Serial Box, Vol. 1

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Studio: ROAN
Product Type: DVD

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The Serial Box Every Home Needs
Four full serials for one low price!

Serial Box, Vol. 1
Starring: Serial Box
Manufacturer: ROAN
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0007GP6SS
Release Date: 2005-02-22

Customer Reviews:

The Serial Box Every Home Needs.......2005-03-28

The Roan Group (which is owned by Troma studios, the makers of such classics as "The Toxic Avenger" and "Class of Nuke `em High") has lovingly released The Serial Box. This affordable box set contains four serials: The New Adventures of Tarzan, Radar Men from the Moon, Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, and Zorro's Fighting Legion. All serials are shown in their original 12 chapter uncut format, which clocks each serial in around 4 hours. Beware of cheap, edited versions of these serials that were cut down to 2 hours for television and released by cut-throat video distributors out to make a quick buck.

So why should you purchase this box set? The first reason is the price. The entire set costs around $30, whereas each disc is $20+ individually. The second, of course, is the serials themselves. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe is a classic. Buster Crabbe is the quintessential Flash Gordon. He is also the only actor to portray Flash Gordon, Tarzan and Buck Rogers. Radar Men from the Moon is a sci-fi classic and is probably the most fun of the Commando Cody serials of the 1950's. The New Adventures of Tarzan was produced by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the creator of Tarzan, so you know it has to be good! And Zorro's Fighting Legion is probably the best of the Zorro serials. But don't believe me,; see for yourself.

The Roan Group's transfers are as nice as you're going to find and they manage to fit all 12 action-packed chapters onto one disc, unlike cheap video labels (like Alpha) that divide the serials onto 2 discs. There aren't many extras to speak of, and they'd mostly seem out of place if you weren't aware of parent company Troma's inclination towards the bizarre. Having said that, open your minds and your wallets and buy this set! You get 16 hours of classic cliff-hanging fun for roughly the cost of 2 movie tickets, popcorn and drinks. And with gas prices what they are, you can't afford not buy this 4 disc set. It'll save you money in the long run!

Four full serials for one low price!.......2005-02-19

This set contains these four serials:

New Adventures of Tarzan
Zorro's Fighting Legion
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Radar Men From the Moon

These are the previous Roan released with a new slipcase. A great set.

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