The Incredible Hulk - The Television Series Ultimate Collection [DVD]

In having recently received on DVD of "The Incredible Hulk: The Television Series Ultimate Collection," I had thought that the item was going to be BRAND NEW and in supposedly GOOD CONDITION as well.What I found out that it wasn't, I was surprised and even very disappointed and one of the reasons was that one of the DVD discs was slightly damaged unfortunately. But I played it and it was almost good, but it did not change my mind at all. In fact, I might add that I felt both cheated and angry, too.Other than that, I also did not like the way the package of the six DVDs of "the television series ultimate collection" of "The Incredible Hulk" was put together even though it was many years ago.IF only Universal Pictures Television would have put the six discs in plastic containers, like the way both DVDs and Blu-rays were involving other movies and TV shows were made in recent years, then it would NOT have been so problematic anyway.So therefore, because of the condition of the item itself, I would only give THREE STARS, and that because as I said, I felt cheated, angry, disappointed and surprised in the end recently after having received it and I think that either Amazon or the seller should have informed customers like me on the item issue as well.

If you like the original Universal television series "The Incredible Hulk" then this is a great buy. If you are a Marvel super heroes fan I don't believe you would be disappointed. Drama fans (especially the ladies were the major audience for this series which surprised me) might like the sci-fi and human interest stories too! There was a reason it ran for several years. It was pretty good. Sure by today's standards the special effects are not fantastic but the stories really do hold up pretty well. I got my set from an Amazon seller for less than $10.00 brand new! The quality is pretty good no complaints for sound or picture. The episodes are from several seasons but my favorites were included in this set and some I did not know or remember but I and my wife have enjoyed watching. My favorite episodes are: "The First" parts 1 and 2 where David Banner meets another "Hulk" and this one is a killer (literally). My second favorite is "Prometheus" Parts 1 and 2 where the Hulk is mutated by radiation from a meteor and then captured by scientist because they think he is an alien! After all these years I still enjoy watching these. Now the drawbacks: first the original pilot episode "The Incredible Hulk" is not included in the set (but the 2nd pilot/episode "A Death In the Family" is). Also the three final Hulk TV movies, "Return of The Incredible Hulk", "Trial of the Incredible Hulk", and "Death of the Incredible Hulk" are not included however each of these can also be purchased for very decent prices. I do not own any of the Incredible Hulk DVD full season sets. I am kind of tight with money so I tend to buy collections and if they have more of my favorite episodes (like this one) then all the better. The DVD case this comes in is very nice and sturdy with great artwork (I imagine this set was much more expensive when it first came out). Another drawback is there is no episode listing so you can watch the series in the order they were meant to be seen (the disks are only labeled by number). This was not a bad thing for me. I simply copied a list another user made in his Amazon review printed it in small font on my printer and store it with the DVD case. Problem solved and for the price it is worth it. The features of this set far outweigh the negatives in my opinion. Viewed together with the Pilot episode/movie and three final movies it is like having a "Best of The Incredible Hulk" collection at fraction of the cost of some of the full series DVD sets. Highly recommended. A+++

Back in the late 70's, Marvel Comics attempted to conquer TV Land with a deluge of some of it's more popular characters. Among this lot was The Incredible Hulk who shocked everyone by becoming Marvel's break away hit, beating out none other than Spider-man himself for the top spot (by the way...why aren't THOSE on DVD yet??). The success of this show came down to two major things that Kenneth Johnson and company did right. The first was the decision to place the Hulk in more reality-based situations, focusing on Banner and his struggle to find a cure for his curse. The second was casting. Lou Ferrigno as the enraged and confused creature hounded by a tenacious reporter played by a fine actor named Jack Colvin were certainly both wonderful choices. However, it was Bill Bixby that proved to be the show's heart and soul. Bixby was truly a sensational actor who could not only make you believe every line he uttered, he made you care about Banner as a person. He exuded a kindness and genuine quality that just made you like him. Yes the show had its cheesey moments; yes some of the writing and acting was a bit less than stellar; but the humanity brought to the character by Bixby (and Ferrigno for that matter) completely eclipsed all of that.Details about the contents and packaging have been covered wonderfully by other reviewers (see Jeff Carter's comments) so I'll refrain from getting too redundant. Suffice it to say this was obviously a rush job as the selections are seemingly as random as the order they were placed in. Also, if you're a big fan of extras there are absolutely none to be found. Heck, they didn't even bother listing which episodes were on what disk! Regardless of all this, I'm happy to have at least these few episodes. They take me back to a wonderful time period as a kid. Young viewers new to this show may be bothered by the outdated look, lack of CGI, and "long drawn out scenes" (this is what was known as "characterization" and "building a story"), but for my money you just can't do any better than Lou and Bill.

These are three wonderful episodes of the brilliant 'the incredible Hulk'Never give a trucker an even break, finds David Banner pressed into service by a beautiful gorl to do a favour. He soon finds himself caught up in mayhem and hijacked trucks. Look out for a brilliant scene in which joanie (jennifer Darling) calls to David while he is still Hulking in and his eyes are white, errie. refreshing, light and enjoyable.'life and Death' finds finds david offering himself up for the experiments of Dr. Stanley Rhodes. It soon becomes clear however, that something extremely sinister is afoot.Ricky centres on a young man with learning difficulties.Mickey jones is wonderful as ricky. when ricky is goaded into risky car racing by two stooges the hulk must save the youngster from certain death. Look out for a cute scene in which ricky turns teacher and shows the Hulk how to open a can of soda pop.This was not only great human drama, but great television you can enjoy again and again.

I am a big fan of the incredible hulk and so was delighted to finaly own this dvd with episode rainbows end,the antowuk horror and escape from los santos.rainbows end finds david banner working with a race horse rainbows end a galloping temper tantrum.Its trainer thomas logan has had success calming him down with a natural substance made from vitamins and herbs and banner hopes it will also work for him in quieting the hulk.the antowuk horror.David banner is now working in a small tourist town called antowuk.It is dying out as a resort however but a breif glimpse of the hulk gives the towns people an idea on how to revive antowuk.They create their own version of the hulk to attract tourists.escape from los santos finds david banner and a pretty young widow framed for the young womans husbands murder.Can the hulk get them out of jail and to the authorities before its too late. I loved these episodes so wether yor a fan or not what are you waiting for?

This third volume DVD of the Incredible Hulk, is worth the pick up if you are new to The Incredible Hulk. I would recommend this DVD if you have just started watching the episodes, which will give you the thinking of whether to buy a few box sets of the series, which will offer you more to watch.Though RAINBOW'S END, THE ANTOWUK HORROR AND ESCAPE FROM LOS SANTOS are three brilliant episodes from season two, with ESCAPE FROM LOS SANTOS being the favourite for me, where David Banner is helping a woman who has been charged for the murder of her husband, with the local police thinking that David had helped the woman to murder her husband.Overall I reckon that this third volume of The Incredible Hulk is worth the pick up, and a must for any fan of retro TV.

just like, what it used to be , when watched before,, now the best thing, have these forever

yes. i guess as it was propably my mistake i really thought it was the complete series. but was the best of some episodes. thank you