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Season 9 is the latest set in Warner Bros. releases
of Dallas on DVD. The drama continues, with old faces and
new alike. While Season 9 wasn't the show's finest hour,
it still had its share of entertaining episodes and memorable
moments. The show wasn't quite over yet, and Season 9 proves
this over the course of several episodes. ***
The DVD set contains all of the Season 9 episodes.
Episodes included are as follows: Return to Camelot Part
1, Return to Camelot Part 2, Pari Per Sue, Once and Future
King, Enigma, Trompe L'Oeil, Territorial Imperative, The
Second Time Around, Bells Are Ringing, Who's Who At The
Oil Baron's Ball, Proof Positive, SOmething Old Something
New, Bar-B-Cued, The Fire Next Time, So Shall Ye Reap, Tick
Tock, Night Visitor, Cat And Mouse, High Noon For Calhoun,
Olio, A Death In The Family, Revenge of the Nerd, The Ten
Percent Solution, Some Good Some Bad, War And Peace, Ruthless
People, The Dark At the End of the Tunnel, Two-Fifty, and
Fall in the House of Ewing. The way the set is put together
is no different than the recent releases. ***
One minor complaint I have to make specifically about
the 9th season set - The back of the box contains some spoilers
to one of the show's classic, key events. I won't go into
further details, as I don't want to spoil the experience
for first-time viewers. Shame on Warner for this. ***
Dallas ran from 1978-1991 - far longer than a number
of shows of its type. Even after all this time, the show
feels fresh and interesting to watch - due in no small part
to its intriguing plotlines and memorable cast of characters.
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Image And Sound:
Again, this category stays true to the earlier box
sets, and that's a good thing. Dallas survives the transition
to the DVD format in fine form, with detailed images that
don't show their age as much as other shows from the same
era given DVD releases do. Sound fares equally well, not
showing its age and coming across audible and without any
issues. All of the DVD releases of Dallas have looked and
sounded fantastic, and you'll be pleased to know Season
9 fares equally well. ---
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Features: |
We only get a single featurette in the series, which
is entitled Seasons of Change. However, this featurette
heavily examines the aforementioned famous "spoiler" that
I mentioned in a paragraph above, so I can't get too into
it here. But if you're a fan of the show, who already knows
what is coming and have experienced this classic scene before,
you'll want to check out this featurette. It's fairly brief,
but worthwhile viewing for Dallas fans.--
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