Roots.
Shogun.
The Blue and the Gray,
North and South.
The Thorn Birds.
The Winds of War.
V and
V: The Final Battle.
The Far Pavilions. Most of the greatest classic mini-series of the late '70s and the '80s are already out on DVD (and if you didn't know that some of those were out, then now you do!).
Now, TVShowsOnDVD.com is very happy to break the news that one of the most significant gaps in the above list is about to be filled!
Masada - The Complete Epic Mini-Series is coming to DVD at long last. Koch Entertainment is bringing a 3-disc set out in the USA on
September 11th, with a release in Canada a week later on the 18th. In fact, there's already a brand-new
Canadian Amazon.ca pre-order listing up, and we expect one to be added shortly for the USA branch of Amazon, too. SRP in both areas seems to be $39.99 (in US dollars and also, north of the border, in Canadian dollars).
For anyone not familiar with this 1981 winner of two Emmy Awards, the best description probably comes from Amazon's old VHS listing, as written by Tom Keogh:
This 1981 television miniseries, based on Ernest K. Gann's historical novel The Antagonists, is a dramatization of a documented revolt by nearly a thousand Jerusalem Jews against Roman oppressors in A.D. 72 to 73. Following a city-wide siege by Rome's soldiers, Jewish Zealots move into a fortress in the mountains of Masada, from which they present a defense strong enough to convince the enemy to negotiate. Peter O'Toole, in all his golden dignity, plays Cornelius Flavius Silva, commander of the Roman legions, and Peter Strauss is Zealot leader Eleazar ben Yair. Both are outstanding as representatives from each side trying, in good faith, to find a way out of the deadlocked situation. Unfortunately, neither realizes that Rome has no intention of yielding, resulting in one of the greatest tragedies in Jewish history. A strong cast of character actors - David Warner, Barbara Carrera, Timothy West, and Anthony Quayle - is rewardingly watchable, the action and sets are persuasive without overwhelming the story's human dimension, and direction by Boris Sagal (The Omega Man) is crisp and enthralling. This was a pleasure to watch when it was first broadcast, and it holds up very well today.
Here is the dazzling cover art for this highly anticipated release!
