Walmart is selling DVD's that are mostly old TV shows like Bananza, Dragnet, Andy Griffith Show and some movies. All for $1 near the check out area. I picked up:
Burns and Allen (three episodes) Checked the quality of this one and the sound is good and the picture a bit scratchy, but definately worth it. These two comedians are the equals of Abbott and Costello.
The White Warrior - Steve Reeves of Hercules fame leads soldiers against the Czar of Russia. Looked interesting. I'll check it out later.
Nothing great, but maybe you'll find something you like.
Post Edited (09-02-04 21:29)
Sweet! ANDY GRIFFITH IS THE GREATEST SHOW EVER!!!
I'm gonna buy it!!!
From the TV shows you named, they must be the usual "public domain classics" as I call them. I'll bet the Andy Griffth episodes are the same 16 episodes that lapsed into public domain by mistake and every one puts them out with new theme music for the opening and closing since the copyright for the music themes are still in effect. "The White Warrior" sounds interesting though, for the unusual setting if nothing else.
Hope we get something similar at my Wally World, the cheapo bins here have gotten stale with copies of recent dreck (like "Virtual Assassin" or "One Night at McCool's) and 3 in 1 packages of "Martial Arts" films (which I've already purchased separately), creaky Jackie Chan films from early in his career (the usual stuff), and "Bruce Lee" films (been down that misleading road before).
I could see picking up some of the TV shows , especially if they have Red Skelton episodes, he's corny and a ham but I still get a kick out of him at times.
>Walmart is selling DVD's that are mostly old TV shows like Bananza, Dragnet,
>Andy Griffith Show and some movies. All for $1 near the check out area.
Are they in cardboard sleeves?
I heard that the cheap ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW DVDs don't use the original music during the opening credits. Whoever distributed it must not have had the rights to the music. That would bother me. The theme music is one of the most memorable parts of the show!
I've read that elsewhere too. Those AG episodes (and some of the other shows mentioned) air on channels like America One sometimes ( I guess they spread them out so not to burn through them too fast,), and the opening and closing themes are different for that very reason. Like I posted earlier I believe I read that there are only 16 AG episodes that are in public domain.
The DVD's were in a lighter thinner version of regular casing. I remember Pizza Hut had given away some in cardboard sleeves, but these are in a cheaper, but recognizable DVD case.