The Loner: The Complete Series (Collector's Edition) 6/14/16 (1 Viewer)

[Brian:C]

Great news. "The Loner" Shout/Timeless (Walmart exclusive) should be showing up soon. Release date 6/14/16 and for under $18. Shout is starting to burn a whole in my pocket. It's been a great few months for Classic TV.

One day till release,
Brian

 

[rwd11954]

Wow! I'm so impressed and shocked. Never thought this one would see the light of day. Bought a partial series run on bootleg a few years and looking forward to seeing the whole series (with hopefully better masters than the bootlegs).

 

[hypnohighball]

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Loner-Complete-Series-Collector-s-Edition/51077826

I'll probably pick this up - never seen or heard of it before. YouTube has a few clips including this one of the closing credits - wonder if they'll be included as there's a lot of cigarette advertising in them :



I might wait for a review of pq before I buy.

 

[Craig Beam]

Mine.

 

[jperez]

A full episode

 

[Brian:C]

Showing in Stock on shelf in NE Ohio. Wow that was fast.

Brian

 

[borisfw]

Picked up The Loner at Walmart today for $14.98 . Nice . Picked up Custer over the weekend at Walmart . I hope Shout/Timeless keep this up .

 

[Dave B Ferris]

^ Same here. Lots of WalMart's near me, but only one had The Loner available. $16.16 with tax. Blind buy for me, so thanks to all those who have posted here.

 

[shoeshineboy]

I'm hoping this is available in Canada, eh?

 

[Susan Nunes_329977]

I will look to getting that one next week. It is great so many obscure shows are seeing a second life on home video.

 

[GMBurns]

Got The Loner at my local Wal-Mart (Bristol, CT) on the way home from work. The guy who runs the department must be a classic tv fan. This store has everything: Baa Baa Black Sheep volume 3, Daniel Boone S1, Beverly Hillbillies S1, Rifleman S3V1, Flicka, Custer, and the Loner. I am hoping to watch at least one or two episodes with Lloyd Bridges later tonight.

However, I notice what feels like the closing of an era. Two of my favorite releases in 2015 were the Rebel and the Saint. In both releases, the case and disc label had TMG and/or Timeless on it, and when I loaded the discs I was greeted with that familiar blue screen announcing another Timeless release. I felt as if Shout! was paying homage to Mr. Anderson's legacy and all the great TMG releases over the years. The Loner is right in the sweet spot of the kind of material that the former TMG used to release, and they use a similar brown color on the cover art that resembles so many of TMG's western releases. So I was disappointed that the case and disc only reference Shout!, and when I loaded a disc it is Shout's logo that greets me. Not a huge deal as long as Shout! keeps cranking out tv series like this, but I suspect I will always consider shows like this as Timeless releases no matter what the label says. I'm thinking Shout! would not be putting out things like The Loner and Westerner if they hadn't purchased TMG.

Regardless, really glad to have this one and I hope my measly $15.91 spent today encourages Shout/Timeless to keep 'em coming.

 

[hypnohighball]

Got The Loner at my local Wal-Mart (Bristol, CT) on the way home from work. The guy who runs the department must be a classic tv fan. This store has everything: Baa Baa Black Sheep volume 3, Daniel Boone S1, Beverly Hillbillies S1, Rifleman S3V1, Flicka, Custer, and the Loner. I am hoping to watch at least one or two episodes with Lloyd Bridges later tonight.

However, I notice what feels like the closing of an era. Two of my favorite releases in 2015 were the Rebel and the Saint. In both releases, the case and disc label had TMG and/or Timeless on it, and when I loaded the discs I was greeted with that familiar blue screen announcing another Timeless release. I felt as if Shout! was paying homage to Mr. Anderson's legacy and all the great TMG releases over the years. The Loner is right in the sweet spot of the kind of material that the former TMG used to release, and they use a similar brown on the cover art that resembles so many of TMG's western releases. So I was disappointed that the case and disc only reference Shout!, and when I loaded a disc it is Shout's logo that greets me. Not a huge deal as long as Shout! keeps cranking out tv series like this, but I suspect I will always consider shows like this as Timeless releases no matter what the label says. I'm thinking Shout! would not be putting out things like The Loner and Westerner if they hadn't purchased TMG.

Regardless, really glad to have this one and I hope my measly $15.91 spent today encourages Shout/Timeless to keep 'em coming.

So how is the picture quality?

 

[Craig Beam]

Yeah, somebody please chime in regarding the picture/sound quality. It's showing as in stock at the Walmart I pass on my way home from work and I might just swing by there tomorrow.

 

[GMBurns]

I've had a chance to watch the first two episodes and the quality is very good. Not as sharp as Perry Mason, but definitely crisper than the Rebel looks. But that is only based on the first two episodes. Both episodes were 25-1/2 minutes long.

Really nice show. It has shooting, fighting, and bad guys, but it's very thoughtful. I've enjoyed Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt, but The Loner lets him do a lot more acting. This is a really nice find at an amazing price.

 

[Craig Beam]

25 1/2 minutes? Sounds like they're uncut. Are there any bonus features at all?

 

[GMBurns]

The fourth disc has something called "The Wandering Man's Burden: Making the Loner". Plus 26 episodes, all for $14.96? Definitely a good deal.

 

[Bert Greene]

Prints on the first two episodes were excellent and uncut. Nice to see them complete, as those 22-minute edited prints from TV-Land were pretty brutal on things. Really looking forward to seeing some of the episodes I've never seen. I've admittedly been a bit critical of the series' sometimes ridiculously heavy-handed emphasis on 'psychological' drama, but the show does have a lot of fine guest-stars and excellent photography, and undoubtedly has a few gems hiding out in its 26-episode run. Pleased that Shout released this. Also picked up "Custer" today!

 

[howard1908]

just picked it up a the walmat in hanford along with, custer and flicka, just purused through the first disc and picture quality is surprisingly crisp for a show tha has not sydication since.. well ever , but will be watching this one all this week.

 

[westumulka]

Also picked this up today.. will try and enjoy some of this show and Custer over the weekend

 

[Craig Beam]

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