The Wiggles – Pop Go The Wiggles (Children/Warner DVD)

 

Picture: C+     Sound: C+     Extras: C     Main Program: C+

 

 

We have looked at The Wiggles series on DVD before and not that long ago, as this link will attest to:

 

http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/6039/The+Wiggles+–+Getting+Strong

 

 

We thought we should give the series a second chance and I must say that was good, because this is a better volume, this time with the goal of teaching classic nursery rhymes to children.  The bonus this time is that there is a version of the show where deaf children can participate with an actor in a side bubble doing the ASL (American Sign Language) version of sign language and after al the children’s titles we have seen, it is a long overdue thing.  Let’s hope it is permanent for this series and inspires others to do the same.  This is DVD after all.

 

Once again, the 1.78 X 1 image is surprisingly soft and has aliasing issues if not as bad as the last release.  Color can be good, but cheap video effects do not help.  The Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo claims to have surrounds, but is even weaker in Pro Logic mode and the sound is off throughout all programs.  Extras besides the ASL noted include stills, a bonus episode from the Dorothy The Dinosaur TV series, Dorothy with “It’s Time To Go To Sleep” and an E-Storybook of Little Miss Muffet (wondered where she went) joining The Wiggles in concert.

 

 

-   Nicholas Sheffo