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 - I want complete seasons.This is the first TV show (in YEARS) I am DVRing like mad. They give me joy. I want them all. Please? All seasons...everything? I'll buy them, I swear. I just watched Argentina. I want to go. Rating:  - Tony Tony TonyI love Tony Bourdain. I love his attitude--he's a great street smart guy who "says it like it is." Also, I love his flagship restaurant in NYC. Since I don't have the opportunity to see his shows on a regular basis, this set of places traveled was extremely entertaining. One episode, in particular, New Jersey--Tony's roots--was enjoyable. I wish that I could have been at the market in Edgewater when he filmed that episode--since I shop there quite frequently. If you're a Tony B. fan, this is definitely one to add to the collection. Rating: - Bourdain Rules!!!!!Anthony Bourdain is the best thing to happen to TV in a long time and this video set captures all of it. He tells it like it is, good or bad, you will know it. Being from Jersey, it's great to watch hime do a show from the there and remember his old childhood days-even though he doesn't like to admit it. It's a great set and i look forward to the next one. Rating: - A Few Trifles, But No Reservations...I have watched "No Reservations" since it premiered on the Travel Channel. I have also read all of Bourdain's nonfiction books, and I recommend both this series and his books to anyone serious about different cultures and the foods they eat. It is no surprise, then, that overall I give the material on this DVD set five stars, but have to take away a star for a couple of reasons. The first and most obvious problem with this set is that it isn't complete, as has been noted by others. It would certainly have been better (even if it was somewhat pricier) if it was complete; likewise some extras (outtakes, commentary, etc.) would have been a welcome, though not strictly necessary, addition. I do have a cautionary tale about my set specifically: mine came without the Iceland and Vietnam DVD, which happen to be, in my opinion, the best two shows of the series. In its place I got an additional copy of the Sicily and Las Vegas DVD, which is the weakest of the four discs in my opinion. Fortunately I had bought the Vietnam and Iceland episodes as separate (and much more expensive) single show DVD's, but it is an annoyance nonetheless. Without question this is my favorite travel show. I think Bourdain better than other hosts goes out of his way to unearth the fundamental nature of the places he visits (most notably in the excellent Malaysia episode) and truly values and respects the people he meets, despite his acerbic and sarcastic nature. While there are views where we differ, I know that Tony Bourdain and the "No Reservations" staff are fundamentally straight shooters who excel off the beaten path of cuisine and culture. While there are things I would obviously change about this set, it is an excellent value, and any reservations I have are in no way related to the actual content of these four DVD's. I truly recommend this set with no reservations. Rating: - Great compilation for the moneyI've been an Anthony Bourdain fan for years, both his recipes and his literature and of course this travel show. (his restaurant, Les Halles, is also one of my favorites). This is the best deal obviously of the A. B. DVD's out there. You get 8 shows for $18.99. Why they would market each individual show when you have a pack like this I have no idea. I hope they continue to pack these together like this as I'll keep purchasing them. I would also hope that they would provide the uncensored, European versions also. Funny how we Americans allow ourselves less freedom than the European countries we primarily came from initially...
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