Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

JinRoz For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

TheLittleSongbird The 1960s saw some very good to classic shows. One doesn't have to have been born then or before to feel that way, speaking as someone born in the 1990s but has always been fascinated by older shows. 'I Dream of Jeannie' is one such show, has much enjoyment still and perhaps deserves more credit.'I Dream of Jeannie', with the unique (then and even now) concept of the pairing of a genie and an astronaut, is a dream to watch when at its best and is still watchable when it isn't quite. Like 'Bewitched', a show that is often compared with 'I Dream of Jeannie' (put them about equal myself), the early seasons fare better than the later ones, where the stories do start to lack freshness and the sexual tension is stronger in the earlier seasons.Also, 'I Dream of Jeannie' can have some sloppy continuity errors and can fall into silliness, like going back in time in Persia.On the other hand, 'I Dream of Jeannie' is particularly noteworthy for the very likable and memorable assortment of characters, the regulars are not easy to forget and the supporting/secondary cast are really good fun, and a great cast.Barbara Eden is beautiful, charming and sensual, you would be hard pressed to find genies portrayed in this way. Larry Hagman's mannerisms are a true joy and Hagman has wonderful comic timing and endearment that is deserving of more credit. His chemistry with Eden is one of a kind, one of television's finest ever chemistries and a huge part of the show's appeal.There has probably never been a funnier doctor in television than the hilariously prissy one portrayed by Hayden Rorke. Bill Daily's Healey doesn't develop as much, or as much as could, but Daily clearly has fun with the character and makes it his own.Production values were clearly made with love and affection, with beautiful use of both black and white and colour, and the slick photography complements them well. For the 60s, the show does still look pretty good. Like with 'Bewitched', the effects are not always special (particularly early on) and there could have been more of them but most of the time they are hardly slapdash and have real charm. The bottle is famous for good reason.Music is dynamic and groovy, with all the theme music tunes being noteworthy. The animated opening sequence is both beautiful and lively and is utilised cleverly. The expository narration of the first few episodes, up to episode 8, delivered by Paul Frees was not used as much and not as striking as the animated sequence, but nonetheless was interesting and made its mark.Writing is funny, snappy, charming and thoughtful, while the stories have magic, sexual tension, charm and immense likability on the most part, though the earlier seasons have more freshness.Overall, a dream to watch. 8/10 Bethany Cox

bkoganbing Debuting about the time that our space program started catching up with the Soviets, this series had astronaut Larry Hagman crash landing somewhere in the Arabian sea and finding on a deserted island an old bottle. Inside said bottle was a genie named Jeannie and she was delightfully and naively played by Barbara Eden.Somehow Hagman got the bottle back home to Florida where he lived the better to be near his work at Cape Kennedy. Eden lived in the bottle which was now in Hagman's home.It was when she was trying to do something to please her Master and was seen doing same that questions of morality and propriety soon emerged. In the case of fellow astronaut and neighbor Bill Daily it was curiosity turning to envy.But when the chief physician of NASA Hayden Rorke was asking them it became sticky just about every episode. He was relentlessly curious about the strange doings in the Hagman household, remained so for the entire series run.Larry Hagman's astronaut Tony Nelson was about as different as J.R. Ewing you can get. He was an All American hero type, nice guy, could be a bit of a klutz. Bill Daily was goofy and fun as fellow astronaut Roger Healey. No one was ever more officious than Hayden Rorke as Dr. Bellows.Still the red blooded American male always hoped that he would find a bottle with a genie and it would look like Barbara Eden. Answering his every beck and call.

ninja_glace This show was produced during the years following World War 2, when large numbers of American GIs were returning home from campaigns in overseas theaters. One of the places where American soldiers fought was North Africa, which was used by the armed forces to stage an invasion of Italy. This show is most likely a metaphor for a GI who brought home a bride from overseas.I've seen some pretty scathing criticism directed towards the portrayal of gender roles in this show, but it looks a lot more progressive if one interprets it in its historical context. Prior to the women's liberation movement of the 1960s, there was the first wave of feminism during the 1920s triggered by the passage of 19th Amendment which granted women suffrage for the first time.It looks like this show is trying to appeal to the sensibilities of socially conservative feminists, such as the ones who made up the suffrage movement. This demographic subset may not be as common among the mainstream American population, but you will see it quite a bit in the academic establishment.

ntvnyr30 This show still makes me laugh after all these years. In fact, I prefer it to some of the rubbish that's on TV now. It was clean fun, despite the fact that Barbara Eden was half-exposed.I was never a fan of "Bewitched" and still cannot understand the popularity of that show compared with "Jeannie". I always thought "Jeannie" was much, much funnier than "Bewitched".I read some other posts where people are waxing philosophic about the the deeper meaning of "Jeannie"--having something to do with appealing to our prurient instincts. The fact is that the show was extremely funny and still is. The main reason for the success was the two leads in Eden and Hagman. Both were fine comic actors. Hagman's ability to employ slapstick humor made him funny. Barbara Eden was just as talented: her genius is exemplified when she plays her sister. You can barely tell it's the same person. She was every man's dream not just for her looks, but her bubbly personality.A classic show that will hold up for years to come.