in together in Miami. Their
uproarious relationships with each other and with the comical men in their lives have made them hugely
popular with fans of all ages.

The Golden Girls: The Complete Seventh Season includes all 26 episodes of the final season, as well
as exclusive interviews with Bea Arthur, Betty White, and Rue McClanahan as they reminisce about
seven golden years with the show. Available just in time for Valentine’s Day in a 3-disc DVD box set for
U.S. $39.99 (SRP), Canada $59.99 (SRP) on February 13.

“The Golden Girls” earned an incredible eleven Emmy® Awards and four Golden Globe awards. The
Emmy® Awards included three straight Outstanding Comedy Series wins (1986-1988) Outstanding
Lead Actress Comedy wins (Betty White 1986, Rue McClanahan 1987, Beatrice Arthur 1988),
Outstanding Supporting Actress Comedy (Estelle Getty, 1988), and Best Writing Comedy (1986). The
show won the Golden Globe Award for Best TV Series - Comedy three straight times (1986-1988) and
Estelle Getty also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Comedy in 1986.

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STREET DATE: February 13, 2007
Direct prebook: December 19, 2006
Distributor prebook: January 2, 2007
Suggested retail price: U.S. $39.99, Canada $59.99
Rated: TV-PG
Bonus features not rated or subtitled.
Feature run time: Approximately 625 minutes
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 formatted 4x3
Sound: Dolby® Digital Stereo Sound
Languages: English Audio.
Close captioned for the hearing impaired.

Past Seasons Reviewed at UltimateDisney.com:
• <a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/thegolden ... .html">The Golden Girls: The Complete Sixth Season</a>
• <a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/thegolden ... .html">The Golden Girls: The Complete Fifth Season</a>
• <a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/thegolden ... .html">The Golden Girls: The Complete Fourth Season</a>
• <a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/thegolden ... .html">The Golden Girls: The Complete Third Season</a>
• <a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/thegolden ... .html">The Golden Girls: The Complete Second Season</a>
• <a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/thegolden ... .html">The Golden Girls: The Complete First Season</a>

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MadonnasManOne · Post by **MadonnasManOne** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:08 pm

I'm so there! I can't wait! Finally, I'll have the complete series of The Golden Girls, my favorite show of all time, on DVD!

Of course, I'm excited about the bonus feature listed, but, overall, I'm pretty disappointed with the way Buena Vista has treated this show on DVD. Oh, well. I guess we can't have our cheesecake, and eat it, too.

At least they are releasing all seven seasons of the show. Now, if only we could get that one little lonesome season of The Golden Palace. That's not too much to ask.

xxhplinkxx · Post by **xxhplinkxx** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:29 pm

Ugh, I only have seaons 1,2, and 5. I havent had a job since I moved and my DVD buying addiction has been suffering...

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:36 pm

xxhplinkxx wrote:I havent had a job since I moved

Audition at Walt Disney World Cast Services to be a part-time castmember (maybe even get a chance to be Jack Sparrow!).

Escapay

bennyb98 · Post by **bennyb98** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:22 pm

YEA, hopefully they go all out for the bonus features on this release!! *crosses fingers for deleted scenes and bloopers*

Brink! · Post by **Brink!** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:06 am

I wish they would continue with releasing the series in europe, they are only up to season 3 here and i have been on the lookout for 4 but it hasn't even been anounced yet

unfortunately i have already finished watching the other 3.
I know i can always import but there is the box-coninuity to consider aswell

MadonnasManOne · Post by **MadonnasManOne** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:59 pm

DVDTalk.com has posted their review for The Golden Girls: The Complete Seventh Season. It scores a "Highly Recommended" review!

The review can be found, here:

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=26286

Of the bonus feature, the reviewer has this to say:

"The only extra feature available on the seventh season of The Golden Girls is a featurette that takes a look at the show as a whole. Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, and Betty White all chime in about various subjects in regards to the show. From what it was like working with each other to character personalities they talk about personal feelings and thoughts about what made the show so great. There are plenty of personal feelings expressed here as well and at one point Bea Arthur even begins to cry when thinking back to the ending of the show. Fans will appreciate this featurette but those looking for more will be left wanting."
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Only a couple more weeks, and I'll finally have the complete series of The Golden Girls! I can't wait! I do hope that we'll get the one season of The Golden Palace, because that would be great addition to the collection!

MadonnasManOne · Post by **MadonnasManOne** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:18 pm

I can't believe it's out tomorrow! I'll be at Best Buy, waiting for them to open the doors!

Chaz · Post by **Chaz** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:40 pm

After tomorrow I'll own the entire series! Can't wait!

MadonnasManOne · Post by **MadonnasManOne** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:29 pm

@ccess the golden girls has several shots of the set, including menu screens, screen caps of the bonus feature, and pictures of the packaging. It can be found, here:

http://www.thegoldengirls.co.uk/newspage/?p=77

I am so excited to pick this up, tomorrow!

