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Summary: Sheer Class
Review: I couldn't believe the quality of the package alone. Very classy and well thought out,I wish more companies would take note and put out quality product like this. I was very impressed to say the least. The stories seemed better than I even remember them to be,excellent. " Have Gun Will Travel " rates up there with the best, I highly recommend it, by all means buy it, you won't be sorry that's for sure. Buy it and enjoy hours of pleasure watching this great classic.
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Summary: If you have never seen it, take the risk
Review: I rarely buy DVDs that I have never seen before, but I have a few times. I had never seen Have Gun Will Travel, but for some reason I ordered it anyway. It was worth every penny. It is one of the best series I have purchased. It has more depth and thought behind it than most series from any television era. I hope seasons to follow are as good as the first.
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Summary: The Thinking Man's Western
Review: I watched "Have Gun Will Travel" during its original run while in high school. Even then, I enjoyed it's attention to historical detail and its witty style. Richard Boone was an anomaly among the pretty boys (Tab Hunter/Rock Hudson look-alikes) of the period. He displayed both acting talent and charisma -- things in short supply during the Happy Days era. Of all the Fifties Westerns, this is the only one I wanted on DVD -- if you haven't seen it, you're in for a treat! I even purchased the DVD compilations released by Columbia House (4 episodes per DVD) for a price of around $4.00 per show. This release offers the entire first season for a quarter of the price and with wonderful packaging. I was very disappointed with the Columbia House pencil-sketch covers (ugly) and very relieved to see that this release was done with all the class befitting this wonderful series. Rush out and order them. If you're a Western fan, you won't be disappointed. I only hope they sell enough copies to continue with season box sets for the entire series.
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Summary: The Thinking Man's Western
Review: I watched "Have Gun Will Travel" during its original run while in high school. Even then, I enjoyed it's attention to historical detail and its witty style. Richard Boone was an anomaly among the pretty boys (Tab Hunter/Rock Hudson look-alikes) of the period. He displayed both acting talent and charisma -- things in short supply during the Happy Days era. Of all the Fifties Westerns, this is the only one I wanted on DVD -- if you haven't seen it, you're in for a treat! I even purchased the DVD compilations released by Columbia House (4 episodes per DVD) for a price of around $4.00 per show. This release offers the entire first season for a quarter of the price and with wonderful packaging. I was very disappointed with the Columbia House pencil-sketch covers (ugly) and very relieved to see that this release was done with all the class befitting this wonderful series. Rush out and order them. If you're a Western fan, you won't be disappointed. I only hope they sell enough copies to continue with season box sets for the entire series.
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Summary: So far, not so good
Review: I've only looked at 2 episodes so far and I'm disappointed. Much of the time, the picture is so dark you cannot see clearly the actors or the scenery. That goes on for a while and all of a sudden it becomes bright and you can see everything perfectly. Its a wonderful series, Paladin is sophisticated, smooth, quotes from literature and deadly. But the picture quality .. I have quite a few on VHS from Columbia House and I recall them to be much better, but I could be wrong.
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Summary: Timeless themes in a Western setting
Review: If you believe that classics are the same timeless but critical themes, said in a new way, Have Gun is for you. Gene Roddenberry's cutting edge script puts love and hate, man's inhumanity to man, revenge and its aftermath, racism, pride and shame, etc., into taut 25-minute episodic packages that will keep your eyes on the screen and off of your watch. This is remarkable, considering the series is well over 40 years old. Adding to the pleasure is an excellent DVD transfer. You won't mind that it's black and white - in some respects this only enhances the drama. 36 episodes for this price makes it one of the best DVD deals I've found.
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Summary: Still the best in the West!
