I started my own on-going marathon last month, when I found out about these new Sony volumes, but I'm taking them in at a more stately pace of about one short per night. Just finished Volume 2 last night. I'm trying to savor the Stooge experience for as long as possible, and I find that watching too many of their shorts in one sitting dulls the impact of their particular brand of comedy after a while.
Great fun watching these things in order and watching the boys (and the writers and directors) finding their groove over time. One of the biggest revelations for me was how much more balanced they were as a team in their early days, before Curly went nova and started dominating the action. Larry gets equal time with the other two during their first year or so with Columbia, and I think he's brilliant in those early shorts. Still love him in the later shorts, but kind of a shame that he had to step aside to make room for the Curly explosion after demonstrating what a pro he was early on.
