Nov 13, 2009
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Adventures of Superman – The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons
George Reeves returns as Superman (aka Clark Kent) in 26 episodes of season 3 and 4 Season program, which ran six seasons. This time his exploits take him stuffy European monarchy, a 'lost island, and even a cave during the year, 50,000 BC. And now for the first time the Man of Steel flying exciting fights and heroics are great in color! DVD Features introduced: DocumentariesFeaturette…
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November 13th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
The third installment of The Adventures of Superman DVD series is the result of 20 June, and this time two seasons are combined into a single package – Seasons 3 and 4, initially set between 1955 and 1956.
A little 'fast history – some important changes for the show, at the beginning of the third season. As the seasons 1 and 2, both the 26 episodes per season, starting the season 3 was the number of episodes produced per season has been cut in half just 13 ° The show was also in color, has a large part of the national budget show. (As a side note, these episodes were originally in black and white television for the first time in color in 1960.) Moreover, from the time the third season, the focus was changed at the fair really more "Kid's" ;; show, with some 'of violence that had defined the first season in particular. And 'certainly shows a very different sight to see from the previous first two seasons, but enjoyable in itself. And perhaps you will find this area easier to see with the whole family.
Here's what you get in this series:
Season 3 include:
Through the time barrier
The Talking Clue
Lucky Cat
Superman weeks
Great Caesar's Ghost
Test of a Warrior
Millions Olsen
Clark Kent, Outlaw
The necklace Magic
The Bully of Dry Gulch
Flight to the North
Seven Souvenirs
King for a Day
Season 4 includes:
Joey
Unlucky number
The Big Freeze
Danger Sea
Topsy Turvy
Jimmy the Kid
The Girl Who Hired Superman
The Wedding of Superman
Dagger Iceland
Blackmail
Deadly Rock
The Phantom Ring
The Jolly Roger
The extras include:
Adventures of Superman: The era of color
Faster than a bullet: the special effects of Adventures of Superman
Look, Up in the Sky: the incredible story of Superman (excerpts from the new documentary by Bryan Singer and Kevin Burns produced)
Another nice touch – there's also a ticket for Superman Returns, which in this series!
Assume, Warner Home Video will provide the same excellent job on this package that they have on the first two. And I give them praise for the insertion of the 26 episodes and not feel what the fans only 13 episodes per series Gouge. More free movie ticket! Everything contributes to a large value, and 5 stars from me this time.
November 14th, 2009 at 1:21 am
Verified Amazon Purchase (What is this?) I have written often about the deteriorating quality of "The Adventures of Superman", was introduced by the color, in 1954, and I still stand by the statement last seasons series. . . But since only through this collection of color episodes of the seasons, third and fourth 'of SA, allow me to eat "crow". . . These episodes are very funny and certainly much better than I thought!
The decision to make the color was a bold move by the sponsor, Kellogg's, producer Whitney Ellsworth, and the series' home-studio for the Motion Pictures Television Inc., (MpTV), since the technology was not still air of general programming of the colors available for local television for almost a decade. AOS-series like "The Cisco Kid" and "The Lone Ranger", understood in the elections for the process much more expensive, these programs have a "life", well beyond the public in 1950 should have used. Certainly in the case of AOS, the continuing popularity of the show, and the sale of these collections demonstrate the point!
Because of the cost would be the color, the shortened season 26-13 episodes per season, a boon for employment, has been especially George Reeves will be. Light for the color was much brighter and warmer made of black and white, and the Department of costume Reeves' original gray-brown, often sweaty "shoulder padded jackets," is still a problem in the future. A "genius" decided to redesign the costume, creating a thicker suit, would the whole body red and blue foam, which does not 'show' to sweat (but, unfortunately, are the actors) seems much more compact . While this was a good idea in theory but in reality it was a disaster, do not breathe, like an outfit with "locked-in" sweat causing severe rash and heat stroke frequent Reeves. Half an hour was the maximum voltage, could carry him, sure, what a long time "shooting. . . and could be the physical torture of the "age" Reeves, faster, than the rest of the series.
Knowing this has increased my respect for the professionalism Reeves', and this collection offers some of his truly great performance, and some of Noel Neill, Jack Larson work better that way. Among my favorites are "Superman Week" and "King For A Day" (Reeves, who are still willing to maneuver shows the wrong … Something that will soon be completely cut Kellogg's to eliminate the pressure of parents for less violence ), "Jimmy the Kid" and has a dual role of meat Larson as Jimmy Olsen Comic Relief and is known as a shooter, and best of all, "The Wedding of Superman", a tour of action -de-force of Neill, in a great sensitivity (and prophetically, "Lois & Clark" fans) episode of Lois and Superman, finally, the recognition of their love. This incident is celebrated as one of the best episodes of the whole series, and should not be missed!
So if you harbor the illusion that the episodes of color of a disappointment, as I do, I urge you to reconsider, and to buy this collection is. . . I think there is a pleasant surprise!