Tin encased gold = a Bonanza!
Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 08/22/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"The 15 episodes on MADACY's BONANZA: REVISIT LIFE ON THE PONDEROSA are the usual public domain Season #1 and #2 material that are missing the original theme song. What makes this collection distinctive is its decorative tin storage box and the extra photos, bios and show previews included on all five DVDs.
Fans of western series will also enjoy the 300 episodes on MILL CREEK's massive CLASSIC TV WESTERNS box set.
The following list includes title, season, episode, airdate and guest stars for each show.
DISC ONE--
Desert Justice (S.1, #23 - 2/20/60) - Claude Akins/Tom Greenway/Ron Hayes
The Stranger (S.1, #24 - 2/27/60) - Hal Baylor/Lloyd Nolan/Elizabeth York
Badge Without Honor (S.2, #3 - 9/24/60) - Fred Beir/Dan Duryea/Wendell Holmes
BONUS: Photo Gallery
Biography: Lorne Greene
Previews: Day of Reckoning; The Last Viking; The Ape
DISC TWO--
Day of Reckoning (S.2, #7 - 10/22/60) - Gail Bonney/Anthony Caruso/Ricardo Montalban
The Last Viking (S.2, #10 - 11/12/60) - Neville Brand/Herbert Lytton/Ric Marlow
The Ape (S.2, #14 - 12/17/60) - Leonard Nimoy/Cal Bolder/Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
BONUS: Photo Gallery
Biography: Dan Blocker
Previews: The Blood Line; The Spitfire; Silent Thunder
DISC THREE--
The Blood Line (S.2, #15 - 12/31/60) - Lee Van Cleef/Thomas Brown Henry/Allan Lane
The Spitfire (S.2, #17 - 1/14/61) - Jack Elam/Claude Hall/Don C. Harvey
Silent Thunder (S.2, #13 - 12/10/60) - James Griffith/Albert Salmi/Stella Stevens
BONUS: Photo Gallery
Biography: Michael Landon
Previews: The Trail Gang; The Mill; Denver McGee
DISC FOUR--
The Trail Gang (S.2, #11 - 11/26/60) - Edgar Buchanan/Harry Antrim/Richard Davalos
The Mill (S.2, #4 - 10/1/60) - Claude Akins/Dianne Foster/Harry Townes
Denver McKee (S.2, #6 - 10/15/60) - Bob Barker/Stephen Cortleigh/Franchot Tone
BONUS: Photo Gallery
Biography: Pernell Roberts
Previews: The Savage; The Courtship; Showdown
DISC FIVE--
The Savage (S.2, #12 - 12/3/60) - Anna-Lisa/Maurice Jara/Victor Millan
The Courtship (S.2, #16 - 1/7/61) - Julie Adams/Paul Dubov/Lyle Talbot
Showdown (S.2, #1 - 9/10/60) - Ben Cooper/Jack Lambert/Norman Leavitt
BONUS: Photo Gallery
Biography: Ray Teal
Previews: Desert Justice; The Stranger; Badge Without Honor"
A big disappointment
NH Teacher | NH | 02/17/2009
(1 out of 5 stars)
"On the back of this DVD set it said "some of the most memorable episodes in Bonanza's stellar 14-season run." It turned out to be all episodes from the early years (1960 and 1961) with tinny garbled audio and marginal picture quality. The theme song is not even the familiar one but an earlier tune. This DVD set did not live up to its description."