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The correct title should have been "Uncopy-righted Episodes of Bonanza". Obviously, Mill Creek didn't want to pay any royalties so even the theme song was substituted with a cheesy recording of the company owner's brother strumming a guitar (just my guess). My poor review is not a slight against the Bonanza series. These are actually excellent. I just feel duped because I can pull these epsidoes down off the Internet for free.
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The other reviews here are spot-on. The faux theme music sounds like something from a bad spaghetti western. The picture is a bit choppy at times, but that's what you get when you cram eight or nine episodes of an hour-long show onto a SINGLE-SIDED DVD! Yes, these are single-sided, so you can image the compression that was required.
And yet, for the price I would glady endure all that, if the silly discs would actually play. I've tried three separate copies, Discs 1 and 3 won't play properly in any of them. (The ones stored above another disc in the overlapping clamshell box. Coincidence? Maybe, since no scratches are visible.) Shame on Mill Creek for putting out such a poor product.
You can get these same 31 episode for a little more coin in a more reliable set, try: Bonanza 8-DVD Pack
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It has some episodes that aren't on other collections, but it also had lots of areas where the dvd would freeze, could have been just my copy.
Why can't they just start at season one?
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Okay, fine! I know that Bonanza's story telling method is dated, is aimed at general TV audiences, and as such, has time constraints and is gonna be lacking. But this lacks the original music and I feel really cheated! Only a few of these episodes are stellar, but the music always was. I'm sorry, but Bonanza is not Bonanza without David Rose's Theme song! Now this here's sumpin' to start a shootin'war over, and Ben Cartwright would not be pleased!
On the other hand, the stories are fun, simple, and are wholesome fare for the whole family. There's comedy episodes, dramatic episodes, and stories that fall right down the middle. Ya gotta love Bonanza! It's got Hoss, Little Joe, Adam, Ben and the sherrif, and plenty of guest stars that'll tug on yer heart, no matter how old ya are!
Then again, it's lower'n a rattlesnake's belly to publish this without the music. I mean, it's just plain low! Maybe we oughtta call in the Lone Ranger and see what he thinks! Would the Lone Ranger be The Lone Ranger without his theme song? No! And neither is this collection of Bonanza tales.
Now, gimme my dollar back. I can get a meal and a shave with it, and have money left over to buy whiskey!
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I've read the other reviews listed here and while the theme song doesn't bother me, I can understand why it might be bothersome for others. I was a junior in high school when Bonanza came to TV, we had only a black and white set so the color shows meant little to us. Though I've seen ads for Bonanza in recent times I did not want to invest as Bonanza was never one of my 'favorites', but at such a low price, why not?
As to the picture quality on this 4 disc set: fine, no problems, in fact some are very colorful. Where my trouble occurs is in the playing of some of them, they stall, and will not advance at all. So be aware that some of the discs do not play well. Yes, I know, many will say it is my DVD player, yet all my other DVDs play fine, and that includes two recent Mill Creek sets (Robin Hood and Cisco Kid) all of which play quite well. And several years ago, I purchased the 20 movie set of John Wayne westerns from Mill Creek and it too plays well. Maybe you will have better luck, but you should be aware of this potential problem.
At the low price I paid for these I will not return them to Wal-Mart, as I say, some play well, some do not. I am, however, a little upset with Mill Creek and will in the future weigh my decisions as whether to buy more of their possible faulty discs.
One further note to prospective buyers: these discs contain shows from the 1960, first season only, now how that can be interpreted to be the 'best' of a series that ran 14 seasons I would not want to say. But again, a prospective buyer might want to ponder that. Several western DVDs I have, such as Wyatt Earp or Gunsmoke do state 'best of' but the DVDs span most of the series' seasons.
Best of luck, pards!
Semper Fi.
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