The Greatest American Hero: The Complete Series

Fun show, bad packaging
UPDATE Feb 4, 2011 - I've discovered that this set is incomplete. Season 3, Episode 14 - The Greatest American Heroine, is missing from the set. This was a pilot that wasn't picked up but was released as the final episode of the Greatest American Hero Series. So you'll watch this whole set and miss the final episode. So I'm knocking off another star. If I knew it wasn't the complete series, as it claims, I would probably have still bought it for fifteen bucks. I'll get that much entertainment value of of it. But it's frustrating to watch a series and not get the final episode. So know what you're getting, enjoy it, and just realize you'll have to watch the final episode somewhere else.

While this video series is on Hulu (as of today, at least), it doesn't have the final episode either.

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On the plus side, I loved this show as a kid and this set was cheap. On the negative side, the packaging reflects the cheap price. The discs are in black...

Mill Creek Entertainment = Horrible Packaging
This review is for the packaging and not the actual show.

I guess one should always remember that you get what you pay for and with this Mill Creek Entertainment version that couldn't be anymore truthful.

Amazon did a great job in getting this here in one day. Opened up the shipping box and proceeded to open up the box set. First thing a little piece of black plastic pops out. This was part of the plastic box that had broke off. Next I spot the discs sitting in their paper sleeves. That immediately didn't sit well as they are in my opinion horrible for protecting discs and I found that out immediately upon inspecting the discs. Out of the 9 discs, 5 are damaged with scratches. 2 are lightly scratched with them getting progressively worse looking with the final 2 looking like something had been rubbing against them causing fairly severe damage.

Will they play? Well at this point I'm not willing to even try because when I purchase new I expect new. Now I...

warning this not the deluxe ed. that comes with the cape ect
warning this not the deluxe edition of the set that not longer available it does not come with the cape deleted scenes extras lost pilot bloopers .the flashing lights instruction booklet or any thing extra this just a cheap version of the show with only 1 minor interview bonus ..buy the delux edition if you can still find it or buy the loose sets bye season instead..you wont get cape or decal or instruction booklet but get nearly every thing else at great price 5 stars for the show and nice plastic casing 1 star for cheap casings holding the dvds . and no bonuses avoid this set like the plague..im returning my set to amazon..only the second time in 15 years ive had to return anything to them

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