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The Incredible Hulk: The Complete Series

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My 6 year old son had been talking about the Hulk for several months, he plays with Hulk games as well as the on-line game. I remember telling him about the television show and how I used to watch this show every week when I was growing up.

Well a few days before Christmas this year I decided to search for the Hulk television show in the hopes that I might be able to buy the entire series. I had no idea if it was even available and it was. When I factor in the hours and hours of entertainment that this gift has brought this is an amazing deal. I figured if my son, wife and 4 year old daughter didn't watch it, I would. Well as soon as the Hulk arrived and I put on the first episode EVERYONE was glued to the tv. My wife, who never saw the original tv show and a person I did not think would be into this said, "I love it, this is really a very well done show".

We are taking our time watching the series and watch about 3 episodes a week. We are now up to the end of season two. I have no idea what I am going to do when this is over. Ahead of the series being over I think I am going to buy the 3 Hulk movies that Bill Bixby did. A great gift.

I just received The Incredible Hulk: The Complete Series. I watched the pilot so far, and the video looks great considering how long ago the show was on television. It looks just about as good as you can get TV content to look on DVD. The DVD menus are well done.

With regard to the content of the series, I assume most are buying the whole series because they are fans of the series.

For those who aren't fans (plot spoiler of the pilot here, though), but are of the movies, the show was and is now on DVD a much deeper story than any TV or big screen adaptation of the comic character The HULK. You have a story starting with Banner having a dream which shifts to a nightmare. First, he is having a dream of good times with the love of his life, but it turns to a nightmare when it shows the car accident that actually happened. He is only injured slightly, but his love if trapped in the car and David makes desperate attempts to get her out. From there, after he wakes from the nightmare, we go to a story of him feeling inadequate because he could not save his loved one but so many others have through a hidden strength. After some dangerous experimentation (not very scientific at all) to alleviate his perceived inadequacies, he goes through one of those end of work day evenings that have angered us all. Nothing's working right, it's pouring outside and he gets soaked, car has trouble starting, gets a flat tire, and his anger just keeps steeping, which I think many have had days like this and have eventually taken our anger out on something in some small way. However, while changing his tire, he injures himself, the pot runneth over and he hulks out, and really takes his anger out on his car. Later on the Hulk seems to kill David Banner, and then Banner is on the run after that, hitchhiking around, working odd jobs under various aliases (some of the last names repeated through the series, it seems), while trying to find a cure for his new ailment of severe rage. And all the time being pursued by a reporter who basically caused Banner's supposed death by way of extreme nosiness, in the first place. (He knocked over the chemical that caused a fire that destroys the lab, because after snooping around the lab he hides in the chemical closet. He was breaking and entering, so he is really the criminal and could be considered responsible for Elena's death, not the HULK.)

The packaging design consists of a large rectangular box with a lift-off lid, with all the DVDs in individual slim DVD cases, stacked in two stacks next to each other, whch makes for a wide rectangular box, and not something that easily files in with the rest of one's DVD collection. The graphic on the lid is a four image transition of Banner to the HULK with eack image in one of the letters. What you probably cannot see in the pictures on Amazon is that each letter has a clear plastic bubble bulging out of the letter cutout, and the plastic is see-through. Kind of an interesting design, but I guess I would have liked to see it be a bright green see-through plastic, maybe with a gradiated effect, from left to right almost no green to more green in front of the HULK images. Note: If removing the cellophane shrink-wrap with a sharp object, cut around the edge of the box, and not the top. My guess would be that the bubble lettering plastic can probably be pierced if you try to open the package there. Just a tip.

I love classic TV shows, and I have such nostalgic memories of this growing up watching this show on TV. I look back on it now and I think the series itself holds up really well by todays standards.

Respects to the late Bill Bixby. You are missed, RIP.

Length:: 9:08 Mins

In this review, I go over the following items:

+ Pros:

+ A space saver's dream, with cool box art.
+ Lots and lots of extra features.

- Cons:

- The individual box sets were recycled.
- Some extra features are repeated, or skipped entirely.

Enjoy!

This really brings back the memories of watching this show with my friends and how "cool" the hulk was. We would wait for the scenes where David Banner would get into trouble and were so anxious to finally see his eyes turn and know the hulk was coming. I've only ever seen the shows on tv until now and the dvd quality is the best I have seen for this show. I now watch these with my sons, and they feel the way I did when I was their age.

The Incredible Hulk: The Complete Series

First off, it's truly "incredible" to finally have this classic series in a full box set. This series is what made the Marvel Comics character a household name. It was also the star-making series for Bill Bixby, gaining him far more recognition from the public than any of his other series, combined.

Great packaging, and the slim DVDs are nice. The remastering of the 70s show is just spot-on.

For the entire series, we have only two complaints.

1) This box set does not feature the lenticular covers that the individual season box sets feature. This is a disappointment for those who waited to buy the complete box set. Those who waited did NOT get anything extra there for our patience. This is especially problematic and disappointing for those who bought this set early on at full price. As of this writing, the lowest price is $30, which is a VERY nice price for a new set. Despite the nicer price tag for those who wait, the lack of the lenticular art is still a disappointment. Yes, it costs a little more for the special disc cases, but it's something that should be considered for those fans who (like us!) were looking forward to them.

