Rating: - Great show but one terrible transfer.
This is the final release of one of the most original and certainly different shows of the 1960s.
My reviews on the previous releases pretty much sum up my feelings about the show so I won't linger on that aspect.
But what I must say and what is immediately apparent from viewing the set is how disappointed I am in the transfer of some of the episodes in this release onto DVD.They are poor to say the VERY least,not of a higher standard one would expect from such a company as Universal.They look like watching a poor copy of a VHS tape or something you would see from a lower budget small independent company release.Absolutely terrible and unforgivable.
Universal has charged a small arm and a leg for each of these releases and now,to boot, has released them in one complete package at a more competitive rate.I wouldn't begrudge them their sneaky marketing strategy if I was getting at least decent high quality transfers on each of these releases for the amount of coin I've been doling out.But such is FAR from the case and another typical SNAFU from one of the big boys to all of us unsuspecting and naive consumers.How dare we think we should be treated fairly?
Once again I tried to contact Universal consumer affairs for an answer and like the majority of my other inquiries before to them and others it is and will remain unanswered.
In conclusion I highly recommend the show to all but I cannot in good conscience recommend the sloppy and terrible transfer work done here for it is worthy of a third and fourth rate fly by night video company.Not at all what one would and SHOULD expect expect from a big company like this.Universal I am sure knew the demand for this show before releasing it but it seems like this is a quicky job done on the cheap,to reap the largest profits possible.If you haven't yet bought it,avoid the sting and please don't add to Universals' bank account by buying it.