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List Price: $59.98 | | Label: Universal Studios
Salesrank: 516
Released: July 29, 2008 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Journey to the Wild West in the sweeping, sensational epic drama Centennial: The Complete Series! Relive the grand hopes, dreams, loves, and adventures of generations of residents in Centennial, Colorado - from their risky attempts to establish a settlement in 1795 through the politics and power plays of the 20th century. With over 26 TV hours of content on DVD for the first time, this incredible set gives fans the opportunity to own the complete chronicle that showcases one of the finest casts ever assembled, including Richard Chamberlain, Robert Conrad, Timothy Dalton, Mark Harmon, Andy Griffith, Raymond Burr, Dennis Weaver, Lynn Redgrave, Sharon Gless, Stephanie Zimbalist, Sally Kellerman and many more. Based on James Michener’s best-selling novel, this Primetime Emmy®Award-nominated saga is a captivating look at the intertwining lives of the brave men and women in a fictional American town that endured the growing pains of a nation on the rise.
Description of Centennial: The Complete Series:
A remarkably ambitious and engrossing project, this 1978 television miniseries ran 26-and-a-half hours, cost a then-enormous $25 million, and involved 4 directors, 5 cinematographers, and somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 speaking parts. Based on James Michener's panoramic bestseller about the settling of the American West--as reflected in the history of a fictional town called Centennial, Colorado--the story begins in the late 18th century and ends with a typical 20th century conflict over land usage. Centennial, however, largely concentrates on various memorable frontiersmen, trappers, Indians, ranchers, cowboys, and farmers from long ago. Richard Chamberlain shines as the pioneer Alexander McKeag, Robert Conrad does some of his best work as French-Canadian Pasquinel, and performances by Alex Karras, Chad Everett, Sally Kellerman, Raymond Burr, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, and Dennis Weaver effectively add to a tapestry of adventure, tragedy, violence, and dubious Western progress. Produced at a time when TV networks were in the throes of acknowledging America's history of racial injustice, the program paints a starkly villainous portrait of opportunists exploiting and destroying Indians in the name of manifest destiny. While the project's great length might make one wary of diving in, Centennial is the sort of carefully paced drama that makes one care about the intertwined destinies of unique characters and how they illuminate America's past. --Tom Keogh
Centennial: The Complete Series Reviews:
Centennial DVD set 
2009-12-19 - It's been around awhile, but Centennial is still a great story, or actually a series of stories, about Colorado as it develops.
Inspiring 
2009-12-12 - Great story about the life and history of early Colorado and the men and women that made the American West. The performances of Robert Conrad and Richard Chamberlain are outstanding and truly bring their characters to life. A "must have" for any video library.
Fond memories of watching this as a teen
2009-11-24 - This is an excellent miniseries--the last dvd, the review of the series is a little dry, but the series as a whole is educational and interesting.
Centennial DVD
2009-11-24 - When this was first aired (oh so long ago) the network execs kept moving it around week to week so it was very difficult to follow - no internet then. Follows Michener's book faithfully, therefore it was great entertainment. Highly recommended.
Centennial 
2009-11-24 - This was a great series regarding the american west and conservation and I would recommend it highly