2) Selection of commentary. If you bought the "Pilot"/Married" disc with commentary, you will have already heard producer Kenneth Johnson's commentary. So that is a disappointment there. There are other discs with the same commentary, so why plug "commentary" on those particular episodes if there are ones with the same commentary elsewhere? It's quite frustrating. Speaking of frustrating, Kenneth Johnson makes repeated references to how much more effective the shots could have been had the "morphing" technology existed then, noting the "Wolf Man" style shots of the metamorphosis (as in, take a shot, cut, add more make-up, cut, et al). Our opinion is that it is for that entire reason that the show is so memorable and quaint. Yeah, there are lots of things that could be done different 30 years later, but the series would not be the same had it been done in 2000, as opposed to 1970.

Also, as a special feature, they "re-run" the episodes, "Stop The Presses" and "Homecoming", which, while interesting episodes, what is the point of putting an episode as a special feature on a DVD box set, where you'll see it anyway?

Back to commentary. Prometheus is a GREAT episode to put additional commentary on. The challenge of cutting back and forth from Bill Bixby to Ric Drasin and having to wear the "white eyes" contact lenses for most of the two-parter was terrific. However, we would have liked to see commentary on "The First", discussing Harry Townes (Del Frye) and Dick Durock (Frye's Creature), and how they reacted to the contact lenses and the makeup and such, especially Townes, who was a frequent guest star on 60s television, and has a very distinctive voice. We're sure fans would have loved to hear the genesis of such an episode. Especially since this episode was included on the "Ultimate Television Series Collection" 6-disc box set.

Aside from those two (admittedly minor) gripes, this is a superb box set and definitely worth it! If you don't buy this box set, you will make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

I was just a kid when this program was being aired on television.I first saw it when I was about seven years old and it made a huge impression on me. I remember clearly hiding behind the couch when David Banner morphed into the Hulk and being so sad at the end when he had to go out on the road again with that haunting music playing in the background.

I never forgot the series and since I was not able to watch every episode of each season, it was a really great when I received this set in the post. The box is of good quality and durable. I think the graphics showing the changing of David Banner from himself into the Hulk on the front cover is fantastic. The quality of the DVDs is very good and I love the details like each DVD cover having a different exciting picture of the Hulk or David Banner or the changing process in between. Things like the green DVDs and the raised lettering on them all add to the solid impression that this is a collectors item and that the people who designed this set really did it with passion and an attention to detail.As if they too are fans and really wanted to do this subject as much justice as possible.

It was nice to take a trip down memory lane, to see the clothes and cars of my youth, to see the people and how they were, compared to what we have now become. Obviously seeing things through the eyes of an adult one also sees just how much our society has evolved in positive ways as well.

The Hulk still manages to make a believable impression, the story's are good and Bill Bixby and Lou are simply untoppable. My seven year old son is watching the series with me and also has great interest, it's a strange sense of deja vu seeing him watch something I used to love watching, as if the Hulk is reaching out through the generations. The other day he was running through the house with no shirt roaring at everybody! Even my wife watches some of the episodes, and she is not a Sci fi fan!

My conclusion is, great quality, great detail and still interesting after many years. The price is also not bad, so go out and get it, and be prepared to roar!

As a young boy my favorite TV show was The Incredible Hulk. Of course I loved the Hulk-outs and transformations, but I think what really had me so entranced was Bill Bixby. He was just so accessible. He had this everyman quality that made me believe what I was watching was real. A few decades later I stumbled across this dvd set and said "what the heck." As a grown man I find this series to be more engrossing than I ever did as a child. . .

This series was simply a perfect storm: a producer who decided to bring the source material into a believable real world setting, a physical specimen in Lou Ferrigno (6'4" bodybuilders are unheard of) to portray the Hulk, and a simply brilliant actor in Bill Bixby who brought gravitas to the show. . .

The transformations are more effective than any CGI that Hollywood utilizes today, for the most part the stories are well-crafted, and the guest stars on the show were fantastic. And I have to say that the tragic events that occurred in Bill Bixby's real life only made his portrayal of the ultimate "lonely man," David Banner, all the more poignant. It just feels real. . .

This collection contains the entire Hulk series. It looks excellent on dvd. And for the price the resellers are offering it for, this is probably one of the best bargains I've ever seen on a dvd series. This one's for the whole family, as there are access points for both children and adults. Go ahead, treat yourself. But be warned: "Mr. McGee. . .Don't make me angry, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry."

I purchased this boxed set and am very happy with it. I watched this show as a child and have caught episodes here and there on t.v. over the years,but it is so great to have this series in it's entirety.
So interesting to follow "David Banner" in his travels,the places he goes,the people and situations he encounters. I think I've always had a secret wish to just throw a few things in a travel bag and be a free spirit like his character. Maybe that's why the show always appealed to me.Not practical or safe,but I can live it through this great t.v. series. The character of "David" is very likeable,just a nice guy who struggles with his whole "Hulk" thing,tragedies,heartbreak,loneliness in his life,but still manages to help others,save lives and be a good ,unselfish person. I loved Bill Bixby in this part,he was just wonderful,very convincing.
Anyhow,although the set was a bit of an investment,I feel it was worth the money.Complete set,fond memories,nice packaging,great Amazon service.I highly recommend this product !

Just got this and it's awesome! This was the best TV series based on a comic book super hero. This show was based on realism unlike other super hero shows of the time that were campy. All the DVD's come packaged in a nice box. An ideal gift for any die hard fan. And for just $30, it's an unbelievable deal.