Customer Reviews

My Three Sons - Season One, Vol. 2

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(13)

 

 

Come back for our money when you decide not to butcher this classic show with your awful music/sound substitutions. I was fooled once with your volume 1 release, but I've learned my lesson.

I'm only giving this 1 star, sadly 0 stars doesn't appear to be an option.

Well, let me say first you totally rip us off by not releasing FULL SEASON sets, splitting the shows into usually 2 volumes per season Times are tight man, we just can't afford split seasons anymore at the prices you charge! How come you don't do it to all the shows? It seems Mannix, Hawaii Five- 0, Gomer Pyle get full season sets, yet the Streets of San Francsisco and The Fugitive are split? What's the deal here? Second you rip us off again replacing the original music with, well let's be frank about it - it's JUNK!
My Three Sons had a fairly sophisticated soundtrack for a sitcom, and it played along with the characters, although the music in a sit com is not as imperative as a drama like "The Fugitive" which was horribly butchered musically, for the ridiculous amount we are paying for these things why can't we get the original music? AND ... why is this problem prevalent for the most part only to Paramount/CBS DVD products? Obviously there is a problem with your company's legal department - they are either too lazy to do the research to get the needed clearances for the music OR they are too afraid of SOMETHING... In any event whoever is in charge of the music NEEDS TO BE FIRED!!!! They should have been FIRED after the first part of SEASON 2 of the Fugitive was released! What a PR fiasco that was for you Paramount CBS/DVD! I mean come on a cheesy synthesizer? GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER OVER THERE and release titles with music intact, and full season sets --- then it would be a no brainer for those who are interested in your releases - we would just pre order them without wondering what sort of surprise is in store for us this time??!!! With the economy in such bad shape, nobody is going to take their chances anymore buying your products without knowing what they are getting ahead of time. OH, by the way *****(FIVE STARS for the the show's original content, but I am giving MINUS FIVE stars to the music replacement!)

Volume 1 has just been released with all the great original music removed, the sophisticated scores by Jeff Alexander, Pete Rugolo, Arthur Morton, and Frank DeVol all replaced. The new composer must think this is a show for kids who need to be played down to and now we have ridiculous infantile sound effects performed on a digital synthesizer that is so dumbed down and unmusical and out of place for a 60's TV show. Anyone familar with the original show or one who justs expects to hear music will find this unwatchable.

CBS/Paramount ruined The Fugitive the same way and have now ruined another American classic.

If you, CBS, want to change the music, fine, you own it, but be honest and warn your customers and why dont you try using a composer and arranger with some musical skills, who understands something about the show they are composing for.

It is a real shame that a juggernaut like CBS/Paramount is taking advantage of consumers with releases like this. For fans of these old series, it is a no-win situation. If you buy this DVD, you're telling CBS/Paramount that is okay to release a half season of cut episodes minus the original music and charge full price. However, if you don't buy this DVD, you run the risk of CBS/Paramount not releasing further seasons due to poor sales. Probably the best thing to do is write to CBS/Paramount and let them know that you are interested in the DVD but do not appreciate that they are charging full price for a half season's worth of episodes which have been altered from their original format.
NOTE: This rating does not reflect the quality of the show which would warrant 5 stars. It reflects the horrible decision of CBS/paramount to break up the first season and overcharge the customer.

I, for one will not purchase 1/2 season episodes at the price listed. It seems that the current tv/dvd "complete" season is the norm from other tv/dvd distributors other than CBS/Paramount and at reasonable prices.

I had also been waiting for this beloved series to come out on DVD, but when I saw that it had been split up into "Season One, Volume One", they lost me, too. I won't purchase it, and I don't recommend that anyone else do it, either. Extremely overpriced in a tough economy.

I would like to state for the record, that I love this show and have been waiting for it's release to DVD for a very long time. The news of it's release made me very happy until I watched a few of the episodes.

The first thing I want to point out is this is only half of the first season! This 1/2 season set practice (which is an insult to fans) has got to stop! I mean really the studio's should be tickled pink that there is a buying audience for these old classics to begin with. Breaking the seasons into two or more volumes is a slap in the face!

To make matters worse the music has been changed and the episodes are edited! The music used for this release is so bad, it's completely un-watchable for anyone who remembers the original! What's the point of trying to preserve these shows if your not going to do it right!? The fan base for these shows aren't getting any younger and if the studio heads who put this junk together expect fans to be happy, they are sadly mistaken.

I love the show, but I have to say do not buy this sub-par garbage and send a message to these greedy slackers that we will not accept anything less than well transferred shows presented un-edited and with all original content intact!

I wanted to put together a collection of 60's and 70's TV shows for my young sons, so they could experience what I grew up with. However, the greed of corporate America is endless. $26.00 for a half season. The content is valuable and timeless, but the plastic involved in the DVD and case could not be more than 30 cents. The world is facing a recession that it may never recover from due to the unchecked greed displayed by the suppliers of this DVD.

I just hope that the first season vol. 2 of My Three Sons just goes in the tanks for these reasons.

1. Music has been changed. 2. Half season releases. 3. The price of each half season being what a whole season should cost.
4. The cheap packaging in a standard case instead of slim cases in a cover box. (This one is the least of the problems.)

I have not bought either of the My Three Sons volumes and its gonna stay that way. I have been reading the other customer reviews for these sets and can't believe that some people would say something like "We'll it's better to have this than nothing at all" UGH, UNBELIEVABLE! We'll it's their money that is being thrown away. Also reading about the music being changed, still doesn't make sense to me why that happens. Now it's been 10 months since this volume came out and their is NO SIGN of season 2 yet. So just maybe people might be getting the hint.

Personally, I want all the seasons of MTS to come out (the right way) because I liked the show and thought Fred MacMurray played one of the best TV Dads. In the later seasons I thought Uncle Charlie was a kick. Also when Rob and Katie had the triplet boys, I still remember all the Douglas men showing up at the hospital claiming to be the father (even a young Ernie).

IT'S A SHAME what has happened to so many of the TV shows released through CBS/PARAMOUNT (GARBAGE) HOME VIDEO. I'm not gonna list any show titles because that could take a while. If us the consumer QUIT BUYING PARAMOUNT PRODUCTS with the junk their doing to it, then maybe they will put it out the RIGHT WAY or not at all, which would also be TOO BAD!

Sorry, Paramount....you lost me as sure 12 season "My Three Sons" customer because you split the seasons. Add up the math, you want me to pay over $53 for one season? I'm not as dumb as you think I am. I have a feeling there are more customers out there who feel the same. One star for Paramount, 5 stars for My Three Sons