Customer Reviews

My Favorite Martian, Vol. 3 & 4

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

5 Stars for the show, one star for this DVD. My Favorite Martian is one of the all time good shows you and your family may enjoy.
But beware, this DVD only has 4 episodes on it. All 4 are contained in the 1st season set for only 11.00 more money. So instead of getting 4 shows for 13.00, you get 37 shows for 24.00. The title of vol. 3 & 4 is confusing. There is no vol. 3 & 4. Amazon needs to change it to reflect only 4 shows, which make the cost per show very expensive. Try the full season, you will be glad you did.

After reading a claim of time compression by another reviewer,I checked the time of the pilot and it is 22 minutes and 29 seconds and not the 21 minutes that he claims.
It has to be remembered that this was the pilot and not a regular episode so comparing times is not valid. Also if it was time-compressed the voices would be one semitone higher as they are on PAL versions of American shows in whuch the shows are sped up by 1/25th of a second. The voices sound exactly the same on the pilot as the other episodes.
My verdict on the show,four episodes with clear pictures and good sound. A good job done by Rhino on this production.

I have always liked black & white tv programs!{ in FACT I STILL OWN A 20INCH BLACK AND WHITE TV SET} my favorite martin ran on tv when I was kid. today I like the program even more because it is clean and it is still funny after all those years! I would love to see more of the programs released on DVD. I don't mind that some older prints have minnor defects in the film. it is the story and the plots that our the most important to me. I realize that rino did the best they could with the prints they had to work with. the recent passing of ray watson was a great lost to me. I would recommend this disk to anyone looking for funny and fresh stories. I detest the foul mouthed south park that every "thinks is so good today" we need more clean comdy on television today.

Startlingly good comedy from a bunch of pros. I hadn't seen these episodes in thirty-five years, and I was amazed at how fresh, light, and full of heart they were. Watched them with my kids, 6 and 9, and they both loved the episodes and keep demanding more. Get to work Rhino! Rhino did the best it could with the source material, but one doesn't watch these episodes for the David Lean directorial qualities: just the wonderfully haywire plots and the tight, consistent characterizations of Bixby and Walston.

I bought this on a whim and am I grateful. I had forgotten the charm, innocence and wisdom of Uncle Martin. Comparing it to some of the stuff of peddled today. It just makes one aware of how rude and courser most of our entertainment has become.

Notice how everything in the first episode or pilot is un-naturally rushed. Listen to the music. Check it's running time. Then check the running time of the additional episodes. The pilot 21 min. the others 25. Rhino has released this otherwise great show in a TAMPERED with digitally time compressed/edited version. All dvd collectors of classic t.v. want versions better, sharper and at the very least UN-CUT then those shown on Nick at Nite and T.V. Land. Rhino did us no favors with THE REAL McCOYS (EDITED), THE LONE RANGER (EDITED) and add to their list My Favorite Martian!

The title is misleading. These are select episodes from the first season etc. No season 3 is included and there never was a season 4.

I have the season 1 and 2.

Is this the 'ever-waited-for' finishing season/s for the series-?