DVD : Adventures of Superman - The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons

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Rating:

- Pretty corny
Well, why not? Growing up with the superman TV series I just decided I wanted to see for myself how it was. I have to admit it was pretty corny. Oh well. The acting was terrible and the plots were so obvious. What is it that they say you can never go back home. After purchasing and watching this series again I would have to agree with that statement. Fun anyway to see how it really was.

Rating:

- A Total Makeover For Superman
All the seasons were wonderful..but this 3rd season is not only the start of the color episodes but also marks a new twist as far as the seriousness and violence of the earlier 2 seasons.
The original serials with Kirk Alyn are now out on DVD and they are entertaining considering the era and technical issues of the day and of good quality..yet the 1st season with our George Reeves is the best as far as the whole idea of Superman as a true depiction with all the film noir qualities are concerned IE: emphasis on gangsterism production and darkness of characterization and very "detective pulp" stories..2nd season..now we have new producers and writers, a new less sexy more liberated Lois Lane and while the 2nd season is also in Black&White it all shines but already in a less violent more crossover comical direction that found its full expression by this the 3rd season now in color.
The color is nice but check out the 1st season in glorious B&W for realism and atmosphere.
All the other seasons are worth acquiring.

Rating:

- THE MAN OF STEEL ......NOW IN COLOR
The original man of steel returns for seasons three and four and his first in color.This 5 disc set contains 26 more episodes comprising of seasons 3&4.The color added a new dimension to the show and made these episodes even more fun to watch.The video and sound quality is better than I expected, compared to the first two seasons.The stock footage is still full of scratches and debris but the episodes themselves look pretty good considering the age of the show.The special features included are Superman the color era,Special effects of Superman and amazing story of Superman featurettes.I don't think this show has received the respect it truly deserved in regards to it's release on dvd.

Rating:

- Very Cool!
You can't go wrong. I used to watch this as a kid, and its great to be able to watch them again :)

Rating:

- TAOS Episodes 53 - 78 Great Scott!
For more detailed discussions of episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" 53 to 78, refer to "Superman: Serial to Cereal" by Gary Grossman and "It's a Bird...It's a plane..No It's the Television Adventures of Superman" by James Van Hise and John Field. Great full color viewing includes top notch episodes "Great Caesar's Ghost," "The Deadly Rock," and "The Big Freeze." Oh, there are a few clunkers, but live with it. The DVDs played crisp and clear on my set with the exeption of the streaked intros, but that was just like old home week. Truly a great addition to your video collection. Collect them all!

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