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The Magnificent Seven - The Complete First Season

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I enjoyed this series when it was originally on and was disapointed when it didn't come back. Then I found the massive following of fan fic generated by the show and really fell in love with the boys! Hallmark gave us a little taste though they commited sacrilege by chopping scenes out for commercials, but Showtime, God bless them, showed them to us starting back in the winter commercial free and whole.

As I watched the episodes on showtime, I really began to see what a good show this was! The people who pulled this and ruined it by moving it around so much really had no idea what they had! I mean, almost all shows start out a little rough, but this one was starting to really get going when they pulled the plug. It had great characters who really fit together well, great storylines, and so many possibilities!

There's a character for each of us--the hardened, battle-scarred and world-weary gun slinger, the charming, roguish ladies man and loyal friend, the quiet tracker and outdoorsman, the gun toting, whiskey drinking man of the cloth who lost his way but may have found it again in this town, the ex-slave who chose to care instead of hate and used his talents to help all, the idealist greenhorn who comes west hoping to make a name for himself and in the process finds friendship and brotherhood that will teach him to be a better man (and hopefully keep him from getting himself killed before he sees another birthday), and finally, last but certainly not least, the consumate southern gentlemen conman gambler (who maybe isn't really all that gentlemanly afterall, but makes up for it by being greatly charming and roguish in his own right!) who may have found a worthy purpose and a chance at a new life in this town. They all have their faults, their weaknesses, and their shortcomings, but that is what makes them so appealing--they're human beings, and we can relate to them. And they have a brotherhood and friendship that most of us want. And they're men, which in this day and age, is really getting harder to find....And they are just plain fun! Who else gets to use a cannon to blow up the enemy's flag or a store front or a slingshot to sling dynamite at the bad guys? Not to mention that it's the old west, so carrying fires arms and using them isn't a problem, especially when you have a gritty old warhorse of a boss like Judge Travis (who, for those interested in the movies, starred as the gambler in the first one). This was really a great show! But at least, now I can enjoy the show on DVD and further the adventures through the fanfic forums.

Note: as if you couldn't tell already, I personally loved this show and thought it buried the movies in it's dust. If you're looking for something like the movies, this isn't it, but watch this anyway--if you like westerns (or if you don't) you'll like this!

The long wait is over. This program had such potential I was shocked when it was pulled. The characters were just great. The actors meshed perfectly. I have to agree with a previous reviewer that this television program left all of the movie sequels to the original in the dust. This was a great program with a fine cast.

Having loved the original Magnificent Seven movie when I was growing up, I was curious to find that it had been made into a tv-series. Living in Australia we never got to see this show, but based on all the good reviews it was receiving on Amazon and the fact that it was only around $20, I thought I would risk it and buy a copy (I took a similar risk with Firefly and Waterfalls, buying them never having seen an episode, and ended up enjoying both of them, so I figured I was on a roll :-)

Well it was well worth the purchase! All the actors are great and have been perfectly cast into their roles. I loved the mix of humour, tension and action. I found that I ended up watching at least 2 or 3 episodes per sitting to see how the longer story arcs (which I won't give away) would progress. Each of the characters have been created as 3 dimensional people, with strengths and weaknesses. No one is all good or all bad (except maybe the "baddies" :-) Actually the show reminds me of another great tv-series western - Young Riders, only with adults instead of teenagers.

The only disappointing aspect of the box set is that there are no extras, however can't complain too much, since they did keep the price low.

I can't believe that they axed such a promising show, although from other reviewers' comments it looks like there was at least a season 2? Can't wait to buy it as well :-)

Anyway, if you are a fan of westerns (or even shows like Firefly which I guess is a sci-fi western), then you might want to give this one a go.

I was so happy that they brought this superb western to DVD. The only thing it is missing is comments and trailors from the actors themselves. Hopefully, when they bring out Season 2 on DVD, that oversight will be corrected.

Magnificent Seven: Complete First Season was not filmed in 1960 and did not star Yul Brynner. What's being released is a DVD of the CBS series from 1998 which starred Michael Biehn from The Terminator, Ron Perlman from Beauty and the Beast, Hellboy, and Eric Close from Without a Trace.

Hope Amazon corrects this soon.

I only saw this show a couple times when it originally aired, and I had no idea what I had missed until I bought this dvd set.
The only disappointment was that there were ONLY 9 episodes. If there was a second season, I sure hope they make it available soon. Thumbs up all the way!

I still cannot believe this show was cancelled. I happened to pop into a website that was dedicated to the show and saw the episodes were out. I love Amazon for having this!! Thank you all.

This is a quality series. The actors are all superb, the stories are gripping, the writing is excellent. Everything about the Magnificent Seven is excellent - the lighting which creates the mood of each episode - night or day; the support actors who lend realism to the stories; the horses, the food, the drink, the good and the bad of any town. The viewer feels that they are in a small town near the Mexican border in the 1870s. The seven Magnificos work well together when called upon, but their individuality is shown in each episode. We learn more about them each time - and, they are shown to have flaws as well as assets. As one of them said in the pilot episode, they are the first kind of heroes: "There are those who confront danger head-on and pretend to not fear death."
Fans of the series petitioned - and fought - for another season of Mag7 after its first season. This is very good television. The series should not have been cancelled after two seasons. Its appeal is obvious by all the websites, fanfic, and fan sites that have remained and even grown stronger and greater in number as time goes by.

I looked forward this for a long long time. Finally came to DVD, can't believe it!. The show was excellent and now I can watch it whenever I want.
But please! Need the second season ASAP!!!

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Fantastic to see this great western series with lots of fun and adventure finally released on dvd. Like every other fan I can't wait for series 2 to be released - hopefully with extras. Let's hope it's in time for Christmas 2006!!