What's the last TV DVD/Blu-ray you bought? (2 Viewers)

[bmasters9]

Heh. Well, not quite a huge fan yet, Ben...but it's a series that has definitely grown on me. That said, this might be the last disc purchase of the series for me. With this new purchase, I now own seasons 1-4 and 13-20. I may eventually pick up the rest of the half-hour seasons (5 and 6)...who knows? I think I have enough Gunsmoke to be getting on with now, at any rate.

Great point! I hope you eventually do get all of that great series-- there's a reason why it has the reputation it has.

 

[tsodcollector]

possibly buying very soon ozzie and harriet seasons 3-4,it will be great.and also 21 jump street complete series from vei
entertainment,it will be a dream come true.

 

[BobO'Link]

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - Season 3 & Season 4.

 

[Peter M Fitzgerald]

HamiltonBook currently has it cheap ($9.95), so I ordered Wonder Woman: The Complete First Season on DVD. I watched the show as a kid in the 1970s, liked it, but these days I prefer the World War II setting and slightly-higher production values of the first season far more than the other two seasons, plus guest stars like Carolyn Jones, Robert Loggia, Christopher George, Linda Day George, John Saxon, Roy Rogers, etc.



Network UK has another sale ("Summer Savings") this weekend, mostly on DVD releases, so I nabbed:

The Protectors: The Complete ABC Series --not the color ITC series from the early 1970s, starring Robert Vaughn, but rather an unrelated mid-1960s series, featuring a trio of crime-stoppers.



The New Incomplete Complete & Utter History of Britain (Blu-ray/DVD combo) --an interesting piece of proto-Monty Python comedy, to go with At Last the 1948 Show and Do Not Adjust Your Set.



Mister Jerico (1969) --a theatrically-released ITC feature that was, apparently, originally intended for TV. Of interest because it was made by most of the people involved with THE AVENGERS, including Patrick MacNee as the star, Sidney Hayers directing, screenplay by Philip Levene, produced by Julian Wintle, music by Laurie Johnson and cinematography by Alan Hume.

 

[bmasters9]

HamiltonBook currently has it cheap ($9.95), so I ordered Wonder Woman: The Complete First Season on DVD. I watched the show as a kid in the 1970s, liked it, but these days I prefer the World War II setting and slightly-higher production values of the first season far more than the other two seasons, plus guest stars like Carolyn Jones, Robert Loggia, Christopher George, Linda Day George, John Saxon, Roy Rogers, etc.

I take it this is the original double-sided edition, and not the redo on singles.

 

[Peter M Fitzgerald]

I take it this is the original double-sided edition, and not the redo on singles.

I'm not really sure, but probably.

 

[bmasters9]

I'm not really sure, but probably.

Was just guessing as to its nature, because of the size of the box in the image of the cover art.

 

[Purple Wig]

Got these for $5 each today

 

[bmasters9]

Got these for $5 each today
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Plenty of great classic Western action, for a pittance!

 

[BobO'Link]

Went to Big Lots, took advantage of a B2G1 free sale on DVDs to pick up:

Krypton - S1 & S2 (complete series)
DC's Legends of Tomorrow - S2

I'd never planned to pick up either of these but for ~$5 each (after discount) it was worth the chance they'll be OK.

 

[Flashgear]

Got these for $5 each today
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That might be the bargain value buy of the year, Alan! Sounds like you have some excellent thrift shops in your area! I wish I could find some deals like that. I've found more movie buys than TV box set deals at the few thrift shops I've visited. Most looked like they'd been mauled by a bear or kids with sticky fingers. My last thrift store TV find was That Girl season three.

Your Wagon Train season one 10 disc set (1957-58, 39 hour episodes!) is loaded with memorable episodes and great guest stars from the Golden Era of Hollywood. Older transfers, but good enough. Seasons three and four are remastered from Universal 35mm. Ernest Borgnine was the guest star in the series' first and very last episode (in season eight)! That series, a family favorite in my childhood home during it's original run, is pure TV comfort food for me in my DVD collection.

Tombstone Territory (1957-60, 91 eps.) is a great show from the fabled ZIV production company, the equal of many better known '50s TV Westerns. Pat Conway is solid, usual familiar guest stars, and the DVDs looks stunning remastered from the MGM/UA 35mm film vaults.

