(Note: Reviews of Gunsmoke: The Sixteenth Season and Gunsmoke: The Seventeenth Season are identical. In preparing them I watched at episodes and the extras from both sets. Give me a break.)
Despite the steady decline of the DVD format, CBS/Paramount deserves a lot of credit for seeing the 20-season run of Gunsmoke (1955-1975) through all the way to the finish line. For the show’s last five seasons, it appears that the label has decided to release full- rather than half-season sets, a wise decision, and they’ve even added a most welcome supplement.
I’ve been reviewing Gunsmoke sets since the First Season was released in July 2007. The program was so prolific, upwards of 40 episodes per season in its early days, it’s been impossible to watch everything in broadcast order. As new sets have been released, I typically watch 7-8 representative episodes then …Read the entire review
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