Night Gallery Season One Blu-ray Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 พ.ย. 2021
- The first season of Rod Serling's NIGHT GALLERY has arrived on Blu-ray and we've got your in-depth review! Uncut, complete, and loaded with extras, this release is a real work of art.
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Climbed into my folks bed one night back in the 70's when i was a kid dealing with a raging ear ache. Night Gallery was on and the episode was the one about the ear wig....Hell no I didn't sleep that night!
Wow, I've never heard of this anthology before. Thanks! I was trying to look up some more info on Night Gallery, and discovered this is a whole genre: creepy anthologies. A similar show from the 70s is "Ghost Story aka Circle of Fear".
Loved "Night Gallery"! I feel Rod Serling is the greatest writer for television EVER! Full confession, "Twilight Zone" is my second favorite television show of all time after the original "Star Trek". I own all the DVD's for "Night Gallery", "Ray Bradbury Theater", "Thriller", and many, many more. It's great to see someone far younger keeping the spirit alive of that era of television! Great stuff!!!
You're right on with Agnes Moorehead, Heath. I loved her in The Bat with Vincent Price and her episode of The Twilight Zone.
Her roll on that episode of TTZ, is remarkable. There is no dialogue. Wow
First of all: love that shirt. Very cool.
Night Gallery, like all anthology thriller programs, is hit and miss for the most part. You have really bad ones, and mediocre ones (Green Fingers, Cool Air), and quality episodes that stay in the brain long after (The Caterpillar). The pilot episode is really good, and I particularly love the first segment with Roddy McDowall; and "Eyes" with Joan Crawford is directed really nicely, of course-- I mean, look who did it. That story is a super example of irony (and it's not just bad luck, like Alanis Morissette thinks irony is, haha).
Part of the fun of the series is seeing which guest star is featured in any given episode. Some of these actors are exceptional; the episode with Geraldine Page where she wants her attic ghost to do something naughty for her ("Something in the Woodwork" from season three) is worth watching just for her. She did a few shows on Night Gallery.
The humorous, short "blackout" segments (after season 1) are usually a groan to endure but they can be fun. Often they are nods or tributes to classic film or literature. Someone's being walled up a la Poe, or a vampire is at an employment agency looking for a "healthy" assistant/secretary to hire.
Overall this series was an enjoyable trip into the macabre. Nothing spectacular, and rarely frightening. I suppose you might even consider it something of a cozy show.
I was thinking this was in black and white but I stopped and thought about it and remembered I had a BnW TV in my room (13") and that's why I remember it that way. Love the show and plan on getting! Thanks Heath!
Definately excited for this one and mine is on the way! Can't wait to get it. I have the DVDs but the PQ on those is pretty ordinary so will be great to see the nicely cleaned up HD versions.
Thanks for another great review, Heath. I own this show on DVD, all 3 Seasons. Will have to get these.
Saw Night Gallery in its original broadcast format in the 70s. Never seen the butchered versions and glad of it.
yah one of my fave tv shows , first watched it on TV in 1977 , saw it again in reruns on Sci fi channel and a bunch of local channels in San Fran. the TV movie had a vhs , laser disc release in the 80s. and a VHS mail order only release in the 90s, I loved the show so much I bought all the VHS tapes in the 90s along with the complete DVD set, and now the Blu ray. The Kino lorber release is simply DA BEST, wth audio commentaries for all the eps.
I'm glad the syndicated version of this series never popped up in my area. I rediscovered this series on tape, then DVD. It was an erratic series, Serling was often at loggerheads with producer Jack Laird. Serling didn't like the short, comedic bits. I'll definitely be picking this up. Amanda Reyes would be an interesting guest on Cereal at Midnight. Great t-shirt!
Stumbled upon an amanda reyes interview because I love 70s tv horror and began my trip down the rabbit hole I listened to like 6 hours of her talking in different interviews haha then bought her book.ive been listening to her podcast also
Right? She's so knowledgeable, and I sincerely think she's among one of the best voices in her field. Her commentaries are appointment listening for me.
Love Night Gallery, will have to buy the Bluray now
Wow, I had no idea the syndication versions were butchered like that. Unfortunately, that's the only way I've ever seen them -- and at that, they were horrible copies on low-powered stations! I wasn't impressed with many of the episodes, but now I see why. ••• I'm very much looking to get this Season 1 set over the holidays, and to giving this show another try. Thank you!
