The Incredible Hulk - The Complete Fourth Season

The Incredible Hulk - the Complete Fourth Season

I purchased this set after purchasing Seasons 1-3. My sons really enjoyed the earlier Seasons. They found this Season just as good although I wouldn't let the younger one watch the the Dark Side episode because its content was too mature for younger children. I would definitely recommend the set for any Hulk fans. We felt it was a fair value for price. October 2, 2008

Great TV show

I honestly have enjoyed all the seasons of "The Incredible Hulk". I was a fan from when the show first started many, many years ago. I thought all of the shows were just totally great. Granted there were some that were a little off the mark, but none the less great. I have to say the epsisode "The First" was my favorite. I thought it was really cool to find out that there was another hulk previous to David Banner. I felt so bad when the first hulk decided to smash the medicine needed to cure David. I could tell that he was very angry and I thought here we go come on Hulk! I haven't gotten the Fifth and very short season yet as it hasn't come out, but intend to when it does. September 8, 2008

Solid season with some of the series's best moments

There are spoilers here.

It must be said that this 4th Season of The Incredible Hulk is a mixed bag. I consider myself a big fan and my anticipation for this season was huge, having already heard that double episodes like "Prometheus" and "The First" were among the best eps in the entire series. In short; The 4th Season includes some of the best episodes but also some of it's lamest.

It's true that "Prometheus" is one hell of an episode. It looks like a big budget movie with a fantastic music score and some very impressive production values. It's non stop action, well written and directed by series creator Kenneth Johnson and truly deserves the hype it gets from fans. But, as some others have pointed out, it seems like the whole 4th season budget was spent on that double episode. The others look cheaper and much more scaled down. But there are great highlights.

A light episode called "Freefall" is very enjoyable, "Dark Side" is very thrilling as we get to see a very nasty David Banner and a Hulk that's ready to kill, "Deep Shock" has some very nifty moments as David becomes a precog after suffering electric shock and then there's an episode called "King of the Beach" which features Lou Ferrigno in a speaking role and he comes off well. Then as the season progresses we're in for (possibly) the four -best of the rest- episodes; "The First", parts 1 and 2, "The Harder They Fall" and "Interview With The Hulk". "The Harder They Fall" is an especially involving episode where David becomes paralyzed after an accident and refuses to willingly transform into the Hulk despite believing that it might help him walk again.

The other episodes here; well, they're about average to lame. Bill Bixby stepped behind the camera for "Bring Me the Head of the Hulk" and if it wasn't for some very bad acting and subpar writing the episode would have been a winner. Jack Colvin directs two episodes here; "Goodbye, Eddie Cain" and "East Winds". Both of them have a different feel from the rest but they're not altogether successful and "East Winds" in particular suffers from some horrible acting from supporting actors (William Windom notwithstanding).

Episodes like "Fast Lane", "Wax Museum", "Half Nelson" and "Patterns" are prime examples of lazy writing and half hearted attempts at filling the quota.

Take the remaining three episodes of this shortened season. "Half Nelson", "Danny" and "Patterns" are at best easily forgotten episodes and they follow the spectacular episodes "The First", The Harder They Fall" and "Interview with the Hulk". Those four eps really should have preceeded an ultimate closure to the series. In many respects "The Incredible Hulk" overstayed it's welcome and while it in no way deserved to be axed without a conclusion it really should have laid the groundwork for a finale after those four eps.

David never got closer to finding a cure than in "The First" and he was so close that it literally brought him to tears to see his hopes thrashed once again. The hopelessness David goes through in "The Harder They Fall" displays well just how tired he is with being a fugitive and his relief to finally speak about his ordeal in "Interview with the Hulk" capped things off well. From there on the series should have gone into a double episode finale. Instead we get more of the same adventures with hoods, loan sharks and a midget dwarf (in an episode that seems like a rehash of the First Season's "Final Round).

Still, this is all very enjoyable for a fan of the series. I can't bring myself to rate the season with less than 4 stars as it contains some of the very best the series had to offer. As always Mr. Bixby brings his usual charm and the great Jack Colvin gets many moments here to shine. Lou Ferrigno does his usual great stuff as the Hulk and does very well in his speaking part episode.

Now 7 episodes remain from the very short Fifth Season in a series filled with so many highpoints and because of a decision by one man (serioulsy; ONE MAN) never got to have a proper conclusion. While that is indeed sad beyond words we can still enjoy many great moments from "The Incredible Hulk". August 3, 2008

More HULK!

I have been purchasing all of the seasons of the Hulk. Some of the material (cars, special effects) seem rather dated, but the stories for the episodes are usually well thought out and hold up very well after all these years.
Check out some of the other ratings. Most of the people have been saying that the two part episode on season 4 is arguably the best of the best for the Hulk. Called "Promethus". I would probably agree. After watching the first four seasons, Premethus I & II could very well be the best of the best.
I remember first watching the episode "The First" (two parts) way back on the original air dates and being kind of scared of the other hulk like thing. Watching it now, I really think they could have picked a better actor for the part. I think this was Dick Durock or something. Pretty silly watching him now.
Anyway, if you liked the Hulk and have any of the other seasons, you do need to purchase this one as well! July 6, 2008

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This was purchased as part of my 31 year old son's birthday - I found out he wanted it through my daughter-in-law. He also is a big Star Trek/William Shatner fan. Didn't get those genes from me... June 27, 2008

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