The Pretender - Seasons 1 - 4

Directors: Anson Williams, Charles Siebert, Chuck Bowman, Craig W. Van Sickle, Frederick King Keller
Actors: Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau, Jon Gries, Sam Ayers
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 16 reviews
Sales Rank: 9568

Format: Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.6 x 2.8

UPC: 024543410072
EAN: 0024543410072
ASIN: B000JJ3Y7S

Theatrical Release Date: September 19, 1996
Release Date: November 14, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
The Pretender - Seasons 1 - 4

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5 out of 5 stars awsomest show i saw so far    November 19, 2008
Mark Twain (Reno, NV, USA)
this show was awsome turns here and there, nothing was ever what you'd think, and just a really great show.


5 out of 5 stars Thank You amazon I Found It.    November 6, 2008
A. little (australia)
One of the best shows ever made, so much better than some of the shows they make these days.Just one thing I had trouble with at first was the double sided disc. How do know which side to put in first. The coloured ring side goes up first, then you flip it over for side B.


4 out of 5 stars Great box, great story, could've been better format    August 20, 2008
Magnus Ljungberg (Sweden)
This review is about the box contents and not a review of the series itself.

The Pretender Seasons 1-4 DVD box allows the viewer to grasp the full series of this great show if one should buy the end movies The Pretender 2001 and Island of the Haunted as well. The DVD box contains all four seasons in four double-sided DVD discs per season, making the DVD box small enough to not waste any space on the bookshelf.

There are mainly three things that hinder the rating to become 5 stars.

First off, the DVD box is Region 1 only, while most shows and DVDs released today are region free one has to have a Region 1 compatible DVD player or if using software, change the region decoding.

Second, audio and video haven't been improved very much since the show was on TV. While the average The Pretender fan won't mind and will be just as happy to have the whole series on DVDs, the movie enthusiast may be somewhat disappointed that the show is in 4:3 aspect ratio only and normal audio (No DTS or Dolby Surround).

Last, there's no box (though Better Together offer) containing all four seasons and the end movies. If you want the whole series with an ending, order the end movies (The Prender 2001 and Island of the Haunted) as well.


5 out of 5 stars AWESOME SHOW    June 2, 2008
DOG MOM (WINDY WYOMING, USA)
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NOT FINISHED WATCHING THIS COLLECTION, YET. IT'S AMAZING WHAT I MISSED WHILE WATCHING IT WHEN ORIGINALLY AIRED. LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING IT AGAIN AND AGAIN.


4 out of 5 stars Great series    May 17, 2008
J. Curtis (New Zealand)
The Pretender series, which hasn't made it onto our screens here, is great viewing with lots of twists to the story leaving you wandering what is going to come out of the woodwork next. I got a taste of the series through DVDs of an American friend. The only disappointment I have is that the first disc of the first season is not working properly - I have only been able to watch the first two episodes and then had to jump to the next disc cos nothing else worked Missed 5 episodes I think. The other discs so far are ok - currently I'm watching the first disc of the second season. Here's hoping season 3 and 4 are ok.