Tockinit not horrible nor great

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Syl The reason that Judy Garland Show was canceled was because she attracted the wrong audience, a mostly gay crowd. But who cares, Judy Garland was one of the legends of Hollywood who can sing like nobody else can or did. The show had Judy as the star but it also had guest performers who were the A-list celebrities of their day like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Lena Horne and others. The network must have been idiots to have allowed this show with one fan, the President, among them. Judy said that she sang for the people. She didn't intend or plan to have such a gay following but she sung to the masses. Judy was a remarkable performer despite her personal or professional difficulties. It's hard to imagine that her show was canceled because she didn't attract the right kind of audience of the time.

movibuf1962 Judy Garland's one foray into series television was not perfect, but that was not entirely her fault. She was more anxious than anyone to make this a success, but the show's producers tweaked and ravaged the show's format so much that it ended up a flawed gem. Audiences would've been more than happy to see Ms. Garland just belt out one song after another, but early on her show was a musical variety hybrid, co-starred with 'second banana' dimwit Jerry Van Dyke, and featuring an uneven roster of guest stars, comedy sketches, and interviews over tea. Still, subsequent shows featured unforgettable appearances by Mickey Rooney, Mel Torme,' Lena Horne, Donald O'Connor, Ray Bolger, Jane Powell, George Maharis, and two honorable mentions: her own teenage daughter Liza Minnelli, and a 21-year-old Barbra Streisand who had not yet begun her own star launch with 'Funny Girl.' But then there was Judy herself- 41 years old, slimmed down to a gorgeous waif in beautiful gowns by Bob Mackie and Ray Aghayan doing incredible things: one-woman concerts, clown skits, comic improvisations, pantomime, and of course, the songs: 'Ol' Man River,' 'Live Your Life Today,' 'You Go To My Head,' 'Too Late Now,' 'Swanee,' a stunning up-tempo version of "Come Rain Or Come Shine,' and a positively blazing rendition of "As Long As He Needs Me-' with the voice in the unforgettable quiver and vibrato that always brought audiences to their feet, even in a darkened theater. The DVD's render a marvelous B&W picture, as these shows are digital transfers from the original, show quality, 2-inch videotapes. Kudos to Pioneer Entertainment for making this series possible.

stalzz64 If you love (or even like) Judy Garland at all, you will like/love this short-lived Judy Garland Show series. This is an incredibly well done, well staged and a very cool show to see. Those of us who were not alive at the time of the original airings of this wonderful variety show really missed out on something special. The series has rarely been seen by the public since the 1960's.I thank the creators/producers of this DVD series for making these programs available to the public for the first time in over 40 years.A mere 26 weeks on the air, Judy and her wonderful guest stars really shine in the presentations of the programs. The original Video Tape has obviously been well preserved in a vault somewhere since 1963-1964, because the picture and sound are among some of the best quality I have ever seen from programs of this era!A super sharp clear picture and audio that is remastered to Dolby 5.1 stereo--It may look and sound better than when it first aired!If you love classic TV shows of the great variety show era, This series is for you! And.... you can buy individual DVD's with two to three shows per disc!There are a few extras included in the form of show outtakes.I have seen 5 episodes so far, and I really do highly recommend this short-lived, fabulously wonderful, superbly cool series! You go, Judy!

tedg Talent, skill and training are one thing, Encountering someone with these qualities who is willing to commit everything in a performance is yet another thing. Judy had a TeeVee variety show like dozens of others but she was totally unlike any of them. Only she would be putting her life on the line each time, live. I recall that rather than fight the drugs, her producers at least initially worked with them under a doctor's supervision. So what we see is a great talent on speed for possibly the 5 thousandth time and coddled so she can just focus on connecting passionately.The sets are more abstract and the dance more modern than normal for the time (or ever, for that matter).Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.