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This The Rifleman Season 1 DVD is the official Collector Edition, with all 40 episodes of The Rifleman Season One on 8 discs in broadcast order. Chuck Connors stars as Lucas McCain, with Johnny Crawford and Paul Fix. Extras include the pilot’s production version, promos and a 20-page booklet. It is a brand-new copy, in stock and ships free within the US. Add it to your cart today.
| Format | DVD |
|---|---|
| Discs | 8 |
| Studio | Levy-Gardner-Laven Productions, Inc. |
| Condition | New |
| Availability | In stock |
This The Rifleman Season 1 DVD set is the official Collector Edition of the classic ABC western, with all 40 first-season episodes on 8 discs in their original broadcast order. Levy-Gardner-Laven Productions, the show's copyright owner, released it on December 4, 2013.
You will receive a brand-new copy of this digitally remastered black-and-white set, which includes English subtitles (closed captions). As a DVD, it plays in standard DVD players and in Blu-ray players.
The Rifleman is set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. Chuck Connors stars as Lucas McCain, a rancher and Union Army veteran raising his son Mark (Johnny Crawford) and standing up to trouble with his rifle. Paul Fix plays Marshal Micah Torrance.
The pilot, "The Sharpshooter," first aired on CBS on March 7, 1958, as part of Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, with Dennis Hopper as a guest star, and was later shown in edited form as the first ABC episode. Sam Peckinpah developed the series and wrote or directed several first-season episodes, including "The Marshal."
Season 1 also features Michael Landon in "End of a Young Gun" and Lee Van Cleef in "The Deadly Wait." The show was an immediate hit, ranking fourth in the ratings in its first season.
The discs sit in an illustrated fold-out tray pack that slides into a double-walled slipcase, so the set looks great on a classic TV shelf.
Keep riding with The Rifleman Season 2 (Episodes 41-76) and The Rifleman Season 3 (Episodes 77-110), or browse more westerns and sitcoms in our Classic TV collection. For the show's history, read the Wikipedia article on The Rifleman.
The Rifleman Season 1 DVD: Questions Buyers Ask
How many episodes are in The Rifleman Season 1 DVD?
All 40 first-season episodes, on 8 discs, in original broadcast order.
Is this an authorized release?
Yes. It is the official Collector Edition from Levy-Gardner-Laven Productions, the show's copyright owner.
Is the copy new?
Yes. It is a brand-new copy, covered by our 30-day return policy.
Is the show in color?
No. The Rifleman was filmed in black and white, and this set is digitally remastered.
The Rifleman Season 1 DVD is in stock, dispatched within 2 business days, and ships free within the US, since orders over $50 ship free. See our return policy, then add it to your cart and head out to North Fork with Lucas and Mark McCain.
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C. Carroll –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
WOW! Didn’t know it was listed at that price …
WOW! Didn’t know it was listed at that price after I bought mine at wal-mart for 17.99. Was checking Amazon to see if part 2 was out. Acceptable quality for a show this old
Randy S. Roth –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Disappointing Video Quality
The Rifleman is one of my favorite TV shows of all time! However, when I popped the first disc into my machine, I noticed a lot of horizontal banding. These thin, combing lines make things like hat brims look jagged and distort any details like faces – especially when the faces are talking, moving, or at a distance from the camera. Thinking I had a bad disc, I put the others into the player – and saw the same thing. I played them in another player, and got the same result. The banding occurs only occasionally in some of the shows, and is worse in others, but it is there – and is distracting when it pops up. Dennis Hopper hardly looked like Dennis Hopper at times! I own the old MPI edition of the series, and all of those episodes do look a LOT cleaner than those in this new release. Perhaps the positive reviews on video quality were from folks who had only seen bootlegged DVDs – I really don’t know. Even so, the series is still great! I only hope the episodes in the following seasons get cleaned up to look better! I really feel badly about deducting stars solely due to picture quality, because the writing and acting are fantastic! These stories shouldn’t be missed!
Update 14 Jan: I returned my set, hoping the thin banding in the picture was a one-time fluke in the CDs. Today I received the replacement set, and the combing lines are still in there, no matter what player is used. Evidently, this must be an overall production flaw. Amazon did an excellent job in the speed with which they sent out my re-order for replacement! It was also unbelievable how quickly they refunded the cost of the first set, its original shipping cost and other fees! Extraordinary customer service!
anon –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED
Picture quality is really bad showing evidence of “combing” throughout. I was really looking forward to this release only to be bitterly disappointed. I won’t be buying anymore.