Customer Reviews

Highway to Heaven - Season Two

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Highway to Heaven is one of my favorite dramatic series so I looked forward to its release into the DVD realm. Unfortunately, we now have two DVD seasons of this Michael Landon classic that features the edited episodes shown in syndication. Approximately 2-3 minutes are cut from each of these episodes.

I am fortunate to have eight of these installments recorded on VHS from the show's original network run on NBC. I know these episodes very well and it bothers me that they are not complete! The episode "Birds of a Feather" (my favorite) features a dramatic scene in which Jonathan makes the ultimate sacrifice to call attention to toxic waste dumping. Don't look for that scene here though. It's not on the DVD version of this episode.

This collection also features digital break-up on part two of "The Monster". Also, the video and audio are not in-sync! The actors speak and the voice comes in a second or two later! It is very distracting to watch.

I did enjoy the audio commentary on "The Torch" by Mrs. Landon and Highway to Heaven producer Mr. Kent McCray. I had hoped for other "extras" but unfortunately they followed in the path of all the scenes cut for syndicated purposes.

Highway to Heaven is one of the best family dramas ever produced. It should be seen and preserved on DVD in its original NBC format.
Let's hope that on the third try this series is featured in a COMPLETE set! Only then will the angels rejoice...

There are many great episodes of this great series, but the two best episodes are on this season of episodes. The first deals with the angels going to a camp for kids, but not just any kids, these kids all have cancer. It's an emotional two part episode that is one of the best episodes of any show. The other episode is my personal favorite because so many people now adays can relate to it. It's the finale episode on this collection. It's about a loner overweight girl who binges on doughnuts, saying there for a party or friends when she orders the dozen doughnuts. When she tutors the failing jock of the school, whom she has a crush on, his girlfriend decides to get even and tells her that she will let her join the exclusive club in school known as the "Ditchers". So excited the overweight girl can't wait and tells her mom she's done it, she's finally made friends, but when she arrives at the girls home, it's innitiation night and the unthinkable happens. It's the best episode in my opinion because it shows kids that being different is alright and that if you don't like things about yourself you can change them. I love this show. Do whatever you have to but this season is a MUST OWN set!!!!!!

Great series, great 2nd season (A song for Jason is a tearjecker), great actors.
Unfortunately, many episodes are edited. What a pity!

Thourgly enjoyed season 2, i saw the series on television many years ago so i cant say or remember exactly what's been edited on certain scenes.
All i can say is that Michael Landon and Victor French were very inspirational to us all and unfortunatly since there passing on there hasn't been anyone yet today that can make these quality loving family shows.
Hopefully the final three sasons will be released soon.

Joe M

This season was great. Jonathan and Mark are really starting to get very comfortable in thier roles. I was disappointed that the DVD did not contain extra features. You pay a lot of money and get very little in terms of extra's. I am also disappointed that their is no close caption icon to choose on the DVD menu.

I watched this show as a kid and was instantly drawn into the series because of its unique combination of humor and drama. The show always tugged at my heartstrings one minute and had me laughing out loud the next.

The lead character, Johnathan Smith, is a supernatural hero mainly because he's an angel sent by God. Played by Michael Landon, the angel Johnathan gets assignments from his "boss" including such jobs as a cancer camp kid's counselor, a police officer, sportswriters and many more.

His companion and sidekick, played by a gruff looking Victor French, is almost the typical grumpy, cynical ex-cop. Mark Gordon tries to act tough, and is usually the one that blurts out the typical misjudgments about strangers. By the end of each episode, he's usually eating his blunt words.

Though slightly out-of-date, this series still contains a lot of tender topics that are still relevant today. So, I would suggest this series to anyone that likes a good tear-jerker.

This SUCKS!!!!! Because they do not have English subtitle/close captions for the hearing impaired. It is NOT right for not including close captions.

We have not viewed all of the stories yet but found some of them to be a bit strange, and so far preferred the ones in season one.

I missed the original broadcasts-- and bought the videos for someone else. From what I've seen, its an excellent series. The only downside is the dated production quality. Overall, its classic Michael Landon -- everything from a teenage werewolf to a little house.

Got all three seasons for an amazing price. These are def worth the money i love my highway to heaven shows :)