The shows deserve a 5 star rating but quality is lacking
I have fond memories of watching Grizzly Adams on TV and even owning the Goodtimes VHS release of the 1974 movie (which I've now ordered from here on Amazon). I jumped for joy to see the series was coming to DVD this month.
The shows are a joy for anyone who likes older TV. Each episode is introduced by Denver Pyle (Uncle Jessie on The Dukes of Hazzard) and each one is set on the essential same pattern of Grizzly avoiding capture and befriending nature. Don Shanks and Denver Pyle make an excellent supporting crew for this slow paced, family oriented show.
I did however cringe when I saw that CBS was distributing the show. CBS is notorious for not finishing what they started but I saw last night that Season Two is already slated for release in February. Sadly, CBS Home Entertainment is notorious for their sub-standard treatment of classic TV and this falls short of the mark on quality.
The disclaimer at the start of each DVD says these have been sourced...
Great show. Terrible packaging
If you are a fan of the show, there is no point in typing out what the show is about. We all know. I watched this show when it was on in the 70's as a teen and loved it. Now, the reason for the 3 stars. The horrible packaging. It comes in a cheap plastic box. Two disk set inside each inside flap. Two to a side. Easily popped out and sratched. When I got it in the mail one was popped out, but thankfully not scratched. No notes. No book. No listing of episodes, except what you get on the disk. And the disk are not even numbered, so you dont know which episode is first and or last. So it is hard to watch them in order. There are no extras at all. Just the episodes. OK. I got this for $19.95. A good price, but come on. Why do this on the cheap and cheat your fan base? The show is fantastic. The the box is horrible. And the fact that there are no extras is a cheat.
Great Show!!!!!
I have always loved this show. I have wanted it to come out on dvd for a long time. Since I got it I have watched nothing else. Just this show over and over. I can hardly wait for season 2 which I have pre-ordered. I can't say for sure because the episodes are framed around Mad Jack's stories, but two episodes might be out of order. On the 1st disc, 2nd episode "Blood Brothers" Adams already knows Robbie, but on the 2nd disc, 1st episode (which is 4th episode in the first season "Unwelcome Neighbor" they meet Robbie and his dad for the first time. The Episodes "Blood Brothers" and "Howdy Do, I'm Mad Jack" seem to contradict each other about how Adams comes to the mountain, his ability to/or not to make a leentwo and the circumstances of where his cabin got built and who was there when it got built, etc. As for the packaging, The case is a chubby quad(which means it is the size of 2 standard cases. Inside there are 2 on each side. What I don't understand is why they made it a chubby...
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