Oct 192020
 

Bonanza: The Official Eleventh Season is another fine two volume set that, while not my cup of tea as I’m not the biggest fan of Westerns, is still some nice performances from this seasoned cast.

 

 

Bonanza: The Official Eleventh Season
— Volumes 1 & 2 —
(1969-70)

Genre(s): Western
Paramount | NR – 810 min. / 911 min. – $45.98/ea. | May 7, 2019

Date Published: 05/03/2019 | Author: The Movieman


SERIES INFO:
Directed by: Various
Writer(s): David Dortort and Fred Hamilton (created by)
Cast: Lorne Green, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, David Canary
DISC INFO:
Features: Photo Galleries, Episode Commentaries, Promos
Slip Cover: No
Digital Copy: No
Formats Included: DVD
Number of Discs: 4 each
Audio: English (Dolby Digital 1.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0)
Video: Full Frame 1.33
Subtitles: English SDH
Region(s): 1

 

PLOT SYNOPSIS


BONANZA: SEASON ELEVEN – VOLUME ONE

A tall-tale teller is “Dead Wrong” when he identifies Hoss and Candy as notorious bank robbers, a big-hearted little man is a hero and discovers “It’s a Small World” (both written and directed by Michael Landon), and in a trio of tense Western tales, the Cartwrights rely on a conflicted ex-lawman “To Stop a War,” shelter “The Witness,” and Candy has an unlikely romance in “The Stalker.”


BONANZA: SEASON ELEVEN – VOLUME TWO

A future teen heartthrob learns a lesson in “The Law and Billy Burgess,” and when a young lady asks, “Is There Any Man Here…?”, it’s a rare romance for the Ponderosa’s Patriarch. Virginia City’s most famous chanteuse accepts a “Return Engagement,” Little Joe perfects social distancing in the riveting story, “A Matter of Circumstance,” and Hoss dons an unforgettable costume in “Caution: Easter Bunny Crossing.”

 

SPECIAL FEATURES – 2¾/5


Both volume sets have four discs and include Vintage NBC Promos, Photo Galleries (Behind-the-Scenes, On-Location), Vintage Chevrolet Commercial and finally Audio Commentaries on both volumes with Andrew J. Klyde, the executive producer of this DVD release.

 

VIDEO – 4½/5, AUDIO – 4/5

Both volume sets received new restorations from the original film elements and they truly looked great with vivid yet still time period appropriate colors and outside of some minor specs and film damage, but nothing egregious. The included Dolby Digital Mono track is impressive outputting clear dialogue levels with no major instances of pops or hissing. (Copied from my Bonanza Season Nine and Ten reviews)

OVERALL – 3½/5


Overall, Bonanza: The Official Eleventh Season is another fine two volume set that, while not my cup of tea as I’m not the biggest fan of Westerns, is still some nice performances from this seasoned cast and the DVD releases come with excellent video and good audio transfers to go along with a decent selection of features.
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