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When this was over and I had finished all six seasons, I felt sad. I wanted it to go on forever. It isn't just the nostalgia: these Superman TV episodes were a hoot to watch - tons of fun.
Included in these last two seasons were the story of "Mrs. Superman" (a hot Joi Lansing); the eccentric "Prof. Pepperwinkle" and his gadgets; a town that completely disappears; men who materialize from King Arthur's day, and a lot more crazy stories.
The last episode was a real doozy with Lois and Jimmy both flying like Superman!
Not only is this DVD set recommened but so are the others. It's so good to have all these old episodes available on disc, and looking pretty good with interesting bonus features, too. Kudos to Warner Home Video. Great stuff!
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I give this five stars for its sheer existence and faithful historic entertainment quality. By this time you're read many reviews so lots has been said... there's no point in rating this set based on the acting/story lines etc. as it is what it is ---- a classic show from an age long, long past. WB didn't even exist back then, they simply own the rights to the original prints now. It's a show that in perspective tried hard to give as much quality and entertainment as was possible in that era, while still allowing the writers and directors to do some fun and creative things. And it worked---many of the shows are still entertaining and are great for family. Not so arguably much better than a large percentage of TV today and much cleaner.
No, the fact that they went through all the effort of doing the set, providing quality packaging, and when it really comes down to it they did a right bang-up job getting this transferred to DVD. People, this was done at the dawn of TV and even color movie film technology was fairly new and uneven.
You wouldn't want to digitally over-enhance the original prints from something from this era, take out all the scratches, sharpen it, etc because then it's not real anymore, you're putting in information that just wasn't there. It would be sanitized and it would lose its sense of time and place. The majority of the reproduction is simply superb for its age. I'm amazed that they could even salvage the prints from that era. Not only did they recover most of the original stock, but so much of it is absolutely superb and nearly flawless. The shots in Perry's office are so sharp and clear, you can see individual hairs on people's heads for example. You feel like you are actually in the 1950s and you literally see it through the lens of the best color technology of the time.
This is such an outstanding set because the reproduction is true to the era. They really did restore to the highest standard the original quality and color reproduction for the technology that was used to film the series. This is evident in some of the scenes where clearly the same original stock film that they used for most of the episodes must have been damaged, and they were forced to go for a few seconds or even a few minutes to a reproduction from another set of prints, clearly several generation copies that were probably used for television broadcasts that had not been on as high quality media. Think of it as "switching to what people would have seen on TV for a few moments."
The second-rate footage is cloudy, shows color bleed, and has greatly reduced sharpness. It's an A/B comparison for the viewer, and it really brings out a gasp when you jump back to the section of what must have been the "original" stock that was shot... and then you realize how lucky we are that there is ANY footage of that outstanding quality that survived 50 years! Also great that WB was able to splice the lower-quality footage in pretty seamlessly, the audio is unaffected, the video changes instantly with an occasional flash.
This set gets an A+ because WB did their job---they gave to the world to the best of their ability the "original Superman" that the original producers would have dreamed of---showing George Reeves and all the original episodes in a quality and clarity, and this is important---that NO PERSON HAS TO DATE EVER SEEN in any form.
I watched the series in reruns on Boston's channel 27 as a kid in the early and mid 70's, and it never looked remotely as good as it does on these DVDs.
And yes, due to the original material it does range, over all six seasons, from superb B&W film-noire to campy near Gilligan's Island style goofiness, but on every disk there are episodes of merit to entertain and even to teach. And there's Clark's ever present twinkle and knowing grin.
Thanks, WB for doing it justice and for giving it back to the world.
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I had three episodes on VHS tape that I thought were missing on DVD when I realized I was missing the entire 5th and 6th seasons of the Superman TV series! Sure enough, with this purchase, one of my favorite episodes where Superman walks through a sealed vault to capture a crook who was in hiding waiting out his 7 years 'staute of limitations' to beat the rap was in this series. Of course, Superman never actually walks completely through the wall, but he hears enough conversation to understand the plot. He works with the authorities to have the official Naval Observatory clock turned back 10 minutes so that when the crook, with the help of his brother, steps out of the vault, he walks into the open arms of the waiting police 10 minutes early instead of 10 minutes late! "Sometimes brains is better than braun" Superman quips to Jimmy Olsen. Great Stuff!!!
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Finally i have completed my collection on The Adventures of Superman, i have seen it yet but I am sure it is memorable as the previous seasons, if you are a Superman fan, then this is a must collection. Please watch the series with a 21th Century mentally that everything must be done now on CGA, just enjoy the beauty of the 50th and they were able to do such peace of work.
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Say it isn't so, has Superman's time as protector of Metropolis and the rest of the world come to an end or will he return one day to face a new set of challenges? Sadly the final 26 thrilling episodes comprising of seasons 5 & 6 of "The Adventures of Superman" in color have come to an end and Superman has hung up his cape, hopefully not for good. Warner Studios has done a really nice job with the final installment of "Superman" and I'm glad I own this amazing DVD set. Once again it appears that very little restoration went into this release as the episodes do suffer from dirt, debris and scratches especially in the stock footage segments. The final 26 episodes presented in color are spread out over 5 single sided discs with great artwork and packaging. I don't know if this series will ever see a completely restored release for DVD, but until then I'll have my season sets to watch over and over. Thanks to Warner for this release and thanks George where ever you are, you will always be the man of steel to me.
DVD Features:
- Superman's Pal: Jimmy Olsen - Jack Larson celebrates his series character along with co-star Noel Neill and author/historians Jim Beaver, Gary Grossman, Michael J. Hayde and Jan Anderson
DVD episodes:
Peril in Paris
Tin Hero
The Town That Wasn't
The Tomb of Zaharan
The Man Who Made Dreams Come True
Disappearing Lois
Money to Burn
Close Shave
The Phony Alibi
The Prince Albert Coat
The Stolen Elephant
Mr. Zero
Whatever Goes Up
The Last Knight
The Magic Secret
Divide and Conquer
The Mysterious Cube
The Atomic Captive
The Superman Silver Mine
The Big Forget
The Gentle Monster
Superman's Wife
Three in One
The Brainy Burro
The Perils of Superman
All That Glitters
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