Thanks, Heath! Excellent coverage and review. One of my biggest pet peeves is the darkness of the old film stock, which is common for that era. The syndicated airings have always been terrible. Did this set improve on that lighting a good bit?
It definitely does not look dark to me. Colors and saturation look nice and healthy to me. Reminds me a bit of the way Star Trek TOS looks on Blu-ray.
@@CerealAtMidnight excellent! Thanks!
LOVE Night Gallery. Used to crowd around the tv and savour every moment of it back in the day. As a kid the episode with the Germans in World War 2 where they invaded a certain Count's castle and got their comeuppance creeped me out. Television Never looked better. Sigh....
My fave eps of season 1 are: the pilot(all the stories), The house, Lone Survivor, They're tearing down Tim Riley's bar(most most favorite episode of season 1),
I need to revisit Night Gallery. I like anthology shows but prefer Tales from the Crypt and Outer Limits to the Rod Serling shows which were also good.
Really enjoying this set (much, MUCH more than the butchered syndication prints I used to watch on ME-TV and Sci-Fi Channel). It's interesting Tom Bosley is in BOTH Night Gallery eps directed by Steven Spielberg. But it does feel weird Amanda Reyes didn't provide commentary for the tv pilot movie since she wrote the definitive guide on tv movies. I'm hoping Kino Lorber will put Sixth Sense out since I've never seen those full, non-butchered episodes.
Loved the series. Hated it when it was taken over by The Sixth Sense.
Hi Heath, do you know if the complete series DVD box set also has the uncut episodes, or if they're the syndicated versions? Thanks
I don't have the DVD sets, but I am almost certain that they are also the uncut episodes, just in lower quality and without any of these extras.
Both have the original broadcast versions,not those awful syndicated versions.
Nice, I was considering pulling the trigger on this. The first season is some of the best television of the 1970s.
Was wondering if the Kino Lorber set has the same special features as the DVD collection?
Hi, Heath. Thanks for the review. So, I already own TNG: The Complete Series on DVD -- a 10 disc set! Does that set contain nothing but the edited, syndicated episodes? And also, in terms of picture quality and / or special features, is it really worth an upgrade to blu ray?
I don't have Night Gallery on DVD, so I can't say for certain. In no way do I mean to imply that the DVDs were edited or cut, just that it has been treated disrespectfully on both disc and television. I seriously doubt they are. As for the upgrade, that's up to the individual. For me, I prefer to have things in the best possible quality. For Night Gallery fans, I would think they would want the show in the best video quality and with as many extras as possible, but that's up to each person to decide.
I hope to get this some day. I’ve only seen a smattering of “Night Gallery” (unlike TZ, which I’ve seen all of probably multiple times), but want to dive deeper.
Is the syndication featurette subtitled as well?
Awesome t-shirt.
I haven't seen an episode or heard much about this. Though it is Rod Serling, so I want to pick it up :)
The Caterpillar is my favorite episode. As a kid, it gave me a fear of earwigs A close runner up is Lindemann's Catch with the mermaid. Have you watched Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte? Agnes Moorehead is excellent in her role.
I love HHSC, what a fun gothic thriller. Moorehead practically steals the movie as the cantankerous and devoted Velma.
only saw the syndicated versions on tv in the 1980`s as a teenager
hey man, just subbed. Great content! Do you know if they will release I dream of Jeannie the complete series on Blu-ray this month cause they delayed the release like 3 times.
Thanks for the sub! Truthfully, someone asks me about I Dream of Jeannie every single day now. I haven't heard anything about a delay, but with the supply chain issues, it's possible. I am usually among the first reviewers to get Mill Creek releases, so as soon as it shows up, I'll be firing the camera up. It's seriously my number one release of 2021. Bold statement, but it's true! I'm sure Mill Creek is hoping against another delay more than anyone else is, since they don't want to EVER delay a product, and the issues tend to come from the warehouse, or the factory itself. Stay tuned...
@@CerealAtMidnight Thank you for that. My apologies if the question was repetitive. I didn't know the title was in such high demand lol.
Oh, not at all, I was just sharing that there are so many of us hoping this ships soon!
I hate Iron On T-Shirts.Yours seem to be Ink based and the pictures on them are interesting as well.Where do you get them from anyways.
Are you going to be doing a review of Macgyver the complete collection on blu-ray?
Thanks for asking! Not at this time, but maybe down the road.
@@CerealAtMidnight you're welcome and ok
I was worried it would be the same release as the season one dvd.