Your The Men From Shiloh (1970-71, 24 eps.), the ninth and last season of The Virginian's epic run, is from older transfers, but looks better than I expected. I got my copy at a bargain price too, but nowhere near as good as your price. The preceding 8 seasons (I have them all) were brilliantly remastered by Universal for cable network sales. The Men From Shiloh has that nice new instrumental theme composed by Ennio Morricone! And Stewart Granger, John McLiam and Lee Majors (with a truly unfortunate porn-star moustache) join the cast along with plenty of bushy sideburns and Doug McClure's new bushy moustache. But James Drury is still there with his buddy Doug McClure, convincing me to buy this final season. Stewart Granger brings his usual British charm, retiring from the British army and going from the Kuyber pass to another dangerous frontier in Wyoming territory (with his valet John McLiam!). And as always, the guest stars can't be beat. Don Defore, Desi Arnaz and Art Carney are in the welcome but offbeat category. Many babes also, including two episodes with Jo Ann Harris which I know you'll be excited about (ha, ha). Take episode three, Jenny, where James Drury gets to lock lips with Janet Leigh and cozy up with Jo Ann Harris too. John Ireland and Charles Drake are also in this action-packed episode filmed out at Lone Pine.

As for myself, I just got Perry Mason S7V2 (1963-64) and S8V1 (1964-65)...just three more half season volumes to finally complete this series on DVD.

S8V1 has an episode with Mike Connors (pre-Mannix) filling in for an ill Raymond Burr (recovering from surgery at the time), and another episode is set in Switzerland where Perry helps policeman Werner Klemperer (pre-Hogan's Heroes) solve a double homicide, one of the victims being Jim Davis (later of Dallas)! And also find lost Nazi treasure!

 

[Purple Wig]

That might be the bargain value buy of the year, Alan! Sounds like you have some excellent thrift shops in your area! I wish I could find some deals like that. I've found more movie buys than TV box set deals at the few thrift shops I've visited. Most looked like they'd been mauled by a bear or kids with sticky fingers. My last thrift store TV find was That Girl season three.

Your Wagon Train season one 10 disc set (1957-58, 39 hour episodes!) is loaded with memorable episodes and great guest stars from the Golden Era of Hollywood. Older transfers, but good enough. Seasons three and four are remastered from Universal 35mm. Ernest Borgnine was the guest star in the series' first and very last episode (in season eight)! That series, a family favorite in my childhood home during it's original run, is pure TV comfort food for me in my DVD collection.

Tombstone Territory (1957-60, 91 eps.) is a great show from the fabled ZIV production company, the equal of many better known '50s TV Westerns. Pat Conway is solid, usual familiar guest stars, and the DVDs looks stunning remastered from the MGM/UA 35mm film vaults.

Your The Men From Shiloh (1970-71, 24 eps.), the ninth and last season of The Virginian's epic run, is from older transfers, but looks better than I expected. I got my copy at a bargain price too, but nowhere near as good as your price. The preceding 8 seasons (I have them all) were brilliantly remastered by Universal for cable network sales. The Men From Shiloh has that nice new instrumental theme composed by Ennio Morricone! And Stewart Granger, John McLiam and Lee Majors (with a truly unfortunate porn-star moustache) join the cast along with plenty of bushy sideburns and Doug McClure's new bushy moustache. But James Drury is still there with his buddy Doug McClure, convincing me to buy this final season. Stewart Granger brings his usual British charm, retiring from the British army and going from the Kuyber pass to another dangerous frontier in Wyoming territory (with his valet John McLiam!). And as always, the guest stars can't be beat. Don Defore, Desi Arnaz and Art Carney are in the welcome but offbeat category. Many babes also, including two episodes with Jo Ann Harris which I know you'll be excited about (ha, ha). Take episode three, Jenny, where James Drury gets to lock lips with Janet Leigh and cozy up with Jo Ann Harris too. John Ireland and Charles Drake are also in this action-packed episode filmed out at Lone Pine.

