First Review - Adventures Of Robin Hood

For my first article, I'd like to talk about a somewhat good dvd set. It's called Adventures Of Robin Hood : The Complete First Season. AORH is a show that aired from 1955 to 1960. You're all familiar with the story of Robin Hood, so I won't bore you with that. What I will do is just talk about the set its self. The set comes from the budget dvd house, Mill Creek Entertainment. I don't have too much experience with this company, but they seem alright. The show is black and white, as was typical of the period, and is originally from england. Each disc of the 3 disc set is packed with episodes, so the quality is somewhat hit or miss. But don't get me wrong. The episodes, for the most part, are totally watchable. Though, if you're a little hard of hearing, you'll probably have to turn the sound up a bit, as it tends to fall on the soft side.

The sources that Mill Creek used to make the set are from all over the place. So, some episodes are almost perfect, while others are a bit fuzzy....but still watchable. A bit of fun to note : on several of the episodes, Mill Creek put some of the sponsor commercial spots that the american tv stations would tack on to the episodes to sell different products such as Wildroot Creme, an old hair care product. (that is still available, by the way) I love old commercials like this. They're really fun to watch. That's why I like retrojunk.com so much.

Later seasons of the show, you'll see a lot of great guest stars come in. Patrick Troughton (Doctor Who number 2) and Donald Pleasence (Doctor Loomis - Halloween, Ernst Stavro Blofeld - You Only Live Twice (James Bond movie.)

All in all, this is a great show to pop into the dvd player on a rainy day and you need some cheering up. Sure, most of it is really corny and hammy and doesn't seem that much better than a really bad high school play, but it's a really fun show. If you like Robin Hood movies/stories and are also a fan of old tv shows, this is one of the best "bad" shows you could hope to find. The sets of this show shouldn't be all that hard to find. You'll, in fact, probably find them in the 5 dollar bin at Walmart. That's where I got mine. I did see the first season set at Best Buy, but is was something like 12 dollars. Definately try to find it in the 5 dollar bin if you can.