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Hello
I must admit that I will probably own this Hillbillies set later in the week. I have already given it 5 stars just from judging the reviews here and I do have both Ultimate Collections which I also rate 5 stars. I am wondering if anyone that has written reviews on this or anyone reading these can maybe give me some insight on this--- Green Acres was my favorite show from back then. Also produced by Paul Henning. I taped all of them on tv on video when they ran them in syndication so I was drooling when I first saw them coming out on dvd. It seemed to take forever for each of the 3 seasons to come out but 3 seasons are out there. It has been since late 2005 when season 3 of Green Acres was released. The best and funniest episodes were just around the corner and all of a sudden, MGM doesnt release anymore of the last 3 seasons. Does anyone know what their problem is or does someone else own Green Acres now? Us Green Acres fans want to know what the problem is so if anyone has any insight, post something here please. We want more Hillbillies sets and more Green Acres. Thanks.
Joey
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The second season set from Paramount is sooooo much improved over the MPI Volumes 1 & 2. I can't believe i had something nice to say regarding Paramount.
I never thought i would see it this clear and that is viewing it on my large screen LCD tv which sometimes makes older shows seem a little more off or grainey. I also tested a disc in my player hooked up to my 36 inch glass screen tv and it seems nice and clear without any real noticeable grainey quality.
This is such an improvement over MPI and those horrible other sets that were out there prior. This was one of my very favorite shows growing up. I was so sad to think all we'd ever see are episodes in the previous quality of the MPI sets.
While the episodes are remastered the opening and closing credits are not. One feature is the option to view each episode with or without the original sponsor opening and closing. The sponsor opening extends the scene with all four driving in the truck while passing a truck or billboard with the Winston cigarettes or Kelloggs cereals logo on it. It also has extended theme lyrics mentioning one of the two sponsors. The closing is actually a short scene wrapping up the episode while having the Clampetts using one of the products in the scene. Unfortunately the sponsor closings are not remastered.
As far as the music, it plays the original theme song (with original vocalist) exactly as how we remembered it. Also i noticed that the regular intro music you would hear in the beginning of a scene is also the original music. So maybe the music that is altered pertains to performances of songs on the show or something along that line.
Seven of the episodes in season 2 have Sharon Tate wearing a black wig playing the part of Janet Trego, a bank secretary. In one episode "The Garden Party" she plays a guest at the party who dances with Jethro with her own blonde hair. She also appears in the "Elly Starts To School" episode as a "blink and you'll miss her" character named Mary. While it's nice to see her....it makes me sad at the same time.
If you are true fan of this show and was disheartened like i was with prior sets you'll want to pick this set up. I'm so glad i did!
Welllll doggies....it's time for me to have a heapin' helpin' of vittles in a Jethro sized bowl and set a spell with the Clampetts!
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I was worried that due to copyrights and music rights issues that this DVD set would not feature the popular theme song and incidental music all the fans expect to hear. Thankfully, Paramount/CBS Home Video and Paul Henning's estate must have worked out their problems because the original music is there!
The epiosdes I have watched so far all have a length of over 25 minutes, so, as far as I can tell the episodes are unedited. And the picture quality looks good enough to me.
Since Paul Henning's Estate still owns the rights to the first season and part of the second season (as I understand it), I was wondering how Paramount would release the second season. Eventually, I learned that this set would be the complete second season, so I knew going in that this set would have some repeats carried over from the "Ultimate Collection" put out about two years ago. But most of the shows haven't been released on DVD before (to my knowledge).
If you are a fan, pick up the set. Hopefully, sales will warrant Paramount releasing all the seasons on DVD in the near-future.
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With so many recent releases being comprised of incomplete and altered versions of our beloved classic TV shows, it's smart to wait and decide to purchase (or not) well after the release date. It seems that the firestorms of complaint following releases such as THE FUGITIVE SEASON TWO VOL. ONE have been noticed, at least for the time being. I must say that THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES OFFICIAL SECOND SEASON set is of far higher quality than I expected. Yes, this is the complete second season, with excellent picture (a bit grainy at times, but overall superb) and sound transfers of every episode...but most important, the episodes are complete and with the original music as far as I can tell. It's nice to see a good bit of bonus material here too; the original sponsor opening and closings are great segments that have been lost to time over the years. Some of the closing segments are continuations of the episodes themselves and extend the episodes by several minutes; for example, the third episode, "Granny's Garden", runs 29 minutes with the sponsor segments added back in. This is nice stuff, and really adds to the value!
Don't hesitate to order this fine DVD set. Just as companies should be boycotted when they mangle releases, they should also be praised and supported when they make the effort to do things right. I don't think anyone will be disappointed with THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES OFFICIAL SECOND SEASON, and I hope that this high quality is maintained as a standard in future releases.
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Here's the deal on the "official" second season release. Paramount owns the distribution rights to the entire "Beverly Hillbillies" series. It holds control over the 35mm network prints of the series that were used in the 1960's. Hillbillies creator Paul Henning also legally owned the rights to the first 55 episodes of the series. That's all of season one and most of season two. About two years ago, his estate released those 55 episodes in two volumes. Unfortunately, because Paramount owns the negatives and master prints, MPI video(which distributed the Henning sets) only had access to film prints which were struck decades ago. These episodes contained original network sponsor sketches, etc, but they were grainy and barely watchable. Paramount apparently figured that most fans who purchased volume one of the Henning series, wouldn't be motivated to purchase it again. So they began with the "official" second season, with intentions of re-releasing season one at a later date (like they did with I Love Lucy). So, what are you getting by purchasing this "official" season? First, you'll get *all* the season two episodes, remastered from the original film prints. That means no scratches, lines, debris or picture shifting. Paramount is excellent in restoring picture quality. However, it remains to be seen whether Paramount will use all the original music. Much of it was composed by Paul Henning, & there may have been some royalty issues. Paramount has been hesitant to use incidental music that it doesn't hold legal right to in its DVD releases. Also, the artwork on season two is horrendous.
Season two spanned 1963-64. The cover photo is from a 1969 episode (Jethro has sideburns for cying out loud!). Very VERY tacky artwork.
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