Magnificent Seven, The: CSR (VIVA/DVD)

The "Magnificent Seven" is a magnificent show. I caught it on a local channel and it instantly grabbed my attention. I immediately bought the DVD complete series and I've watched it over and over and will continue to do so. I really like the way the characters are portrayed where their backgrounds are revealed in different episodes: Vin reveals his memory of his mother in one episode as we see his protective way towards an older woman; or poor Ezra in the different storylines with his mother, and even Josiah's past. Good dialogue and great acting, in my opinion. There's always a main storyline with a couple of minor storylines going on at the same time. But it doesn't get confusing. It just allows up to enjoy the different characters and the situations they get themselves in. But when they are needed, they all come together to fight the evil.My only regret is that it lasted only two seasons. I really wish those in power kept it on for a few more seasons. I would have liked to have seen Vin clear his name with the help of the others; Ezra's mother become more caring for her son and even more storylines involving the two; the relationship with Buck and JD was great, but give me more; and in the last episode at the end, I do believe that Chris was softening more towards Mary and I would have loved to have seen that relationship develop more, even if it stayed as a friendship. I felt the character of Chris could have developed even more. But when a show ends, all this becomes a wish list and nothing more.The DVD of the show is definitely worth having and at reasonable cost. If you like a good Western, this is the one to have.

I remembered watching this series on TV quite a few years ago and liking it. So I decided to buy it. Now that I'm seeing it again, I realize that I'm fast falling in love with the same characters that I enjoyed the first time I watched it. The cast is great and the characters are rich with depth. You can't help but feel a connection to a lot of the characters. While the title "Magnificent Seven" hypes them up to be superheroes of the Western sort, the series actually makes them very human. They're not just good shots who are protecting a town out of the goodness of their hearts (initially). But you get to see the transformation of these men from "okay individuals" into real people who mature over time, hunt down their own personal demons, or try to figure out who they really are.The only thing that I was disappointed in, which was mentioned in other reviews, is the grainy quality to the show. I've noticed that, every time there is a scene shot in full sun or with lots of light, the picture does get really grainy. If you can look past that, it is still a great series and wonderfully written. I have really enjoyed rewatching it. Ezra is still probably my favorite character though it's hard to pick just one.

As the other reviews say, the quality of the DVDs isn't what you've come to expect from DVDs nowadays. Check out an episode of M7 on Netflix Instant Play on your computer and that's the same quality you'll get on a 40" LCD flatscreen.But that's okay if you love this series - and what a great series it is. Two short seasons filled with memorable characters and plots (and surprising emotional depth) which are clean and safe for the kiddos to watch. The costumes appear historically accurate and the M7 are usually covered in dust and actually look like they really live in a desert region.Michael Biehn does a superb job as usual, but especially so since he's recreating a character made famous by cool Yul Brynner. Eric Close and Andrew Kavovit are outstanding, while Dale Midkiff, Anthony Starke, Ron Perlman and Rick Worthy add their own unique characters to the mix with humor and flair. Laurie Holden as the main feminine presence in the show holds her own though she's not on screen much, while Robert Vaughn guests stars in a few episodes, the only original M7 member to appear in the show.The series ends abruptly because the network cancelled it, so character development and plot lines are left wide open - which is aggravating because you really want to spend more time in Four Corners, yet it is preferable to end that way rather than have the series jump the shark and descend into the ridiculous, as most series do after the fifth season. Never mind - just enjoy it. You won't regret it.

For the years of 1999 and 2000 this is a very good western. The writers stay true to the characters and his/her history and background. And each individual characters contribution make for a Magnificent Seven. There's Chris (Michael Biehn), the tortured soul who lost his wife and young son in a fire, ladies man Buck (Dale Midkiff), Vin(Eric Close) ex buffalo and bounty hunter then there is sometimes preacherman and always missionary son Josiah (Ron Perlman), gambler, son of a grifter/con-artist, Ezra (Anthony Starke), former slave and wanna-be doctor Nathan (Rick Worthy) and the youngest of them all J D. Dunn (Andrew Kavovit). And the other supporting cast of Laurie Holden as Mary Travis, owner of the local newspaper and widowed mother whose son lives with his Grandfather, territorial Judge played by Robert Vaughn and Grandmother (that we never meet). And Ezra's grifter/con-artist Mother played by Michelle Phillips.As I said, I watch these shows over and over, It's not all shoot 'em up, but of course it is a western, but not a lot of blood and the fights are over quick. It's just a good, clean fun western series that should have lasted longer that it did. My guess as to why it didn't last was not due to bad acting or story lines (all are good), it's that people have just lost interest in history and especially history of the west. Do childred these days even believe in settlers, covered wagons and wagon trains?I'm am very pleased with my purchase.

This is a good good series so far as I have only seen two episodes I cannot more than that but expectations are good.

Great tv series, too bad it only ran for two seasons. Whilst keeping within period, it was written with a more modern pen without all the nonsense, over-acting and over-explaining that you get with old movies.

A la serie, la única pega que le puedo encontrar es que sólo hicieran dos temporadas.Al DVD, como ya ocurría con la versión separada de las dos temporadas, le fallan las opciones de sonido. En la 2T se queda en Stereo, habiendo tenido Dolby surround en la 1T, y tiene pocas opciones de idioma y subtítulos.Aún así, le doy una gran valoración, principalmente, por la calidad de la serie, y por el servicio de atención al cliente del vendedor, que realmente se lo merecen.

Bought as gift and watched without any issues. DVD does what it is supposed to do.

Just as I remembered it!