TVShowsOnDVD.Com reports that in early January Paramount will release two
DVD boxed sets of classic GUNSMOKE episodes. If you’ve been a reader of this blog, you know I’m a sucker for this show. The sets are packed with extras, including commentaries (by James Arness), bloopers, behind-the-scenes footage, talk show appearances and much more.
To me, “classic” Gunsmokes had Chester. One of my earliest childhood disappointments–other than not getting a pony for Christmas–was learning that Dennis Weaver left the show.
Not that I have anything against Festus, but Chester seemed so real to me.
By the time gunsmoke seasons 10-20 come to DVD release there will be no one of an appropriate age to know what it is. Why the wait? It’s annoying and bewildering. I’m sure ill be dead by then.
Who decides when gunsmoke 10-20 are released?