Little House on the Prairie - Seasons 1-3 (Amazon.com Exclusive)

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Summary: Unedited extra footage!
Review: What I love about these first 3 DVD sets is the uncut footage that wasn't shown on TV. Unfortunately, seasons 4 and beyond seem to be rushed to DVD and have little uncut footage (very little in season 4 DVD set) and quite a few abruptly cut scenes. Yet as an devoted fan of the series, I will be the proud owner of all 8 seasons when they are all out on DVD, but must say the first 3 DVD sets are a real treat for diehard fans.

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Summary: Season 3 Digital Transfer Quality Stinks!
Review: What was this studio thinking? The digital transfer quality on Seasons 1 & 2 is good overall. However, Season 3 is another story. It stinks! Many of the episodes are bleached (color-wise) and blurred. Looks like they confiscated some used video-tapes and did a transfer using a consumer-end VCR with no digital enhancement other than adding chapters (one thing that was nicer than Seasons 1 & 2). And even the transition on some chapters is noticeablely chopped (almost like some one stopped the playback while still recording). My guess is that the studio's greed set in and they decided to accelerate the production timeline for Season 3 and get these out on the market at the sacrifice of quality so they bring in those $$$ faster. For such a wonderful series as this is, it is a crying shame to see such a low quality transfer to DVD as Season 3 is. I purchased Seasons 4 & 5 which I have not yet viewed. Hopefully they are not as pitiful quality as Season 3.