``The Waltons,'' One of Television's Most Poignant and Memorable Family Programs, Comes Home to DVD May 11.Entertainment Editors BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Warner Home Video Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video (for Warner Communications, Inc.). It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980. Brings the Heartfelt Storytelling of the Emmy Award-Winning Drama to Viewers in a Five-Disc Collector's Set Featuring the First Season's Entire 24 Episodes "The Waltons," the beloved family drama which originated the celebrated phrase "Good Night John-Boy!" is making its highly anticipated debut on DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. on May 11th, 2004 with "The Waltons: The Complete First Season" from Warner Home Video (WHV WHV Wilhelmshaven (Northern Germany, Headquarters of the German Navy) WHV Warner Home Video WHV Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus WHV Working Holiday Visa WHV Westdeutscher Hockey-Verband (West German hockey association) ). One of television's most critically acclaimed and all-time favorite family classics, the series will be featured on a five-disc collector's set that will include more than 20 hours of content, including all 24 episodes of "The Waltons'" first season. "The Waltons," which made its network television premiere on September 14, 1972, on CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , follows one family's life as they run its lumber mill during the Great Depression in rural Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains Blue Ridge also Blue Ridge Mountains A range of the Appalachian Mountains extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia. It rises to 2,038.6 m (6,684 ft) at Mount Mitchell in the Black Mountains of western North Carolina. . Created and narrated by author Earl Hamner, Jr., the program is a reflection of Hamner's own upbringing during the same era, with his experiences re-told to the viewer through the eyes of aspiring writer John Boy Walton (portrayed by Richard Thomas Richard Thomas is the name of:
grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl Zeb (Will Geer) and Esther (Ellen Corby) serve as the family elders of this large and loving family, who together face the challenges of 1930s United States while living on Waltons Mountain. Regarding the announcement, Christine Martinez, WHV Vice President, Non-theatrical Franchise Marketing, noted, "Without a doubt, `The Waltons' is one of the most endearing and special television programs ever to air. Its extraordinary writing, performances and production values were well before their time and the many original family drama series seen on television today owe a great deal of gratitude to `The Waltons'' groundbreaking and historic run." She added, "This Collector's set will enable not only every member of the family, but also fans of good television, to be entertained by Earl Hamner's wondrous stories which embodies everything this program is all about." For more information on this and other titles distributed by Warner Home Video, visit www.whvdirect.com. |
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