Twilight Zone: 40th Anniversary Gift Pack
03-08-00 | 11:04 AM
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The set includes Vol. 1-5 of the TZ discs, along with a wonderful "American Masters" documentary on Rod Serling.
The documentary is excellent -- I was a little worried when it started off with a "reinactment" scene, but it quickly recovered. It did a great job of covering Serling's life, focusing on all of his writing and not just the TZ stuff.
For the life of me, I can't remember which specific episodes are on 1-5 (now that we're up to 19+, I'm losing track!). But, they are all of very good quality, and since they are in the first volumes they tend to be the more popular episodes.
All in all, it is a fine set and a great economical way to get started collecting the TZ DVDs. The ONLY negative is the packaging. It comes in a cheaply-made cardboard box that houses 3 *jewel cases* with 2 DVDs each. Not only does the packaging seem pretty cheap, but it obviously doesn't match the other DVDs if you plan to get Vol. 6 and above.
But, that is the only complaint, so if the packaging doesn't matter to you (or you are willing to deal with it to save a few bucks), this is the set for you.
The documentary is excellent -- I was a little worried when it started off with a "reinactment" scene, but it quickly recovered. It did a great job of covering Serling's life, focusing on all of his writing and not just the TZ stuff.
For the life of me, I can't remember which specific episodes are on 1-5 (now that we're up to 19+, I'm losing track!). But, they are all of very good quality, and since they are in the first volumes they tend to be the more popular episodes.
All in all, it is a fine set and a great economical way to get started collecting the TZ DVDs. The ONLY negative is the packaging. It comes in a cheaply-made cardboard box that houses 3 *jewel cases* with 2 DVDs each. Not only does the packaging seem pretty cheap, but it obviously doesn't match the other DVDs if you plan to get Vol. 6 and above.
But, that is the only complaint, so if the packaging doesn't matter to you (or you are willing to deal with it to save a few bucks), this is the set for you.
