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I saw an advance copy of the artwork for this set, so I’m fairly certain that it will include the games listed below. Obviously, the Super Bowl wins need to be included in this set. We also get the 3 NFC Championship games that aren’t included in other sets (the 2007 win over the Packers is in the Road to Super Bowl 42 set). I’m not an expert on Giants history, so the other “Greatest Games” will be up for debate.
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- Relive iconic performances in New York Giants history with a 10-DVD set of the original network broadcasts.Witness Lawrence Taylor s reign of terror as the Big Blue Wrecking Crew dominates the 49ers and Redskins, allowing the Giants to outscore their opponents 66-3 on their way to a Super Bowl XXI victory. Experience the joy of the 1990 season as Jeff Hostetler leads the Giants to a 31-3 victory
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Hurray for Big Blue!!!
I am probably the biggest Giant fan in the state of Texas. I am very excited to be getting this great set of complete ny Giant games. This set, coupled with the Road to Superbowl 42 (which I already have), would give me the complete games of all the Giant SB victories along with all playoff games that got them there. No other NFL fan can say that on their team collections!!! I especially cannot wait to see the three games from 1986. The 1986 New York Giants are still my favorite team and I am hopeful the NFL will still someday release all or most of the regular season games from 1986 (like they did for the 1985 Bears). Phil Simms, my favorite ny Giant quarterback, was outstanding in these 1986 playoff games, especially his near perfect performance in SB 21. I don’t believe his 88% completion percentage that day will ever be beat. Also, I have wanted to see the complete airings of both the 1986 and 1990 NFC Championship Games, again, for a long time now. I will finally get my wish!!! This collection, in which many of the selected games will feature the great Pat Summerall and John Madden as commentators, is a must for every True Blue fan.
Great video quality, somewhat poor packaging, no pre/postgame
Let me start by saying that I’ve only watched the three games from 1986 so far, and I will come back to update the review as I get farther into the set.
To clear up one thing right off the bat, the case itself states it’s 1000 minutes for all 10 games, so that’s an average of under 2 hours per game. Cut out from the footage is the usual stuff… there is no pregame, halftime, or postgame. There are also some edited huddles, but the majority of time edited out are where the commercial breaks used to be as well as change of possessions. The edits are pretty seemless, and it appears that what they cut out wasn’t all that significant because they also show plenty of footage in between plays (Madden and Summerall analysis, replays, etc).
The advantage to owning this set is that the video quality of these games from ‘86 are MUCH better than my VHS tapes or even DVDs that can be found in trading circles. So I’ll watch these when I get a sudden craving for watching one particular game, and I’ll use the original airing DVDs when I’m looking for the full experience (like if I’m watching the full season from start to finish, or when I want to see the games as well as other footage as a reminder to what everyone was saying about the teams as the playoffs progressed).
Now for the packaging… it’s both good and bad. It’s great that they’ve managed to get 10 discs into such a small box. The package is the same size as many double disc movies. On the bad side, and it’s really bad, is that the hubs that hold the discs in place are so tough and inflexible that you have to bend the disc severely in order to get it out of the case. And since there are two discs on each “page”, you end up bending two discs at the same time. I’ve certainly seen this before with movies I’ve purchased, and I just wish that the companies releasing these things would get a clue in that regard.