MadonnasManOne · Post by **MadonnasManOne** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:55 pm

Well, darn! I've been reading through some of the posts being made at @ccess the golden girls, and it appears that there is a misframing issue on some episodes. From one of the posts:

"As a follow-up to the cropping error I reported the other day on Discs 2 and 3, just to let you all know that I e-mailed Buena Vista to tell them about this problem. I've found it quite distracting having two black bands on some of the episodes - the tops of heads get cut off and it generally looks 'wrong'. I've not had a response yet - though I'm not expecting much, as this is BV we're dealing with. I don't know what action they may/will take, but I thought it was worth letting them know. I have managed to ease the problem with my Panasonic DVD player by setting the zoom to x1.11. That just gets rid of the black bars and leaves the TV screen full of picture. However, no picture can be gained back - everything just looks closer/bigger. At least it is something. I'll just have to remember to do this each time when I watch the affected episodes. Here are the ones I've spotted so far:

From Here To The Pharmacy
Questions And Answers
Home Again, Rose (Part 1)
One Flew Out Of The Cuckoo's Nest"

Then, the poster replies with:

"Just to keep you all up to date, I've had this e-mail back from Buena Vista:

Dear Robert,

Thank you for the e-mail regarding your The Golden Girls: The Complete Seventh and Final Season DVD. We are concerned about your inquiry and would like an opportunity to address this issue with greater detail. We are currently researching the issues that you are describing. We ask that you please send us your full mailing address and phone number so that we may contact you as soon as we have a resolution. Please respond back to us answering the following questions.

· How long have you owned the DVD?

· What store did you purchase the DVD from?

Please reply to this email with the added information including your full mailing address and phone number, with this information we will better suited to find a solution to this issue. You may also contact us at 1-800-723-4763, Monday's 9:30-7:30 and Tuesday through Friday 9:30-6:30 CST.

Thank you,

Walt Disney Home Entertainment Technical Support"

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Several other members are reporting the same issue. So, it looks like this is a defect with the way the DVD set was mastered. I'm going to go ahead and pick this up. It appears that Buena Vista is now aware of the problem. I'll be watching to find out what action they take. If they do a disc replacement program, great. If not, then at least I'll have them on DVD. I'm just hoping that if the problem is widespread, Buena Vista will do a disc replacement, because it would suck to have this problem, and not do anything about it. I'm interested in reading Aaron's review, which I was hoping we would have before the set came out, but, it doesn't look like that is going to happen.

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:29 pm

I'm working on the review now. Just finished all the viewing earlier today. Hopefully I can get it to Luke sometime tomorrow. I can confirm that there are in fact some framing issues in several of the episodes, but that it's hardly a major distraction. I'll talk about it in greater detail and provide caps in the review.

-Aaron

Simba3 · Post by **Simba3** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:36 pm

As far as pure comedy and writing go, I have to say (in my opinion of course) that the last couple of seasons of the Golden Girls (6 & 7 mostly) are my least favorite. Of course die hard GG fans like myself know that the writing staff was switched up midway through the series and I feel that the last couple seasons are not as funny and the story lines aren't as good as previous seasons. In my opinion, seasons 2 - 4 are the ones that shine brightest. None the less, I am still highly anticipating tomorrows release of Golden Girls Season 7 so I can finally finish off my complete series.

James · Post by **James** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:40 pm

Cool. I look forward to reading it, even though I've never seen the show before. I still love reading the reviews, it feels like I'm watching them. Same with Dinosaurs. And Felicity.
-James

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:18 pm

The review has been published:

http://www.ultimatedisney.com/thegolden ... ason7.html

-Aaron

MadonnasManOne · Post by **MadonnasManOne** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:49 pm

Excellent review, Aaron! Although I'm finally happy to have the whole series on DVD, it's kind of sad that the end has come. It was always fun (and a little frustrating), waiting for the next season to be released. I must say that I've enjoyed reading ALL of your reviews for this series. I'm hoping you'll get to do one more, though, for the spin-off, The Golden Palace. As always, I'll be anxious to read it!

xxhplinkxx · Post by **xxhplinkxx** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:16 pm

I just had a quick question... I recently bought season 7 and theres seems to be some sort of flap like for an insert but mine didnt have one... was there one?

REINIER · Post by **REINIER** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:35 pm

xxhplinkxx wrote:I just had a quick question... I recently bought season 7 and theres seems to be some sort of flap like for an insert but mine didnt have one... was there one?

Funny I had that same question, so probably the answers NO

Daisy Duck · Post by **Daisy Duck** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:53 pm

My Golden Girls Season 7 didn't have an insert either.

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:32 pm

From Aaron's Review:

Surprisingly, there is also an insert inside the case for a series of Lifetime network specials, which are also available on iTunes.

My guess is these were first-printing inserts only, so you're not missing much (unless you really really really wanted to know what the Lifetime specials were circa February 2007)

Albert

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