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Leaving out 2 of 118 episodes... Please, people, this is Unconstitutional Censorship at its worst (and most deceptive and sleezy)!!! We now live in an age where if people complain too much, the rules AND little-by-little, our constitutional rights go right down the crapper forever. Apparently AMERICAN HISTORY doesn't exist anymore, and Anything relating to certain people feeling uncomfortable can be swept under the rug by complaining enough. Didn't anyone listen to Whoopi's ridiculous P.C. rant on Volume 2? By supporting this travesty, you continue telling the government and corporations that you are willing to give up your rights if things can simply be Out-of-Sight, Out-of-Mind. If you are one of the so-called "Americans" complaining about the episodes that may remind you of an unpleasant past, either grow up and deal with it in a way that doesn't punish others, or get out and don't ever call yourself an American again!! Being an American is accepting the Entire history of this land, not just what is pleasant. I'm part Native American, and one of my favorite episodes is "Two Little Indians". I am always happy to watch that wonderful episode for the wonderful piece of work that it is, without drudging up the horrors of my own people, and Certainly without trying to censor free speech and expression.
Besides which, today, 3/7/2008, Cartoon Network just aired "Mouse Trouble" at 7:45 am. If they can show that episode to the nation's children before school, why the hell can't an adult collector buy it?!
Warner, your politics, greed, and UNCONSTITUTIONAL CENSORSHIP are downright sickening! You should be ashamed on many, many levels, but unfortunately, mentioning that to you is probably pointless. As long as there's plenty of easy money, it's all good, right?
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Tom and Jerry: Spotlight Collection, Vol. 3 Not a bad set for the price but I agree with the other reviewers about 2 episodes not being included. I also noticed some episodes that were one the 1st set on this one, which I guess were used as space fillers. Anyways, this is still worth buying if you're a fan.
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In this forum, I gave the first two Tom & Jerry Spotlight Collections five stars each because I was ecstatic to have the classic shorts in a handy form for on-demand viewing. Many reviewers were slamming the occasional minor edits, but I tried to see the forest for the trees. I'm an enthusiastic fan but not really a passionate collector, so I don't get too upset about little edits by the current DVD producers, regardless of the wisdom behind their decisions. But this time I'm siding with the critics because Time Warner has no idea what it's doing. First of all, Spotlight Collection #3 has simpler packaging and fewer bonus features than its predecessors, indicating a lack of consistency and enthusiasm from Time Warner. Most importantly, the two completely deleted episodes are a travesty, because the back of this box says that #3 "is the final release of the William Hanna and Joseph Barbera Era Theatrical Shorts on DVD." So Time Warner has decided that we won't get two episodes. Yes, the issue is those crude old racial stereotypes, which I (and everyone else) know are wrong. But Time Warner has handled the issue disastrously.
As a kid in the 1970s I watched the Tom & Jerry classics with my mother and grandmother, who could recall watching the originals back in the 40s and 50s. Very early on they informed me that those nasty racial caricatures were ignorant, and I never gave those stereotypes any consideration while enjoying the artistry and hilarity of the classic cartoons. Therefore it is not necessary for Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Turner to tell me what to think of them three decades later. Anyone stupid enough to convert old stereotypes into modern bigotry is not in the market demographic for these DVDs. Time Warner should know who their customers are - collectors and serious fans who desire historical completeness and who know that the racial caricatures should be disregarded. We do not need Time Warner to tell us what's right or wrong because we already know. This is especially pathetic when compared to the standard sex, violence, and bowdlerization that appear all over Time Warner's modern programming, and that stuff is even being done to people rather than animated animals.
Granted, there are still plenty of classics in this package and fans will love watching them again and again. For that reason Spotlight Collection #3 gets two stars. But Time Warner is guilty of incompetent business practices when it creates a collector-oriented product, but forgets about those enthusiastic customers while trying to appease moralists who wouldn't even think of buying the product in the first place. The jeers are deserved. [~doomsdayer520~]
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Well, I own the original Spotlight Collection, Volume #1. I was very happy when the fist disk in the set was recalled to fix the edited cartoons. I received my new disc a few months ago. Based on this I assumed WB would not make the same mistakes with any future sets. Apparently not based on a number of these reviews. Like many others, I too will hold off on purchasing this set until the problems are resolved.
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For an animattion collection, I highly recommend. The final Barbera short, is a little too modern for my tastes, but you can certainly see his influences in it. But it's still great nonetheless. One wonders though, if anymore theatrical shorts come out though, if they are going to continually beat us over the head with the racist/sexist/stereotype is bad message at the first of these DVD's. Not that I disagree with it, but we know, we're not idiots.
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