Friday The 13th - The Series: The First Season (1987)

Good Show

I never missed an episode..Mickey Isn't the best actress and she annoys me ..But Jack and Ryan are excellent!!It isn't overly gory and it could have been..I'm waiting for season two .. November 29, 2008

One of my favorite series

Even though the quality is below average the show is still great! I am biased though because I loved this series growing up. Each episode is very involved--like a short movie. It may or may not be for everyone. November 24, 2008

My review on Friday 13th the Series

I had watched Friday 13 series on channel 11 in the early 1990's as a teenager ! 13 'o clock involving a pocket watch from the story of January 2, 1989 had taken place in NYC because of the number 6 train run there !
November 21, 2008

Great stories, Glad to be able to get this - PQ purists may be disappointed though

I'm very glad to be able to finally purchase this series on DVD! I have waited years and so many times I came close to purchasing bootleg versions - glad I did not because now I have heard of identity theft problems involving those bootleg sellers. Thanks very much to the studio for finally releasing it, longtime fans such as myself are grateful without a doubt.

I recently completed viewing the entire 1st season set. First, the pro's. The episodes are on a menu, that's great because I've heard some series like the new Sarah Connor series are not. All of the disks played without any issues - also, something that is not universally guaranteed, since I've had tvdvd disks that were bad (wouldn't play or some episodes had glitches). No problems at all with the playback. I like the thin-style case (regular dvd size case) which cleverly holds six disks - would love to see that case become the new standard for box sets. Now, the cons. This isn't the best dvd transfer I've seen. Picture quality is not that great, tends to be dark and lean towards the red/orange end of the spectrum. I'm guessing a certain amount of that is intentional in the original. Also, take into account that we are spoiled in the modern hi-def age... this level of picture quality was once considered "acceptable". Also it may be that this series wasn't highly regarded in it's day and probably wasn't stored under ideal conditions - who would think that 20 years later there would still be diehard fans waiting to watch it on hi-def 21st century tv sets?

All in all, I had a great time watching these stories again, some for the first time (I didn't get the chance to see all the original broadcasts). The quibbles about picture quality and even audio at times, pale in comparison to the delight I experienced in getting to enjoy the stories of occult mayhem and the quest to recover the cursed objects. I hope the studio will follow up with a quick release of the remaining seasons on dvd so I can complete the collection. But in doing so, I hope there will be time and money to devote to improving the quality as much as humanly possible. I think that the enthusiasm for season one will show them that there is indeed a tangible market for this series. November 17, 2008

One of the best series for horror

If you were a fan of this series, then you will enjoy owning this DVD. I am anxiously awaiting the other seasons. November 16, 2008

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