Centennial: The Complete Series by Richard Chamberlain

great to have the classic series in my collection.

Decent movie to watch

I watched this limited series on TV as a young person and fell in love with the characters. Now I can see them whenever I want!

Hadn't seen this show since its broadcast in the late 1970s. The picture is pretty good too and is still a good watch, especially when you see what current shows are like. No wonder more people watch older shows like this than current programs.

Centennial is one of my favorite TV series. The DVD's appear to be okay, but the case was broken near the clasp.

Loved this series and now with this dvd set I can watch anytime I want too. Good quality video

"Centennial" is a really good production that is a television mini series from the 1970s. It is based on a sprawling epic novel of the same name, authored by James Michener. It is mostly faithful to the novel and Mister Michener does appear in an introductory interview, suggesting to me his approval of the entire project. I liked the mini series very much, although I found the end of the story slightly tedious as I also did in the novel.As for the physical product itself, this is a DVD Box Set that I purchased from Amazon. The product arrived very quickly and was in excellent, new, condition. As a customer, I was completely hapy with the purchasing expereince. There were six DVDs within a plastic case, each containing multiple hours of viewing. This viewing included several interviews well after the fact of actors such as Robert Conrad. I really enjoyed those interviews.Prior to watching the mini series, I had just completed reading he novel. My copy of the novel is over 1000 pages. the novel, as well as the mini series spans many years. The novel spans millions of years. The mini series focuses more on the period of Native Americans and the inevitable migration of Europeans. By necessity, the cast keeps changing. There are multiple flashbacks to prior episodes. Each episode is like watching a movie that are related to other movies.My personal favorite actor in the mini series is probably Robert Conrad, He is also interviewed separately, as a senior citizen, many years after the production. In this interview Mister Conrad states that many of his fans tell him that this is their favorite role of his. I have not seen all of his acting, but I have seen some, and I have to agree. As this is a multi generational story, at some point, of course, the story goes on without Mister Conrad.As I found with the novel, my least favorite part of the mini series is the ending episode. I will not be specific but I felt that I was being lectured a certain view points were being put forth. This is the right of both James Michener and the producers of this fine work. I have no wish to say that I agree or disagree. I am just stating how I felt as a viewer. I owe that to you as a reviewer. This almost always happens to me when I am "lectured" at the end of a story. As an example, Tolstoy does this at the end of "War and Peace" and it is my least favorite part of that novel.In summary, I really enjoyed this mini series. I also really enjoyed the novel. I am glad that I read the novel first, but it is a vast novel and required a real commitment of time and concentration. As a customer, the service from Amazon was quite excellent. Thank You for taking the time to read this review.

One of the all time great miniseries!