A Slight Correction But Who Cares?
Having seen nearly every episode of The Virginian and The Men From Shiloh, when they were originally broadcast (yes, I am that old), I would like to correct a minor point in Amazon's Editorial Review. The timeline for The Men From Shiloh would have been, at the very least, the first decade of the 20th Century. In the first season of The Virginian, he (the Virginian), Trampas and Steve joined Col. Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders and fought in Cuba during The Spanish American War. The year was 1898. Several later episodes, in following years, referred to their combat experience. To be chronologically correct, The Men from Shiloh should have taken place some time around 1908. But, to be perfectly honest, I don't care what year they show on a calendar or the cornerstone of a building when watching an episode. This is still one of the best series every created, based on a classic of American literature. The Virginian, written by Owen Wister, was the first true "cowboy" story, a new...
A new title. Same great show
This was the final season of "The Virginian". They had changed the title and had moved the series on about 10 years.There was a new owner in Stewart Granger and James Drury had a new set of clothes and had grown his sideburns.Doug McClure was sporting a mustache as well as new get up.Lee Majors would also join the cast.There was also a new theme song by Ennio Morricone.This season would be different from the rest.They would rotate the stars each week so you would only see one of the main characters appear.They would mostly be away from the Shiloh Ranch on one adventure or another.This may be why the series ended as it didn't have the same feel about it and there was no family ambience to it.It could also be that the western was coming to an end and people were looking for something new.But this is still a great series sorely missed today.
very poor quality
This was a big disappointment. It claims to be digitally remastered but we would disagree! Picture and sound quality were extremely poor. We have old programs recorded directly from the TV that is better in quality. We hope someone else will pick-up the series and do a better job at remastering.
I would not recommend this product to anyone.
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