Highway to Heaven on DVD |
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Complete 1st Season
7 Discs - 24 episodes! |
9/19/1984 - 8/4/1989
NBC 60 minutes
Color - 111
episodes
Created by:
Michael Landon
Michael Landon as Jonathan
Smith
Victor French as Mark Gordon
When television megastar Michael Landon created his first
original series, he set out to give viewers a little slice of heaven. He
certainly succeeded with HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN in which he portrayed guardian angel
"Jonathan Smith" charged with assisting wayward souls. A quintessential family
drama championing good values, strength of character, and kindness, this
award-winning show earned legions of devoted fans. Since leaving the air in
1989, Landon's top-rated series has been sorely missed, especially in today's
cluttered pop culture landscape where quality family entertainment is at a
premium. |
Michael Landon and Victor
French |
Highway to Heaven Complete 1st Season DVD Review
The first thing you notice is the heft of the package! Each of the
7 DVDs is in an individual plastic case. This makes the care and preservation
of the discs so much easier.
Highway to Heaven is really the Michael
Landon Show. He produces and stars in it as well as writing and directing many
of the episdoes. Victor French directed quite a few too. But it is Michael
Landon's heart and sense of kindness which shines in this family
drama. |
The set includes the 2 part pilot which I had never seen. I guess
by time I saw the show, either in the 80s or in reruns, Landon (Jonathan Smith)
was already wandering the country aiding people with Victor French (Mark
Gordon) at his side. The pilot explains how they met and how an embittered
ex-cop learns the joy of helping.
Michael Landon was always on TV, or so
it seemed to those of us who first knew him as Little Joe Cartwright on
Bonanza
(1959-1973) Then he had a long turn as Charles "Pa" Ingalls on Little House on
the Prairie (1974-1983). While we all remember with sorrow the fight with
pancreatic cancer that took his life in 1991, here on Highway to Heaven, Landon
is still healthy and robust, at the peak of his craft. I didn't occur to me
until I saw him again, that Landon and his vision of entertainment are so
sorely missed.
For those of you who may not know this...In the 5th
Season of Highway to Heaven, Victor French was diagnosed with lung cancer. He
lived just long enough to finish the last episode and then died. Michael Landon
was devastated and pulled the plug on Highway.
The Special Features
include "Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love," a documentary
tribute to the beloved actor and producer. For Landon fans, this is a must see
as it was done by his 9 kids and gives a glimpse into the life of the man.
There are outtakes but not enough. I enjoyed them and hope they add a bunch
more for the 2nd Season.
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