Actors:Hugh O'Brien, Denver Pyle Genres:Westerns, Television Sub-Genres:Westerns, Television Studio:Falcon Picture Group Format:DVD - Black and White DVD Release Date: 04/21/2009 Release Year: 2009 Run Time: 15hr 0min Screens: Black and White Number of Discs: 5 SwapaDVD Credits: 5 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 3 Edition: Box set MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English
"I have just received The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ( The Complete Season One)from Amazon,which,of course, I was absolutely delighted about.
However on checking the discs I discovered that, although this was supposed to be Season One, the episode Wichita is Civilized is from Season Two. There is also the matter of the transmission dates which are not in chronological order. Hopefully for Season Two and beyond, Infinity Entertainment and Falcon will rectify these glaring errors."
Wyatt Earp DVDs
Roger L. Omanson | 05/25/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I watched the TV show Wyatt Earp with Hugh O'Brian in the late 1950s when I was a kid and loved it then. Watching episodes from Season 1 (1955-1956) again, I am enjoying them as much as I did more than 50 years ago. They stand the test of time. The quality is very good and shipment was prompt. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys TV westerns from the 1950s and 1960s or anyone who enjoys westerns of any kind.
Roger L. Omanson"
WYATT EARP TV SHOW...
Phillip Logan | New Castle, DE, U.S.A. | 05/24/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Great show, got me singing the Wyatt Earp theme song just like it did when I was a kid. Looking at the show with older eyes now tho I'm really impressed with how strong Hugh O'Brian's performance is. Being more interested in the credits now I became interested in finding something out about Frederick Hazlitt Brennan who seems to have been the show's main writer. I thought it was neat that he was a fellow St. Louisian but was saddened to find out he killed himself. His, Hugh O'Brian's and everybody else's work stands up and speaks well for them and made the first "adult western" a good one."
Super High Quality PRINTS...this would be the edition to own
Richardson | Sunny California USA | 07/18/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"hi folks,
As a consumer who is often frustrated by bad public domain prints of classic western television (even though they are often touted as Digitally remastered etc etc) I'm just here to say that these prints are stunning and look to be off the original FILM prints. I'll let others discuss running order and credit sequences and I bow to their knowledge on that regarding this series...I'm just delighted to view this classic in the stunning rich blacks and crisp whites of classic film as it was shot."
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Season 1
G. D. Williams | USA | 09/07/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The Falcon Picture Group of Illinois is to be thanked for producing such a fine DVD transfer of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. The technical quality is outstanding, and the disks are one sided which some "big" studios should do with their old shows.
Wyatt Earp has always been a favorite of mine. My grandfather whistled the Ken Darby Singers' title song as I was growing up.
What I remembered the most was that Wyatt Earp didn't smoke and drank milk. My grandmother would tell us children-"Drink your milk. Wyatt Earp does." What was strange to us kids was that our grandmother drank buttermilk!
The fifties and early sixties were scary times for us children. On our black and white screens we had a window to the world, especially the world of the western heroes.
Some of the best episodes of season one are the ones with Bat Materson and Ben Thompson. The Buntline Special and the Big Baby Contest are especially humorous with some serious moments.
If you want a family oriented series, then Wyatt Earp is a good one. Make no mistake, Wyatt Earp was no saint in this series. His temper got the best of him at times. The Englishman episode shows this side of Wyatt the best.
There is violence. It was a violent time in American history.
Deacon Earp was a role model. Desilu Studios oversaw a number of great series in the 50's and 60's with heroes and wholesome family values which was not political talk back in those days. It was a reality of innocence which Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz brought to the living rooms of America.