|
 Highway
to Heaven: Season One
By
J. Byron Dean
Families everywhere, that want wholesome entertainment for themselves and their
children, will rejoice at A&E's newest release of Michael Landon's Highway to
Heaven – Season 1 on DVD.
The seven-DVD pack comprises the entire first season. Beginning with the
two-part pilot that sets the story of a newly appointed angel, Jonathan Smith
(Michael Landon), who is sent down to earth to help those of us that God (or
"the Boss" as Jonathan refers to Him) feels need a little extra assistance.
While on a mission to help the senior citizen residents of a nursing home, up
for sale that will leave them homeless, Jonathan meets Mark Gordon (Victor
French), an ex-cop that's bitter over the world and its inhabitants after seeing
years of violence and cruelty on the
force. Soon Jonathan is helping both the octogenarians keep their home and Mark
see that there is good in both the world and people. Gordon, wanting to help
Jonathan (after he's allowed to be the only human to know that he's an angel),
appoints himself his traveling partner. Receiving blessings from "the Boss" on
the newly formed union, the two set off down the long highway in search of their
next mission.
From there we follow along as Jonathan and Mark help an array of people …
everyone from a father that doesn't know how to communicate with his children,
to a spoiled rich kid that finds true love is worth more than all the gold in
the world. Each well-written episode has a moral to each story and a magnificent
guest star roster that will have you gasping as you see stars of yesterday in
some of their last performances and celebrities who are now household names
before they made it big. Supporting casts include (to name a few): Helen Hayes
(pilot), Jonathan Frakes (Ep. 8), Stella Stevens (Ep. 10), William Windom (Ep.
18), Dane Clark (Ep. 22), and Helen Hunt (Ep. 24).
Each disc is in color and approximately 2 hours long (the full set is
approximately 20 hours + the extras) and includes episodes, bios on Landon and
French, and a feature-length documentary Michael Landon: Memories with
Laughter and Love, interactive menus and scene selection.
Michael Landon, well known for his love of family and wholesome entertainment,
has left us a fine legacy in this boxed DVD set which is truly a testimony to
that which he spent most of his adult life creating.
►
Buy Now
Family Movie Reviews
The Parents Television Council -
www.parentstv.org
Have you seen this movie?
Comment on this review, Click here!
|
