Review(s): DVD Little House on the Prairie - Seasons 1-3 (Amazon.com Exclusive)
Excellent Family Entertainment
I have a large family and the Little House on the Prairie series has been tremendous fun for us all. I have enjoyed sharing the shows I remember from my childhood. And the children have continuously asked for more episodes. Everyone is very thrilled with the series.
Great Series For The Family to Watch
My purchase of Little House on the Prarie Seasons 1 to 3 on DVD made for great viewing, considering the show is over 30 years old the video transfer was very good on the DVDs. I have really
enjoyed watching how the Ingalls Family lived in Pioneer days with my youger cousins and my own family. I highly recommend these DVDs.
Great series, lousy DVD transfer
This show didn't interest me when it originally aired but my wife convinced me to buy the DVDs and watch them with her and now I really enjoy it. In fact, we've bought every season that has been released and I've even started reading the books.
My one complaint isn't with the series itself but with the DVD transfer, which is awful. Yes, the picture quality is mediocre, but what's really problematic is the audio. I noticed that another previous reviewer wrote that he'd like closed captioning on this because he's deaf. Well, sir (or madame), if it's any consolation to you, the rest of us aren't able to understand much more of what's said than you are, and that only when the volume is cranked up loud enough to wake Laura Ingalls Wilder, who I understand is deceased and buried several states away.
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I loved LHOTP while I was growing up and I am glad that I can now own all the episodes on DVD to watch when I want. More Info about this DVD Director(s): Maury Dexter - Victor French DVD Release Date: Released the 17 February 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I was excited to buy the DVD box sets especially since the box covers brag at what lengths had gone into making the episodes at such highest quality. Truthfully, you will be getting better quality recording them off TV.
The TV episodes are probably an approximate 42 to 43 minutes to where the DVD episodes are an approximate 45 minutes. However, there are still some scenes cut out in the DVD episodes.
Some cuts I found are:
In the episode "Fagin", an important scene where Charles tells Albert that since he is having a hard time with kids at school making fun of him for not having a father, why not start calling him "Pa". Instead, they cut to the scene where Laura overhears Albert call Charles "Pa" and she mentions it to the boy, who tells her that... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Michael Landon DVD Release Date: Released the 29 June 2004 Usually ships in 6 to 7 days
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Season 6 is my favourite Little House Season, and the end to what I call the "Mary in Trauma" Years. In Seasons 4 - 6 everything bad that could happen to anyone did - from going blind, to being held hostage, not once, but twice, with all the bad things climaxing in season six the burning of the blind school and the loss of her child. These years showcase Melissa Sue Anderson as one of the most amazing actresses of the 70's and 80's. I was most anxious to get season 6, expecting the three part 'Little House Years' and the pivotal deleted scene from 'May We Make Them Proud' - where the blind boy goes into the bathroom to blow his nose, consequently resulting in the deaths of Adam Jr and Alice Garvey, neither of which are included in this collection. Other than that disappointment - I... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Michael Landon DVD Release Date: Released the 26 October 2004 Usually ships in 6 to 7 days
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Nellie has her twins!!!! Love the character of Nellie. The other stories were interesting. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Michael Landon DVD Release Date: Released the 15 February 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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