As for myself, I just got Perry Mason S7V2 (1963-64) and S8V1 (1964-65)...just three more half season volumes to finally complete this series on DVD.
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S8V1 has an episode with Mike Connors (pre-Mannix) filling in for an ill Raymond Burr (recovering from surgery at the time), and another episode is set in Switzerland where Perry helps policeman Werner Klemperer (pre-Hogan's Heroes) solve a double homicide, one of the victims being Jim Davis (later of Dallas)! And also find lost Nazi treasure!

Thanks Randall! I was both excited to find these, and slightly disappointed there weren’t more, as it appeared someone donated a sizable western collection, but most of the titles I already had (assorted mill creek 150 episode packs, the Loner, Laredo, the Guns of Will Sonnett) or wasn’t interested in (Alias Smith & Jones seasons 2-3, assorted Timeless titles that were not the complete series, just a selection of episodes of Restless Gun, the Deputy, etc). Still, happy with what I found! And looking forward to the Jo Ann Harris episodes

 

[ScottRE]

SeaQuest DSV from Mill Creek.

I received my set a few days ago and did a quick look at them. One episode from each season.

The opening credits and all the effects footage are uprezzed since the original CGI effects are, I assume, long gone. This doesn't always look as bad as all that. In fact the two later episodes I sampled looked really good. I watched the pilot movie and, frankly, it started off badly. The entire opening, right up until we start the chase to the mining colony, looks bloody awful. Worse than the DVDs for my money. This same thing happens at the very end. In between is better, but many of the undersea shots are so dark, you can't make anything out. Also, two transitions in the first act drop music as it fades to black, as if they were meant to be commercial breaks instead of scene changes. On the original prints, the music bridged the scenes as the screen went black.

The live action stuff looks great! While I'm sure a little bit of detail is lost with so many episodes crammed onto the discs, they restored footage is quantum jump from the "edited on tape" episodes we always had before.

I watched the season 2 finale "Splashdown" followed by the season 3 premiere "Brave New World." The effects hold up much better and the uprezzed main titles don't look bad.

Differences between these prints and the originals:

The second season main titles are still from the syndication prints. That's where Darwin spins too fast and the following shot of SeaQuest is slowed down to make up for it. A minor detail that most people won't notice.

Season 3: the inter episode credits had a new font for this year. This has been changed to conform to the first two season's "SeaQuest" font. Since all of the credits have been redone, they accidentally left off the episode title. Season 3 was the only season where every episode's title was put on screen. Also, the main titles were taken from a later episode after Edward Kerr left the series (he was in the first few), so his credit is missing.

On the plus side, the two hour premieres are still single episodes and not two parters. It's a decent upgrade and the best they could do considering what they had to work with. I got it for cheap and I love the series, so I'm pretty happy with it. Since it's not a well loved series, I'm lucky they did as much as they have.

If you have steaming and can get the free version of Peacock or the Roku Channel, you can sample the show yourself. They use the same prints Universal supplied Mill Creek.

The packaging is great, very handsome outer sleeve art and very nice case art. All three seasons in one case, each disc has its own tray. It's a well done package and one of their better releases.

 

[Jeff Flugel]

Last order placed to take advantage of free shipping while I'm still here in the States (fly out next Wednesday):

And a gift from a good friend:

 

[BobO'Link]

The French Chef 2 with Julia Child - a collection of 18 select episodes from the "classic years" of the show's run on WGBH.

 

[tsodcollector]

marty stouffer's wild america is a best buy all 12 seasons on tsod, it's on my tsod list.

 

[The 1960's]

marty stouffer's wild america is a best buy all 12 seasons on tsod, it's on my tsod list.

What's the last TV DVD/Blu-ray you bought?

 

[Doug Wallen]

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - Season 3

 

[Tony Bensley]

It was a little while back, but THE ABBOTT & COSTELLO SHOW, Season 1 by ClassicFlix on Blu-ray!

Bob Furmanek and company really went over and above with this 5 Star restoration! Can't wait for Season 2!

CHEERS!

 

[tsodcollector]

It was a little while back, but THE ABBOTT & COSTELLO SHOW, Season 1 by ClassicFlix on Blu-ray!

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Bob Furmanek and company really went over and above with this 5 Star restoration! Can't wait for Season 2!

CHEERS!

it's on my tsod list,it's also avalable on roku and tubi.tv.