Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season Three

Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season Three
by Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Altman, Arthur Hiller

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Actor: George Peppard, Jack Klugman, Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, William Shatner
Director: Alfred Hitchcock, Arthur Hiller, Robert Altman
Brand: Universal
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Dolby, Full Screen, Mono
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1019 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios

DVD Reviews of Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season Three

DVD Review: Pleasant surprise! (Hadn't seen the show before)
Summary: 5 Stars

I was too young to appreciate the series at the time it originally aired. I occasionally caught bits and pieces of re-runs here and there in the 60s, but never had the situation to watch it on any sort of regular basis in any serious way until now.

I started with this - Season 3, because I read that it was better than the first two, and I was hooked with the first episode. The story of the woman who falls for a puppeteer she sees on stage has one of the all-time great, dark humor surprise endings!! And that is a trademark of the each of these episodes - either a surprise or a deviously clever ending, often with a very dark or macabre humor. Some you can see coming after a certain point and others are complete surprises.

I also love the intros and outros, where Hitch himself always appears. As the consummate director who had a wide knowledge of all aspects of film-making, he came up with some rather elaborate, clever, hard-to-do sets that you could tell took some time and real expertise (and cash) to do well. He took those segments very seriously and worked hard at them, when they could have been just cheap filler.

In those intros and outros (and in the stories themselves), his jaded, wry, cynical, sarcastic humor seems a cut above the idealized, happy themes of so much TV of that era. He also had very funny self-deprecating humor about his weight and looks. And he even puts down the commercials sometimes.

Every single episode of this season is gripping and the show is addictive. I will now start on seasons 1 and 2 and cannot wait for the release of later seasons!

DVD Review: 1950's TV, gone but not forgotten
Summary: 5 Stars

This is great stuff from classic TV era. When only upper income (smart) folks had TVs, the content was adult level. These half hour dramas feature fine actors and well crafted scripts. Many of the characters are over 40, as these were the viewers (the ones who could afford sets) back in the '50's.

DVD Review: alfred hitchcock presents
Summary: 5 Stars

The Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Season Three) is very good viewing considering they were made in the late 50,s but only half hour viewing almost seems like it needed the full hour to tell the story properly when the 1960,s arrived They Changed The title to the Alfred hitchcock hour . to tell a story i think an hour is needed for viewing especially these old shows but having said that if you like suspence and to be thrilled at every turn with a slight twist at the end then this show is highly recommended

DVD Review: Season Four, NOW, please!!!
Summary: 5 Stars

Alfred Hitchcock Presents is a big batch of wonderfulness. I, like all other Hitchcock fans, zealously grabbed up the first three releases and have enjoyed them over and over again. But look, Universal...there was an implicit promise that we'd get one of these per year, right around Halloween. And you've dropped the ball with Season Four. You have an obligation to keep these coming until all of them, every season, every episode, are beautifully restored and available for collectors and murder-mystery fans. You owe it to Hitch!

Whatever the delay is, overcome it. Get these out, if possible faster.

And if you happen to be a shopper mulling over this purchase, I can't recommend it strongly enough. Alfred Hitchcock's wraparound segments are worth the price of admission alone. He's warm, darkly amusing, and often downright hilarious. The shows themselves are clever, and often ingenious. Get all three seasons, and help us convince Universal DVD to keep them coming!!

DVD Review: Where is Season Four?
Summary: 5 Stars

Universal has a track record for releasing this TV programs slowly and in many cases, stopping early before the entire series is available on DVD. Seasons three, four and five were the best of the bunch and it appears season four is not going to be available. More sad is the lack of extras. Heck, I can Youtube and find bonus film shorts related to the series. Recorded interviews and so on. Thankfully I have The Alfred Hitchcock Presents Companion (a superb book also available on Amazon.com) that helps me learn more behind-the-scenes details I wish were on these discs. Quality of transfers was excellent and each episode is complete and uncut.

Description of Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season Three

Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 10/09/2007 Rating: Nr

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