Becker Season 4 (2001-2002)

I bought the "Becker: Season 4" set awhile back and I was thrilled that it finally saw the light of day on DVD!!! I was worried b/c it is a Manufactured On Demand(MOD)product and I was afraid that these discs wouldn't play in either of my DVD players. However, they played flawlessly in both of my DVD players. Paramount DID NOT release these discs; they were released through Amazon's CreateSpace on DVD-R discs, which have the episodes, purple background, and "Becker" logo printed on top of the discs. Amazon is THE ONLY PLACE you can purchase "Becker: Season 4" also, since I saw that a previous reviewer wasn't sure if Amazon was the only place to buy it. Also, to answer another question in a previous review, these discs only include a list of episodes on the main menu. If you have a DVD player that has the feature "Play All" on it, select it and you will be able to watch all episodes without having to select every single episode after they have ended from the main menu. My el cheapo Coby DVD player has this ability and it worked like a charm. Anyhow, Season 4 is one of the funniest seasons of "Becker", which include two of my favorite episodes, "Breakfast of Chumpions" and "Missteaks". Unfortunately, this was the final season for Terry Farrell and her character Reggie, who was replaced by the ultra-annoying Nancy Travis as Chris. Even though I don't care for Travis, I do want to see the rest of the series released, especially Season 5, which includes the episode "Once Upon A Time" where Margaret recalls her first days of working with Becker. Anyhow, Season 5, which found "Becker" moving to the dreadful Sunday night at 8PM slot before the short-lived sitcom "Bram and Alice", contains 22 episodes, which would most likely be another 3 disc set due to the fact that it ran for an entire season. In Season 6, Becker returned briefly on Wednesday nights at 9:30 following "The King of Queens" and only ran 13 episodes, which would likely only be a 2-disc set. The series had originally been cancelled due to low ratings after Season 5, but was brought back at the last minute by CBS executives. Had the series gone on with Terry Farrell, it would've ran much longer IMHO. Once Farrell left, the show fell apart and lost steam quickly, due to Nancy Travis and her lack of chemistry with the rest of the cast. Anyhow, I highly recommend purchasing "Becker: Season 4". I promise you, you won't be disappointed and you'll laugh so hard you'll be in tears!!!

It says made to order but don't let that change your mind. Dvd cover and box look very close to the store bought orginal and even has CBS logo on box and title screen of dvd. So much so that you can put it in the collection and not think twice about it. Others claim that it does not play or that one dvd did not work, I had No issues at all. I have a off the shelf dvd player with no bells and whistles and the discs played Flawless. Yes it does not have a "play all" feature but so what! You get to have 4th season that you cannot get any place else. Picture quality and sound are crisp and clean, and do not look like copied off of tv. Very happy with purchase and don't let some of the neg feedback stop you from buying this. If you love the show becker and want this,you will not be unhappy.

My first copy had a defect, received new copy. Becker is a great show, they used to show it on WGN enjoyed watching it. Worth getting

Husband loves this show and he was a happy camper with this gift.

Wicked happy season 4 was finally released and it was magnificent up to the point that Reggie leaves the show and the ultra bland Nancy Travis replaces her. She is horrible and kind of killed the formerly awesome chemistry the cast seemed to have. Hopefully, the on demand process can continue with other great comedies that have yet to appear in DVD format such as Still Standing, Yes, Dear and the remaining episodes of King of the Hill. I too had play "issues" at first that others have noted but a simple firmware update of my player immediately solved all of the problems and all 3 discs run flawlessly now...well, except for the Travis thing.

Becker series makes me smile and feel warm and fuzzy. The thing I find the most interesting is the person who chose the people for the parts is an absolute genius. This series falls in line with Soap, Taxi, Cheers, Seinfeld and all the other exceptional comedies in the past. There is CERTAINLY nothing like it on TV today, such a shame. The humorous programs today are stupid and that's why I watch Becker OVER AND OVER AND OVER. I never, ever get tired of watching Becker and I watch it before I go to sleep and have a big smile on my face. I know I must feel better in the morning after watching Becker. This is a genius series. Also, to be able to watch from the beginning to the end without commercials is just too good to be true. Enjoy.

Another damn good season for one of my favorite sitcoms! The Missteak episode is hilarious and one of the best of the series since it's not a typical episode and shows the characters interacting in a different way over a series of games put on by the newest addition to the cast, Chris. And of course, it has the best, most cliff-hanging ending of any of the seasons in the series. If you are a fan, you do not want to miss this season!

Becker is my all time favorite TV comedy along with Cheers followed closely by Everybody Loves Raymond. I bought the first 3 seasons ages ago and have been anxiously awaiting Season 4. I immediately ordered it when I saw it pop up on Amazon last week. Now let's not wait so long for the rest of the seasons. I will miss Reggie and wish they would have had her appear from time to time during the remaining seasons.