Gunsmoke - The First Season
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Amanda Blake, Dennis Weaver, James Arness, Milburn Stone Brand: Paramount DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Format: Black & White, Box set, Closed-captioned, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 1051 minutes DVD Release Date: 2007-07-17 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Paramount |
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Movie Reviews of Gunsmoke - The First Season
Movie Review: Longest Running Episodic American Television Series Finally Makes It To DVD In A Full Season Package
Summary: 5 Stars
After waiting so many years and being teased by three compliation releases, Gunsmoke is finally being released on DVD in a complete season package.
By releasing the first season of the show on DVD, Gunsmoke is finally being accorded the honor due it but first given to many other shows who didn't last as long and/or weren't nearly as good. The show didn't last 20 years without capturing the imaginations of a lot of viewers. Back in 1955, CBS thought viewers were ready to see an adult Western - one that was not created and written for kids, but one that intended to tap into the large audiences that were rushing to theaters to see Gary Cooper, James Stewart, John Wayne, and Henry Fonda on the prairie.
Casting Wayne protege James Arness as Dodge City, Kansas US Marshal Matt Dillon, Gunsmoke set the stage for all of the great television Westerns that came after it, like Bonanza, The Rifleman, Cheyenne, and others. First, the hero or heroes were stalwart, salt-of-the earth types that resonated humanity and virtuosity, like Arness' Dillon (and also set the stage for very tall leading men like Chuck Connors of The Rifleman and Clint Walker's Cheyenne Bodie). Next, stock the show with a spectacular supporting cast - Milburn Stone as Doc, Amanda Blake as Kitty, and Dennis Weaver as deputy Chester Goode. Add a weekly blend of terrific guest stars, throw in superb writing and directing, and the Western television series had its blueprint. And television had one of its best shows of any genre.