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The Ponderosa: Season 1: Vol. 1 - Prequel to the TV Classic Bonanza DVD

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0634991175524
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Label: Pax
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Pax
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Pax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 25, 2004
Running Time: 540 minutes
Studio: Pax




 

Editorial Review:

Description:
"The Ponderosa" is the exciting prequel to the classic western television series "Bonanza." The series chronicles the early years of widower Ben Cartwright and his three sons Adam 21, Hoss 17 and Little Joe 12. In these first 10 episodes from Season 1, the family acquires a small piece of scrub in the wilds of the Nevada Territory, called "The Ponderosa." Together with their extended family including Hop Sing and Carloss the Cartwright's make a go of it against all odds. Relive the struggles and triumphs of life on the old western frontier through these beloved stories and characters created by "Bonanza" Executive Producer David Dortort.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - the ponderosa
It is a very well done prequel to the TV classic Bonanza with good acting and the quality of the video and sound is excellent.The only complaint I have about this product is that I have not seen a continuation of these series. Another thing that it's needed to be said is about how well the Ponderosa was directed.



Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Disgraceful attempt to cash in on Bonanza's talent and success
This was a ridiculous attempt to cash in on the original television series, Bonanza. It was horribly written, and totally disregarded everything that was genuine and beautiful about the Cartwrights as portrayed on Bonanza by Greene, Roberts, Blocker and Landon.

If you loved the original Cartwrights, it's worth re-watching Bonanza and forgetting about this terrible "prequel."




Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Ponderosa Season 1
It was fantastic.
The music is brilliant,brilliant,brilliant. I would hire it,buy it just on that alone.
Bruce Rowland,the Austalian composer is a genius.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Prequel to the TV Classic from Down Under
The setting is supposed to be Nevada, but "The Ponderosa" has Australia written all over it. The series was filmed in Victoria, Australia and none other than Simon Wincer, the veteran Australian director of the original "Lonesome Dove" mini series and theatrical films like "Quigley Down Under," is in the director's chair for the two-part pilot episode. A few of the lead actors (Daniel Hugh Kelly and Brad Dourif, most notably) are Americans, but most of the supporting cast and guest cast are Australian, ... Read More



Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Bonanza, revisionist style
Don't waste you money on this piece of PC trash disguised as a prequel to Bonanza. The stories are unashamedly chock-full of PC themes.
For example: Ben nearly has a stroke when, on his 21st birthday, Adam expresses a desire to own a gun. Shocking! Ben lets Adam know how displeased he is. Ben says that guns are only used to kill people. By the end of this ep, Adam has embraced Ben's twisted ideology.
Every ep is full of this leftist revisionist thinking. An Indian fighter is derided as the scum ... Read More





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