Zorro TV Series

phil* · 04-30-2006, 10:45 AM

Any word on whether Zorro, the 1950's TV Series starring Guy Williams,will be made available in region 1? I believe it was released in region 2 several years ago..

Arild · 04-30-2006, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by phil*

I believe it was released in region 2 several years ago..

The colorized version of the first season was, yes.

phil* · 07-06-2006, 08:48 PM

Finally, Zorro is about to be released...any word as to when?

Bob Gu · 07-06-2006, 10:20 PM

The first 16 episodes are up now for ordering on two discs from the Disney Movie Club over at ultimatedisney.com. But the regular price on DVDs over there is $21.95. Pretty steep for eight half-hour episodes. The folks over at the Disney Movie Club Forum can't even find out if it's the colorized version or black and white.

By the way, the last four episodes of ZORRO were hour-long shows shown on WALT DISNEY Presents. Does anybody know if they were filmed in color as was Swamp Fox etc.

Nick Zbu · 07-06-2006, 10:57 PM

Sweet! I just hope Disney releases this well. I remember a certain fondness for that show when it was on the Disney Channel long ago.

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Bob Hug · 07-07-2006, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Gu

The first 16 episodes are up now for ordering on two discs from the Disney Movie Club over at ultimatedisney.com. But the regular price on DVDs over there is $21.95. Pretty steep for eight half-hour episodes.

Looks like this is the Disney equivalent of Columbia House.

michael_ks · 07-07-2006, 08:07 AM

I would strongly welcome a season by season release for "Zorro" as Guy Williams is one of the key reasons I enjoy "Lost in Space" so much. I'm not really up on "Zorro", sad to say, but as Mr. Williams seems to have a strong presence when he's on camera, I'm sure the show makes for very enjoyable viewing. It's '50s era swashbuckling adventure in glorious B&W--works for me. I'm just not amenable to the "Disney House" concept of selling DVDs, though and am still very disappointed with how they handled the "Elfego Baca"/"Swamp Fox" set.

Bob Gu · 07-07-2006, 10:33 AM

I had that price wrong: $24.90 postpaid for a single DVD at the Disney Movie Club.

If you wait until all five First Season Volumns (39 episodes) are out, to join the Disney Movie Club: The current join package would give you the five volumns for $30.85 postpaid. That's $.79 per episode. Regular pricing on the Second Season (39 episodes) and the four hour-long episodes, if they become availiable would be six volumns at $19.95 each plus about $8.95 for postage= $128.65.

Guy Williams was a wonderful Zorro, and the show was most entertaining. Action, stunts and humor. The use of music in the show was interesting. Each character, even Tornado, Zorro's horse, had their own theme song, which played when they entered the scene.

michael_ks · 07-07-2006, 01:27 PM

I can handle getting the entire first season for around $31.00, provided that the membership offer remains the same when the remaining 3 volumes for season come out and that I can dissolve my membership easily enough. But I certainly don't see myself purchasing season 2 anytime soon once the initial offer runs dry--$128.65 for a season's worth of episodes, that would be a dubious record indeed! First off, though, I need to determine if the S1 episodes are colorized--if so, they can keep it.

Bob Gu · 07-07-2006, 07:02 PM

A poster at the Disney Movie Club Forum, says a Disney customer service rep., today, has confirmed that this release of ZORRO is the colorized version.