Customer Reviews

Dynasty - Season Three, Vol. 1

5 star:		(22)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(39)

 

 

I give this one star because we are rating not just the show but, the actual DVD product. The show would probably get four or five stars but, the DVD they are releasing would get a negative 5 if that were possible.

After releasing a full season for each of the first 2 seasons i find it sickening that the corporate company(Paramount) would do this now. I recently read a post where someone had mentioned the idea of buying used. That way they lose sales as they deserve to do for being so blatently greedy. That's what i had decided to do when manufacturers come out with split seasons.

You can find them used, a little while after the are released from a reputable seller on Amazon or ebay. Don't keep the greedy corporate big-wigs living in houses similar to the Carrington estate. You are shelling out extra money in hard times for a show you love while the "powers that be" are probably hiring more servants to wait on them in their mansions. Paramount is notorious for pulling this this stunt. There many other companies who do not do this and only release full seasons. If the other companies see Paramount getting away with this i'm afraid they will follow suit.

You know I love Dynasty. I really do. But this is the limit. How on earth in today's economy do today's entertainment companies think they can suddenly get away with splitting TV series seasons and doubling their prices?

Sorry gang you'd better start thinking in the other direction.

How about a two seasons for the price of one sale?

I am no longer collecting TV show DVDs that split seasons in their raw bid to bleed our pockets dry. I can not afford it and there are millions just like me.

Sorry Alexis- I love you- but the truth is I just saw the whole Dynasty cycle on Soapnet and now I can sell my Season's 1 and 2 on eBay. At these prices it is simply not worth it.

Thanks but no thanks.

What a yummy guilty pleasure this show was. When I was in high school, Wednesday nights was campy Dynasty night. It was the silliest, most glamorous escapsim you could imagine. Yes, utter nonsense most of the time, but really fun nonetheless. Dynasty was a colorful and over the top extravaganza that kept us coming back for more drama and fashion and fights.
I have enjoyed a lot of TV in my life, from Northern Exposure and Upstairs Downstairs to Seinfeld and Green Acres. Dynasty remains a pleasure no matter how ridiculous it seems. The plots were zany, to be honest. But the show is just a hoot, plain and simple.

That being said, I am outraged that Season 3 (and possibly future seasons) is going to be divided up into volumes instead of complete seasons. I can only guess that the studio wants to milk us of our cash. Studios have done this cheesy practice with other shows, such as Lost in Space, Spongebob, and so forth. What pigs these companies can be sometimes.
Like other reviewers here, I am furious and disgusted at the ugly amount of greed and at the severe lack of respect for the customer. I will not be buying this until the price is cut significantly for half a season. I love the program but not this much. I urge others to voice their displeasure and demand a reasonable price point, as well as complete season sets without these stupid "volume" editions. We definitely deserve better treatment than this.

There is absolutely NO reason to split this season up other than sheer greed. Do the math and you will see what I mean. I bought the first two seasons of this show and was already annoyed at the snail's pace with which they were being released. After the awesome packaging of season 2, I thought everything would be alright....now this.
I'm not sure if this is Paramount's or the Spelling estate's doing. I do know that "Love Boat" is splitting up the season as well and it also is a Spelling show (Perhaps Candi Spelling needs another gift wrapping room?).
In any event, if not for the fact that this was my favorite show from the 80s, I would not buy this set out of sheer protest and disgust. I think the disrespect that Paramount or Candi Spelling is showing to their customers is reprehensible. I do know that I will not touch any Paramount show, such as "Love Boat" that continues to put out half seasons. Unfortunately, I love Dynasty enough to take the abuse for this one show, but this is IT. Shame on them.

I bought seasons 1 and 2 and was looking forward to buying season 3 but now i will not. Splitting one season into two volumes is ridiculous, especially for a soap opera! And no extras! You lost my $. Will NOT buy.

Gee, Studio Execs, Thanks for not only trying to RIP off fans putting up with the ridiculously SLOW PACE in which they are releasing of one of Primetime's biggest Hits but for insulting us with a HALF Season release, too.

Lets see, Dynasty Season 2 has 22 episodes and how many will this one have for the same Price? 12? And we get to now wait AGAIN so we can essentially pay double the price to buy the rest of the season? Is this a really bad joke? Will they bother releasing Volume 2 when the sales for this release plummet? Sadly, Only true, loyal fans willing to be held hostage and pay anything will accept what they dole out at any price. Me? I'll probably be one of them when I know I shouldn't.

And in the end, the studio will blame poor sales when they cancel any future releases and the Dynasty series dies.

Maybe they can release "The Colbys" on VHS and charge more for the much larger packaging.

