Comments on: Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Four

By: T.J. Hooker

T.J. Hooker — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:30:35 +0000

I was very happy to see Alfred Hitchcock Presents come back after missing last year for a DVD release. I was hoping they would release a couple of seasons a year, but I guess it will take another 6 years to get the entire series. This release will feature John Williams last appearance in the series. He has always been a favorite of mine since I saw him in To Catch a Thief and Dial M for Murder. Also, we get the other Steve Mcqueen episode in this set. Another reviewer was asking about the release of Thriller. There are plans to release the entire set next year. No date has been announced yet, but at least it’s coming.

By: Richard D. Krauss

Richard D. Krauss — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:50:00 +0000

I’m happy that Universal is finally continuing with Season 4 of this great series, but I wish they wouldn’t make fans wait so long between seasons. This is one of those TV classics that deserves a complete release, along with the hour-long series by Mr. Hitchcock.

In response to the reviewer who wished that Universal would release Boris Karloff’s “Thriller”, I posted the following comment to his review:

I’ve heard from some very reliable sources that a complete (2 season) series release of Karloff’s “Thriller” is in the works for a release sometime in 2010, most likely middle or 3rd quarter of the year. The set is being licensed by Universal to a third party–I’m not positive now, but I think it’s Image Entertainment, which has done a great job for shows like “Twilight Zone”, “Dick Van Dyke Show”, and “Combat!”. There are great bonus features planned too, stuff like commentaries from surviving actors and isolated music scores, plus more. I love “Thriller” too, so I cannot wait for this release! In the meantime, I’ll enjoy this latest release of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Season 4″.

I heard this news from a TV historian who has already recorded commentary for “Thriller”, so this complete series release is definitely in thw works. This is probably tops on my personal list of most-wanted shows, so I’m really anxious waiting for this!

By: Mark Wolf

Mark Wolf — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:03:27 +0000

I have been waiting for a long long time as most of you have for the release of season 4. I received a gift card to Amazon for my birthday and I promised myself I will not buy anything until season 4 was released.
I thought I would either wait a very long time or not use it at all which I thought was going to happen because I started to believe that they were never going to release season 4. Well I logged on just like I do everyday hoping I would see season 4, well low and behold I logged on today and was estatic to see it has FINALLY been released. I am so happy as this is one of the best series to ever air on TV.
In case you were wondering I also bought Adam 12 season 1-3
Hawaii 5-0
Wild Wild West
and Perry Mason.

THANK YOU THANK YOU for releasing this series.

By: J. Bates

J. Bates — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:35:17 +0000

I find it sad that fans of the classics are not treated with the same respect by Sony and the other Corporations that release DVD's. I realize that sometimes it is due to licensing but to wait over 2 years for a DVD boxset to be released is terrible. I would love to see Boris Karloff's Thriller, season 2 of Maude, season 3 of Family and season 7 of All in the Family.

I am sure that there is an audience for these.

By: Sam A. Juliano III

Sam A. Juliano III — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:03:36 +0000

Happy to final see Season 4 of this slow-to-release classic series, but I remain saddened that Universal refuses to bring out the 67 episode ‘Boris Karloff’s Thriller,’ which minute-for-minute is a greater series. In fact it’s horror’s definitive moment on television with classic episodes that set the bar in this genre: “Pigeons From Hell,” “The Incredible Dr. Markeson,” “The Weird Tailor,” “Waxworks,” “The Cheaters,” “The Devils Ticket,” “Well of Doom,” “The Premature Burial,” “Masquerade,” “Terror in Teakwood,” “The Hungey Glass,” “The Grim Reaper,” “A Good Imagination,” “The Purple Room” and “La Strega” ranking among the greatest shows ever aired. Universal was disappointed that the laserdisc set sold poorly many years ago, so they have refused to entertain a venture to bring the series out on DVD, a dubious conclusion, methinks, as DVD has reached many times as many homes over the past years.

Boris Karloff’s Thriller deserves full exposure.