The Buccaneers: The Complete Series [DVD]

Nearly 50 years before Jack Sparrow there was The Buccaneers.I loved this series when I was 10. Allowing for the technology of the time, it's still a fun show, with good dialogue and good acting. Camera work is generally tight and the sets don't shake.I am still in love with Lt. Beamish, and the wary relationship he and Tempest develop. But after watching and rewatching 50 years later, I find Hammond's Beamish is the best character in the show. Certainly the most developed one. (And this close to drop-dead gorgeous). Shaw was pretty much playing himself. But Hammond fleshed out what was essentially a comedy relief role of a naive bumbler with authority figure issues into someone with real grit underneath, added the touchstone orf "King and Country", honor and friendship, and went toe to toe with Shaw's ego and came out dead even or sometimes ahead.The ad-libs and one-upmanship in this old series are just a tickle. I have no idea of what the professional relationship between Shaw and Hammond was, but the two characters really click.Pity that Beamish disappears after episode 26. The show loses some spark as Tempest has no one to really bounce off of. Beamish was the only one who butted heads with him.This is a Broadway musical waiting to happen. Someone please show this to Mel Brooks!A terrific Yo Ho.And thigh-high leather boots. . . .One year later:not only has it held up well and Beamish is as endearing as I remember, I actually managed to locate and contact the actor - Peter Hammond - who portrayed this delightful character.After several phone conversations, he's 85 and delightful and charming, he barks and bites, he's coy and bright and a veteran curmudgeon all in a neat grandfatherly package.memories don't come better than this. If I had met him when I was 10 I would have been struck dumb and brain-dead.It's astounding to me the number of "official" media reviews of this old show I read that dismiss the Beamish character as a nearly total git when I am seeing the character evolve and mature. And I think that had to be Hammond's doing.

I was actually amazed at how much I've been enjoying this little series - small in budget and limited in cast, but with quite clever writing and boasting a fine cast of character actors and a rather stunning young Robert Shaw as reformed pirate Dan Tempest - a revelation for those of us more familiar with his mature roles. We still get the intelligence and ironic humor, but here he's not only dashing but attractively protective of his little crew, the town, and anyone else he's called on to save... quite the reformed pirate! Of course it's aimed at children, but the scripts are quite decent - I'm sure similar to the Richard Greene "Robin Hood" series I enjoyed so much as a child - and there's a purity to the whole thing, a return to a time of innocence when three men could take a ship with one pistol and a belaying pin (as happens in almost every episode), more people were hit on the head than skewered (and never suffered concussions), the tavern is a jolly place with much good singing, and while portrayals of women are hardly progressive, the women do show some initiative and don't just wait to be rescued. I am especially fond of Armando's wife. I'm sorry Shaw was unavailable for the first two episodes, though the governor was quite the stalwart English type. Acting Governor Beamish makes a good comic foil, sometimes foolish, sometimes a decent enough chap. I like the fact that everyone makes mistakes and must get out of them, Dan included, but there is such an underlying good heart and sense of decency that it makes a wonderful escape from current events and our vastly more cynical entertainment. I only wish there were more episodes!

This is the second time I ordered this and it is still bad. They have tried to load too much data onto each disc and have this made half of each disc unreadable. I contacted the original seller (not Amazon), and have been told this product was discontinued and cannot be replaced. This means I can send it back to Amazon for a refund, or keep what I have and only be able to view HALF of the series!VERY DISAPPOINTING!!!

This set contains all 39 half-hour episodes of this 1956-57 series set in the early 1700s, during the golden age of caribbean piracy. The first two-thirds of these installments take place in and around New Providence in the Bahamas, with Captain Dan Tempest (Robert Shaw) leading a small band of fellow reformed pirates in support of the colonial administration, headed by acting governor Edward Beamish (Peter Hammond). Although the plots are usually based on a serious conflict or issue, there is a constant light touch about the stories, with the interplay between Tempest and Beamish generally at the forefront. Beamish's character evolves along the way, changing from an inept goat to an effective if still semi-comic fellow. The last third of the series changes venue, with Beamish and New Providence left behind as Tempest and his crew take to the Atlantic and find new adventures along the Carolina coast and beyond. In passing, I'll mention that the first two episodes feature Alec Clunes as the real-life governor Woodes Rogers, who sets up the system of pardons that bring Tempest and his pals back inside the law. The supporting cast is a colorful lot, and though we see the same ship posing as different vessels in the course of the series and many of the same stock shots over and over, this is a fun romp.

リージョン2、PAL方式のDVDです。日本で再生する場合はリージョンフリーのプレイヤーを使うか、PCでリージョンフリーの再生ソフトをダウンロードする必要があります。英語字幕はありません。英語が苦手なので大丈夫かな……と思いましたが、映像が面白いし、各話のストーリーがシンプルなのでなんとかなりました。あとキャラクターが良いです。見ているうちにどんどん愛着がわいてきます。ビーミッシュ氏なんか最高です。当時『海賊船サルタナ』という邦題で放送されていたそうです。

Nearly 50 years before Jack Sparrow there was The Buccaneers.I loved this series when I was 10. Allowing for the technology of the time, it's still a fun show, with good dialogue and good acting. Camera work is generally tight and the sets don't shake.I am still in love with Lt. Beamish, and the wary relationship he and Tempest develop. But after watching and rewatching 50 years later, I find Hammond's Beamish is the best character in the show. Certainly the most developed one. (And this close to drop-dead gorgeous). Shaw was pretty much playing himself. But Hammond fleshed out what was essentially a comedy relief role of a naive bumbler with authority figure issues into someone with real grit underneath, added the touchstone orf "King and Country", honor and friendship, and went toe to toe with Shaw's ego and came out dead even or sometimes ahead.The ad-libs and one-upmanship in this old series are just a tickle. I have no idea of what the professional relationship between Shaw and Hammond was, but the two characters really click.Pity that Beamish disappears after episode 26. The show loses some spark as Tempest has no one to really bounce off of. Beamish was the only one who butted heads with him.This is a Broadway musical waiting to happen. Someone please show this to Mel Brooks!A terrific Yo Ho.And thigh-high leather boots. . . .

Robert Shaw in his early days but show doesnt hold up as when I was little

Having viewed some episodes on 'Talking Pictures' I managed to track down this DVD. It's great to be able to rewatch the complete series which was a childhood favourite of mine. I've only watched one disc so far and am looking forward to the rest.

Bei dem abgebildeten Produkt handelt es sich leider nicht um besagten Filmklassiker, sondern um eine 39-teilige Serie (wie man aus der angegeben Laufzeit auch hätte erkennen können). Da ich den Artikel gerade erst bekommen habe kann ich noch nichts weiter über ihn sagen.Ohne eine Bewertung kann man leider keine Rezension abschicken, deshalb...