In some insane way, I'd be less aggravated if they released the entire Season 3 for a much higher price of about $60. But simply splitting it into two and making us WAIT as if we can't do the math of double charging us? Purely insulting.

Take a clue from the DALLAS releases. Give us what we want.

Most of the reviews here deal with the "evil" of this set containing half a season (12 episodes instead of the full amount). On Amazon, Season 2 is about $7 more than this particular set. Who knows why the powers-that-be chose to release this season in a split set...greed, economics, who knows...and no point arguing it here. What I do know is that the visuals on this particular set are fantastic. Color, clarity, resolution...it truly looks wonderful, as if it were filmed yesterday...except for the decidedly 1980's Nolan Miller fashions and over-the-top drama! The other thing I know is that this particular set has no extras; nada, zip, zero, zilcho, other than a few previews of other DVD's available. This is almost as big a sin as splitting the season in half.

Storyline, plenty happens in Season 3; this show had already hit its stride in Season 2 and fans were treated to exactly what they wanted: the strong bond of love between Krystal Carrington (Linda Evans) and her husband wealthy Denver tycoon Blake Carrington (John Forsythe); plenty of plot-stirring hyjinks by Blake's ex-wife Alexis (Joan Collins) who uses anything to get back at Blake, including a son who was kidnapped at birth (Adam Carrington) and the first not-so-ex husband of Krystal, hunky tennis-pro Mark Jennings (Geoffrey Scott). Confused? Hang on, there are even more characters that get thrown into the pot this season: Krystal's scheming niece, Sammy Jo (Heather Locklear), who shows up just in time during the episode 12 to claim her "late" husband Steven Carrington's inheritance; Kirby (Kathleen Beller), the daughter of Blake's trusted servant Joseph, who stirs the hearts of Adam Carrington & Fallon's husband Jeff...oh yeah, he's also the guy who is being driven crazy by Adam because Adam doesn't want to share Colby Co., Alexis' company that she acquired through a quickie marriage in a hospital...damn, how confusing! Just get the series and it will all make sense (other than the oft-married Alexis wearing white and a veil to her umpteenth wedding held next to an oxygen tent - has she no shame?!?). You won't want to miss the drama, the fashion, the catfights, and the absolutely silly antics of the rich and famous of the 1980's.

For the episodes and quality of the transfer, I give this set a 5 star rating; for splitting the season in half and having no extras, I give it a 2 star rating; overall, I'll render a verdict of 3 stars and leave it up to you whether you want to buy it new, used, or wait until Bluray may bring out a whole nex product.

Yes I am a die hard Dynasty fan - I love the high quailty dvds of this show - but come on- why the vol 1 and 2 now? Is it a plot for us to spend more money of the show we all love? I don't know about you but I am NOT a Carrington or can NOT afford to live the life style as a Carrington. The releases have been so far and apart - I so look forward to seeing each season complete but we have to wait so very long- If they would release Season 3 vol 1 and 2 together, I think more people would buy it or release vol 1 and 2 of season three at the same time. Dallas is way ahead of the releases now of Dynasty - Out of Dallas' 14 seasons, 8 have been released - at least 2 seasons a year come out ( about every 6 or 7 months apart )AND COMPLETE !!!!!!- so whats the deal about Dynasty- I would be way more excited about a full season than half- makes you kinda forget about the show as we wait for the next season or part to be released - so disappointed here. At least my Dallas collection is near completion in 2 years or so. Just my thoughts - please release a whole season at a time.........

I will not be buying Dynasty Season 3 if Paramount insist on releasing the title in two separate volumes and reaping double the profits.

I will however continue to support Warner with their wonderful full season set packaging of Dallas, right until the dreary final season, so long as they continue to release the series in full season sets. Let's hope they continue with Knots Landing soon, and begin on the long overdue Falcon Crest & Flamingo Road.

I totally understand the whole "let's make mega millions profit at the expense of the T.V. fan thing", but for this very annoyed T.V. fan; I will be taking the advice of a previous post and buying this item second hand, or maybe wait for the inevitable sale price and pick up the item at a price which will surely ensure the studio makes very little (if any) profit from my purchase.

I am afraid that if the studio persists in this ridiculous splitting up of season sets, they will only be shooting themselves in the foot as all the T.V on DVD fans I have spoken to don't like this split format and do not intend to support it.

I am an avid TV on DVD buyer and like to have all of my shows immediately when they are released but the
whole "season 3 volume 1" routine is just ABSURD. We all know better. It would be one thing if they charged any less for the split seasons but they don't. I waited this long to re-watch Dynasty...I can wait until I can get a used copy. Paramount should be ashamed of this crap and they'll end up killing sales of the series. I'll be busy watching Season 9 of DALLAS (all in one volume! imagine that!)