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I bought the third season first having not seen Paladin in 45 years in my youth. It was better than what I remembered so much so I went back and bought the first two seasons which are also outstanding. I can see why TV Guide included Paladin as one of their "Top 50 most interesting TV characters of all time." The first three seasons encompass about one-half of the 220+ episodes made. Now I'm wondering how to get the rest of the episodes which should be the 4th, 5th and 6th seasons. It's so damn good I need all 220+ episodes. Can you help me with that Amazon?
Steve W from OklahomaHave Gun Will Travel - The Complete First Season
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Have Gun Will Travel was a great series. I am glad to have this collection. I wonder sometimes why HGWT is not shown on the old re-run channels on TV. I am very happy with my purchase.
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"HGWT" is the best western series of all time, and in its third year it really comes together. Alternately leisurely, calm and quiet(and at times very funny), with titles which are as tight and tense as a Tohlakai drum -- the emotional and thematic range of Year Three is very wide indeed. The awesome Richard Boone is Paladin, and no actor has ever surpassed his engagement and committment to a weekly role. Many of the best episodes of the series are here(many directed by the great Ida Lupino): "First, Catch a Tiger," "Episode in Laredo," "The Unforgiven," "Return to Fort Bravo"(maybe the finest of all HGTWs), "Night the Town Died"(directed by Boone himself), "Ransom".
However, as many have already pointed out, there are serious problems with the DVD set. Some of the discs seem not to play, the always interesting "Wire Paladin" is missing from certain episodes, some of the prints are shoddy(especially the openings), etc. Still, this is the highest American TV has reached, and one cannot recommend this set more strongly.
Sadly, this seems to be the end of the series release. Let us hope that someone besides CBS Video will complete the final three seasons.
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Excellent writing, equally good acting, especially by Mr Boone. I really enjoy seeing all the character actors of the time. It's also a lot of fun seeing some of the great stars to be.
One caution, there seems to be some quality control issues with this release. There are several reviews reporting problems with the disks of this set. I decided to place it safe and bought it "New" for 8 dollars from Amazon Fulfillment. I do see what looks like finger prints or stains on the surface of some of the discs. These blemishes only caused a play back problem on one disk, and responded to the wiping the disc radially with facial tissue and spit (you can use windex or the gentle cleaner of your choice).
So, don't miss this set because there have been problems, but be prepared to have to return them once or twice if you get bad ones. Just remember to check the discs when you get them so you can them back if you have to. Amazon will work with you on this, and they pay the shipping both ways.
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Have Gun Will Travel is a great show which I would highly recommend to anyone interested in TV Westerns, but be aware that customers are having serious problems with one particular batch of sets of Have Gun Will Travel: The Complete Third Season being offered by Amazon at an extremely attractive price which seems too good to be true (with the Amazon Standard Identification Number of ASIN: B000BJS4GW). I want to emphasize that it seems to be just this one particular batch of Season 3 sets which are exhibiting these problems (there is another batch of Season 3 sets offered at a higher price on Amazon, which have had no problems reported).
Six of the seven discs in these sets are apparently experiencing some type of DVD rot (discs are cloudy, dulled, and mottled) from contact with the defective slimcases in which they were housed.
Apparently what has happened is that there has been a chemical reaction to the shiny surface of the six DVDs from contact with the oily plastic in these three slimcases and this has caused the problem.
As a result some of the discs will not load at all (problems with Discs 1, 2, and 6 have been reported) and the DVD player will show "No Disc" or lock up. There have also been problems reported with one episode on Disc 7, "The Trial."
In my case, Amazon quickly sent out a replacement set to replace the defective one I had received, but it was unfortunately also defective.
When I contacted Amazon's customer service, they indicated that they were aware that there were "widespread" problems with these sets and so could not send an additional replacement but would offer a refund: "I'm sorry to hear that you experienced the same problem with your replacement shipment. As it seems that the problem with this item "Have Gun - Will Travel - The Complete Third Season" is more widespread than we originally thought, we are not able to send another replacement. We will gladly refund you in full for the return of this item."
Other Amazon customers are having similar problems with the sets they are receiving and with the replacements.
For further information, please check the Customer Discussion Board/Product Forum entitled "DEFECTIVE SETS OF SEASON THREE" which is located on this page directly below the Customer Reviews of Season Three.
P.S. The one-star rating is for the defective sets; the show itself rates five-stars!
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