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DVD set coming out in May


Bearcats is up for pre-order on Amazon for about 14.00. It's being released on May 14.


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I preordered the DVD, but am concerned now because the package art and description say the set contains 13 episodes. I assume that means the POWDERKEG pilot movie is not included?

UPDATE 8 MAY 2013
I've seen confirmed elsewhere that the DVD set will include only the 13-episode series and not this pilot movie. I guess a precedent was set for that with DVD sets like HARRY O, KOJAK and KOLCHAK and probably others that didn't include the pilot movies.

I did discover, however, that POWDERKEG is available in three ways: (1) on a cheap collection of movies titled 20 GREAT WESTERNS: HEROES & BANDITS, (2) as a DVD on its own exclusively available from Amazon, or (3) free to stream with Amazon Prime.

I just watched it on Amazon Prime and was underwhelmed. I hope the series is better than the poorly lighted and slow-paced pilot. And despite the claim to being "digitally remastered," the movie was washed out and the picture even rolled and shook at times. That didn't bother me--I grew up watching TV like that in the '70s--but I would feel ripped off if I bought the DVD thinking it would look great.

Still looking forward to next Tuesday's release of BEARCATS!

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I just ordered thru EBAY a DVD Box set of BEARCATS that not only has the complete Tv series of 13 episodes, it also has the 93 minute pilot film POWDERKEG. But the quality of the episodes is poor with the colors washed out. But at least all the episodes and the pilot film for BEARCATS are all in this DVD released by Audio Tape Inc

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