The
Wonder Years: Season Four (1990 - 1991/Time Life DVD set)
Picture:
C Sound: C Extras: C+ Episodes: C
The
Wonder Years' fourth season finally comes to DVD as its own
separate set. I have to admit that I've never been a huge fan of
this show, so if you are then you may want to take my review with a
grain of salt. Heavily reliant on voice over, The Wonder Years
is the hit coming of age comedy/drama based in normal life America in
the late '60s that stars Fred Savage as the main character Kevin
Arnold. While the show has good themes and messages behind it, I
find it to be a little cheesy and dated in hindsight.
The
show also stars Jason Hervey, Josh Saviano, Danica McKellar, Alley
Mills, Dan Lauria, Daniel Stern and Olivia D'Abo. For six seasons,
The Wonder Years captured the angst of growing up in suburban
middle-class America in the late '60s, as seen through the life and
times of Kevin Arnold (Savage). Audiences eagerly followed his
evolution as a typical teenager who remembered every moment of his
transition from childhood with excruciating detail and remarkable
hindsight.
While
this collection does span four discs, runs around 653 minutes in
length, and features some interesting extras, I was very disappointed
with the standard definition 1.33 X 1 transfer, which almost looks as
if it was a VHS presentation. The colors are noisy and the sound is
a weak, lossy Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono track. I would've thought some
remastering would have been done before releasing this on disc, I
mean even for DVD this is pretty bad.
Extras
include...
Featurette:
ABC - Teachers That Made A Difference
Interviews
with Fred Savage, Robert Picardo, Ben Stein, and Wendell Meldrum
Insert
booklet with an Episode Guide
If
you grew up with the show or are a big fan, then you will want to
grab up this edition. Don't expect a stellar transfer, however. It
may be best to wait until the eventual Blu-ray update, though you
might want to go all the way and get the fancy Complete Series
gift set we reviewed at this link...
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/13070/The+Wonder+Years+-+The+Complete+Series+(19
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James Lockhart
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