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Poltergeist - The Legacy - Season 1

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I am pleased beyond words that Poltergeist: the Legacy has finally found its way onto DVD. This collection records all 21 episodes from the first season in beautiful format, with language and subtitle options. There are no extra features (like commentaries or scene selections), except for Sci Fi and horror previews, but the episodes stand for themselvs. Well acted with complex characterizations that make you really *care* about the people you're watching, and excellect special effects to complement and enhance the intriguing plots. This remarkable series has been neglected for too long; I'm extremely relieved that this has been released, and only hope the remaining seasons will soon follow!

Ah, P:tL. A highly underrated and overlooked show. While at times the actors were directed above the top, and there is a certain feeling of melodrama to be sure, the cast is unquestionably talented and its members are a pleasure to watch. The main theme music is truly delicious, the plots are intriguing and create their own feel of history coming back to haunt us, and the characters are quite engaging and well-drawn. One of the main draws to watch the next episode, in fact, is to see what will happen to those people in their peculiar little society. How does a young priest conquer the lusts which keep coming back to haunt him? How does a former soldier deal with emotions long suppressed within him? How does a mother protect her child in the face of dangers she never wanted to know existed? How does a woman, and a scholar, turn book knowledge into real-life strength? How does a son cope with his father's dark legacy? And what roles do these people all play in each others' lives? The answer is often more intriguing than you would guess. How do these remarkable individuals, skeptics and believers alike, deal with knowing the truth about what lives in the darkness and haunts humankind?

However, later seasons of P:tL were tighter, and much more worth the craving for resurrection via DVD. Since the show is no longer really on television, MGM would do quite well to bring us new seasons of this cult classic. I would gladly buy them all--and so would many people who witnessed Martin Cummins' talent on Dark Angel. I swear, he's easily as good on this show as that one--and this time, he's playing a good guy, if a troubled one. Even better, like all the male characters on the show, he has a sensitive, human side without ever looking weak or whiny. P:tL doesn't flinch away from showing the flaws in its characters, and that's one of the reasons I like it so much.

If you're a fan of the supernatural, or spooky television in general, I wholeheartedly recommend giving it a look.

I am not writing a review for this DVD set, although after I purchase it I may do so to comment on the quality and special features. But just so everyone knows, I definitely recommend getting this set,it truly is a must-have! I religiously watched every show when it aired on TV in 1996. It was so well-written and the acting was just perfect. (They couldn't have picked a more fitting cast) and there was always a point to the plot. Even though the storyline is about these members of a (secret) group fighting evil in the world (its not the hackneyed, fighting evil type, it really is tastefully done) it blends elements of sci-fi, horror, suspense, and it has supernatural components of history. (The special effects were also done very well) If you're not normally into that sort of thing, then this series would definitely atleast raise your interests. And if you are, you must already know about this awesome show or atleast have heard about it. It was great from the beginning to end, it couldn't have been better written and I wished they continued it longer. And for the people who didn't know, the creators who thought up of The Outer Limits (the new series) were the same creators for Poltergeist The Legacy. (I liked TOL also, but I think that this show far outshines that one) I had been waiting almost forever for this series to come out on DVD and now its finally here=)

It's about time as I have worn out my VHS tapes! This is one of the best shows that ever hit TV. It's a shame it only lasted 4 seasons, once the SciFi network bought the rights it was doomed. I can only hope that the remaining season are released soon.

i got into legacy late and was never able to capture on vhs all the shows. i've been waiting years, decades? for this to show up. the name of the series is misleading, there is only one time i think an actual poltergeist shows up, and may lead people to think its mindless horror. its a very good show about a team (in a world organization) who find evil and fight against it. each show is basically a different 'enemy' entirely, and sometimes its not actually an enemy but a spirit only needing to rest. the characters are great and there is personal change and involvement and spooky enough for any tastes without being 'horror show'. i just keep hoping now that we'll get season two soon!

I had every intention of buying PTL- season one right here on amazon, it's been in my cart for awhile. However, tonight I was at walmart, and my eye caught a glimpse of the DVD set for only 24.96! Ofcourse I purchased it without a second thought;no matter what the price I was going to buy it, and I'm thrilled that one of my favorite scifi shows is now part of my DVD collection. Like everyone else, I too hope and pray the other seasons will come out shortly. If you are a big fan of PTL, then this DVD set is a must have...also I recommend the soundtrack on CD.

I have long awaited this series to be released and am disappointed that only season 1 is out so far. Can't wait for the other seasons to be released. This was one of those ground breaking shows that had mystery, action, suspense and horror all rolled into one. I liked all the characters and appreciated that the show gave each their own episodes and didn't concentrate on just the leader as so many other series with multiple characters do. The characters all had strengths and weaknesses as people in real life do and the show made good use of this.

The DVD quality was excellent and the sound very good at least on the limited equipment I had available while watching it in Afghanistan. Can't wait to get it home and watch it on a full surround sound setup. If you're looking for a series that shows real life people in extrodinary situations then this would be one you should check out and add to your collection.

This show was amazing- deep characters and intriguing plotlines. This show was great when it first aired, and still holds up well over time. Can't wait for Season 2 !!!!

To be honest, I'd barely even heard of this show before I bought the series on DVD. The thing is, I'm a huge fan of the movie trilogy "Poltergeist." So, seeing this at the store - with the same lettering/script as the movies - I thought, hey this must be somewhat related. It wasn't....or at least nothing beyond dealing with the supernatural. The funny thing was - this series actually drew me in...it took a couple of episodes but it actually really caught my attention. The character development was very good - and I felt compelled to keep watching within a matter of days. Many of the episodes were actually very freaky for television show horror - a pleasant surprise too. Anyways, the point is, I unexpectedly found a show in which I now care about the characters and can't wait to see what happens in future seasons - and it was done all on accident. I will definitely buy the second season if and when it is released.

The Legacy series was wonderful horror TV - it had high production values with great sets and costumes - first class special effects - mostly good acting and actors and way above average scripts. Each week the secret society would band together to either destroy some great evil or to survive an attack on them by some great evil. Demons - Ghosts - Devils - Jinn - and much more. This was better than other series I also watched such as "Friday the 13 the series [cursed antiques storyline], and the current Supernatural series. If you never saw it, you don't know what your missing.

- Steve