15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as previous seasons, Mar 2 2008
By KV Trout - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Daniel Boone S4 (DVD)
I love this series!
However, while I give Seasons 2 and 3 Five Stars (Season 1 had not yet hit a stride), this Season (4) has some problems:
1) The writing just isn't as good as the previous 2 seasons. Too much Israel Boone, and too much of the same type of story with the British, and too many "unbelievable" situations. Sometimes Boone is made to look like a weakling while Israel saves his life! Give me a break.
2) The audio is out of sync on these episodes sometimes. Funny because on one of the Bonus Features they talk about how much care the put into cleaning up the audio and video. As someone in the industry I can tell you that there is no excuse for not having the audio sync up, it's just sloppiness. Someone did not do their job correctly and no one supervised to check and fix it.
3) Jemimah Boone just disappears with no explanation. No great loss, but kind of annoying when people just disappear.
4) Mingo is not in enough episodes.
#1 above is the MAIN problem, though - the others are just minor problems.
I would recommend this season only if you're a completist and want to have the entire collection. If you're only buying one or two sets, buy season 2 and season 3.
I don't know how Seasons after this are, I haven't seen them. Hopefully it does not go further downhill, but usually once a series begins to "jump the shark", there is no going back... And I'd say it jumped the shark in Season 4.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Show/Great Lessons/Great Man, Feb 27 2008
By E. Cook "E. Cook" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Daniel Boone S4 (DVD)
With 4 children under the age of 9 and with the memory of Fess Parker as Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett still etched in my head from the 'golden years' growing up, I can tell you that my children loved every minute of the suspense of this movie (save for each of them biting their nails)! The lessons and morals taught are invaluable and at such contrast to the mindless movies and programming children today are subjected to. I met Fess Parker in person in 2/08 at his hotel in Santa Barabara and I assure you that he's still bigger than life at 6' 5" tall, handsome and a with a great voice and a charitable disposition. Buy his film legacy, they're not making any more of him (at least right now).
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fess Parker Daniel Boone Season four, Feb 18 2008
By Dennis R. Davis - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Daniel Boone S4 (DVD)
This was a great series when I was a kid and now has become a great journey down memory lane. Liberation Entertainment has done a wonderful job of recreating this series. I didn't realize it as a kid, but with each season the acting the scenery and overall quality gets better. If you enjoyed this series as a kid, I know that you will enjoy watching them again. In my mind, Fess Parker will never grow old and the life lessons and morals come through with each episode that I watch. It's too bad that kids today do not have this quality of television entertainment. If they did, perhaps there would be less violence, crime and a better America! I would highly reccomend this to anyone.