Thoughts on the first season set

[LuckyLadybug]

So I finally snagged me a lovely brand-new and cheap copy of season 1, and I've been playing with it for the past hour or so. (Expect some pictures to start popping up in various threads....) Is it just me, or did they put a lot more effort into that set than the others? Not only are there all those fun special features, there's little things like every individual disc case having a different picture on the front! That is so awesome. I was disappointed that the 2 and 3 sets all had the same picture on every one of the disc cases.

Also, I notice that under the acknowledgments on disc 7's case, they thank H.M. Wynant and two of his sons. Out of utter curiosity, I'm wondering if they were the ones that contributed the interview with Ethel Winant (which was a fun listen) and/or if they had some other involvement too.

[zimmerman]

Awesome score, Ladybug!! Maybe one day I will score my own copy of Season 1 at a bargain price.

[California gal]

I have to agree that they seemed to put more effort into sets and locations in season 1. In seasons 2 and 3, especially, they seemed to mainly redesign the staircase and shift it around. They also appeared to have more extras in the first season. Maybe when they shifted to color they thought that would be enough--the color!

[LuckyLadybug]

LOL, I'm talking about the actual set of DVDs, not the show set! (I thought that was clear. I'm sorry if it wasn't.) I didn't stop to think about the show set having more effort put into it in B&W, actually. Although I did note how many times we saw that same staircase.

[California gal]

Ah. Maybe I didn't read your post closely enough. I suspect one reason season 1 had so many extras was due to the efforts of people like Sue Kesler.