WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE SEASON 3-TV DVD REVIEW

A short blurb from BCI/New Line about Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 3: For the first time on DVD, comes the final 26 episodes of the complete third season of the hit television series “WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE”. The show that launched the career of big-screen legend Steve McQueen.

This DVD set wraps up this underrated and extremely well done western series. This set consists of the final 26 episodes of the series with such guest stars as James Coburn, Mary Tyler Moore, Cloris Leachman, Richard Anderson and Warren Oates. This set also includes short features about Steve McQueen’s character and about his famous rifle. McQueen’s movie career was heating up and was purposely making it difficult for everyone until the network canceled the series and let him go.

VIDEO

The video quality is very good! All the episodes are on film. Film quality is quite good with little to no dirt or specks All discs have a Play All feature.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Also here in mono but very clear!

Disc 1- 69. “The Trial”-with James Coburn and Paul Burke
70. “The Healing Woman” with Harold J Stone
71. “Journey For Josh”
72. “The Looters” with Dennis Patrick
73. “The Twain Shall Meet” with Mary Tyler Moore
74. “The Showdown”
75. “Surprise Witness” with Lee Bergere

Disc 2- 76. “To the Victor” with Richard Farnsworth
77. “Criss-Cross” with Mark Rydell
78. “The Medicine Man”-with Cloris Leachman and J. Pat O’Malley
79. “One Mother Too Many” with Joyce Meadows
80. “The Choice”
81. “Three For One” with Terry Becker and Richard Anderson
82. “Witch Woman” with Jeanette Nolan
83. “Baa-Baa”

Disc 3- 84. “The Last Retreat” with Warren Oates
85. “Bounty For Josh”
86. “Hero In The Dust”
87. “Epitaph” with Richard Anderson
88. “The Voice of Silence” with Roy Barcroft
89. “El Gato” with Noah Berry
90. “Detour” with Howard Morris
91. “Monday Morning”

Disc 4- 92. “The Long Search”
93. “Dead Reckoning”
94. “Barney’s Bounty” with Noah Berry

Extras

Disc 1: None

Disc 2: None

Disc 3: None

Disc 4: Featurettes- “The Art of the Replica” (04:11)
“The Mare’s Leg” (08:36)
“The Women of the Series” (09:54)
“Reckless” (08:38)
“Winchester: A Weapon of Legend” (08:15)
“The Autry National Center” (17:50)
“The Matchmaker” (07:46)

Verdict

A fitting end to a series. Well worth the buy!


Rating; *****!