Review: Out of the dozens of Westerns that premiered on television in the mid 1950's, "Have Gun, Will Travel," is still arguably the best. Richard Boone brought a distinct style of elegance and intelligence to the role of "Paladin." Paladin preferred to reason his way out of difficulty, but was prepared to use his imposing, custom-made revolver to settle a score; always drawing second, but forever being true to his target. "Have Gun, Will Travel," ran for six seasons on CBS (1957-63), and often finished third in the Nielsen Top Ten during it's run, behind "Gunsmoke" and "Wagon Train." Boone was offered a seventh season by CBS but decided to leave the program and begin his own anthology series on NBC, "The Richard Boone Show," which featured Robert Blake, Ford Rainey, and Harry Morgan, among others. Video tapes of the program have long been offered by Columbia House, but, for the first time, DVD's are now available from CBS. The complete first season is enclosed in an attractive six-pack jacket. Video quality is the same as the VHS tapes; what is surprising is that the sound quality is only fair, at best. Among the few features available on the DVD's is a biography of the primary guest star of each program. Performers to be found on "Have Gun, Will Travel" during the first season, are future stars Charles Bronson, Angie Dickinson, Stuart Whitman, Dan Blocker, Warren Oates, Jack Lord, and Pernell Roberts. More likely you'll see terrific character actors such as R.G. Armstrong, Leo Gordon, John Carradine, Roy Barcroft, Denver Pyle, Robert Wilke, Murray Hamilton, Harold J. Stone, Ed Binns, Henry Brandon, Whit Bissell, Strother Martin, John Dehner, Anthony Caruso, and Claude Akins. Amazon has offered the complete first season for a reasonable price. My advice? Snap up the DVD's and enjoy a literate, well-done Western.
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Summary: Still the best in the West!
Review: Out of the dozens of Westerns that premiered on television in the mid 1950's, "Have Gun, Will Travel," is still arguably the best. Richard Boone brought a distinct style of elegance and intelligence to the role of "Paladin." Paladin preferred to reason his way out of difficulty, but was prepared to use his imposing, custom-made revolver to settle a score; always drawing second, but forever being true to his target. "Have Gun, Will Travel," ran for six seasons on CBS (1957-63), and often finished third in the Nielsen Top Ten during it's run, behind "Gunsmoke" and "Wagon Train." Boone was offered a seventh season by CBS but decided to leave the program and begin his own anthology series on NBC, "The Richard Boone Show," which featured Robert Blake, Ford Rainey, and Harry Morgan, among others. Video tapes of the program have long been offered by Columbia House, but, for the first time, DVD's are now available from CBS. The complete first season is enclosed in an attractive six-pack jacket. Video quality is the same as the VHS tapes; what is surprising is that the sound quality is only fair, at best. Among the few features available on the DVD's is a biography of the primary guest star of each program. Performers to be found on "Have Gun, Will Travel" during the first season, are future stars Charles Bronson, Angie Dickinson, Stuart Whitman, Dan Blocker, Warren Oates, Jack Lord, and Pernell Roberts. More likely you'll see terrific character actors such as R.G. Armstrong, Leo Gordon, John Carradine, Roy Barcroft, Denver Pyle, Robert Wilke, Murray Hamilton, Harold J. Stone, Ed Binns, Henry Brandon, Whit Bissell, Strother Martin, John Dehner, Anthony Caruso, and Claude Akins. Amazon has offered the complete first season for a reasonable price. My advice? Snap up the DVD's and enjoy a literate, well-done Western.
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Summary: Classic western with Boone firmly in control
Review: Richard Boone was one of the most natural actors ever to grace the screen. Good guys, bad guys, he did them all with such a grace and ease that he made it seem so effortless. Paladin was a product of the post-Civil War. A West Point Graduate, he was an educated man, a man who appreciated literature, opera, culture. So it was not surprising he settled in San Franscisco after the war. Though a man of refinement, he made his living by hiring his gun out to those in need. He passed his little cards around - "Have Gun, Will Travel. Wire Paladin, San Fransisco" and waited for clients to find him. While a cultured man, he was just as comfortable in the deadly knight errant persona, the man in black. Boone excelled at making you believe both sides could exist within one man. While he was a hired gun, he often spent more time talking to people making them listen to reason. A loved all these Westerns. Have enjoyed the reruns on TVLand, Starz Westerns, and the Hallmark Channel. But so many of the old Westerns don't hold up well. I was surprised how well Rawhide and Have Gun, Will Travel hold their quality. So these are a super addition to any video maven's collection. Sadly, I don't think Boone ever got the true recognition his talent deserved, but those of us who appreciated him can now watch his talent shine.
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Summary: "PALADIN, PALADIN, WHERE DO YOU ROAM?"
Review: The theme by Johnny Western is almost as famous as the many trademarks of this classic western: the white chess piece (a paladin), the calling card, the suave manner of the single named gunfighter dressed in black (death). Richard Boone played this larger than life character to unheard of perfection beginning in 1958 and concluding with a five year run on CBS. As with other series that played in the Golden Age of Television, present are future superstars: Charles Bronson (in several episodes over the years), Jack Lord, Angie Dickinson...many others. This is great fun to watch and the stories play great. So where's LAWMAN?
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