Gunsmoke - The Second Season, Vol. 1 (1955)

Review of Gunsmoke Season 2 - Volume 1 DVD

I am a great fan of Gunsmoke and when I saw that most of the reviews for season 2, volume 1 were negative, I was quite surprized. However, after reading them I realized that their complaint was not with the DVD, but with CBS/Paramount for splitting up the seasons into 2 parts - for what appears to be either greed, or an opportinuty to end production of a series that they do not expect to make money on (i.e. "The series just didn't sell or there was not enough interest". In reality, season 2, volume 1 has the same high quality and standards as all Gunsmoke seasons and I would recommend it to anyone who appreciates great western classics! I do hope however; that consumers will complain to CBS/Paramount to put these seasons into one DVD each. After all, this IS a 20 season series! August 11, 2008

Still the Best

I finished the first season, so naturally I had to continue. I watched Gunsmoke for its entire 20 season run and now it is even better with these high quality videos. It would have been nice to have the whole second season in one set, but that does not detract from the individual episodes. The commercials brought back old memories when we were not so worried about being PC all the time. I watched 7 episodes in a row and am up for 7 more any time. I hope CBS comes through with the rest of the series. One of my favorite TV shows of all time so I am in hog heaven. These were shown on Saturday night right after "Have Gun Will Travel" when it came on then moved to Monday night for the final years. Great old memories. Time has not diminished these old shows one bit in my estimation. June 23, 2008

gunsmoke diesater

All the talk about the gunsomke problem is ok, but we need real awnsers.
is anyone really trying to fix the problem? Is there any picket lines?,
anyone trying to get to the stuios head people? anyone geting this story
into the press? Someone must have the power ,knowledge and abilty to get
to the producers of this series and let them know our feelings. At this
rate I will be dead before the series is even half out. lets all put up
a real stink and make them listin. lets ACT AND NOT JUST COMPLAIN.Gunsmoke: The Second Season, Vol. 2 June 20, 2008

Stop complaining! 20 episodes for $25 is a good deal!

I purchased this at Wal-Mart for $24.99 and was very happy with the quality and the amount of episodes. There were 39 episodes that year (this one has 20. If you love the old classic TV western, you'll love this. I'm not joining the bandwagon of griper misers who expect all 39 episodes for $10 or $15. Get real! Back in the old days people would pay $25 for one episode on 8 mm film. Now people are just mean spirited and expect everything for nothing. Yes, go buy a bootleg, but your quality will suffer. If you want a Cadillac, you're going to have to pay. If you think it's too much money, just don't buy it! I think it's a great deal. Why do so many call it a ripoff? Hey, maybe you can paint my house for $200. No? Oh I see..you've got to make a living at what you do too. June 10, 2008

Classic!

Any western lover must have Gunsmoke in their collection. I grew up watching Gunsmoke. I guess I'm still growing up 'cause I'm still watching! Love seeing "the beginning", I wasn't around when the show first started. May 26, 2008

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