Rating:  -
Growing up in the Sixties meant you watched Superman. I was the typical kid collecting comics like gold and keeping them in stacks in our neighborhood fort. Watching this classic on DVD brought me instantly back to those times. George Reeves will always be Superman for me. Although Christopher Reeve is imprinted for me as well, it will always be George.
I gave this set a solid 4 rating. 4.5 really, but just because the Video quality is a little bit off on a few of the episodes, I feel that an honest 4 is really what this deserves. That said, the DVD set is great. I had no problems with the set at all and the quality (while not superb) is certainly as good as can be expected with a T.V. show this old. We have to remember that some of this material is just not saved the way it is today and that we are lucky to have this at all.. let alone hope for a pristine transfer.
Some day maybe if there is enough demand, the prints might get a makeover like was done for the Wizard of Oz. That's a huge undertaking though and may not be cost effective.
There is nothing wrong with this set though. If ever a remastered set comes along I will probably buy it, but until/if that happens, this set sits proudly at my home.
I still have a big ole grin on my face just thinking about these old friends from my childhood.
Rating:  -
Great series!
To me George Reeves is Superman just as Sean Connery was to James Bond, the original and the best!
The 1st season is my favorite, as is the first L. Lane.
I dont know if there is any truth to the rumors that day time TV stopped airing(banned)the show during children viewing hours because many kids were jumping out of windows?
Another longtime rumor we now know not to be true was the one about George Reeves commiting suicide by jumping out of a window in a confusion of character.
Love the show - glad its finally on DVD, hope the color ones will look better than the washed out color versions nick at night or TVland have aired. Be nice if they did a restoration job, we will have to see when they get released.
Keep em coming - im buying!
Rating: -
Despite some of the complaints found in the other reviews that preceeded mine, I have absolutely no problem with picture quality, packaging, so-called "missing" openings and previews, etc. etc. It only takes a little research to discover that these are the original uncut episodes, copied from the best available source material.
The only small gripe I have is with the quality of some of the "bonus features." The "Inkwell to Backlot" documentary is a disappointment, and the "expert commentaries" contained on several episodes are absolutely lame -- they are repetitive, uninformative, contradictory, and sometimes surprisingly unhelpful. (One example: the commentator on "The Stolen Costume" wonders why Clark wasn't wearing his Superman costume that day -- despite the fact that early in the show Clark himself mentions that he had to go to the doctor for a company physical. The commentator should realize that this line of dialogue contains the explanation -- Clark would have to undress for the doctor, which is why he left his costume home that day.) But these are small issues -- the set is great, and the shows are wonderful to watch again.
Rating: -
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the best DVD box set to come along this season! This is '50s classic TV at its grittiest. Though based on the comic books, these adventures are anything but animated. The drama is tight, the acting first-rate, the humor (yes, it is there) authentic --- most of which can be directly attributed to solid writing, solid direction and a solid cast, headed by George Reeves, who, instead of ever resorting to camp or (worse) caricature, kept Clark Kent and the Man of Steel human and humane ... and distinctly different. The episodes are uncut and, except for one or two that have been damaged beyond repair, are pristine. Rate this one an S, as in super, man.
Rating: -
loved these shows! I just want to know when the other seasons will be released!
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