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5.0 out of 5 stars
Stop reading the reviews and BUY THIS CLASSIC!, May 16, 2000
This review is from: Wildside [VHS] (VHS Tape)
When I first saw Tom Greene talking about his show Wildside on CNN, I was jumping up and down, since it was the first time in God knows how long that a western was coming back on television. Even with the video camera shooting Greene on the set, I could see that this wasn't going to be any ordinary western series. The costumes, sets, even the chose of horses and props were unusual, and very authentic (I teach early American history). My only concern was that Greene was so young that I worried if the show itself would have the heart and sense of history that is so needed to make it work. After viewing the first hour, I had was not only worry-less, but overjoyed. I notice that there are many other reviews from viewers who are much more articulate than I could ever be, praising this series, and these tapes for sale. So let me just say that if you've come this far to read this review, I can not stress hard enough that if you ever buy ANY video of ANY show on sale here... this is the one. How many times have you bought a CD or a Video only to listen to it once, or watch it once, and then look around sheepishly to see if anyone is watching, since you realize you've been suckered, and you'll never watch or listen to it again? Well this time, your money (very reasonable for six hours of film!) will be very well spent. You will find yourself watching WILDSIDE over and over, finding more and more layers of character, plot, humor and action and symbolism each time you watch it. Make sure, by the way, to watch the episodes in order, since even though they are not serialized there is a real progression of plot and character, especially with the regulars. Oh, if only this could have stayed on the air as long as so many over-rated shows... think of the heights it would have achieved! Anyway, please read on to the other reviews for more detail, and in the meantime... buy this one! Really! And if nothing else, for the women, go gaga over J. Eddie Peck (if you're young, teens and 20's), and John DiAquino and William Smith (if you are more in the 30-something crowd); and for us guys, of all ages, there's Meg Ryan at her best, and a sweet redhead (whose name escapes me), as the most sexy "girl next door" undertaker you've ever met (and tell me, how many girl next door undertakers do you know! ). Wildside is that kind of show. And as "Annie Oakley" says in Wildside: "there's nothing I like more than to see a man with a gun in his hand and two balls in the air!". Bravo Tom Greene for giving us Wildside, and Bravo Disney for making it, and bringing it back in this neat-o box set! I'm buying a bunch to send to friends!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wildside - six hours of action on the lightside, March 15, 2000
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This review is from: Wildside [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This boxed set contains all six fantastic episodes of the Disney/Touchstone Western TV melodrama Wildside. This fine series had the misfortune to air opposite Cosby & Magnum on Thursdays in 1985. This show had everything but a viable time slot - great stars,[William (Falconetti) Smith (a good guy here) Howard [Heat of the Night)Rollins, superstar Meg Ryan, John DiAquino, J.Eddie Peck and wrestler Terry Funk], fantastic stuntwork, great costumes and sets, exhilerating music and quirky dialogue. Who would have thought William Smith of biker flix, Laredo and blaxploitation could be funny, but he was here. (NOT F-Troop funny, Magnum PI funny) It's wonderful to have some high quality tapes rather than the worn-out set I taped on my VCR 15 years ago.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally, a revival of a fantastic western, Wildside, March 6, 2000
This review is from: Wildside [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Wildside was the best, most lavishly produced, short-lived TV series ever to be used as an ABC sacrifice to the NBC Thursday night juggernaut which in 1985 was Cosby (doing battle with CBS's Magnum P.I.) This 3-box set contains all six action-filled, colorful episodes. I spent a fortune on internet auctions painfully acquiring the six one-episode tapes released back in the 80's. Then my cousin found and bought this set on Amazon. And this set has better quality! The series had the production values of top-notch western movies including impressive cinematography and stuntwork. See Meg Ryan just before she became a superstar. See William Smith 20 years after he costarred in Laredo in a more mature role in this much better Western. If you like westerns, you'll like Wildside.
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