The Adventures of Superman: The Complete Second Season (DVD, 2006)

I love watching George Reeves. This collection of 5 dvd's is true to the old Superman television show. You will want to see over and over again. Very well remastered on dvd. I need not saw why I decided to buy as I bought the entire set. I just love that George Reeves.In my opinion no other person has protrayed Superman quite like George.

I've been a fan of The Adventures of Superman since I was knee high to a grasshopper. Some of my memories are of seeing "The Unknown People" with my brothers and sisters gathered around the old Zenith and with total amazement seeing George Reeves in costume for the first time. Whatever George's feelings were about playing the comic book hero, there wasn't a kid in the bunch of us tiny tikes who didn't believe in Superman. Reeves remains for me the true Man of Steel.

The second year box set seems to be some of the best of the Adventures of Superman. With nearly three years seperating the first and second seasons you can see the shift in tone from a hard-edged crime drama to a more humorous approach. There were still quite a few dramatic episodes, including the apex of the series, "Panic in the Sky", "Superman in Exile", and "The Defeat of Superman".

Aside from the episodes, the best thing about this collection are the few, but excellent, features, a Valentine to the best Lois Lane in any version of the TV or movie exploits, Noel Neill. Besides a nice interview with this delightful lady, she's also paired with her old partner in crime, Jack Larson, to do audio commentary on their two favorite episodes, the aforementioned "Panic" and Larson's showcase for his wonderful comic talents, "Semi-Private Eye".


This is a true treasure trove of Superman's TV exploits at their very best. The following year, the series would start its slow decline to eternal re-run heaven, a reduction in quality and the number of produced episodes that not even the change to full color would be able to help.

Actors: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Noel Neill, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Directors: George Blair, Philip Ford
Format: Box set, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, Subtitled, NTSC
Language: English

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 5
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Release Date: January 17, 2006
Run Time: 683 minutes

DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
26 episodes on five discs
Commentary by Noel Neill and Jack Larson on two episodes
Documentary: The First Lady of Metropolis profiling Noel Neill
Stamp Day for Superman: special episode promoting savings bonds with a new introduction by Jack Larson

The real superman, lois, jimmy and the rest of the cast on dvd. Life couldn't be better. At 46, i saw all these on tv as a child in reruns. seeing them again brings back so many fond memories. My son, 10, thought the shows were so stupid, but after a couple of episodes, he was hooked. we watched season 1 and season 2 and he was disappointed because we don't have season 3 and 4 yet. A priceless father son moment, one i will always cherish. if you were a fan when you were a child, spend the cash and share a part of your childhood with your children. it will be money well spent.

I loved every bit of these !! My Grand-Children sat right there soaking up every moment just as I did the first time I saw them. Every one should get a copy of these !! ( Wife refused to let me use one of the good towels to pin on while jumping off the back porch ) Pick up a copy !!!

For being a box set, it came in pretty good condition. The spine was a little bent. But not too bad at all.

What more is there to say about the most popular superhero for us baby boomers. Geroge Reeves is great playing the 'man of steel' The censors started to tone down the violence starting in the second season and so on thus taking away some the the excitement demonstrated in the first season. However,this is the 50's Superman with all the old buildings, old cars and 'sign of the times' special effects. A time when everyone respected the authorties and the Government was special. Highly recommended to revive good memories and the 'good ole times'. No cussing, no sex, just pure sweet entertainment of good triumphing over evil.

The series got much better this second season, especially since they brought back Noel Neill as the pesky, cute Lois Lane. She had good chemistry with Reeves and you could see that it was possible for Clark and Lois to have a budding relationship, even if they mostly referred to each other as 'Mr. Kent' and 'Miss Lane.'
I bought this for my father, since he grew up with fond memories of the series, so it's a real treat to own. I actually find this show to have a real witty and clever sense of humor, Perry White is hilarious with his cranky tirades at his Daily Planet employees, and Jimmy Olsen is in one mishap after another, but he's got such spunk.

I recommend this series to Superman fans everywhere, it's a classic.

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This set is great. I watched these as a kid. Now I own the complete series. This set and all the rest are very highly recomended. If you watched these as a kid like I did, then I suggest you latch on to them. They are great.

Our family purchased this set in particular because it is family friendly with good, clean content. It's a bit cheesy in special effects but fun to watch and enjoyable. We definitely recommend it.

I bought this to replace one that i got that is not region 1. I used to watch it on tv back in the 60's i think. I have all season's 1,2,3,4,5&6. For this is a good tv show to watch. I have watched a little of season 1.

I remembered the man of steel. He could stop a bullet, train,& planes. He was for justice for all. There to help the needy. There to fight for the good of everyone. Just to remember the ones we looked up to when we were kids a real hero of the times. Something we don't have much of these days.

I am a huge Superman fan, having grown up in the 1960's and watching "The Adventures Of Superman" syndicated re-runs on TV. This second season set, as is the case with the season one set, is great for any fans of the show, and even for younger fans that haven't been spoiled by the great special effects in today's TV and movie world. Nice extras are included on the DVDs. I am anxiously awaiting the final 4 seasons to be released on DVD.