I watched this show when I was young, mainly because my sister loved it and wanted nothing more than to eventually go to a performing arts high school. Going back and watching it was interesting. The dance, music, etc. is still all very impressive and many of the storylines still work for today. But expect all the clothing, jokes, and slang to be out-dated. Didn’t bother me but did get a small laugh or two out of me for the wrong reasons.

The footage doesn’t really look like it has been cleaned up; but it is not that bad. You don’t really notice the scratches or anything; the video is mainly fuzzy with a slight sepia haze to it.

One problem. Season One was already released on DVD in 2005 and Season Two is listed in Amazon for you to be notified once it is available. I am betting that it will not become available as they dropped releasing the seasons separately. So if you already own Season One looks like you will have to re-buy it in order to get Season Two.

Bonus Feature:
Season 2 Disc
“Fame: Then & Now” – It is a very short feature showing a few clips from the series and the new movie. Debbie Allen talks about the small difference that there will be between the two and talks up the choreographer for the movie that started out as an extra in the series. Very short feature mainly to promote the new movie.